New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-12
SOME SEASIDE RESORTS.
MONMOUTH BEACH.
BOATING, BATHING AND OTHER DIVERSIONS FOR
COTTAGERs ONLY.

COTTAGERS ONLY.
[FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRTBUNEl
MONMOUTH BEACH, n. j., Aug. 1O.-The
hundred more cottagers at Monmouth Beach nave
the quiet and comfort of the place so much 10 'nem
selves and the little written about thai the
average would ask know in the first place where
IL was situated The steamer Johns running to SANDY
Hook the New-Jersey Southern Railway, prlhg tne
New. York citizen here in about hour ana iorty-aNe
minutes. Situated between the ocean and the shrewS-
bury River lies tract OF land in shape like leg OF NUT
ton and which few years ago could almost have been
purchased for that article. Now 1T shows one OF lhe
handsomest OF cottages in the country having the
ocean on one SIDE breaking on spend'u
beach, the river the other. afording exeehe"'
sailing and broad drive. the continuation OF the oce
OF Long Branch between Add TO this the raIro'"
running along little distance in tho rear OF the cot
tages and with convenient stations, and the rich tarn
ing section of Monmouth County across the river win
its rural scenes aud fine roads. and 1t would seem na'
Monmouth Beach residents could not ask for more.
HOW TIE BEACH HAS BEEN BUILT UP.
TWAS IN 1872 that about twenty gentlemen formed
the Monmouth Beach Association and bought tue s'rP
OF sand for about two miles between seabrignt anu
North Long Branch. They for the 1rst year used an
old farm. house TO accommodate their families during
visits OF n week or two. This house Is rs old as the
century. and is the birthplace or On ola "iy
of over threcscore and ten. yet living III
the vicinity. It's surrounding shade trees ana
its quaint, low rooms, feacneu py "H"o
tars and narrow corridors make 1t fayorite spot on
he beach, and number OF people pass the entire sum
mer there every year. II is the only hotel excepting
two small boarding houses the beach The panic o'
1873 the scheme back somewhat but still nine cothE
had grown about the clubhouse Now there are aoou'
a hundred. The association, at It's own chprn'o
moved the railroad track beyond scabrgh as run IN
tho rear the cottages The opening OF OceanaVe was
another expensive work. It's now hard, broad driVe
and this is one attractive points for people
at Long Branch TO drive TO.
The property has never been advertised and sales
have been made only through introduction by menberso
the Yet the sea-iront ~ nearly all taken anu
is held at $50 $40 foot Deeds have been restricteu
so that only one cottage be built on an ordinary
lot aud no stores hotels saloons boarding houses are
allowed 10 be erected. yerystabc Is the only pace
that invites custom along tho beach. Wagons nom
neighborng places along the shore bring househo'u
ssarics to the door
There pleasing variety In the architecture OF tho
cottares and their color Many painted brown ana
built with round or square towers some having the
tower built tho drive way the lawns slope from
the low bluff down to the avenue and are much uei LOT
tennis, croquet and lawnpool The latter game appears
10 be favorte all along the beach II played some
what like croquet except that tho player drlVos TOT
stakes instead arches On the stakes arc poised Da
yariouslY numbered, and 10 disodge them or TO nit
another players ball scores whatever NUMBER may DC
marked on them Two sides play 10 tho same
The ia free and except BY the private
bathing. houses.
rEAsrrNG, DRIVING AND FISHING.
new attraction this summer Is the Monmouth Beach
Casino opened 2lst OF last month Ii Is 40 AT
ractlyo little building with dining rooms billiard tables
and bo Wing alleys At the wharf, ncar b. are row
boats aud ss-boat 1t Is favorite place tn tho even
ing Maze,tl the NewYork caterer Is IN
charge OF It, Tho officers are; President
George T. Scott; vlce-prcsident, Gardner II. Colby
= II, 4. A A.
body Ir The governor. besides these are Frederic A.
