New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-25
SCENTS AT ROCKAwAY BEACH.
NOT 50 MANY VISITORS rs A WEEK AGO-GAM-
BLING THE SHORE.


BLING SHORE
The Grand Republic, of Whites line of
steamers carried 5000 people to Rockaway yeser
day, according TO the statement OF the purser The
boat advertised to leave the OF West
st. at 1880 did not Gntil nearly o'clock
and after stopping at Rector-st, and JEWELS Wharf
Brooklyn, to receive Passengers and at the Iron Pier
Coney Island to leave few reached the big hotel at
Rockaway at p m The trip down the bay
very delightful owing to the cool
sea breeze, which felt
Governors Island passed. The decks crowded
that moving about impossbility, except by
the walters with their lemonade beer, soda, mixed
drinks and the vendors of coored glasses" Occa-
sionaly mother with two children of tcnder age would
endeavor force her way through the dense crowd
Iying also basket of luncheon and camp-stoo Her
may be imagined. A little fellow not four years
Old caused general smile by crying Justify because his
mother would not buy him glass OF beer His
brought the beer, which he drank like a little man.
The crowd at the beach large but so great as
it was week The bathing unusually good and
was enjoyed by The accustomed disregard of the
common rules of society unpleasantly noticeable
the dress of the bathcrs and the apparent thought
lessncSs OF the Boys Of twelve and fifteen years
OF age were dressed in tights while the il cotton
bathing suits were scarcely more presentabe.
Beer, billiards. dancing picnic dinners chowdcrs
each had its patrons. There is however another form
OF amusement along the beach which is viola
ton OF the state laws, and which has already
nuisance at this otherwise pleasant between the
Iron Pier and the East End Hotel were no less
than nifty gamblers their trade not only upon the
when their money was all gone, but also upon
children with their hve-ccnt pieces Even the
good housewife. DESTROYS of turning honest
penny, would lay down her tcn-ccnt piece and
silver quarter only to the wheel misfortune
at the wrong figure The mode of gambling
riOus as circumstances would permit. poPalar game
Aunt Sally" This Old English Amusement con
sists III throwing common ball at wooden dolls,
especially attracted the younger buys. When II nall
struck doll the proprietor gave the hrowcr cither
Ing Iilrce balls ) cents.
." have Won three cigars in half an hour guess I'll
take beer check said boy, fourth doll tunbcd
before his unefring aim.
Another game consisted i'll laying of money
one chose upon of six numbers. man would
wheel, and II spring pointer stopped u that
had money It, the money the board went to the
nfln III IL stopped at a number, on which money had
been placed, the proprietor returned the paid and
four times as much more. This where the women
Were gambling ana invariably losing the
for that matter. There only
swlndier and lie was arstOcratic fellow. He
would usually less than SO but he
young man. In fifteen minutes he had beaten
three or four men out OF $50 II felt had the
picture card whined one of the dupes. certain
that IT was the one with corner TUNED down. drew
the only having such IA corner but drew blank e"
not observed That the gambler had clevcry turned up
Tie corner OF another card and Strengthened the
of the picture card.
The most frequent method OF catching small coin
was done with dice piece Of stretched
board had stamped upon it, cover seven even seven,
under seven" person wishing obtain eX ira none
one 81 the three parts of the Ii it was
on the over and the face the die read more
proved that IL Oftener the reverse the guess
These boards scattered all along the edge of the
fools were not all dead yet A bathinghouse proprietor
said That the policemen should have driven these men
FROM the place or rather arrested them for violating the
laws; nut the average laW-prOtectOrs
pild 10 overlook any violations of the law.