The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-01
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Between sunrise and noon to-day fisher
nen b. H. hundrsds viii quit THE city and
Brooklyn Tor . days sport on the bay. They
cannot b. distinguished from Other mon. They
carry ~ rods o. baskses. and thsy are drsssed
In y 4 bsst clothing. with starchsd collars.
stiA Guns. high silk hate. and shiny shoes
sons will take the cars TO points liks Canarsss
% Jamaica Bay. Others Will 60 TO Staten
Is!snd By the fseryboAts that connect with the
ears. Ths shore Of Staten Islasd. from New
Dorp to Tottenvills. facing the lower bay. 10
dotted with the club houses Of those nsbsrmsn.
In places they are not block Apart There srS
ssvso q Richmond Valley In spacs d bsss
thsn Q mile. At Annadale. Pleasant Plains.
0inord's. Hnguenok and the other railroad
stations they sxN not % numerous. but each
VILLAGE contains at least one club.
The club houses are In nearly every case
dwellings OF farm houses. rented or purchased
~ the elubs. Little affairs most Of them are.
fading the water. provided with . nag pole. .
piazza. . few shade trees. little o,d-fsshioned
front g.IdsS marrow slender wha. a;u Sna
S 50 msmbers Most q shem have from il 70 %
membsrs The partitions arc taken out OF the
q veossn so the Il the s sSS s ;Ss
Either up stairs or downstairs are the lockers
little cupboards for the members TO keep thor
There are bottles and Cigar boxes In all these
oekers Down stairs 10 VIVA. Ta sS,,s s;,,s,
Dor boara e snd drnins FANG; rods
tho selling, They slis,en with silver plato and
the Hsrposs. they We're originally intended
four or fvo Biz tables into one Of these little
dining rooms. The steward, who usually has
q wife and makes his home In a2me corner OF
gets . smal! SALARY and charges 80 and as cents
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members DO not pny Tho steward The stewart
club uses the house between May ! and
Oct. /. There e . great deal more drinking
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from Sunday noon to Monday morning. Each
member BRING bottle s1d Kegs q neer are re
often pool the price OF .keg Of bsor.. Tho boats
ali day for the members. most Of whom sit un-
dor the trees or on the verandas drinking
smoking. and cutting up like oveIgrown boys.
jos ssf f'SS ssfs q shs ssins ana yno
up vt daybrsak aud out in the bay after the
starting out until at last 1t f. too lato for any
more dixntfed sport than bobbing for cells By
moonlight.
The number OF boats that are tethered to
stakes along the water front where these clubs
are Is astonishing. There are literally hun
fiat. bottomed batous and . sailbont or two
Tho members own the rest. There are some
the fishermen to row or sail from point to
point visiting one club nitor another. At snch
times the loading and firing In the sitting
For variety. the men 10 to Keyport or Totem
vile to get drinks. These clubs are distant
gentle slope Of sand and soil SO nearly opposite
the open sea, between Sandy Hook and Coney
Island that It Is pretty certain to bc cool there
ali the time. Tho fishermen arc storekeupers
boss mechanics. butchers politicians, and so
on. They are mainly men nearly Of the mid
belong to one OF the clubs. and on any day. ex-
cept Sunday. the members mny bring their
wives and sisters with them. On Sunday the
mon make the countrYslde fairly howl.