The sun., 1890-07-07
/ BALMY JULY SUNDAY.
,upOyGS At All THE BEACHES
ENJOY THE DAK.
~, Delights of Glen Island Attract Thou
.ouds-Myriads OF TSAilboats-Tho Plight
ro Young Man aud His Girl.

gtarin'9 Glen lSlunu uOHls huu DNhElu ou-
,,,yces on Glen Island have been buster for
,hreo days in caring for tho crowds OF the three
.,iidays than over before in threo consecutive
Jays. probably because the skies have been
.T ami clcar, for Glen Island is primarily a
,sIr vcnther resort. Tho boats that started
ION, North and East River piers oarly yester-
sov forenoon were crowded to their full ca
.c,,v with those who went to spend the
sov on tho island, while the afternoon boats
,Sat usually return to the island at night
% bring tho pleasure seekers homo
SI.o tool; a good many New Workers who went
snr an evening sail on tho Sound. The trip up
Tho las. River and the Sound was unusually
rlsosont, especially on the Sound. There was
q geot,o wind from the southwest that was
st,ong enough to send lib and mainsail boat
at GOOD race. while 1t was not stiff enough to
.ndnnrer n small ono. SO II seemed from the
derks Of tho Stnrin steamers as though every
cror TINT carried n sail on the Sound was out
tor ia share Of the wind and pleasant weather.
II was difficult matter for the pilots to run
tbroueh the Goe's OF small boats and not run
over some of them. As the air was remarkably
clcar tho vista OF white wings dotting tho
Sound away to tho eastward until they were
white srccks on tho horizon was scene to be
remembered.
although the crowd was a big one. there was
ro' m icr ;hem to disport themselves on one
or another OF the various Islands appointed
Tor The purpose. ono island Tor eating and
:bn CicrTuan pian. another island for birds and
wild animals. another for bathing. and last u
itic island of rock TO which wise young men
lido. ai to their astonshmcnt, find them:
tie. YUryc smart ,Aecks got caught
tn t,n,, IDYrs irving to make the people
OIL shore !istcn to their tale of WOO. They
we're about to undress and swim ashore when
That sIrt of thing was nipped In the bud by ono
OF linker;ons policemen. who called to the
ynunE men that there were good many wo-
men loohirG It thom II their predicanent, nnl
Would b" arrested on getting to shore. They
tes sted from their scheme. Afterward they
were taken oil in u rowbOat.
"THrie was another brilliant performance at
the island yesterday. There Is n shallow chan
mel bc'ween two OF the islands and at high
thr big i1'unG through this channel. A young
Eiar rs'ortinE u pretty young woman amb led
IN TO the boat house about 7; NJ, and seeing
iii. advertisement OF the launch, concluded he
WouIi :ako his girl for a row around the is and.
i,e secured n koe! boat for iifty, cents an hour
Gli startol. Before lie hal rowed n quarter of Il
inl,e he found the water Sizing away from the
boat and out tc sea in a most alarming manner.
Alter hc EGl studied tho situation for few
WI rbpinE, and ebDinr Ias!. aud he would
have 70 h .stle to get hack. Meanwhile a vast
crowd vi mon and women gathered on shore
and saw ho Young man try to pole back into
dCen water with one Of his oars. He might as
well have tried 10 pole II up broadway. A
minUio more nnd the boat was high and dry.
not exactly dry because the mud aud slime is
about eighteen feet dee y and when somebody in
the crowd asked ths young man why he did not
take oN his shoes and stockings and wade
ashore with the young woman in his arms, the
crowd laughed. and the young man in the
boat RESPONDED in an ironicnl tone that the
III" IS"st crowd OVID laughed again, and the young
man in the boat sat down with an angry
gesture. missed the ,ob;octive point and
It was a. plainly Impossible to get the two unfor-
tunnte young rersons off II was dangerous
high keel was liable to tip them out into the
mud; They were still there alter dark. waiting
f% the SS %"tsr to rSs bs hSn hGM en9TFh float them
in the line OF live attractions on GEOLOGICAL
Ind noXt in p9psI 3s tn interest to he The
In. captivity philosophically aud who oc:u-
p!gs, his time in inyep1inG schemes for
w!l.ch sometimes results in his getting a twist
on his chained fore leg that tangles 1t all up
that The kinks have be taken Zen
elephant is Mr Starin's aquarium Of
Fifty hG glass tanks. Tne. value of the
.eeing in The thofr M e eIement t many many s6 hawked
about New York streets very much out OF their
element, There are I,retty little killies, used
or bait. large striped ba~ s.sea bass. and weak
lSh. who boldly look tho human family In tho
ace, in, return for fo,thse the so sstGres they get;
.iso fool ISL; so called because they they viii
Dait: porcupne fish. sturgeon. crabs OF all
'areties skate. pulers; and many other fish
,lnIing n large number Of sea robins. which
anglers decline to honor with the name OF fish.
One OF the most popular places on, the island
lay and beer is sold. There was good deal
oi lun had iu bathing. hundreds entered the
4 sun whose rays were OF just the proper
warmth and a mid breeze from old ocean
made happy combination at Concy Island
en'oyed themselves according to their
various, individual tastes, Never did the
a happier look as they saw the coin Of the
'calm pour into their Golfers In steady
-tream. The Rirahes, elephants. dragons, hip:
mounts on each and oyery trip. One establish
nent made. n biz lit by playing only, gospel
S3s 80 on its oGH95 orGM5 with vim which never
7" fwe could only have about three SUNDAYS
N eyoiy week like thl j." said tho popcorn man,
ts he rubbed his hands. we could all retire at
hn end o. the season"
It was tho biggest crowd that the Island has
seen this, year but thero wasn't u single acci-
',ers strayei away from their parents durluR
he day. In tho a'turnoon the crowd had q
nance TO SEQ what tho COnoy Island Fire
Dopar ment can do. There was a little
blaze i'll the Eas house ut West Brigh-
on. and the way tho Fro Department got
10 tie scene and soused out the flames would
have won tho admiration of Chief Bonner.
brighton proved TO be good drawing cards. |
lnn the thronGs at those two places wore OF
:oOi siIo 100. The weather was 50 balmy that |
great many stayed over until evening and |
ciurned to tho city by tho late boats and |
rains, and every fellow who didn't haze his |
:Ir along looked env.ously at his neiGhbor |
Snp mad bit Of tomlninity tucked close to |
iim.
tully 10000 persons took an outing at Rock |
away Beach Yesterday. They began arriving |
ar.y IN the morning. and continued until lato |
II tho afternoon. Boa's and trains were |
1owled t. the limit. Tho front OF tho beach, |
rom ArNcrue to the end of the beach, was |
med with peoples watching the bathers and |
no rolling surf. 4 largo crowd stood and |
watched Achille Philion. as. mounted on q |
yooden giObo * inches in diameter no walked |
W thd down the lJU-ioOt spiral runway OF his |
over
The transportation facilities to Bowery Bay
ccommohato the big crowds that visited that
.rtYei enrly in the lay. carrying lunch bas.
oto and babies. They ali settled down In
oN' shaly nooG, whore they proceeded 10
hQY the day in picnic stylo. Toward noon
Hp beach WIS ?warmng from ono end 10 tho |
'WeT 4 Wild West combination is giving |
on the grounds.
dcrsey city Ia Have Another Theatre.