The sun., 1889-11-10
THE ROBINS ISLAND CLUB.
R9f Go3yf 11bE AND BEST
ar6CLED GkAk RRESHBTE NEAR
NEW york.
we Loaatlb6l ST ~ lIEfAnd,s sand How n
Cau,e 20 be Made . Faradise Tor SPORTS

Csmo TO he Made Fsradise Tor sports
HeA-sons OF the H"entS-.ve Ci"e"en
~aAs Tuxedo Park Is to New York, as the
b6untry Club is to Westchester, as the Essex
Hunt Club is TO- Now IerseE, so to Brooklyn
and Long Island Is the Robipis Island Club.
Indeod. ins its nmanaRement pthe last-named
club is the most conservative Of them all. Its
membership h limited! AND no effort has as
Iet succeeded in making an alteration in its
constitution looking to larger clientage. The
grounds OF the club are morn than favoraby
attuRtod for the purposef o, carrying out the
purposes for, which the club was organized.
Long 1sland,at It's eastorn end branches out In
two points. The southern aide takes in
ouoEue. Good Ground, "Shinneoock Hills,
"The Hamptons," Amagansett and east to
Montauk Point, The northern side, after pass
ing Pecohic. SouthoId, and Gteenport ends at
Milton Point. Hero is where the two ends come
oloaetogether, making the narrow entrance to
P0o6nio Bay. F'h'' ''-"'A
,nShelter Island,,a magntneent succession OF
eHnd hills, some 120oo ,acfes In extent. guards
tho entrance to the bay. On one side OF the
mainland the old whaling post OF Sag Harbor,
on the other Greenport, face in rivalry. Once
Peconic Bayis entered stretch OF water looms
mp until the horizon breaks the line forty miles
away. That Is tho length OF the great Peconio
Bay. from It's beginning at Riverhead to its
ending at Sag Harbor. In width 1t varies
from two to ten miles. In the widest part
OF the bay, half way OF tts length. and
half way betweeh the village OF New Suf-
folk and ,V Canoe Place. Is an island
over mile square, containing some 700 acres.
The shore line Is an uneven one Two sand
bars run out long distances from the mainland.
These are called respectively North and South
Points. AT each tide the waters rush across
Nheso Rpitse Of sand, making a ripple on the
otber sids nrhicb has, a. charm ali its own for
the angler for striped bass or for weakflsh. At
blov these noints uncoyar ;, thar sands for over
mile. The island itself is Of uneven charao-
ter On the south side high hills end in an alb
rupt and sharp ninn Iromten TO q enunored ieet
In height Gut through these banks py the
storms Of EenSEsti0ns SS are long and deep tS Eu
cumulated waters find their way to the
stretches Of ,,,,, salt ,.,,n meadow low. j9t we'll
mounts hollow. from one end Of the island to
the other. Atieast one.half Of this great game
oSs T% @ass o baU
s SnH In naT Spsu nn aSs .b VI Oas
sHposeG portions. where the shifting rs soil 't Of
sand makes the growth of upland grasses diff
cult. nature has stepped IN. and sort OF scotch
When in bloom this plant is beautiful the
blossoms being delicate in shape and delicious
" blue In color u . D.. N9 9t"t'
Along in % 1880 after the meetings Of the East
isd hssn
Oh
a1ortsnens Sa Club as % meetiRs Was called t6e
money was subscribed, aud Ass0tati9ns en-
sea n1T t9r He snccsss % Gi Ser1 e S8n sv from
r. nayinE S sseh do09 eS foE the privilege The
at 4re maeh w is Saue
II Eighteen thouse9d % dollars Eas Y the the price, and
tbe Sed VIA 1
g s5s DSSsssEys ,,t . By TIE SsSI9ssitgtI0n, as
nve and: although the expenses .s and n, assess
sdmepsa % bs clnb ssys rs no mo
4hlp owing 70 the Wcisss,tnqes o. fortune.
mo- TSoss
Sas S besH boon Siiersd ID vain While sUess iess
100000 for the propeFty; Il was wanted for
lmpE0yenea9t p A. pGrposes. t Doses Ine omeE WSs S laughed
AZ ior We 4nest IN ~ game preserve IN the north Is
Jekyl IsIend. though larger. has no greater
emaouns OF gaine.
Ino9sanqs OF quali are ,annpaly raised ana
9nnuaily snot at ana klneo py tne members.
Inc plras nave Deeh importeo year AFTER year
until nov. tnorouRnlS eccnmated. they fairly
overrun the island Each year patches OF dif-
hsEent Grams Gh are grown to5 1000 f8r the birds
over the island; and include wheat, rye. Indian
a SSM pea & aPG brds fat
Justly, ana vigorous ot wing When
oevy rises startled pe!oEe the hunt
q and ms cog, tne noise OF the nut
terinR plnlone preaks the air with
sound soloud as 70 be demofaiiz1ng to the
green spoEtSmSn and even Hnsteadies AZ times
the aim OF ihe .yeteranL.- Under the dlnerent
conoltlons under Ynlen tneY i've, Inc quail
have ehanged their habits The island has
been infested with hawks and owls, which
proved Rnrdsroqs toes. to Bob White"
Annoyeo py the constant marrying OF these
Mllke4 mssrsauuelsj ~ tle auAll nave IN 0
meAsurS lsM the 9piAh1s, hip9k he preeoinR
season ls over. ana are 70 pe loqnd az the loot
OLtne nlRR DluHsh hneslHnR. IN tne salt grasses
GROWING there Tnis, TOO. Whan9 q numbering
SURF B Pounalpg away on ne pe9cnes and
eendlnR the nylng spray iairlV over the cover
WbhelESe WbhelSl tne plrds ne concealed.
hpled grouse were procured each year for
several sucGesSlve seasons Ihe venture was
1ehur9.. Whle there was aoundance OF both
1920 Spd cover . suitable ior the birds. they did
not not take klnaly V the new surroundings. The
raa1 ~ 20 hr man WaS S9e