The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-27
ON ROCk.iWfY BEd en-.
The breeze and the Surf How Hard Times
Affect Hotels and Paviiious.

Over $1,000 New Workers. sought refuge
from the heat on the breezy beach Of Rockaway
yesterday. Large this number In, 1t still
shows a marked falling of from the figures Of
previous weeks.
The sea breeze was fresh and delightful, the
water in prime condition for bathing, and
the Rockaway chowdcr. washed down by foam
ing beer, WIS enjoyed by thousands. Along the
beach were tho usual traps set to catch the un-
wary. The base ball practice man. with q face
like an English walnut. aud voice like the
rasping of a file. indusir.ously drawled out his
never-changing speech. " Erc's the place to
cultivate your muscles. 'Ere's yer nashnul
game fur next TO nothing and lib'ral prizes
throwd in. 'Hif yer II the bail once you get a
cigar mo sneyd stock erel; ii hit twice You get
beer; 1T hit three times harf dollarl Try II
throw Siry'
The man with the nails and rings was kept
moderately busy. and would have made good
day OF i had II not been that Coney Island
rival in the ring-throwing business stru X him
heavily for priz"s before his identity was dis
covered.
The surf bathing was the main attraction.
and nearly everybody enjoyed II. There was
none OF that nnicky nonsense among the women
that charatcriHs your Long Branch fine lady
They steppcd into the surf with their escorts.
little timidly NJ first. perhaps but soon their
timidity wore IN. and they splushcd each other.
ducked others. and got du ked themselves :;
to get up again and romp rs gracefully Ms before.
and. IN Il word. thoroughly enjoyed themselves
This ought to be Il good season for YOU"
said the reuGrter to the keeper Of one of the pa
vlions. Yes. II ought. hut It hasn't. The hard
times tell here rs everywhere else. We've had
big crowds all the season, but they didn't spend
much money The family parties come hero
with their lunch baskets, borrow my chairs and
tables. and make themselves at home. The ia
Their and mother may take glass of beer apiece.
hut that's all | got out Of 'em. Why d-n IT,
some Of 'em even bring their bathing dresses
along" Then this much injured man went on
with face rs sour US lime juice 10 serve two
easses Of beer ~ family party Just such as he
had been describing.
Rockaway has license law. and there was
some talk a week or two ago II enforcing II. In
spite of this fact. however. all the bars were
wide open, showing their shelves Of bright
GLASSES. aud their rows of temptingly labelled
bottles. B"cr. Of course was the staple. but
whl-key ye Gods what whiskeyN found scores
Of consumers. while the fancy drinks once 50
popular were scarcely called for.
~ thu steamboat Twilight was landing her
pusseugcr- AT the Neptune pier. "a fat woman.
who WAS IN hurry for her bath. ran against a
severn ear-od boy and TOPPED him into the
sru The women screamed. and two or three
got ready Ia iuint; but an agile young fish
monger from Fulton Market plunged in and
easily rescued the little fellow.
Police Capt. Gardner says that no gambling
was done On the beach. and that no com plants
of the envelope game were made.
\ rain mt O'Clock cleared the beach tempo
rarlly, and sent many HON" ourlier than usual.
Still the late trains We're well filed.