The evening world., 1911-08-19

the boats which have been chartered
by fishing clubs: they DO not need to
cry for patronage. Their guarantee 10
hxsd In advance. Indeed. In summer
days there IRE plenty Of fishermen for
the capacity Of every boat; the real
competition Is to I'LL up proInptly. 20
that an early start may be made to
the fishing grounds.
He who can early nil his boat to the
capacity allowed by the revenue cutter
scouts can get to Long Branch or Long
Beach In time to enjoy a good days
fishing and get bac fairly early In the
afternoon: those which start later must
the starting p,.nt.
CAPTAINS GET TO BE A HABIT
WITH FISHERS.
It 10 pretty much the same crowd on
each boat every week. Captains get to
be a habit with the fishermen. There
are not always the same faces. u the
boats company OF th!rty-five Ii gath
cred from q panel Of a hundred. some
of whom are almost certain to be on
hand. 1t 10 . good American crowd.
Bricklayers. truck drivers. policemen
on a day OF. dslicatessen store propri-
etors, Wall street brokers. printers.
lawyers, butchers and an occasional
gentleman of color taking a brief re-
spite from the duties Of running a hotel
elevator or standing behind a BARRIERS
chair.
M II everybody doesn't call you by
your hrst name. or Its equivalent. by
the time you have reached the banks.
sA..a 10 onpnathipu thA naftar uith vnp
that's all.
The rank amateur among fishermen
betrays himself by putting off rigging
his tackle until he is within half an hour
or 80 OF the boats destination. Your true
fisherman begins to pull on his everalls.
joint his rods. select and hitch up his
hooks and sinkers and argue with his
~neighbor as to the proper length for
leaders before the boat Is fairly out In
the channel. He appeals to Frank
Hammer to uphold him. and bothers
the skipper so much. the half dozen or
more Of him. that he draws u dry com
ment that "lf he'd rather have the
boat go aground than 20 fishing. he
can ~ as far as he likes"
The next excitement on the chaptei
is the tussle for bait after the Greal
Smell Uhe same being Barren Island,
has been passed will more or les,
nausea on the part of brethren whose
conduct Saturday evening has made
their stomachs sensitive.
ANCIENT SEA CRAB A BEAUTY
LANDMARK.
There Is an ancient sea crab At tn
southern end OF Barren Island named
John. Tradition says that centuries ag'
John was the chief OF the Pirates o
Rufle Bar. He has whiskers like driet
seaweed and his feet are as beautiful a
the splny corrugated skate which come
, fighting up from the bottom to fool tn
, angler INTO the belief that he has caugh
/, a prize sea bass or %weakfish. John Is
. conservative. He darts to meet the out
a going iieet In his dirty scow shape
q motor dory with scarcely enough bal
: 20 supply a single boat. much less
score.
@ TIL fishing boats which come too lat
for his nrst supply circle around an
z fend on. and everybody cusses Johr
9 He gets excited. darts back to his fos
for more bait and doesn't get enough
O A pleasant time is had by one and al
a except old John. But II he lives to b
Ave hundred years old the skippers &
the Canarsie feet will never transfs
u their trade from John. Cussing job
y IL part Of the gaane
II 10 q long, hard pull out TO the ast
4 Ing spots. When one 10 ali rtgGsd VI