The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-26
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CLEVELAND AS A FISHERMAN.
His Dress and His Outflt-How Great,
He Enjoys the sport.

Boston Post.
How does the president fish, Not ike
other sportsmen, in some particulars. at
least. In the first place, Mr.. Cleveland
goes about his preparations in a way that
is characteristic OF the man. Brad, have
you got some fresh fiddlers,' is common
salutation that his boat skipper, Brad
Wright, Is greeted with. which, inter-
preted, means that the day Is 10 be de-
voted to fishing for bluefish down in the
deep waters OF the big bay. where the
blues weighing all the way from three
TO eight. and sometimes ten or even
twelve pounds. now congregate in large
numbers.
When assured that the bait box Is well
stored with live crabs, eelskins. clans.
strips of red flannel and an assortment OF
fancy tackle the president dons his fishing
sarb. The most noticeable festure of this
is perhaps the hat IL il big. wide
brimmed soft felt hat of light hue once
perhaps. but not so light now by five or
eight shades, while projecting from the
rim and all over the crown are hooks and
flies.
Sometimes he varies this hat with one
of smaller crown. narrower rim, and of
more modern appearance, the color real
brown once, and not nearly so badly fad
ed. These are the hats which the presi-
dent wears when on a trouting or bass
fishing expedition up into the woodlands
10 the ponds. through Bourne. Wareham
Marshfield. or any OF the upper Cape Cod
territory Astounding with fresh water FISH.
Occasionally he will don generously pro-
portioned straw hat for a days sport out
on the bay. as a better protection from
the suns RAYS.
A black silk alpaca coat often covers his
back and shoulders. worn loosely in front
and frequently unbuttoned Light gray
vest and trousers and wide-toed comfort
vhn h. A,,fG A Viz far s.ayr1-
fort first. without regard for who may see
or what they find 10 comment upon.
Nor does AIR. Cleveland go 10 his sport
with near the quantity or the quality OF
paraphernalia which the average sports
man from town considers necessary TO
coax the finny fellows or TO keep himself
in the enjoyment of the greatest possible
comfort 10 be secured from such an out
ing. When the fishing ground is reached
and his boatman has got the lines in read
mess the hooks baited and everything in
apple pie order. then the president begins
his part of the game. There may be other
men who fish in Buzzard's bay waters.
first and last. who possess exceeding pa
thence. who can possess themselves in
quiet and peace for hour after hour with
out nibble. but they have not been heard
from to date. MIR. Cleveland viii sit for
hours without obtaining so much as
bite at his seductive hook. Yet he finds
no fault, and apparently seems to enjoy
the trip exceedingly we'll.
He sits, pole in hand, and Eliminates.
He seems to be thinking. That he does a
deal of thinking out on the waters is GER
tain, when thus arrayed in anything but
the ideal robes in which 10 attire himself
when prepared TO decide the fate of Of
fee clamorers and others. When fish
comes along and gets himself tangled up
with the presidents hook, that fisherman
lands him inside the boat, for he is an ex-
pert at that and the skipper in the ordi-
nary practice throttles the victim. unhooks
him. rebaits the instrument of torture.
and losses 1t overheard. that the president
may cast out for more prey.
Mr.. Cleveland is quite different sports
man when trailing for bluefish. He has
TO be TO catch any fish. Ii Is exciting. ac-
tive sport When big blue is hooked
it requires a great deal of main strength
TO pull the fish. two or three pounds of
lead sinker. and from 100 TO 300 feet OF
coarse heavy line. Ii is a case of work
then or acknowledge downright unsports-
manlike laziness. and turn the line over
to the skipper TO do il all Mr.. Cleveland
is gamey at such "A time. and pulls some
what moderately, but a long, steady pull,
which usually lands the fish.