The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
FISHING FOR A POT OF SAL.
A BTG SHARK, A BLhCKFTsH, AND A
SKATE Claimed IT.
Tho Fiueenth Ward Fishing Ciab, with
whisky Riiiy Along, strikes Gigantic
Luck-A Challenge to Al Creation.

The Fifteenth Ward Fishing Club 10 on deck.
steam Is up. and the fog horn is in tune. but
whether to throw her wide open now and let
the welkin ring or to hang the heaviest Nom.
Der on tho safety va've and walt for trifle
moro steam is the question: and all because
OF remarkable experience which the club
had on the fishing banks on Thursday morn
ing last On the whole however. they think
they are ready to let her swizzle.
The Fifteenth Ward Fishing Club Is COM
posed OF fishermen: there is no mistaking that
fact although on shore they are the most quiet
and orderly OF storekeepers and business mon
In that peaceful old ward. Whom they GO to
sea they 20 for fish and II one may believe the
stories they tell--well. here is ono OF them:
To the ordinary shore people Thursday last
was not unlike any other summer day. The
sun shone. the air was warm and tribe
muggy. and there was a threat OF rain In the
SKY. but that was NIL. At sea. In the latitude
and longitude Of tho Fifteenth Ward Fishing
Club. 1t was q remarkable day. The members.
| 10 the number VI twenty-five, gathered at South
Ferry in time to catch tho ESQ boat TO Staten
Island. With baskets and well.bngged rods
| and very black cigars they sat on the forward
deck OF the boat and smoked and called tho
members Of tho Manhassett Fishing Club
stufrs. and wondered what in the world tho
Irish Man.o'-war Club was made Of. anyhow.
| Sudt tuet uIuu oCctpL tuo Olt.Eopcht0u
lenges to fish Tor a prize or for cash or else
| shut up. or whether there was any club Iii
town with sporting blood enough to accept q
Long before these subjects had been proper;
y discussed the boat lanued ut St. George ana
| the club went rushing to the train that carried
| them to Clifton. where thoir own shin. the Eli
mira, Cant. Sandiord. was lying with steam up
ing. and young man stood behind row o.
twenty-five glasses, holding q bit!ers bot,l. In
| while lemon and ice and thugs were in reach.
The outlook Tor weather and ish was fine.
emitted. aud the fishing banks reached, and
the anchor a, the END OF long nawser dro rrhi
away. and that is the Important part Of the
story.
struck. 1t should pc said that this club ha+
other club in the city to fsh for nythins from
kinds. or of any kind, or to the largest fish by
cubic ab or IN nss Sas
40 that a Q ,ntest is on for booa!e or beer or
Peesase %hsf s i By T aGi
b-r Of the club: 1t has been the nrm beils' OF
sx ssnG ne
New York who have heard Of Whisky Billy
that he has some private drug With which h. he
,6s members ' Of the the Fifteenth Ward Club:
They scofred ut the idea up to Thursday. and
toa hos ths
they got their tackle overheard on that day: ,,
and Hayes and Alexander ut tie Stern when
Whiskey Billy came aft aud poured the con.
smell The hi thought that there was
trte too much lemon IN the cocktail with
hy Eefns Wh'G and s ss hsa
began to catch sharks in n way without rrece.
dent The sharks were not man-e Gn has
weight such a one sees .'oliowinc a sch Of Of
blpeiish. They were simply ravenSus and
tuRged a. struggled with reel and rod was q
caution 10 fishing tackle makers. Hither and
and breakins trs. While tue whirr Of the clicks
wa. supplemented br the steady rumble nf
profanity as shark after shark Was hauled GU
Meantime. Mhiskey Billy had gone forward:
stopping on the way a. the bar. and mixln;
very har! at, Dr., Fritz P!uenbaoh. and then
Within Ave minutes The weird profanity at the
stern was drowned IL the Comanc he y; ySslls
fsenas Warn ,tls sh 10 s'l u had sG not
ee his linz sss Counted hard uoS and he Who
had one on each OF the three hook was not
OF the ordaEy unless the three ran above
10 the Seu ornar rsn reaie this may have
tritle Of the ,imbre Of the sh stories which give
Irish MANI War fishing clubs, it will seen!
OF the Iifieenth Ward Fishing CLUB oil aver
that tho facts ars rather under than over
Not until tho fishermen at the stern had
grown 70 hohrse as 70 he scarce able 70 sneak
Sliding over the gunwalr and slipping through
tho scuppers at every roll forward. because 9L
eaeh end Sess at
to paw over. their catch. looking for
lie iargss. shark Each member NJ. Isst who who
ASss Ss: y 0 who shs eate sSss
? I PRECEDENT Frank jackson claimed It with q
amss L Lyeh to Weigh
At t SHa Msas M" " Sle had landed
three blnckiish at one haul. which aggregated
II Counting %a s Sharks as sh was rdcuous. No;
body ever. ate sharks. he said. jackson wanted
or a an Orange S COUNTY mil maid AMI for some
reason the reference to the milknatd caused q
anSh so NJ h rf San
a9 sEas by sat onp
The rsii WI i. Thsrsst Tie 6shs io' r. vi 3;
MAKER m"I,n Seaman conceived Brilliant idea Ha
''"Hola on, hoys. Wen blow it in see' Vel
fs Of se aSTnss y
That is now it happsne ed That tbs story q the
Of shs F1S;n Nv Wpd
home until alter THr Sun had been ,liinted
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