The National tribune., 1882-06-10
PRESIDENTIAL TROUT FISHING,
H0w General Arthur and ex-senator ConkIin
Enjoyed Themselves on Long Island.

PRESIDENTIAL TROUT FISHING,
How General Arthur and ex-senator ConkIins
Enjoyed Themselves Long Island
The fishing excursion of President Arthur
to Austin Corbin's farm, on Long Island, a
few days ago, will always, remarks New
York journal, remain a memorable episode,
not only in the history of the President, but
also in that of trout fishing.
The party comprised five-the President,
Mr.. Conkling, Mr. Smythe the insurance
man, Police Commissioner French, and Aus
tin COrbin.
1t was an awfully bad day for fishing"
Mr.. French said, speaking of his experience;
" the wind blew like sixty. and Corbin
did the rowing. Ipulled up Conkling, while
Corbin pulled up Arthur"
How was the fshing?"
We'll, the pond is so large that the trout
are quite wild, very gamey, in fact and it
takes skilled angler to catch them. The
President caught about fifty or sixty, some
OF them magnificent, big fellows, evidently
well fed"
The fishing was only interrupted at three
o'clock by luncheon, and it was halfpast
seven when the delighted President, with
his goodly load of trout, the police commits
sloner, with his eel, ex-senator Conkling.
with also quite a number of fine fish, Mr..
Smythe, with his crow-bar, and Mr.. Coriaa.
with a dinner -of-fare-studying counte-
nance, returned to their hospitabe shelter.
The dinner, seasoned by glorious appetis-
was an immense success. Mr.. Conkling was
at his best, telling no end of excellent stories
about the Senate in its olden DAYS, Matt
Carpenter, Tom Corwin and other of his col
leagues, dead and gone, and the President.
who was in one of his classical humors, (he
is remarkable Latin scholar and great
memorist of poetry quoted Horace and his
most delightful epicurean sayings appropri-
ate to the occasion, "Thompson's Seasons
which he knew by heart, &c. The mems
was masterwork of astronomical art en-
twined with historical research. 1t was as
follows:
MENU.
CLAIMS from Manhattan Beach,
Eels a la French sauce sag Harbor.
Brook trout a la Arthur with White (House) sauce.
Lamb chops, Roscoe, with Uticarian green peas.
Big joint of beef garnished with asparagus a In
A1bani.
Salad In Fort Pond Bay.
--, Desert led Politics)
Dinner time" said Police Commissioner
French, the President and Mr.. ConkIing
spoke of their long and uninterrupted friend
ship, now extending for twenty years past.
The President asked Mr. Corkling if he re-
membered when they first met, and he re-
piled that he did so perfectly, and recalled
the circumstance with minutest detail
They met some twenty years ago in an inte-
rior town in this State for the first time The
President, who has most marvellous men,
ory and who never forgets anything, corrob-
Grated him in every particular"
And 10 politics or shop of any kind was
talked?" mo politics at all"
At half-past ten o'clock, after cigar and
parting from their kind host the party re-
turned to New York, making the trip in
forty minutes. On their arrival at the New
York side they, very democratically, took
the Fourth Avenue horse cars. What was
their disgust when the car stopped at the
Fourth Avenue stables, and it was announced
that the accommodation of this six cent, ex-
-ra-privileged horse car line had ceased for
he night! And so, still more Economically,
he President, carrying his own fishing tackle,
rs Aleck was loaded up with bags, and the
others equally equipped in sportsmanlike
ashton, the party trudged patiently to their
ZONES, President Arthur repeating once more
What he had already told his host at parting,
hat he had never enjoyed more thoroughly
days sport