railroad in close proximity. At Monmouth the 
club house is now a little way back, occupying 
the segment of a circle three hundred feet in di- 
ameter, which is completed by seven or more 
cottages. The interior of the circle is parked by 
a lawn and large willow trees. 
Just across the drive north from the club 
house circle is Whitney Park, an enclosure of 
five acres outlined by a Japanese privet hedge, 
with four large villa houses, all beautifully parked 
with lawns, trees, shrubs, flower beds and a 
system of connecting driveways. 
Again north, and in immediate proximity, is 
the Shrewsbury, at this point very broad, beyond 
which, apparently very near, are the beautiful 
blue hills of the Navisink Highlands. From 
Whitney Park this view is at all times, in the 
broad sunlight or under the clouds, in storm or 
calm, most charming. With this outlook on the 
north and west and old ocean on the east Mon- 
mouth Beach seems like the center of some great 
park system. 
A Borough of Homes. 
The borough, for Monmouth is now a borough, 
is fed and clothed by the outlying towns. There 
are no business enterprises here. A small one- 
story express and real estate office, a one-story 
shop where suits and shoes are renovated, a 
boarding and livery stable, and a fish stall include 
all. At the station there is a neat little stand 
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