The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-03
FISHING WITH THE FlFTEENT.
HxRDLUCK WALLACE GOES OYER
hoard WITH 4 HOOK IN HIS EAR

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When Uncle John Sanford OF Clifton. 8. L..
arose and asserted himself last summer the
| Fifteenth Ward Fishing Club OF New York city
at once stood up and did likewise The result
| OF these two simultaneous arisings was that
| Uncle John Sanford became as one unknown
| to the fishing club. Not only was he ostra-
| cized. but his fishing smack. the Almira. was
| condemned with him In the eyes OF the club,
This year tho Fifteenth warriors found the
man they wanted in Capt. Adam Hemmes Of
| Clifton. Capt Hemmes is known as Chaffee.
| Chaffeo was told to go ahead and build q
steam launch that would at least beat tho Al
mira. II nothing more. He did as he was told.
and tho Ffteenth saw him through. All this
| was done very quietly. so that ex-Uncle John
| Sanford would not hear OF II. When the launch
was finished. they named 1t the Surprise. with
many disrespectful insinuations In the direc-
| ton Of tho Almira. Yesterday the Almira was
to take out the Third Avenue Piscatorial Club
th ThsG shirE season and beat e1-Unc'o
observer travelling through 1t W on Wednesday
night might have noticed that the corner
crowds were slightly larger than usual aud that
went 10 bed early. II got IN early. too. Four
o'clock saw. many prominent men walking
ond-ciass Fifteenth ward clothes and i carried
the regulation ward clothes basket Six O'Clock
remander Of the ward was there ' to see them
| off. Small fry who were too small to CO. and
t T9 Ss too ss to s in fact The
them good luck. As the $50 ferry boat swung
9%t into tie BAY bound for Staten Island little
III do Fiitsent' gets left She can move onter
| de cast side"
.n unsS5 Fritz r reuerbach reused himself and
Barney Martin sent us word to win. and vat
where ChatIce. met them With the launch. Ali
got aboard safely but Uncle Cheese Hasmer.
ity OF ali the free lunch counters. and shows
300 pounds Of prosperity He tried to stoop to
reach the ladder leading to the boat He took
My Ealluses choke my lungs"
Big Buck Klein prom pity cut tho suspenders,
and Uncle Cheese dropped to the deck MUIR
" YOU hat saved mine life"
AS the launch steamed down the bay Mr..
:" As a matter Of personal vlndication. ana
chaiisnge any man in THIS party to drink beer
at Waeered SO that he wend e"t SIX
blackberry pics 1T once without Stoppins. Mr..
ss o
Peter Seaman. Clerk Of the General Sessions.
was SO pleased plea with this game that he went to
the pies Willy wen Vas horn
knows no other name; and who is known by no
other name. produced a big blue bottle.
T.; This r; sald he. holding i at arms length:
,.IIp-yup IIeinnickei Of fortieth street and
ing on cargo. BY this time the launch had
reached point in tho lower bay about a mile
ss sa t Hook eo D %rJ st f nn s JONI
Sanford rnt was there with tho Almira..
Th g, surprise fns pStled steam At the Almrs
1,Chailee Ilemmes looked at ipcle chsese and
Uncle Cheese ehnckled and nodded, Tho Sur:
stopped Then IT began TO drift down. Closer
and closer it drew to the rival boat. The Al
ban IN S9Esd oSI
%histiSd and the fifteenth Wv warders ysiied.
Of mar Emerson Market SAID HHO' 10 'AeA f'e'u'
Placed them defnnct on tho first deal"
the front Now. Mr. Wallace came By tho an name ne
@ WSen w ony o bs ey esF
six front teeth. and before he voted he had
his. Mr.. Wallace had Straight tip i Tor judge
Morrow in the BroSkiyn Handi cap; Ii came SO
and $500 and started for G5avesend Fl is coach
broke down on the way Mr. Wallace lost his
money in the shsk k and 5pdge MorroX
the first fish. He had retired to a quiet corner
q o. thS boat and While the others were idlinG:
had the Almira left. when he appeared in the
AS first man in the water ! catch first fish,
he shouted aud waved his rod about his head
But lIardlncE had forgotten to put sinker
on his line and as the hooks swung past him
one of them caught him in the lobe Of the
oS5 dPPe eT sa hs rod a and
net ilshed him out: ,Unser Fritz Fenerbach
had resir"d Glow the shins Began . ' Fionn
doris. skates. black bass. starilsh. and weakfsh
s S%y "pv e that se OSWALD Ms adds sy enh
the siariu% e as1ss's hSSFe4toP YES a ss
Of beer. six cases Of champaGne. much WITS
key. and more wine We're the Ia bricating fluids
se Sw i ru s had n mns ssuSS hq %
for falling short so, while the "siIarium"
pile p'is and line and travelled around the boat
He fastened u hook on every line to the line
the 'n1If got deck again T Hss
sitting in the how of the boat half asleep. with
hls linz dangling over the side Of tho boat
col tuGGed at his line; Every fisherman on
tn" boat had bite at that moment. Yawcob
long. Every man did likewise. Hooks and
lawrob's line came up. inwcob went downto
the "slarium
From the coal wreck the Surprise steamed
ont to til" Monument, about 800 wards south
of the lower hay lighthouse While she was
rough, Tn" SURPRISE tossed and rolled and
tugged nj hrrnnchor. Uncle Choose Hosmer
To deck. Incl" Cheese arose and started for
way. when another lurch stopped him. < se,-
ord roll made him sick; Uncle Cheese threw
a number Of things on deck.
"Poys,' he, sna. I'm diGniled chenille.
man land; but am no salt. cannot stand
Ins" Cheese closed his speech on tho floor
OF the "slnrium" He fell down stairs and
lay in II corner moaning.
Aunt Willy Schlosscr caught fish. Now,
Aunt Willy has nshed for ten years for one
certain ilsh. But he never really ,nshed to
common FOUNDER and black bass by remark
neral Gsh. And YESTERDAY when he caught
This is he tish ,I Ten years looked for
IL, IA i'm ha nrn