Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-08-14
YARNS.
7old By the Gallant Polit clans
Who Manned the Manatee.
QUAY AS AN AaTFUI ANGLER

All Hands Unite in Praising the Prof-
cheney Of the PennsyIvania senator as
Fisherman, Cook and sIeeper-A De-
lightfal Refuge from the Cares og Busi-
ness and Politics.
NEW York, Aug. i4.-The fishermen
who went in Hamilton Disston's steam
yacht, the Manatee, have returned with
bronzed faces and wonderful amount
of phosphorus in their brains. Three
Of them. Col. A. L. Conger, Senator ].
Sloat Fassett and Col William Cassius
Goodloe, were at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
Senator Quay, Garret "A. Hobart, Of
New Jersey, and Gen. w. w. Dudley,
the other members of the piscatorial
tour, returned to their respective homes.
The yacht has been steaming in At
lantic coast waters for the past week.
The only accident to mar the pleasure of
the fishermen was that which happened
to Col. Samuel Eessenden. He fell
down the companion way of the yacht
and fractured his thigh. The colonel
was carried to Cape May and left at the
Stockton hotel, where he is doing we'll.
Col. A. l.. Conger, of Ohio, looks like
q July taAs A1AhC UA4 ffJlJACAtAAlS A4OAtA gAAO
Buckeye state, he has a wonderful
memory for figures and episodes.
Qnay's PIscat0rlal Proficiency.
A reporter asked him about the merits
Of the different fishermen in the party.
He said:
Senator Quay Is by all odds the finest
fisherman have ever seen. There is
nothing amatcurish, even in his waiting
fnr n fish frNh hef1 XVfewy wrvnc a datnrrt.N
to- watch him catch fish. All the fish in
the ocean, believe, rushed TO bite at
his hook. OFF Cape May he caught ten
sea bass inside of minute. An amateur
photographer could have made picture
worth something BY being present to
turn ON his camera while Senator Quay
was hauling in fish. / think he has
made arec0rd, The way he hauled his
line in when he was catching the sea
bass was something to remember and
emulate. He did it overhanded. just
as fast as he could haul in and reel out,
and it was astonishing to me how fasthe
did it, he brought in fish. OF course
none Of us could equal his dexterity. =
.Fassctt's Fancy Catches.
"Senator Fassett made some fancy
catches that evoked much applause. He
caught at ono haul one bluefish and five
others. Then he was continuously catch
ing stra nge species of fish. I think he
caught curious fishes in order to save
them for the great exposition in New
York in 1892.
s'Col. GoodIoe is no verdant hand at
fishing. He is not fast fisherman, be-
cause he usually stopped to discuss the
fine points of each finny trophy that he
landed. That is the way Kentuckians
do, viz. discuss the fine points of every
thing. The colonel, you know, is from
the bluegrass region and owns a stock
farm. Did / catch any? Yes, / had
splendid luck, but | am too modest to
speak ct the large catches Imade daily. ("
no Politics or aEancIlausenIsm.
Senator Fassett and Col. Goodloe came
up and had something to say. The
former said it was purely fishing trip,
and no politics was discussed, and
added: I'VE ate, fishcd and slept, and
tabcoed the political and journalistic
world while on board. / admit that /
caught bluetish and five others in one
haul. 1t was a beautiful day, just off
the banks. had no idea of making such
a great haul. In pulling in the six fish
the yacht swayed somewhat and came
near dipping water. Col. Conger is no
amateur fisherman, and his state ought
to be proud of his piscatorial skill. ("
while dallying with sea bass and
waiting for bites did any of the party
tell any good stories:"
1--WE had no Munchausens on board.
Col. Goodloe told few Kentucky yarns
that were laughable in the extreme. In
the evening we enjoyed the moonlight,
smoked and conversed until it was time
to retire.
woaing Balmy sleep.
'sSleeps We never enjoyed sleeping
more III our lives. In fact, we reduced
it to fine art. Senator Quay is a sound
sleeper, when he does sleep. But he
does not, as a rule, sleep long. Col.
COnger is a sleeper and dreamer. One
night / felt somebody tugging at my