Daily Republican., 1888-07-11
EsmnRALDA sAr oLUs.s
Fourth Annual Trip Down tho IA,

Fourth Annual Trip Down the hay.
Len Wilmington at Q. 10, passed the
evening In singing; ]. Coleman want.
ed to know II this boat carried any
lights, also If Delaware City was Ship
John Light. Weather clear and
windy, W. N. W. William Wright
said the first necktie he ever wore was
given him by the club. Dropped an
Choir at Smyrna creek for the night;
all hands awake and enjoying them
selves, all hands turned In to sleep at
Q O'Clock Sunday morning. Sunday
beautiful day, clear and windy; got
the pilot at Mahone's creek, when we
left Malone for Cape May.
John Grant was first to get sea sick;
Ringold, our cook, August Fullmer
and Edward Clarity are all on the list
of sea-sick on the LIST of July going to
Cape May L. McNlff gave us a
speech on downing liquors, but he
would take glass OF milk all the
same. Arrived at Cape May at $50,
then we started tor Breakwater, where
we arrived at 730, when we spent q
good time with the fishermen; laid
there all night and next day;
played game of base ball with the
Lewes club and defeated them by
score of 10 to 0; all hands In great de-
light, and we left in the morning Of
the 81 of July, at 3 O'Clock, for the
Fishing Banks, at which place we az
rived at o'clock, and we caught
plenty Of fish; sea bass, flying fish and
croakers. Edward Clarity and Law
renee McNif both caught shark.
McNiffs shark was the length of Eve
feet. 1t caused great excitement on
board. John Welsh had the axe to
kill 1t; Richard RinPold wanted to kick
the face off it. Amer this we lett, al
abou: II 80, for Cape May, wind and
tide dead ahead. We arrived at Cape
May at $50 on the evening of July 3,
and had good time on the Fourth OF
July In Cape May City, seeing some
OF our Wilmington friends at the land
ing when we left for Bowers Beach
in the evening, aud arrived there at
z O'Clock. All hands went ashore
and got eat up with mosquitoes, and
Richard RingOld and George August
gave the people Of Bowers Beach q
les on in dancing and singing. Left
Bowers Beach for the HRmock at 9
O'Clock on the morning of July 8, and
caught plenty OF fish; lett for Mahone's
al O'Clock, dropped anchor at Z and
got plenty of mosquitoes. Lawrence
McNiff, the great composer, composed
a song of William Wright entitled,
Wandering Willie" We left Ma
homes at $50 ON the morning of the
9th of July, wind and tide dead
against is, Tor Bombay Hook, srriv-
ing there at / 45 p. m; went ashore
land had good time and plenty OF
cherries; met the Standard Camping
Club OF Germantown, and they came
aboard with violin and harp and we
had a splendid time. We left Bombay
Hook at A 30 for Augustine Pier.
When William Wright relieved our
noble cook of getting supper, and he
made splendid dish of clam chow.
der. After supper George August
gave us q political speech and WAS
followed by Lawrence McN;1 on tenn
perance. Arrived at Augustine Pier
at 1880 in the evening and had a good
time. Left Augustine Pier at 10
O'Clock for home on the 7th Of July,
when we met the Cooling Bay Club,
of South Wilmington. J. August,
captain; ]. COlman, mate; d. Nc
Bride, E. Goodwin, p. Welsh came
aboard and had a good time. When
we were at Fort Delaware a boat got
loose from us. Then we had to go
about to gel it and Lawrence Months
cap was blown overheard, but we got
both cap and boat. Passed New Gas.
tie at 9 O'Clock. took the Claudio to
tow us in, and got in the creek at 4
O'Clock. All hands we'll.
EsMERALDA BAY CLUB.