The New York herald., 1879-08-28

Apparently. however, the they don't come il
because others don't. The Americans love crowd
ana people come here more because other people do
than Tor any other reason.
ATTRACTIONS
NOT that there attractions. There Is the
widest possible range. From Levy with his cornet
10 the rat woman; from the wonderful view at the
Top OF the Centennial Observatory to the man born
}sitnout legs, who performs the trapeze; fro'H
the balloons to the Midgets. all sorts of things
5 wonaeriui, curious. funny and otherwise are pro-
Viueu Tor the amusement of the crowds at "A small
expense. Nothing costs very mucn Coney Island
excepting your meals. and they cost outrageously.
put everything costs lttle and the result is it is
rather an expensive place to visit. There is only
place on the island where a meal can be had at
reasonable price as at the grade restaurant
or hotel in New York At the ..Sea Beach Palace
table dhote dinner may be had for 81. Every
where else as well as in the restaurant department
OF the Sea Beach, prices extortionate from fifteen
to nifty or seventy,hve per cent more being charged
service is infinitely better.
IN THE SURF.
The real attraction at Coney Island ho " eyer-the
thing that made the place attractive wears before IL
was well known resort-is the surf bathing. This
curiously enough. draws only a small proportion Of
natural attraction of the place. barring the good air.
very few. comparatively speaking. bathe. and OF
properly. Almost all the women who go Into the
water. aud goodly number of the men, cling TO tho
ropes and dip frantically and absurdly into tile
water waist deep 1T short Intervals inside the limo
of breakers. screaming meanwhile at the top their
them to curl over their heads and backs. aud still
smaller number strike out beyond the break
increasing every day. The recent exploits OF
Captain Webb. Captain Boyton aud others have
cited an interest in swimming that is spreading
rapidly. and OH fair days tto-day hardly any is
bathing) swimmers-good bad and indifferent-may
be seen at every bathing place. learning practis.
ing. 1t Is fair to presume that next season swim.
ming will be as popular as walking has been for
few years past. Almost every day now swimming
matches are made for trfng wagers in front of al
the "payilons," from Nortons to the Manhattan
Amphitheatre. and professional swimmers names
are on every ones lips. The ladies nor behind
In this new amusement, ana although there
yet no professionals among the fair sex more than
one fair bather do her three four miles with
out distress. number of names OF ladies who
have done this have been published IN previous
letters, and If the weather proves good this week
shall have further particulars to give. To-day. how
ever. there Is nothing new to be told.
.i
The races began yesterday. and the first Of the
crowd that is expected to be appeared promptly
The hotel keepers count on the meetings at the
brighton and Prospect Park courses to swell their
gains in September. but the weather. after ALL is the
thing to decide that. and everybody down is
spondent about the weather. The HERALD weather
man is discussed freely and if he could persuaded
to give US better show down here he would be far
popular.