The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-14

from Plum Island ono has to trust to Proyi-
dence. as represented by casual homeward-
bound vessels To get to Montauk Point, one
may either 90 from GreenpOtt or sag HatOOr oy
sailing vessel at a cost offrom tsto $40 Der diem
or overland by way OF Amagansett leaving the
Long Island Railroad at sag Har5ot, taking a
journey over the NapeaRue marshes ana MON
tauk Highlands seventeen miles-oy private
cihveyanco. ihis latter route - slight moro
expensive. out an rds some very ENJOYABLE
drives, and does not weary with monOtuhy OF
water before getting to the hshinR grounds.
Good sport here can scarcely be expected, how
ever. before the middle OF August.
The sportsnen on Long Island propose max
ing IN endeavor to restrict the operations of tho
seine haulers; but II Ia very doubtful II they
will he enabled To achieve much except down
about Babylon. This town holds some old
patents, granted from 1880 to 1894, when this as
"A colony, ritaed by the Home Government and
ever since respected by the Constitution ~ the
thorities have right to control tho 0sning aud
towing OF at lenst the western cart OF the Great
south Bay. lslip lays claim To share IN these
patents over the eastern part Of the hay. and
wastes her energies In SOU abbling with BABYLON
about them, instead ~ combining.
Capt. Frost Is below ready ard waiting"
greeted the ears OF the writer early one morn
Ing, ana In a few minutes we were IN the street,
In the little creek. The only sign of day AS yet
was gray tinge IN the general darkness OF the
low hanging, cloudy sky, toward the cast. The
the sail ~ the Ida, one of the swiftest and pref
test cat rugged boats In the bay, aud bear away
through Wing inlet, a little west OF Fire Island
channel, toward the ocean. This inlet IL shall
low, fun OF long sedHc and practicable for only
small boats when the tide Is pretty we'll IN, but
saves nearly three miles Of the run from Babylon
to the sea. IL opened IN 1910. the year In which
Harrison was elected President, and. IN honor
of that event, still bears the name OF the then
dominant party. Fortunately the wind Is In
our favor, so, instead of beating ten miles. we
have only to sail seven. Early as we have been
out, others have got ahoat ahead OF us. BY the
time we are hye miles out on the ocean the sun
makes his observed by us he has
climbed up behind IA curtain OF thick clouds.
GOOD LUCK.
Our travis are speedily thrown out, and
scarce has one taken seven fathom$ OF line from
the reel when n violent tug signals that nan
mas tsken the hook. lie pu Is Justify, runs OF to
windward Ms far as far M the line will permit
hun, then turns aud comes with the speed Of a
racer straight toward the boat. Now IL the
time to pull swiftly. for II he gains little slack,
that instant we will see him dart clear from the
water. perh tps turn complete somersault In
the air, and nv a desperate struggle throw the
hook out OF his Jaw and escape. But we know
for them. The line fiiry misses as II CONES
from the waves with the rapidity with which II
Is being drawn to maintain It's tension. a mo-
ment moro and the almost exh iusted nsn Is
drawn over the side To lie iaDplng and founder
Ing impotently on the deck. Taking the hook
from his mouth IA an operation which requires a
little skill ana great deal of care, for one snap
OF his long keen teeth would easily bite through
a finger TO the bone, II not, indeed, take II en-
tirely of.
Another and another magnificent biuefsh are
drawn IN IN very much the same way rhen
one manages to entangle the line on which he IL
fastened with a second hand line and one fro IN
an outreger. Another hsh, ut this critical
1uncture. seites the squid on the outriorer line
and works his wicked will IN the general en-
tangement, so that we draw In together a
bundle OF coiled, twisted, and knotted lines,
among which wrlggle two big bluensh. the
authors OF the mischief. which Il takes several
minutes to repair. In disentangling lines und "
such Circumstances the amateur fisherman Will
do well to remember and apply, II ne can, the
old maxim. Don't swear. or you will eaten no
hsn. Our mex prize Il large bonito, a ve,y
handsome anu excellent tsh. which Is often
sold IN the New York markets for Spanish IN ok
ere. The bonito has a genuine inackerel tail
but his body is thick and round and he ia striped
blue ana white. The spanish mackerel Is lunc
and trim of build, and his blue aud white sides
bear spots Of yeowish rel. Remembering this
simple fact VIII enable nouseKeepers to deter
mine whether their nshmonge,s deal honest lily
with them or not In the matter II Spanish
esteemed as the finest OF all the nsh found In
these waters, Bonito Is somewhat dry, especial
y II not cooked by culinary artist, but ranks
higher IN price than buensh.
THE RESULTS.
Even bluehshing can become monotonous
after time. 1t does so now, and, "a we have
all the hsh we want we conclude to suspend
our snort aud run for home. On the return trip
Capt. Frost tells that the fleet of small vessel IL
plying through this inlet numbers between 49,
and 10 sail. OF which thirty fishing and twenty
pleasure boats belong To BABYLON. and twenty
pleasure boats to Fire Island. A number OF the
regular fishermen have preceded us back IL
Babylon, where at the Ice house, they are busily
packing their eaten IN boxes TO too sent 10 Fulton
Market. One boat TOOK lbs blue and bonitu
another A. the proportion being one.third OF
one-fOurth bonito. The blueh n are Of about
the same size as ours. ranging from seven to ten
pounds; aud the bonitus look az much alike as
so many pastor Of Paris fish cast In one mould.
A few Spanish mackerel, not more than three
or four, are proudly shown by their lucky md
ers. IL Is too early. however, for these game
fish to he taken by the hook, except in rare In.
stances. In month from now. or possibly hall
that time the shing for them here will he good
Babylon and Fire Island hotels are full Of city
people. Among other noted spOrtsmen here
H. IL. Thompson, the champion killer OF kiliiloo
uirds. Is reported as having come down from
Muriches TO give the snipe rest IL relates a
rlling inciuent which oefell Harry Fuller aud
X. B Cable up Ut Moriches. The former was
swimming, at some distance from the boat.
when the mn Of a shark was seen cutting the
water moving In his direction. He swan with
the energy Of frantic terror to reach the boat,
but the shark was seen TO be gauing on him.
Just when NJ each moment IL was DIRE ded tn II
the shark would dive and turn for an attack
Cable. VINO was in the boat. snatched up "a gun
which happened to be near nun and dred at the
voracious hsh, wOunding II aud frightening II
away. Fuller was drawn in almost exhausted
by his fright and exertions.