The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-17
RocKAwAY BEACH.

ROCkAWAf BEACH.
Moro people made the excursion 70 Rockaway
Beach than have gone thshcr ON any previous day Of
TINS season. and reckoning all passengers by all
the different 20 tina popular resort, there were
probably live thousand VISITORS during the day.
The season, by the way although ought according
10 the almanac be several weeks old by this timc
was accounted by the hotel people Rockaway 10 have
begun with yesterday, MS probable that succeeding
Sundays win 500 greater numbers there. sun
day is day which Rockaway Keeps
holi-if not uoly-day. yet even
there are found evidences that the influences OF the
Sabbath not forgotten, for in some Of the sheds
which serve restaurants, resorts and promenades
may DO read the legend, Danc,ng every day except
lug Sund,y.n The excursion steamers Columbia and
Grand Republic, running rom various piers on the
North aud East rivers carried tho greater number OF
the cxcursonis.s and wore Sufficiently well patron
lied 10 mako their In am decks look comfortably
full, but by NO means crowded. They wero provided
with indifferent brass bands that dscOurscd strange
as music, and generally con1nng themselves
10 the rendition OF such popular pieces ~
from those board, especially on tho bomcward
trpS A porton OF the enthusiasm was doubtless
beer, which was readily optanabe at any given
point on tho excursion aud portion was duo 10 the
ease with which every body could follow the and
snout OUT The cnorusos Aucn good nature. . htte
OF which uproar0us, prevailed on the boats; but
there was no symptom OF disorder, and no altsrca'
lions wero seen by reporter, excepting one be-
tween slightly inebriated youth and camp stool,
IN winch the YOUTH though he lost his temper ana
slammed the STOOL around, got the worst Of H. as lie
deserved. Tho only exciting incident OF the day was
q race between the Columbia and the catamaran Ia
rantellu The Columbia was steaming up into Rocka-
way Inlet when the Tarantella came up with fair
WIND and sailed past The port side. her crew
waving back cxutAnt salute to the hearty cheers
that grceled them from the Coumbia's decks Cross
tug the steuner's bow sho Tackled quickly, and COM
ing up on the starboari tack again passed her big
rival, and was greeted win moro cheers
ON ths beach all kinds Of simple ADJUSTMENTS, cx-
ceptng bathing, Ia vogue and IN nearly all OF
them element OF Glance. Gambling on very
small scale was practcablSpin all SORTS Of ways one
only 10 purchase peanuts or nurl ball mndly at
small leather babies TO obtain chance OF winning
something. wonderful mechanIcil museum was
vigorously touted by Two men IL nondeacript uni
form, but visitors, Tar as the reporter saw,
tered. Negro minslreis Ia bands oil two and india
rubber ny mnasts gathered goody stores Of pennies
ana nickels but ucarly all the cxcursonists devoted
themselves assid uousiy to tho obstruction OF clans
and bccr The aud water were too cool 70 tempt
moro than into Tho surf, and the
ing fell the beach was early deserted
II 10 IN contemplation by the present management
OF the Long Island Railroad TO run bathiug train
TO k0ckaWay beach and return every m0ruing, en-
aiding residents o; New YORK or Brooklyn TO rcacn
the beach ~ forty minutes from eitncr the Thirty
fourth street Jerry FlaIbusn avenue, remain In the
surf about forty minutes and return III the same
length season Tor breakfast and business ut
the usual hours