Daily Republican., 1879-08-19
LETTER FROM CAFE NAY.
National sports Novel Races
Business IT the Aetels-FishinE
On the Beach. s1
Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
CAPE MAY, N. j., Aug. Is, 10.


Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
CAPE MAY, N. j., Aug. Is, 70.
The tub race at Lake Lily, Cape May
Point, came off yesterday. Three boys
we're the contestants one ofwhom stuck
to his tub and padded himself slowly
across the pond, got ont and turned his
frail boat, got in again and padded
back without upsetting, but the other
two soon overset and could not regain
their seats in the frail bark. The
water was smooth and only up to their
necks except in the middle Of the lake.
Common wash tubs we're used. In the
tub race on the ocean few days since,
the sea was quite rough and upssts
were constantly occurring. The blind
race was by rowers blindfolded and the
fun is that in their endeavor TO row
straight to q stake or point they get
confused and pull far away in wrong
direction or in circles. Our informant
did not stay to see this part Of the fun
but came back iaAhs deliGh4ful open
| cars Of the steam railway u operation
between Cape May and the Delaware
Bay House at the Republics wharf,
stopping at the Light House and Cape
May Point Hotel.
The road is greatly patronized, and
is paying institution. Tho hotels at
Cape May Point have been we'll patron
ized this wear. and We have heard par
ties Interested in the place speak very
encouragingly Of its prospects the pres
ent season. Business is Stacking up
quite psrceptibly on the island, and
good rooms can be had at the popular
hotels now. Cots have been placed in
parlors and other out Of the way places
to accommodate the throngs, but that
necessity is over. Talking to the man
agemsnt of the New Columbia and
Windsor Hotels yesterday and to-day,
they informed us that they had rooms
to spare. 1 .s.u.s-. ...a
The largest shespshead we ever saw
were taken here to-day on Two Mile
Beach by Mr.. Budd HammeI, the
scenic artist, and some friends who
found them in gully and caught them
in a seine one weighed, l6fbs. lsz. and
another l4tbs.9 .9oz. beside several Of the
usual sizes. We saw the lat ter and il
was very thick and long for a Sleeps
head, they being chunky; seventeen
pounds is the heaviest ever heard OF BY
the writer, enc taken in the Chesapeake
weighing that.
A fine wagon load of swapping mack
eral were on sale at dusk to-day, caught
on the sloop "Foster," Capt. Stiles, sr.
who was selling them rapidly at 6 cents
per h., They weighed from four II
eleven pounds, the latter being q fee
long and very fat. They were all takel
with hook and line and made exciting
work for the captors who in this cas-
were all regular fishermen.
| 'g CAPE MAY.
ANOTHER CORRESPONDENTS IDEAs-BAl
t WEATHER AND THE BENEFIT OF A HOME
LIKE INFLUENCE.
REEVES COTTAGE, Aug. IS.
/ Previous reports from this seasid
resort have no doubt thoroughly poste
, YOU in regard to the sort of weather W
have been enjoying or rather sufferin
during the past few days, and l SUP
, pose that the "miserables" have abou
, exhausted the catalogue of adjective
. in their endeavors to do justice to tn
!, "situation." Taking it for granite
, that they have will not touch upe
+ that subject. But will endeavor t
: show you that in spite of wind q
weather, at least one OF your coTrespon
, dents is heartily enjoying himself.
We arrived at Reeves Cottage abou
2 D. m. on Friday last and were a
, once made comfortable by the genis
! proprietor and his lady. The old tim
hospitality for which old Delawar
n County, Pa, is noted, permeates ever.
+ room Of theil cottage by the sea, an
= those coming under its influences rare
!. ly leave without pang of regret. A
!. bathing has been out OF the questlo,
: during the past few days and promenad
h ing or riding in "gum" suits or wate
= proofs have no charms for us we hav
!. had ample opportunity Of fproving tn
i, fact that "home' life can be found eve
g at the sea shore If one only knows ho7
@ to go aboutit.
e There is no doubt that the bracln
i. air of old ocean here in rainy weathe
# is beneficial, as our increased appetite
4 and general improved tone, satisfact'
rily demonstrate, SO in spite of the oil
v ments we shall stay our "vacation'or
! and console ourselves with the thougf
y that if we cannot 60 out, 1t is wort
, something to sit at the window an
> watch the throes of old ocean. HAL.
10 The new Court House.
l. Erod Gramlioh of PHILADELPHIA, stOI