The morning news., 1888-08-26

Members Of the club are permitted to in
stDl, their families in the well-equippTd
house it owns and are allowed. under stated
restrictions, 10 invite guests Some Of the
best catches recorded iU the clubs books have
been made by women, notable achievements
with the rod having bssn accomplished by
Mira Msson and Mrs Worden. President
Arthur generally hud Roscoe Conkllng as
bis guest. Ia. iatte.'s initial effort wit a
salmon dy was made under Dir F,orenca's
shpes y;slon aud with one Of his rods. When
the ils.iHguishsd srpstor drew the breath
after haviug seen the gaH plunged into his
gills OF q mnznidrent fish watch the come
dian sportsman had orouS!g a,oLS Sside of
the boat after half Gle hours battle, he said:
"Mr Florence wouldn't the fish Lave
greater chanoe Tor tss life il the gaff wasn't
usedG'
Certainly" was the reply. But with
out lis use you would lose many of them"
Even so,' said the senator. "A fish
which can make such brave tight should
be given fairer opportunity for victory.
If should be fortunate enough to hook Que
/ don't wish the gatf used at ALL"
"Even at that disadvantage Conkling
captured six fine salmon tia. day aud III
each instance he drowned the fish before
landing it. AS a matter q! course he lost
most of these he hooked, hut when such
accidents occurred he appeared 10 exult in
the fish's victory and never betrayed the
least disappointment at its escape.
But the most enthusiastic and most well
come guest the club ever had is William j.
Florence No fisherman has a kesner zest
for the sport than he. Concerning sal
mon fishing trip with he Duke Of Beaufort,
when Edward Sothern and Sir John Rae
Reid were also of the party. find this
mention in Florences sorap-book written
by friendly hand: 1.-The chef of the
party on this occasion was put to his wits
ends to serve up salmon so as 10 cause it to
taste like anything but salmon. The en-
tries of salmon a la Beaufort, "A la Dund-
reary, la Florence, a la Rae Reid, succeed
each other with startling rapidity, though
each possesses a varying flavor, with just
the faintest suspicion of the presence of the
lordly fish. Lord Dundreary being of the
party, the chaff between Florence and
Sothern is as bright as q Jabl@hoR caud le
commencing at. tub time and ending only
in the wee sma' hours. What champagne
flows in the veins while living this out-of-
the-world Iifei Tho duke laughs when he
thinks of the starched old peers seated in
the crimson moreen seat in the House of
Lords, deliberating upon some unsavory
bill sent up from the unruly commons, or
listening to the spasmodic grumhliugs of
Lord Granville or Lord Derby. Sir John
Rae Reid laughs when he thinks Of his
pals who are swelling the season, riding
in tho Row, on their knees TO Sarah Bern
hardt, or imagining themselves free as the
air in doing petite deniers at tho Star and
Garter at Richmond, Sothern laughs when
he thinks Of irving playing "Ha nlet' in
the morning and H'Cisude Melnotte" at
night. Florence laughs as he exclaims as
'Bardwcll Slots, 1--WE arc having h. O. t. >
or when he spostrophiseJ thc luc&iesS salmon
which le has jus. admirably sJrrcf, by
don't try any s. s. on me, o. m But this
gocd time comes to an end; Mr.. Florence
canGot teep his humor for his friends nor
his skill for the salmon, but must needs
come back to the hard work OF the stage
once more to make us laugh or make US
cry"
And what he did that season he hos done
this and promises to do for many seasons to
come, luring the luckless salmon and cap
turing delighted auditors.
LOUIS N MEGARGEE,