The sun., 1917-08-27
Sandy Hook

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LONG BRANCH. N. j.. .Aps. 2s.-Croak-
ers. kingiish. weakhsh and nuke are taking
the anglers bait at the piers here. Aver
age catches follow: Louis Cone, as South
belmont avenue. Newark, n. j., croak-
crs, weaknsh. fuke; George w. Vogt.
S01 West 1l3th street, IL 'croakers. >
weakhsh fuke and Samuel Rachiin.
kingfsh.
Tcach Children to Flsh--And DO II Now!
how to fish while snappers and lafayettos
are plentiful in oil the bays.
Timer Park is good place to bring tho
children, as you need no rowboat and the
pier is free.
Use the smallest sized hooks obtainabls
Tor lafay cites and be sure to bring sand
do this worm
Take West End train from Chambers
street. transfer at Eighty fourth street to
Ulmer Park trolley, fare ive cents. Go
early and get Il place. There Is a railing
on on the pier, so parents need not be afraid
quickly. GEORGE KANE.
Lexington Fishing Club. Goose Creek, ia
maica Bay. August 2s.
Snipe in Freeport Marshes.
On Monday last went to Freeport on
ing there, and for the beneht OF fellow
gunners who are looking for good snipe
foHnds tho, near New York I wish to state
ceeded my fondest hopes. The snipe are
plentiful there, and even the poorest shot
IN the world should have no difficulty in
securing the bag limit.
l am going to Freeport on Labor Day,
and will be on the first smoker Of the train
"n,ch leaves Flatbush avenue station at
the right hand side of the train and will
be glad to show the snipe grounds to any
oody who may wish to accompany me.
would like to make the acauaints nee OF
some gunner who knows Of some good
partridge grounds. A. SPOOFER.
New York. Aug 2e
What's In . NAmes
Because we use pen names Kit Clarke
word to say for tho plug. The fact that
the column" and the pen names arc
much Older than the plug controversy is Of
who are guilty Of the same thing are not
criticised. He mentions several of US BY
name and suggests that we use our real
o. or, men we are II nerve counts for any
thing. Kit Clarke is a wonder. who asked
him to judge anybody?
surely great many OF us derive no
little pleasure from the picturesque names
We hnd In the column" They are old
ttlends-all OF them. And what good
.he name and saw tho owner. Most of
the names are reminiscent Of pleasant days
ana places, and were probably selected for
mat reason Some of them we see often,
ana others. such as "Tamarack" do NOT
appear often enough to please most OF us
some are original. and some like "Plug
lgiy,' show that the owner has no small
sense Of humor.
~ names mean nothing to Mr.. Clarke he
nlgnt read the first sketch In Stewart Ed
ward whites The Forest" II might
mage as strong an appeal TO him as II has
10 hundreds Of other sportsmen and then
again " might not. SWITCH CASTER
New York. August 20
3. 8. Hall, Prince Of Sea Cooks.
The other day on the Evelyn Of sheens
neau bay: sam S. Hall. who is we'll known
ss the Prince OF Sea Cooks" prepared
such steaks and chops on the furnace Are
AZ eight bells. that all thought OF .easick-
ness disappeared when the savory odor
silted up through the hatchway
nave seen the Juggler at the circus who
can produce almost anything from a Mug
nat, ana II seemed as II Sam must be some
relative or his br the way he nut one deli
cacy after another before the rayenous
pu, appreciative members OF the sun So.
c'aI Ciuo ARTHUR THORNTON
sheepshead Bay. Aug. "a
Inc Stranger and Jamaica Bay weukAah,
old Timer asks can a stranger to the
waters OF Jamaica Bay, induced by re-
ports In THE Sun and Advertisements by
station proprieiors, to try his luck thero