New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03
ALONG INDIAN RIVER.
A TURFMAN's VISIT TO FLORIDA.
FISHING GROUNDS - SOME
THING NEW IN 'GATORS-CoMMo-

| nj
bank Of Indian River This river so-caiieu' "
,Idewaer stream II stream 1t may be-and rivers ar
| commonly supposed to he strcams-about I'D NM
long and from TO SIX miles wlde' oi'' .,uc
row strip OF sandy land separates II rom TIC 1T,
| ocean with which il is parallel 1t has two rlo''"''
which are also its sources. one known rs ln"'"" .
Inlet at St. Lucic the winter home and fishing s'o"'-
| Of senaor Matt Quay and the othei' ,,
channel though Merritt's Island called Bana'a INV
| Ninety nine in ICO people who come mere w W
| first time bring with them an impression u" 80
| River is an inland stream like the 81. 'o"i . - -,
| this description OF II. The tourist ren"' ~
! boat from Ormond or by rail at TitnSvhe' ~ '"0
latter place our party missed the sern"'eei '''n'|
| St Augustine by minute and n man, do ''0 NV"
boomer liked orr society much that he "ah'eu ~
| kccn rs another day at increased ratcs-a lich he
| is fond of playing-but there happened " oo '''
wheeled boat another line that was 10 S.l' wv"
| tbe r,ver at 3 D. m and party decided 10 take
| te,t To make sure OF getting on board In tlne we
took our seats at the end OF the pier quarter Vi
mile from shore, at O'Clock. ana spent tie
interval in fishing The surface OF the water
| On both sides OF the pier was u'''cu Ni'.
wild ducks whose heads one could nave khocHed o"
with a twenty foot pole If there had been no Id"
against IL. But the smart teal Rhc" uhat 'ic wy
| protected them, and thus audacouSly tame HOW
one longcd for a sly shot at them dozen "th c'o'
| barrel would have been satisfactory.
But there was no law against fishing. "Bcuhe
White the noted runner Of the New-iork Athietic
Club. hauled in with hand line seven pouhh chun"c,
bass at o 90. and we were encouraged 10 D't anu
rchoIt 10 cast and rccast for six solid hours without
getting another bite.
Ius, Won wait said one Of the Own'mcn-and
his statement wa, supported BY others" till you gt
down to Rockledgc. There amt no fish about mere
They vc been duiv away by the boats an thch they
cit too much to eat here. anyhow without gltnn IL
often hooks Rut down a; Rockodge they're thickern
mosquitoes bite jus, fast, an dcrn sight harder
Your arms IL cit tired Of puliin 'cm in.'
The fishermen were giea'ly clacd over the pros
pccs and wound up their lines with entire sailsfac
ton TO be ready for the boat whose smoke was seen
I'm the distance nj O'Clock. whose huh appeared In
sight at T. and whose arrival We hailed with Wild
delight at Il.
ALLIGATOR INTELLIGENCE.
The sun shone warm the it'll, frcisht-ho ana
there came fiom a box which was sitting souni
Of clawing and scratching that drove me suddenly u
nv feet The cautious removal Of the lid revealed
about sixty infant al-ators in lftorpid state
They were about six inches long, and had not yet
opened their eyes
How long have they been ler - ventured
About six wccks' The agent said. You may
have one for half a dollar
NO. thank YOU. Their lntcllcon is too limited
No, - limited a, everybody believes. You can
| train them, Look at this I'M" fellow laid him In
| the >un a week ago till be- came TO life ana have nm
already cduca,cd.7
Placing II on the noor he stood OF about three yards
and called Here. Ben. com" here. Ben. come Ben.
| Ben to nv amazcmcnt. lfted mp his head and wont
straight TO him. III, action. ! noticed. was precisely
like that Of the trotter. lie had no knee action to
sIcah Of II. reminded me 81 double Scull working
boat with outrlrscr. the oil bow oar keeping stroke
with the near stern GA. The" Smlle may seem
mixed. but they ought 10 convey the meaning Ihe
Florida alligator will soon be- numbered with tho past
1 Flo Of d
be rccoricd bought Ben for - cents, the additional
quarter going for hi, education rgrt that the black
bear at Nchncl Dryers hotel shortened his llfe Ben
wac q 'cntor Of wonderful possibilities
The steamer proved l'tcl on her name With mis-
guided hopes. the young woman who broke the bottle
on her bows chr-tcned her Pogc>,' Her speed was
remarkable-fpur milo, hour when the nutter wheel
M the stern beat ~ uyclies tune. But enjoyed
the voyage for being the only victims board. We
took complct" possession The VOYAGE 10 Rochl"dec
consumed five hour Tho nirht air was chilly but |
left tie cabin - Join the dcckhauds and the fir
I'm front II the furnace The open deck below, for
wanted once hear Suwauec River" sung in
It's native air hy TIE darlc, and - soc n they had
learned my new step. IN Dixie my visit Of seven
year, ago. Thcy Wcf" backward IN coming forward,
but the kln>.c,, ~ q Tu-villc friend enabled
me 20 them inside in acceptable a manner IS
To gain their simple friendship AM - command al the
talent they possessed IS way u encouragement
and won the heart ~ every black rascal on boaNi.
Then all II them joined In medley u familiar southern
songs. such o., negroes delight In singing and wound
ap the night, entertainment with the p ccon wing.
Jubn.- Karo7 and Other JIG dances known wherever
The color line ha, been tightly drawn.
HUNTING FOR BRAINS
had bat ltilo rel cc for the fool fish that hal
hooked Itself on ncun'" white line. and in the
presence Of the entire party Offered the stewards
s,iani 81 10 got me the brains and cook them. lie
undertook the job, which engaged lin an hour and a
quarter. ana brought to AZ dinner twcniy-quart
d.hpan in the bottom = which. afrr careful scrutiny
found an atom Of something that might have rc>cm-
blcd brains The nail Of the little finger would have
| covered H.
"Cap'n. l,c haolci dc head - dat n.h into free
mIyuns ~ pieces en- dis is all whut looks lux brains
III il is brains. den .pocn YOU, gwinc ter gimme
dc dollar Cap'n Isc ycarn.d dat dollar Ef cr
Niger ycarncd dollar Isc ycnrncd dat I'M
The Joke was on White. but tho Al wa, on me- and
public opinion forced me 10 give Il up ut can bca;
that for fish story. Just wait LEI H. get 'ctci at
Rocklcdgc first.
When tho PrgrcS--it should have been called Pill
grims Progress because II slow-nuttcrcd up 70
the pier In front u Mr. Dryers hotel saw In the
dim Hight pair OF legs that should have recognized
In any part Of the world. and involuntarly my lungs
yielded up a great shout:
Hello. Circular"
Ten Ia YOU get duckcd before You got ashore
How are you, od man WHAT III inc name Of Moses
fcches YOU down here Well. I'll be swampcd!-
The voice and the logs Circular Joe's," known
on every racctIrck In these United States. When |
stepped ashore he politely called my attention To
his uniform Of gold nco and brass buttons and
requested me TO respect his title Commodore. II
In gilt letters on his cap. Commodore Of what |
Thought, and the next morning | found Oui--thc
Indian River Yacht club. tub called the Vixen and
two rowboat.. 4 week later | sailed the Vixen, the
flagship Of Commodore Vcndig. and literally lost
ly tho Alice. Of the Cocoa Yacht squadron. ON
my next venture | sailed the Alice, aud enjoved
the satisfaction of throwing astorn a line for the
Vixen which she scorned To take, and Of footing
my conch she'll in defiance OF the cnraged Com.