New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11

THE ENTRANCE GATE.
newly wetted sand had become dry since the fains
tide had left 1t exposed to the no, IN the con-
test with the ocean. and the triumph ,svs oyer II
which in a measure at least was ac"ie'e"'
MILLIONS OF MOSQUITOES.
When the party arrived at the Napeague Lie
Saving Station paterfamas went up to the house
TO see IL 1t were possible to get drink OF water
The GRAND was fruitess the place seemed de-
serted notwithstanding the presence OF some 40
nestle fowls: but the intruder SUCCEEDED III surfing
I'D n million or two of mosquitoes many vi "hoin
chung TO him on his return 10 the pcach. Inc oniy
means Of ESCAPE from them was TO mount ana ride
nc ranidlv as possibe. trusting to the wind mus
created to drive them away. The device suceeeueu.
This gave the trio some notion of what they had
escaped by not trying to travel the sandy road
At the First House-there are only three houses
on n 6nins o eacH Other and the
the Third HOuse-two mempels ~ III ~, fo,'y,d IN
The beach in search of water, which they iound IN
abundance ana, in spite OF the attacks Of mos
outoes innumerable. succeeded In carrying cup
OF For about another mile the riders remained
the shore. but at length the task became 100 nIv
and essayed the road. From this point on me r' q,
ing was fairly good ,baH He w so aboiDaby Vicious
and wicked. Speaking OF mosauitoes' let !. De
said here that & III hs erI po the masculine
bsrs Of the party successfully circumvented the
by hayng n wIdep of Se The
vice is thoroughly good one, and is heartily to be
commended to wheelers who UNDERTAKE 'ne '''p u
' If the tide had been caught at the right time
Successfully to the Second House, which Is near
Fort Pond Bay where the MontauR extension 1l
Of that point the shore more reaoSe the
the riding ss d tbTSa miles and half from the light
house at the Point just before o'clock In prime
dinner that was promptly served. and the refresh
ing sleep that followed some hours later.
THE POINT ITSELF.
OF Montauk Point much might be said IL
Possesses rare attractions for those who take de-
light in nature unadorned The club cottages IL IL
true have a jaunty modern air, but other"ise
there Is no hint OF improvements But APP
narently they are soon to come. With a railroad
running within seven eight miles OF the light
house Montauk Point will lose the element or IN
accessibility which is now one OF It's ehablns;
f, f That the Point viii become popular re-
altogether ksy Mbp Sa whs s is
and unconventional Life there eouId nos on coan u
Montauk is a great open moor, with no woods for
is elevated and rolling. even hilly. There are
abundant opportunities for fishing, and that is the
terrors Of Napeague Beach.
The party's stay at the lighthouse was much
p Tnosfsr called for the acompshment Of
tain things within prescribed time they cT Ths
iumpins on place Of Long Island IS high bluff.
few rods back from which stands the ne sIand
can be clearly and on TO the north IS me snore
of Connecticut. Captain Scott one or the lgnt-
house keepers says that at the Point itself the
island is being slowly eaten away; ms opserva-
rate Of the seas encroachment is about six inches
year short distance to the north where Ie, t the
being bdrs " perhaps lps.' six feet in year.
Tide nearly at the fql ~, and sitting Do on
to a big bowldeI about which the waves are creep
ing and says that he himself dsodged II from the
thunderng down with reverberation that shook
the and all the nS sn to his
pleasant talk but the thought that they must
hasten away. having first pucked some specimens
OF the poor mans barometer'.the sturdy little
pimperne." as a Brookiyn, poet has termed it
which abounds near the point.
EASIER RIDING ON THE RETURN TRIP.
The travellers did not descend to the beach until
they reached the First House. on the return jour-
ney BY their mistake in sticking to the road
they were forced to walk up number or steep
hills and to keep up constant hght with the
MOSQUITOES few Of these boodthirsty insects,
by the way had got as far east as the Third House
something. 1t was solemnly declared. that had
rarely IL ever happened before. The road on
Montauk It ought 10 be said. IS fairly good; there
is almost no sand in some places. owing to the
heavy rains this season. deep gulies nave been
ploughed OUT but doubtless an experienced and
muscular wheelman could ride the whole distance
from the First House TO the Point without dis
mounting more than once or twice
When the trio finally got on the beach again they
found the riding much easier than on the previous
day They had caught the tide at more favorable
stage and besides there was less sea on The sky
was overcast-in fact a few drops or rain were
faIlinr-and there was no sun to the eyes. The
seven miles were gone easily in an hour with
two or three dismountings for brief rests
II was with somewhat OF triumph In their bear
ing that the three bicyclists rolled into Easthamp
ton little before o'clock. fifteen minutes ahead
of the hour set for their return on the previous
day They had demonstrated the practicability OF
wheeling 10 Montauk Point and OF riding the
ocean beach past the place where the alleged
highway is a miserable stretch OF sand; and they
ladies' ever got that far" bicycles
The trip to Montauk Point should by all means be
Included in the next edition OF the L. a. W. Road
book" for New-York State.