The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-01
A DAY At THE FISHING BANKS.
With Incidental PhIiosophic Observations
on "HOsa'' Races.

With incidental PhIiOsophic Observations
On "Hoss'' Races.
TIC THB EDTToR or The STN-Sir; A day
al 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 hat will rome to Thorn. IL they did
there would not DO boats enough TO 20 around.
II Ia the greatest tonic In tho world, and all
those who part8ke OF IL viii find themselves
completely toned up and return TO their duties
with renewed vigor. To enjoy a trip TO the
Fishing 81 nks you must, In q measure. pre-
pare yourself for II. II you are very bilious
well, that's'sll right. you will feel all the better
for 1t the next day or the day after. In any
cGse, you " III swear that it did you more good
than anything the doctor ever gave you.
When you make up your mind to go pre-
pare yourself for a 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 will not feel so heavily dam
aEed as you would If 1t was your best Sunday
go-to-meetinRs.
Last Sunday was a great day. n every
one didn't get fish they certainly had a very
good time. There AS plenty Of fish, and II
every one didn't get all they wanted they
we're 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
had not caught anything;
And sure. what did you expect Of. them2
i II for them 20 walk up to yon like and dump
4 lady who was ,hshing alongside Of me cot
2 feroSious bite: almost pulling the line away
1 "ss close ssf' ,6 sna fESS Ssiied II Ga "st husband VINO
"oh, don't know, she replied, 1T pulls
NO" said the husband. you will have to
land your own fish
She was afraid 10 handle it. and in he mean
tine II be So a tyisS ltd up in the then Inc Re. The The,
were, he. quietly picked up, the eel with one
hand and removed the hook with the other.
"Msdam. you had a hard time landing this
Yes, captain, " she replied, "a harder time
husband but: captain. their dispositions are
il, often happens in deep sea fishing. whore
half OF the boat, are catching fish as fast, az
hf%Silfl they are out Of business Then You wllll
heal, the cry, go up. oh. move the boat"
out Don't hr%T"d do ii" SThbs cause sy"e Of the, Trouble
Is that when the anchor Is down the boat
drifts ,InI tS EItb bo The tide df * tSs a o nss'Sfb. e Testi n r pSsi1
llOn, Wv Dol'Nll' W. wv 'N,"h 'S''t ~
wise OF the boat, which would give every one
That dor portion OF the boat would be in a favor
able position. which means that while, there
was plenty, below. there was, or would be.
Going fishing, Is. In a sense. IKE going to
the races. Il ls prospect I've Perhaps you
Of OFT the S"s story told me about old Pat Murphy
SSiiss, s shS ILL il i dFj SiS r 5I% connoF' came
Hello. Pat.
What are ye doing. Patr'
wei. JIM ,fye been here all day and
"'ssW%hhy y ! Fi Sf I'm not eStn sq1sngisss}a I'd Ct that
"eeC1pse Pat, the sucker ia on the wrong
:, T r ! H., d; ,h Tsy FffSS s prss Sc to the : .5 sfSsi.
ny It,e H@ tSo = Sc az iss WITTY Vss r. Battery pier s, y I. |.
a pleasant place to be FOR any one se who 10
TfPRs Sy en- see p"t The sublime s'S and the rld taiSSSi
through the same glasses; one OF the most
humorous times to t be On, On board orrI = when they hey
i sS"d1tS ~ s aSs 81 Of of tS S" Sssqt sf9i0R Ra = : sSSs
snnt FGr S he % Solida ,ne cr aSy = maaS 1 Sp i pTin Si?
pally Of family, parties, old and young. and
they brins a. kinds Of est hso Sles b, sn .Ima to to
NIDth ~ uouI utlh iiohrts "pSh' wy 'Ab'U wy
boat, Is passing the entrance to Sheepshead
are opened up and they, start in, For an
example Of how they do It I will describe a
feeding scene on one OF my former trips:
First they started of with a ham or bologna
beer, pickles, cake and pic. A clear case Of
ground swell on, and n less than an hour,
when passing the Highland Light, thnt once
and giving UP to the little fishes below what
they had enjoyed a short time before In this
world above,
After they have made two or, three trips
they get wise. and then tho little fishes 20
hungry.
The crowd Is always good natured and
even tempered. They will mingle going and
coming. and II You want TO hear FISH yarns
one OF the stores Is well worth the trip.
My advice. to>any. one oooped. up indoors
all the week Is to make the trip OF forty miles
out 70 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
fish, but you will come home feeling a great
deal better than when you started.
FORTY YEARS A Sun REApER
NEW York, April rs.