New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-23
WHERE FISH ARE MANY.
LONG ISLAND HOTELS ARE SPOTS IN
PARADISE FOR THOSE WHO
LOVE THE GAME.

Long Beach, Long Island. July % CSpeciaD.-On
the way to Long Beach, between the railroad juno
ton at Lynbrook and the shore, the train stops at
two little places that have nothing more
than house or two TO show for themselves. These
houses may be disting by reason of their be-
ing hotels" but that fact might seem scarcely
important enough to the impatient traveller. Yet
Insignificant the places seem to be. there is
usually somebody to get off or on and if the day
be Saturday a crowd usually leaves the train at
of these places. If Sunday, enters the train;
for these the famous fishing stations typical of
their kind throughout this part Of the fishing world
Here congregate hundreds of eager fishermen, who
have left everything 10 spend day or two these
prolific waters During the season there Is scarcely
hour when some enthusiast is not setting out
coming in TO Of these stations. There Is no
such thing earliness Iateness. Only darkness
puts stop to the sport and sometimes not then;
for the game is all played till the supper is
eaten and the tales told and baskets packed ready
for the trip home. 1t may be that sleep is forgot
ten and postponed for another day. and the even
ing, night and early morning made one continual
qualification. Nor need it be a goddess caTouse,
either.
These fishing stations interesting spots even
to those not lovers OF the sport They are usually
built inlet of the little stream that
is making its way down through the salt marshes
to the Piles driven deep into the sand make
the foundations. The houses. or hotels are mod
est in size and style OF architecture. The most am
pie room besides the bar which, of course. serves
the kitchen and bar takes up the entire lower floor
space: then perhaps there may be some sort of
little parOr for women guests. Above are the small
bedrooms. fitted out with the conventional little
bed and washstand. About the house there is al
ways a wide piazza. with plenty of chairs and rail-
ing of convenient height for lazy tired heels.
Cuspdors abound in the more up 10 date hotels; in
the old fashioned they do not For front yard
there is the bay inlet or river. as the case mag
be- Sometimes the more fancifuI proprietors rig
H. k4-x~a
bit of garden 10 look upon The houses are con-
nected with the highway by board walks. which
built piles. Wharves extend to some length into
the water Out in the anchorage moored. when
the fishermen have returned, the fleet Of the hotel
mostly sloops. stoutly built and snug enough 10
stand a deal Of bufeting. Many rowboats tied
posts near the piazza
Such the fishing stations. plain, unpretentious
buildings yet ample and palatial enough for the
CHEEKY. hungry fishermen that make this their
rendezvous The hosts give them what they want;
so that's enough and the end OF IT, The host is
usually we'll worth going TO see. He IS without
doubt a man OF the world. who is born sportsman
himself. but who keeps his eye on the main chance
and sees small fortune in the proprietorship of
such establishment. as well as a lot OF fun He
must by nature be somewhat OF jovial sort Of
fellow what Is lacking in that direction is readily
enough cultivated by the exigencies Of his business
He has always loved friends but now every man
is his friend. and not soul will go away from his
house poor IN welcome without hearty saluta
ton. The doors stand wide open for men as well
mosquitoes. and the bar is the OF many
newborn friendships. But these landlords
really pretty good fellows. and. though somewhat
guided by business instincts put sincerity into their
tones and welcome into their eyes. They grow in
all truth to he dependent upon sociability-
II is the fisherman. however. the man from the
city with the old clothes soft hat basket luncheon
box and pOcketboOk. that is the life of the place
and the OF its being. His very enthusiasm
and love OF the sport does away with any sham
pretence When a man gets up at 2 o'clock in the
morning and crawls out OF his house and along the
streets 10 Thirty fourth-st.. and takes that early