New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-29
PRESIDENTIAL FISHING.
MANY BLUEFISH CAUGHT BY MIR, CLEvH
LAND.

THE POSTMASTER. GENERAL JOINS IN THE sPoR1
THE PRESIDENT AS AN ANGLER
Fire Island, n Y, July 2s.-President Cleve'
land, and the other guests Of Mr.. Stickney, IN
cluding Postmaster Dickinson and Colonel Dan
Lamont appeared on the deck the Susquehanna
shortly after o'clock this m ~rning and at onco
prepared to enjoy another days sport at blue-nsn-
ing The yacht lay in the Bay opposite the SURF
Hotel, few hundred feet from shore; and when
the President appeared on deck the wind was
blowing fresh from the northwest, making tho
water just rough enough to keep the small boats
of the curious from venturng far out from shore.
Mr. Cleveland was clad in a rough-and-ready
suit, and after patrolling the deck for half an
hour he went with his faithful Dam down to
breakfast. BY the time this was over, at 7.35.
the small sloops Geraldine and Scud were along
side the steam yacht, ready to take the President
and his friends to the fishing grounds a few miles
away.
The wind increased considerably during the
next hour and at 80 was blowing at the rate OF
twenty-five miles hour. The sea was covered
with white caps, and double reefs were put in
the sails of the Geraldine and the party decided to
venture aboard. The Presidents went on the
Geraldine, and Colonel lamont Mr.. Dickinson
and Mr.. Hill boarded the Scud The two boats
then steered up the East Channel where good
sport was enjoyed on the previous day. The
wind coming off shore brought from the Bay the
seaweed, which bothered the fishermen somewhat.
but the fish were hungry and began to bite as
soon as the lines went overheard The boats
anchored in close proximity to each other.
Mr. Cleveland resumed his favorite position
on the port quarter of the sloop, and soon no
shouted: /" Pve got one" lie hauled in a good
sized blucfish and then threw out the line again.
The President makes a fair fisherman he talks
very little and watches the POLE intently. BY
half-past 10 he had hooked five fish. and the
party on the Scud caught three. While fishing
Mr.. Cleveland smokes incessantly.
The President enjoyed the sport greatly and
occasionally remarked to Daniel Lamont that he
thought he knew how to fish little bit. After
the party had been fishing for five hours the Presi-
dent had hauled in sixteen fish while the otners
together only captured nine, the PostmasIer-
General having caught four Of the nine. Tho
party returned TO Fire Island at p m.
The President and his party. returned to tho
SuSGuchanna at > o'clock, when dinner was served.
After dinner the President sat under the awning
astern, and many people rowed out in small boats
to pay their respects to him, but none OF them
were allowed to board the yacht. The people IN
the small boats contcnted themselves with staring
at the President and waving their hats and hand
kerchefs.
At o'clock the President end his party again
started for the cumming grounds, where the Pres-
dent again had good luck. The party returned to
the SuSquehanna at p. m. thoroughly tired out
by their days sport. The President did not eu
ashore
telegram was received in jersey City last
night from Colonel Lamont at Fire Island coun-
demanding the order for q special train on tho
Pennsylvania Road which was to leave Jersey
City at . 80 o'clock tonight to take the Pres
ident to Washington The President is having
such good time on his fishing expedition that he
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