Po,ts Joseph r. Low. Bowles Colgate John l. kiEer,
Edward A. Walton. Edward Kemp, John McKesson.lr
Hugh j. Hastings and Garrett A. Hobart During An'
gust music aud dancing will be weekly dv'rsion an,
The bathing hour from IL 10 J. else al low tide.
whenever that may be- she breakers 0c!ng too strong Tor
drive the display OF Vehicles from victoras ana village.
carts TO doukrycars aud goatwagods. being renaiAa
bic. Monmouth people believe that the jersey beach
Ike asparagus, best al the uppc. end; Ihe people ~
the cottages around ne CUBIC 1s siT III " t,
the water and THIS reminds ot ono OF the local Dts
Of color tho nshorncn. Their tie Gathering Of huts
by the sol the gnt which tncy Will not sell ut any
price. they cal Galilee; and they have gooa
right II, being quiet. industfion. hna ro.is1nA
one cannot help getting a clearer idea OF tae
Gospels while watching ihem' tunolfneu I'LL ~
oat 10 tle Gshn banks They have their ut'le church
and are most pcaccaDe neghbors Lucky II he VINO srA
Of their most primitive rharSclet, Wno s.l"s 81
feet three inches tall. for guide on fishing IMP
The people mere are Religions aa1 mons Tue p sy'
Bishop stevens aud the Rev Arthur Brook, nave De'h
NM ue
offered by the Government for the greatest efficiency
Tue balls That nave son sno ~ md te hh,on
d In the hfesayiug apparatus II always micre ,ung
Captain Valentine, who cOmmabuA TIC 0io"' - INC
Who shoot. lac mortar when yon wish to drop line
over a ycs,el I " asked lady the other day. .,
The captain opened MS mouth wide showing scarcely
a tooth aud said mpressiyey 81 do that myself
And yci malicious people that the WORTHY captain
cannot swim stroke.
The COTTAGE-DwELLERs.
The Monmouth Beach II divided into three sections,
each with a station-Iow Moor or North Monmouth
Monmouth aud sodtn Monmouth Beach. The cottage I'd
at Low Moor include Colonel william L. Strong who
occupies A. f. Carpenters cottage; I. +. sloan, who
occupies James NJ Dnnbar's cottage; W. T. Dickson IN
Morris X. Jesups cottage Dr. l.. L. keyes' J' Larsen
Rhoades who recently purchased joseph l. 10" cot
tage George BagIen. Baytoa Ives, Mr. scry mser VINO
occupies Samuel Kerer's cottage; j. J. Hggnson. Mrs
scnmelzcl, John l. RlIer. Thomas VI. McCirter Judge
Depne OF Newark; \. Q. Keasbey. DistrctAtorney OF
New.Iersey; Senator j. X. McPhers1n. Dr. Alexander
uudnut Wheeler H. Peckham, T. 3. Winston, and wash
ington Il. Coanor
J. NJ Cornell had handsome cottage struck ny light
ming and burned this summer.
Al Monmouth Centre Charles ]. Beasley, CHRISTIAN
Uerter Dr. f.. p. Noyes, SIR. Alblnoa, and Edward
Lyon Around tine clubhouse arc the cottages Of Bowes
Colgate MIRO. Harper Mr. Dslcyan. Isaac u. Newc1mb,
r. W. Horlon Mr. Gilbert, A. W. Bates and the Hon. L.
p. Olcolt.
Among those at South Monmouth arc j. Hobart Her
rlcS nresident OF the Produce Ercnauge Charles j.
Osborn, John McKesson, John McKe-son IT,, Renne
Martin and Gardner Il. Colby, OF osange j. b. Hen
Erickson the Hon i. A. Potts, Rockwell Potts.
George f. Baker, president of tho First Ma
tonaI Bank; L. II. Wiley. J. b. Wilson, jr, ex-senator
Hoba.t b. s. waeot john H. Boynton Dr. Humphreys
and -ou j. - Ware u, john Y Foster, VINO occupies the
eottage hrit by Oliver DOud Byron; Richard dc Gray,
OF Orleans; Grant d. scley, j. b. NredenDurg ami
L. A. Walton. -, ,,,. NIL,
TDeie are prominent people In the vicinity Hugh
Iasfiu, being willow Hurst, west NJ the club house,
GeOrge s. Scot, Edward Kemp and others al Eumsons
Neck and HilD0rnc Roosevelt Mr.. Shippen ana PITS.
steVct, M geabItaht Carl ~ at the Seabflght
Inn. Mr. aud Mrs. l.. /. Horsman are at Monmouth