The record-union., 1897-08-13
AT The SEASIDE.
SACRAMENTANS IN THE SURF
AT SANTA CRUZ.

Old and Young Enjoying the
Bathing-A Seaside Whist
Party.
| Especial Correspondence of Record -Union.)
SANTA CRUZ, Aug. ia week has
elapsed since 1 last told your readers
of the Sacramento people al this
charming resort, and during that time
l have noticed many other familiar
faces while strolling along the beach.
Right here at the waters edge is where
| one must come to find out those who
have newly arrived. Visitors never
| stay long in the town. If they i've
in cottages they will pay much more
for location near the beach than for
house away up in the city. The rea-
sons are obvious. The surf is the only
attraction, and it seems as if people
| never get tired of it, for they come
down to the sand day after day with
children by the dozens, and tiny buck
cts, shovels and such like toys for play
in the ''cleanest of all dirt"
Sacramentans, at all times of the day,
has a prominent delegation III the
water. DR.. Metcalf seems to be the
boldeSt of the men swimmers, and
Mrs. George w Peltier of your city
and Mrs. Martin of San Francisco the
best of the lady bathers. Yesterday
morning DR.. Metcalf and young Foye
Cothrin swan to the river and back
a distance Of a mile and a half-and it
6v,ft Ia
youngsters relatives on the beach were
rather anxious about him While he was
making the trial, but he made fine
headway and covered himself with
glory by returning from the river to
the raft without heaving made one
stop in the entire distance. The Doctor
will probably go out to the whistling
buoy before he gets through with the
surf.
Hiram Johnson, C. K. Lipman and
Fred Adams are also great water
dogs" They are in with their wives
every day at noon, and spend a hale-
hour cutting up" in the water. Mr..
Adams proved himself a good fisher
man by going out in a boat the other
day and bringing back a fine mess of
AAAGSrACA CA anu OdIIdCuud.
Mrs. Heitman is here with her chill
dren, and all are very fond OF the
water. The young folks are learning,
but Mrs. Heitman swims nicely and
leaves the breakers with reluctance.
Mrs. Forsman, Mrs. Wagner and Mrs.
Hignot are in every day, and all three
of the ladies are quite at home in the
water.
A crowd of us got Mrs. Steffens in the
surf the other day, but the first large
breaker caused her to make traces for
the plunge, where the water is calmer
and warmer. Nothing could induce Mr.
Steffens to take to the water
Mr.. and Mrs. Birdsall, son Ernest and
daughter Jennie are experienced swim
mers, and make the outer raft without
much of an effort
Maurice Sheehan and daughter Olive
are in both the plunge and the surf
every morning and the little one is
already a good swimmer. The break
ers frighten most children, but she has
mastered them, and now can take care
of herself anywhere.
I noticed DR.. Huntington and his
young son Tom dressed up in bathing
suits to-day. The doctor had great
sport getting the child wet, but he was
a gritty little chap. and stood the duck
! ing Well. The doctor and Mrs. Hunt
| ington leave to-day for home. having
spent a very enjoyable vacation here
| They were invited to dinner Sunday
last at the Sea Beach by Mrs. Peltier
and last evening enjoyed a similar in
vitation from MIR. and Mrs. Van Voor-
hies.
1 hear lots of joking in the last three
days about a game called Honest
john" in which Messrs Adams. Met
! calf, Lipnan and Johnson figured, and
| in which the doctor came out the vic
tim each time l don't think the doc
tor is ION" yet.
Mrs. Tozer gave a consolation whist
party last Saturday evening in her cot
tage on Center street, and the following
| Sacramento people We're present: Mr.
and Mrs. A A. Van Voorhies. Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph Steffens, Mr. and Mrs John
Budd, DR.. and Mrs. Huntington. Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar M. Sheehan Mr. and
Mrs. C. K. Lipman, Mrs George w.
Peltier, Mrs. William Skeels, Colonel
| and Mrs. Peeler and Judge McKune.
The majority of those present We're
whist ''fiends," and thirty games We're
played to decide the question Of su-
premacy. The first prizes We're carried
off by Mr.. and Mrs Steffens and Mr..
and Mrs. Sheehan, and the BOBBY by
Mrs. DIR. Huntington and Mr.. Budd.
The advance guard of the militia
from up your way is here, and the
grounds north of the lighthouses are
being cleaned and put in readiness for
the soldier boys. The mess houses and
stables are all up, and to-day quite a
few tents have been pitched. suppose
the baseball grounds will be used as
the drill field, and if so it will be an
ideal place. The camp will be not
more than 100 yards from the beach
and the boys who have the forethought
to bring their own bathing suits will
| be Sin pocket" considerable if they care
for surf bathing. Everybody is looking
forward to- the coming Of the brass
buttcnsd members of the Third Brigade
! and times will then be much liveleT
than at present. If this beautiful
weather continues there will be no fog
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