The sun., 1918-07-07
CHANNEL BASS THE
ANGLERS DELIGHT.
New Inlet, N. j., Home Of Red
Warrior; Ideal Place for
Camping and Fishing.
FISHERMEN ARE SOCIABLE
Bridge Across Manahawkin
Bay Opens the Way to Now
Famous Grounds.
by ALEXANDER sTODDART.

by ALEAAN DER SIonD~A'
The other morning at $40 O'Clock
there drew up beside the Forty
ond Street Country Club three automo-
biles with a queer assortment or bag
cage in the rear seats There were milk
cans, blankets, narrow boxes nine feet
long, dufe bags and what not. The
real clue as to the destination OF the
occupants were long tent poles with a
piece Of red flannel attached. where they
protruded over the cars.
The men in the cars were DR.. Joseph
w. Droogan, Joseph Pierson and Frank
Van Ripper OF Westchester. and Or.
Frank G. Raynor and Albert G. Olches
Of Brooklyn. and they were bound for
fishing and camping trip at New Inlet,
N. j., in order to have the Joy of feel
ing a channel bass hanging on the line.
OF the group Olches You know me,
Al" as Ring W. Lardner would say.
was the only one to know how 1t feels.
although DR.. Droogan and Dr. Raynor
Nave been seeking this fish for wears
without success, the same being true OF
Frank Van Ripper.
Only fools and fishermen rise at A.
NJ. and, although philosopher OF New
York once remarked that New York
slept only for fifteen minutes. between
and 3:15 A. NJ. when street cars were
silent and the milkman had not started
.a.r,t,, ms ~ r,in,rnmr, that New york
..,st s,aa, ha. been reduced IN much
inss than 6fteen minutes
The streets are being flushed. the
ashes and garbage removed and the
restaurants named for great Americans
presidants Governors and various cities,
all have their occupants. Men In SOL
d,era' ana sailors uniforms chat ard
smoke on corners and fruit stand vel.
0ora are awake IN trade that Is not in
frequent.
A the car plides along you recall
theetory OF Col, Roosevelt when on one
Of his night visits as Police Commits
sioner in tow OF Jacob A. Riis Roosevelt
stopped to talk with a fruit stand pro-
prietor. who summed UP his political
economy in this wise: What we maka
on the peanuta we losa on the dam
banan."
Women conducterettes are seen on
the street cars. many of them liking
night work because they are not kept
20 busy. Saloons are empty with no
hangers on coming out OF back doors
The people one meets In the streets are
sober-not one under the influence or
liquor Is seen. Which IS nne trioute
to the habit or early closing begun bv
FORMER Mayor Mitcnei.
new YORK seen rFo" rahsaoes'
The three autos wind their way I'd the
Palisades from the West Forty second
street ferry, and as the cars climb the
s,oer rrade New Yo-r with its million
of lights. makes a pretty picture, with
the tall Metropolitan clock blinking on,
the hour in red lights.
The route is along the Hudson County
Boulevard for a distance, and then sud.
denly at a high elevation the Hacken
sack Valley, aflame with war plants
tells OF the victory on the western front
hind the American coast line produce
ior twenty-tour hours a gay the ma
teriaIs that snail Destroy herman fniii-
taiisH.
AS .he cars reach Hah"ay u1e MORN
ing star seems 10 be AT us brightest
siow ana dawn Is breaking IN the EAST
cuuueniy as tne AUTOS go toward inc
Amboys red swinging light appears
~ ra'Iroao crossing. ana the danger
sRnai 10 opera'eu eiectricaiiy' ihs''nc-
uNey you tee' II Is iaI better 'nah lhe
pen ringing soirs' LOT 'hat SWINGING arc
ihiineu'a,r,S catches .he eye oi tne auto
uINer' ihes $40" up iook' listen. ana
. "ne, oaHser Is over ,ne men DISCUSS the
sooo iuea OF raiiroao oeheVing IN
saiety hrst ana uoihs II IN a progressive
way
Inc early sunrise siihouettes sololer
~" uuts atuins oFiuse' anu snort
Instance Iur'her you come across acres
VI uu''uinss, 81 "iany III huinoer that
eacn Is gwen ,uNioer' IL Is 100 early
,o' .ne ulen " rise, pu' 'nousanas steep
VIC i'a r uwe''iii@s oehino ,ne wire
. me wire lences give ono an
. U, s'ockaoe. ~ Is not
nowe.er. 10 Keep people INSIDE, pnt 10
80 'nose ouls,ue VIM nave no business
'"e'e iroii' cunning hi'
"i '"e aua'i HEARD
The autos are now going through the
farming country of Monmouth county
and the call OF the quail ia heard. A
rabbit Jumps across the path, a king
bird q +, "'-s. o.-c,'rg a h,,o' =.
bird, the great crescent fiycatcher Is OH
served and the brown thrashers are In
locks
mole runs across the road hu, tho
little black animal Is going en- FAC, tbore
Is neither the time nor the onnor,nn,,y
questioned. but II Is going along such n
straight pathway there Is no doubt OF
IT'S having eyes and the ability to see.
AS VILLAGE after village Is PASSED YOU
look In vain for the little red school,
house. II Is no more. It is painted
whit" or made Of bricks
Manahawk'n Bay Is reached. probably
the longest bridge In New Jersey, and
at the end in letters three feet high can
be read at quarter OF a mile "Toll
please" You nay the 80 cents for each
auto with drIvar and -