The sun., 1919-08-30
Boys Tourney To-day Mt Ocean City.

DoSb lOuFncy lO-u0y mt OCean t1ty.
The Ocean City Fishing Club will hold
a casting tournament day for boys.
Gus Melsselbach has donated a $50 watch
Tor the boys under is making the best
the boys under 16 making the best average
In hve casts.
In addition 10 this there will be a large
This tournament Is open to all boys from
anywhere under is years of age.
Clubhouse on sedge Island, Barnegat Bay
sedge, or Warmers Island, now has q
real clubhouse. something that has beer
expected of It for 200 years. when South
Jerseymen occupied themselves chiefly
with looting vessels which came ashore
When wrecks were dull they drove
COW along the shore with a bell on hei
neck to assure navigators that all wal
serene. The said navigator passing wei
out to sea thereupon turned inward end
landed high and dry on n shoal. where mis-
boat went TO pieces and his goods hoated
ashore to the waiting Jsrseymen.
Another lure was Just simple fare oil
lantern or small fire, giving promise OF
a beach and safe landing. The navigator
knew an inlet was there, but somehow
these signals never happened to be put II
the right place to enter 1t.
Only the other day big steamship. JUS
released from the yards by the Govern
ment. was manned by men strange to this
waters in this part OF the world. The cap.
tain mistook Barnegat light for the one
a. snr sandy Hook although 100 feet taller
Bay only to land high and dry on the
cruel shoals.
The new organization bears the. title Of
the sedge Island Gun and Fishing club
IL is proprietary, it's owners being tn,
city offlciels and Judges of Trenton. Capt
George Chamberlain has charge of It and
has painted and repaired II inside and
out, so that the little structure is a dream
of romance.
Facing east is a rooted. mosquito netted
veranda on which all the members can sit
In the afternoon shade and the twilight OF
evening, with magnificent views.
The dining room of white has leather
bottomed chairs There are sixteen hunks
Pullman car fashion, with ample bed linen
and blankets. Every room has stove
There is a wood house amply filled and g
coal house that expects to be.
sanderson's Secret wealSish Hole.
About 500 yards from its tempting YER
anda, on which / have loafed considerably
Is what may be termed Ban Sanderson'
secret weakhsh hole. 1t is a widening
Of ditch-like channel that runs close to
the shore. parallel with Mud Channel
knew Ben had something concealed from
me, which is not right In a neighbor. After
several bottles OF 2.75 Ben whispered in
my ear
I was encamped early next morning over
this enchanted spot, hauling in huge weak
hsh that laid right across the bottom OF
the rowboat. The sky grew murky. The
round horizon closed in on me Glancing
to the northeast, ! saw a squali, evidently
preparing for a visit.
Say. / made that 500 yards to the YER
anda OF the nice little clubhouse in I'M
doubtedly the fastest time on record. just
as got the boat secure under the veranda
and jumped to cover. the squal struck
and ripped the entire landscape. Most OF
the day 1 was shut in by the howl and
drenching rains but the weakhsh were
W. H. BALLoU.
Forked River n. J.. Aug. 90.
Fine Fishing Predicted for Pier.
Did THE SUN hear about the Poin
Pleasant fishing pier being partly de-
stroyed during the northeaster we had or
august 1877 The damage totalled s11, 900
The pier was not quite finished; the door
Ing was not laid on the second half
We were going to have some very I'M
fishing from that pier. as already bis
do rot know II IT will be entirely re
built. az 1t is club pier.
fishing club That is going some
beats the Asbury Park Fishing Club all &
bits OF course. many property holder
good thing, put up most of the cash 70
We have a corkine good president. VIII
Is an architect G. NJ. w.
New York. Aug. 20.
Blue Herons at Wreck Lead.
An observer Of wild life counted four
teen blue herons at Wreck Lead one da
| early IN the week.
Seaford Information Desired.
| VIII readers of the Rod and Gun column
| inform me II the fishing station at Sea
| ford, l. l., is near the railroad station. o
must bus be taken to reach It; Ca
| tanned? How far Is person obliged I
1 row to the weakhsh grounds? VIVA
| ROD AND GUN.