Year: 1874

An dCcOmplSnmenL WnlCn now 0IViQeS the uOuOrS
with base ball, feats OF pedestrianism and other
manly exercises, you can do so without risk In the
quiet waters OF the little bay which lies between
the beach and the mainland. There Is room and
scope enough here for q three-mie swimming race,
and 1t Is just the spot ior match OF thus KIND.
Surely there is enough interest taken In this noble
exercise to Inaugurate several grand swimming
matches during the season. 1t should be an easy
matter to raise by subscription among the visitors
quite liberal purse to be distributed in prizes
among the best swimmers. Let the lists be thrown
open TO ALL the best swimmers only to be entered
such as nave already proved their skil-and there
will be- when the race shall take place, lively and
as pleasant day as ever was passed at Rockaway.
Throw tenpins and billiards and crOquet and shuf
neboards 10 the winds, and let all go In for grand
dag OF aquatic sports ON the bay. There ought TO
be something else to talk about besides last nights
hop, or how such and sucn a lady dresses or
how much Mr.. So-and.sO Is worth, or whether
whether Beecher is or is not guilty. The SWIM
ming match Is just the thing, and wnen 1t Is over
boat race can come next 10 order. There IS .
could be more pleasant or exciting than good
well-contested regatta, Tor prize that would be
the Lilly spelled with three l's), and the jose
phine and the Annie White and a whole squadron
OF others, big and little, ready, should they have
the opportunity. The hotel proprletors alone
could start the AFFAIR and they would find their
FASHION ON SHORE AND IN THE SURF.
Allusi0n has been made already IN this letter
to the fashions, put as II might be REGARDED as
ject II may be as well 10 state that.we have the
fashions here; that our ladies aye just as Jealous





goddess and that both on land and sea, in walk
ing and In bathing dresses, they are not unmind-
full OF what Is required OF them in such essential
particulars. Flora McFlimseys are rare among
the visitors, but we nave both variety and grace
dress and when there IS mop at any Of the
credit to lar more pretentiOus resorts Your
correspondent don't profess to be familiar with
the details, and Is In bllssiu ignorance OF the
mysteries OF lOunces, paniers, ruches, &C., but
SO far as the tout ensemble is concerned he
willingly testifles that 1T is just the thing. 1t
was the bathing costumes that attracted and abb
sOrbed his attention particularly In these there
endless variety in style. material and finish. All
the colOrs OF the ra nbow, and many that were
never seen in the RAINBOW or elsewhere, are dis


e cmsoaS m enG ena ns %G and
, brown and gray, yellow and pink white and red,
all mineie in inextrlcabe confusion. and at times
blend together like the cOlOrs in Kaleidoscope.
| AS Tor the hats or sunshades, or whatever they
may be termed, they are curiosties in their way.
| they have "a fail In the lea' strongly suggestive
/ OF autumnal days. Here comes bevy OF water
! air, they shake the water from their dshevened
| tresses; the gtterlng drops glisten like shower
! OF pearls in the bright sunlight.


ROSES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL.


| In the matter Of hats II must not be supposed


that the ladies are permitted to have 1t ali their
own way, for the stronger sex are just as loudly
| OstentatiOus IN the display OF headdress. Barney
| says mis- great object IS to put roses into the
take the roses out OF more prominent feature on
| some OF them he Will 40 almost as WE'LL One thing
Is certain; there will be no roses where there is SO
| much shade, Tor they bloom only In the sunshine,
except those Of another kind already alluded and
which are produced by Internal not external
ject we would advise the ladies TO dispense with
so much leaf and to give the sun slight chance.
and reasonable dimensions, but when they attain
the proportions OF huge tea trays ratiOnal people
have right to demur.


FISHING OFF THE COAST


Having said 80 much on the subject OF bathing,
styles OF dress, swimming matches, boat racing,
aEhAIp % that there is some excellent @ % fishing to be
had In these waters. The waters OF Long Island
have long been celebrated Tor the abundance and
variety OF their tnny treasures. There have been
seasons when the fish swarmed in such vast multi
tudes that the waves have fung them up out Of
beach. Great quantities-hundreds and thousands
OF tons-have been used to manure the land, ana
there are very few, II any, better fertilizers. The
menhaden, mossbunker or hardhead, as this men,
Der Uf the Clupeidp family are called, swarm
IN these waters and are SO prolific that were
by sharks, bluefsh, &C., they would create pesti-


ence on this part OF the island. 1t may strike the
uninitiated as absurd to speak OF fishing Tor her.
ring with the fly, but this has been done, and not
only with the herring but with the shad. Your
| correspondent mercy mentions this passant


for the benefit OF those who may desire 10 try q
| cast this new kind OF game. But fishing for the
powerful and muscular bluefsh-a tough and pug
nacious customer-is real sport for those who
take pleasure In pscat0rial recreatlons. 1t Is of
the coast OF Long Island that he is to be found IN
with his powerful, saw.edged jaws, through swarm.
ing myriads OF menhaden he revels In luxury and
|
the weight Of thirty pounds But matter what
his size, his fighting weight Is from half pound
end Of line Of 100 feet with the boat going at the
rate of seven or eiGht miles On hour. Will require
What a pity he can't be dsned for with the nv.
and that 1t Is only what the village musician used
in playing his violin that is employed In his cap.
| ture, main strength not art.


SHARK FISHING.


For those who would fancy tusse with q still
| fercer ieiow they can be accommodated. 10r the
| fishermen here, or at least some OF them, are
| acquainted with the Whereabouts and fav0rite
ing to the family Of the Chondropterggit. Now,
| lest some OF the readers OF the HERALD may be q
little mystiied by the scientific title, they will be
! relieved when they know that the ChOn-never mind
the rest-is nothing more nor less than the lchthy
oogist title for the shark. The visitor at ROcka-
| fierce monster; that Is, II he thinks he can make
| game OF him. II Is just as well, however. to
yourself or the shark-to avoid the possibility Of
| any unpleasant mistake in the matter. They are
not at all discriminating IN their diet, and the Ash
| erman should therefore, be reasonably certain as
to the end of the line on which the bait has been
fixed. II there are two fishermen in the boat GO
ing iOr couple OF the Chon at the same time, and
| they should both happen to hook their "game," ;"
then Il the aforesaid game" is inclined to sport,
the sails might be taken in, and, with the ne "
team in harness, there would be rare fun. Shark
fishing is exciting but serious work. and, when the
asn Is fairly caught It Is Just as wen not to be in
mouth.


| POLITICS.


20 mucu IoI heuIuk ~ hockawdy. Anu now lOr
politics, which can be disposed OF In few words.
There are no third term men here, or If there are
they are In the smallest minority. They don't be-
leve that the Republic Is as yet quite prepared for
amonarchy ana they are OF opinion that neither
Havemeyer nor Green would object to serve the
public for another couple OF years. They think
at least the New York portion OF them dO-that
both those gentlemen have done this work OF
serving the public so dtstnterestedly that 1t is
time to relieve them,, that they may attend to
their own business, and they are furthermore Of
the opinion that 1t might be as well try change
OF rulers all round. just by way Of experiment. Tn.
like Long Branch there Is no caucussng here, but
when the time comes the sterner sex now soiOurn.
| ing at ROckaway will doubtless be ready to do
their share OF work In the political held.


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