The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-01
A DAY At THE FISHING hawks.
WIN Incidental PhiIOsophio Observations
on "uOssr Races.

win Incidental PfilOsOphio ObserVatl0ns
on 'Iloss'' Races.
To rHn EpfToR OF the SrN-Sir: A day
at the Fishing Banks IA one OF the pleasures
Of life not easily forgotten. Make one trip
there and you will lay plans for many more.
Thousands Of people little realize the amount
Of good that will oome TO them, II they did
there would not be boats enough TO 90 around.
IL IA the greatest tonic In the world. and all
those who partake OF IL will find themselves
completely toned up and return TO their duties
with renewed vIgor. To enjoy q trip to the
Fishing Banks you must. In a measure. pre-
pare yourself for II. l. you are very bilious
well. that sail right. you will feel all the better
for II the next day or the day after. In any
case, you VIII swear that Il did you more good
than anything the doctor ever gave you.
When you make up your mind to go pre-
pare yourself for O real. genuine rough and
ready good time. Wear the oldest clothes
you own. and look Just like the rest Of the
seeming hoodlums You will meet. Then II
you should by any chance sit down on a bunch
Of clam bait You viii not feel 30 heavily dam
aged as you would II It was your best Sunday
Go-to-meetings.
Last Sunday was a great day. II every
one didn't get fish they certainly had a very
good time. There was plenty Of fish, and II
every one didn't get all they wanted they
were either In hard luck Orwell the fish
were there. : Anyhow. they can't be blamed.
As Jimmy Shea said when his neighbor COM
planned that he had lost all Of his bait and
Ana sars; WAT di (. you sspHs pet Of. Of tssr,,
lady who was ,ishing alon sside Of me got
z ferocious bite. almost pulling the line away
wes Slose by. He called back
on, don't know. she replied. 1T pulls
No. aid ths husband. you Will have to
Finally. with a little assistance. she landed
She e Was ss1 AFRAID to handle i. and in The mean:
i sasSa IT 9s sealdn t!T'ss sfS. u9 Gu st he hen l'9 &c e nhe
We're, he, quietly picked up, the sc, with one
hand and removed the hook with the other.
'"SMsdam. you had a hard time landing this
YES, captain" she replied. "a harder time
tssR a. :s 5s?a sab' 'aa' s s1Si d Rs3ss'IR'fF rs are are
the boat Is q anchor, that the crowd on r.. one e.
they O. can an drop op't th sis i Hntsn'a and on The Other
half they are out Of business, Then you vii!
hear ths or, 60 UP n 20 ,oh otb move h. ne yb boat orv
out Don't do iii" The cause Of the, trouble
Is that when the anchor is down the boat
t at1s the Ss' 6ottcm d. the ocean being Of rocky
lodges, and the feeding sections maybe length
wise OF the boat. which would give every one
That IN e9 portion OF the boat would be In . favor
able position. which means that while, there
was plenty, below. there was. or would be-
Going asSIns, is. in a sense. IKE solng TO
81 yin th Sns s.d RsTh sofd. H me a SSat; old t P qsm MSrpS "
who sab on the dock all day long without .
s sIss, s shd sr 81 s'I si% v itS 0o"n'F' came
.a afsiifi are s'% y doing. pss''
..hhcSS ~ rs, y S!Slas A nss'is .,, all a., and
s%hy, Pat, I'm not sgrpS5isssfd Ct that
- :Sss aa1i p sSD tie fSs's saofef i'% On the wrong
Ths. L ttbs way pssssDls &c to the b .o ssSsss.
in Hfss aA the boat leaves re Battery pie, II Z Z
a. pleasant place to be for any one VINO 10
They viii see the sublime and the ridiculous
through the same glasses One OF the the m aSsy
bhasVe a good sized holiday crowd. Any nice
time 70 see an e he beautiful ha \, p zen oSs
pall;y q family sPI s5. :, old sI,. ard y sGossb and ID
s stock G a 'bosar sdHi h house. ASoat The time ths
boat is passing the, entrance to lSheepshead
ssy t tns.d think * it Il, / time NET to s sas: The r. f FoT sa
example OF how they do 1t ! will describe a
feeding scene on one Of my former trips:
First they started on with a ham or bolo gna
sandwich, raw tomato. cheese, raw onion
beer, pickles, cake and pie. A clear case Of
ground SiT swell on. and /, les; than an hour.
when passing the Highland Light. that once
happy family were lying over the side rail-
and giving UP to the little fishes below what
they had enjoyed q short time before in this
world above.
they get wise. and then the little hshes 60
The crowd Is always good natured and
even tempered. They will mingle going and
coming, and II you want to hear fsh yarns
get among them and start the game: Any
My advice to any one cooped Up indoors
ali the week Ia to make the trip Of forty miles
out to sea and return the same day. YOU
Will have enjoyed q good sun bath and had
your body thoroughly inoculated with pure
salt ozone. You may not bring home any
nsh, but you will come home feeling q great
deal better than when you started.
FORTY YEARS A U READER,
NEW YORK, April %.
pfra profaetion.