Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-25

A correspondent says; The hunting Of
the shark, by its excitement and colossal
dimensions, about corresponds to the noble
chase of the buffalo or the grizzly on shore,
aud is an experience well worth travelling to
Nantucket for. Every sclf-respecting tourist
carries home sharks jaw or some of the
sharks curved teeth as trophies, aud small
BOYS have their wonderful pockets filled with
assorted teeth and scraps ct sharks skin, on
which they sharpen their jack knives AS on
so many whetstoncs. To catch II shark you
stop the boat while ont blue fishing and drop
the line down in those shOal places oil shore
where the SHARKS chiefly lie in wait, but the
blue fishing company generally object 10 this
and prefer to stay by their original spot. \
better way, and one partaking more OF the
| typical island flavor, is to sail down the har-
Dor to the little peninsula of Wauwinct and,
crossing the narrow strip of sand, re-embaik
| in an old whale beat and nj II mile of shore,
drop anchor nj the lavbrltc Summer resort OF
| the sharks.
Hunting the shark is the nearest approach
to Sitting on a mountain to bob for a
whale" since the NOrcross boys present you
with 200 feet ui stout clothes line and an
iron mta, hook for tackle, and impale eight
or ten perch ON the long barbcd hook for
bait. When our nine lines were streaming ont
from the boats side, ani each one was briccd
for the coming struggle, first one female
head and then Il second was bent in pcnslvc
attitude by the gunwale. My head was
swimming, and sea and sky were rolling
together, when II shout from man in the
bow drove every such motion and sensation
away and we all stood up and shout d with
excitement. The rope came slowly in, and
soon the big fish was Laundering on the sur
face churning the waters white all around
and drenchinI us with the spray, The Nor
cross boy seized n club, his brother held the
line, and after succession of blows on his
pointed nose, the shark was hauled aboard
its jaws wide open and its iavenous career
, ended
After this first catch there WAS II sub
ducd excitement all around aud no on,
thought OF the ground swell again. Tn,
Harvard prizr man announced that Ii
; thought he had II bite, and, hauling il
his line cautiously, found Il little yellow
crab clawing ut the tempting bait. TIL,
shout of laughter was drowned by my owl
, shrek of victory, ~ there came jerk from
: the other end of my rope. II may he crue
and murdcrous sport, but there isa savage
excitement in wagins war against such wilt
beasts, aud pulling in that shark was equal IL
holding runaway horse. With braced feet
anu taking II mama over hahu, inc llnc graz
L ualy shortened aud the body Of the sharl
: was seen durtng around in the water "Lool
ont, or you'll land him in your lap" erie
! the yachtman, 'and if he comes in some ii
us will have get out The little boys dane
ed, the men shouted and the ladies stood NJ
and slieked in chorus with me, while TIN
shark dashed the water with his mighty tai
5 and sent the spray al over us aud the boa
: seats The Nocrnss boys took the line an,
! drew my pr 2e in, hammered him On til,
head with club and putting another hool
!, in his back pulled him over and stretched
l him ont There he lay, his nose ut one sid
:, of the great whaleboal and his tail hangin!
over the other, 0 feet long from tip to tip, ,
D good -tor-noihng lump of II fish, weehin!
= 500 pounds.