The Washington herald., 1916-06-18

minutes By both the Pennsylvania and the
Philadelphia and Reading railroads. II
IS l57 miles from New York. which Is
only IL hours away by means Of close
connection over the Philadelphia and
Reading with the Jersey Central al Win
slow Junction. New Jersey. II is also
reached from New York by the Penn
sylvania Railroad via Philadelphia. Both
over the bridge route. changing at North
Philadelphia, and from Market Street
Ferry
No resort on the coast is so admirably
situated as Wildwood from the stand
point OF climate, either during the hot
summer months or in the winter A
glance at the map OF new Jersey will
plainly show YOU why. Right on the
Atlantic Ocean. with no land below il
l. receives constantly in the summer the
cool southern breezes which have trav-
sled hundreds Of miles over the great
expanse of salt sea.
Back Of wildwood on the land side lies
the Delaware Bay, great inland sea
at this point 30 miles wide A western
or land breeze must cross this great
eXpanse of water and become cool and
purified before it reaches wildwood.
while resorts farther up the coast do not
have such advantage. \ land breeze
there crosses 56 miles Of hot arid sand
getting hotter and hotter as it ap-
proaches the coast.
The same condition combined with the
fact that Wildwood is on the same par
aLel Of latitude as Baltimore and the
proximity of the Gulf Stream at this
point insures delightful mild and balmy
winter climate.
No other resort in America has such a
magnificent bathing beach as wildwood
A broad expanse of strand several hun
drsd feet wide stretching along the
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strand a gently sloping beach rolls far
out into the Atlantic Ocean. giving Wild
wood the finest a I'd safest surf bathing
in the country.
There is no better fishing along the
Atlantic coast than at Wildwood. Out
side or deep-sea fishermen catch great
abundance of sea bass. cod. porgies
mackerel. blue fish. tautOg, croakers and
channel bass commonly known as drum
hsh- Inside in the sounds both men and
women 1rd great sport catching goodies
butter fish. weak fsh. hake. or king fish
black fish and founders. Grabs, clans
and oysters are also gathered in great
abundance.
Motor boating is one OF the greatest de-
lights at Wildwood. The broad. placiC
waters OF Grassy Sound form an ad.
mirable course. The State Inland Water
way connects wildwood with all the
other coast resorts. The Holly BeaCf
Yacht Club at Wildwood Crest. is one
OF the largest and finest clubhouses or
the coast. II is the social center Of Five
Nile Beach, providing splendid enter
tainment every season for all its mem
bers and their families.
The best automobile roads in the world
are TO be found in Cape May County
y. J. From Wildwood there are score
Of delightful trips to interesting point.
that may be taken by automobile. Auto
touring trips from all over the country
come TO Wildwood and are loud In theil
praise Of the splendid roads and delight
full scenery they encounter on the way
The country surrounding Wildwood is
ore Of the most beautiful pastoral sec,
tions in the United States. The road:
are as hard and as level as a parlol
floor, overhung with great trees and lined
with little farms.
The hotels and cottages at wildwoo,