Evening star., 1953-06-21
h'sa 3-Hour Drive
From Washington 10
Relaxation and Fun
By George Kennedy
Stur StaH Correspondent

~ OCEAN CITY, Md, June 90
Residents of the East are fortu-
nate in this: From the keys of
Florida to the tip of Cape Cod,
the Atlantic Coast line is a series
of wonderful beaches.
The sand is white and almost
level. The descent into the
depths is gradual. The surf
booms constantly. The water
is never warm. It is always
surprisingly salty to the visitor
after three seasons of the year
away from it. And both water
and air are gratifyingly invigor-
ating.
One of the best stretches of
this long beach line is almost
opposite Washington. It is right
here at Ocean City, Md, about
$50 miles from the Capital via
the new Chesapeake Bay Bridge
on Route so, good road all the
way. A three-hour drive gives
the heat-stricken Washingtonian
the relief, of a dip in the ocean.
But Ocean City is more than a
beach. It affords the visitor
either the pleasure of tumbling
in the surf or of deep-sea fishing.
Unfortunately, it seems to be
difficult to combine the two.
The deep-sea fisherman is so
taken up with the possibility of
taking a big fish that he is lucky
if he remembers to take a
shower.
Swimming Is Good.
Those who spend the day on
the beach with an occasional
foray into the waves get so de-
lightfully worn out from the buf-
feting that all they want is a
good meal and bed.
They can get both at rates
that are low compared with At
lantic City and Miami. Proprie-
tors of the hotels and boarding
houses have been in competition
for years to have their tables
we'll spoken. The founder and
the bluef1sh served up were
caught yesterday. Later there
will be dolphin for the discrim-
mating. Occasionally, there is
sea trout (weakf1sh) on the
menus and there is always the
Maryland crab.
Deep-sea fishing at Ocean
City got it's start 20 years ago
when violent storm cut a deep
channel through the barrier, the
sand bar on which Ocean City
was built. A tremendous sum
was spent building a stone rip
rap to make it permanent. Since
then, Sinepuxent Bay behind
Ocean City has been a fishing
port.
The sport fishermen who go
far out to sea in the little cabin
cruisers already are getting blue
fish, although they have not ar
rived yet in big schools.
No Martins Yet.
Right now the first marlin
catch is being awaited. Presea-
son vacationers wander down to
the wharfs of the Capts. Bunting
ing-Capt. Joshua Bunting, Capt.
Harry Bunting and Capt. Talbot
Bunting-to watch the fishing
fleet come in and see if any are
flying the blue flag which means
one of the big fish have been
caught. None has been taken
yet. but some have been sighted.
Once one is landed the word
will go out on the wires of the
Associated Press and that will
excite deep-sea fishermen in Ohio
and st. Louis and Milwaukee and
even in Duluth at the far end of
Lake Superior.
Anything can happen on the
shoals off this summer resort.
The shoals are shallow places in
the ocean only so or so feet
deep. Take the experience of
Dick Galigher on Tuesday. Mr..
Galigher. who is from Hunting
ton, w. Va, has one of the finest
boats ever to put into this port.
She is the Sophie Jane, about
twice as long as the ordinary
cruiser and four times as luxuri-
Gus. He was trying for bluefsh