The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-04
WHEN HEG0ESA FISHING
SOMETIMES mr.. CIErELfND VIII
7oLIRaTE sTRaNGEEs.
Tho President j. One of the Most Patient
Anglers In Buzfard's Bay waters
sits for Hours Thinking.

The President is One of the Most Patient
Anglers In BuzFard's Bay waters
Sits for Hours Thinking.
Bnzzard's Bay correspondent OF tie
Philadelphia Press saws.
How does the President FISH? Not like
other fishermen. in some particulars at
least. In the first place. MIR. Cleveland
goes about his preparations ia way That
Is characteristic Of tho man.
Brad. have you got any good oeIsSins
ana some fresh fddlcrsg" is a common
saluia'ion that hls boat skipper. Brad
Wright, Is greeted with. which. inter
preied. means that the Gay is 20 be devot-
ed 10 trailing for blaensh. down IN the
deep waters Of the bay where the "biues.'
weighing all the way from three 90 eight
and sometimes ten or twelve pounds now
90 consregatc In large numbers "fli-
dlers' on this shore Is thc venacuiar for
the tiny single clawcd crabs. which grow
10 be- about an inch long. and make lively
fish bait when used alive.
he is assured that the bait box is wei
stored with live crabs. celskins. clans
. tips OF red flannel and am assortment OF
fancy tackle. together with the ff'si-
dents fishing earb. the most nouceaDie
portion Of which is pcrha9s. the nat IL
Is d big. very wide br.m soft felt hat. of
Hight hue once. perhaps. but not so nsn'
now by five or six shades. while PROJECT
ing from the hrim and ala over the crown
are hooks and flies.
cHANGrs HIS HAT.
Sometimes De varies this hat with one
or smaller crown, narrower rim anu %.
more modern appearance, the coioI d
scal-hrowm once and not near as nadlA
faded These are the hats which the ire
sident wears when ON trouung or nas9
nshing expedition up into the Wooaiahns
To- me ponds through Bourne. Wareham,
Nfarshten of any OF the upper cape lou
terrifoi- ahounding with fresh water u9h.
Occasionally DEE VIII don "a generously
,ronorfi1nDd straw hat for few DAYS
sport out ON tie bay, as a better lIo'ec-
lion from the suns rays.
A black silk alpaca coat frequently
covers his back and shoulders worn lOos,
IN in front and frequently uhhutloh,''
Light gray vest ard trousers ana Woe
TODD shoes complete the Outht, ils loI
comfort first. without regard Tor WHO
may see or what they find 20 comnle"1
up0u in the ensemble thus prcse nttu.
Nor does Mr.. Cleveland 20 at ms Sport
with nearly the quantity or the qual,E
OF rarnphernala which the aNNia~'
srortsman from town considers nec'S.
sarv. When the fishing ground ~ itdc"'u
and his boatman has got the llh,7 .'
readiness the hooks haited ana ever
thing I'm order then the President p'slls
his parf ~ the game lie holds the poi''
Those there are Who are gwen To Ct ~
clsm Of this style OF sport VINO are IN
clir,d to the belief that the reason the
r.eSia.r, cniovs fishing so we'll Is be-
eauee in requires go little physical cAti-
,i,n ON his mart. But the effect OF the
criticism OF that stamp stops rshi 'heie'
MoDlL or rAlIrNcf.
There are other things about his style
~ angling that are models There may
h.. other n On who fish in Buzlard3 Say
waters. first and last. who possess ~
ceeding patience. who can possess l'
selves in quiet for hour after noun Wi.'
cut n nibhle. but they have not n''n
heard from 10 date. Mr. cleveland " III
sit for hours without obtaining so ~,
.s "a bite AT his hook. yet DEE iinds no iali,
and apparently seems 10 ENJOY 'H0 "-
lie sits rolc I'm hand and Eliminates. lie
seems fo Doe thinking. though he LOOKS ."
bid stupid. and that De does u'ai ga
hard thinking ont on the water is ,'' 49,.
When a fish comes along ana k.ta "-'t,
cole tangled up with the President hooA
that fisherman lands MIN lnHln- l.' ","'i
FOR ho is am expert az thai aun VIZ .
per in the ordinary piacnce wv 49, .'nn
1i.fi,u uuhcoks him. rchaits the noon 49,
f,sses IL overheard that the 'i'Siu'li-
may cast out for more prey. MT. ~,
land As quite "A different sportsman
trailing for hluensh. lie has 10 Ne ~
catch any fish. II Is eN'il'" b'o,o.1I il
r.oi,ir.e "A great deal of main strength 10
mill fhe ieh two or three pounds OF leau
sinker and from 100 To- 3" ieet o. ne. .,,.-
line 10 is "a ease OF Woik li'l w ' 1.
know ledge DOWNRIGHT. positive. ui'sl'ol ~
n,,,lit,. 7,zin.ss Air. cleveland is Samey
IN surh "a time ana pills some " ,,a' 4.
eratoiv. hut "a long. steady pun, WHleh
usually lands the fish,
DOWN AT neg ISLAND.
p.o,lo who 20 down to Hog Island. on
,he \Vareham shore. or TO Cleveland Le'r'
off the Lower Bourne shore, the iaVoflle
nehine Spots of the upper secil)n OF ne
i,,, ~ cet "A good look at the head oi lhe
nation in The act or ms supreme '"J''
ment obtain different impressions ... q,
t,or Instance. one man returns from Il
.,t, down the bay and pronounces u''
President "a DO or because ne "Iv no. NO nt,
arm his salutation when ne lroN on nus
hsf and salaamcd at the ENec"ut' az - O.
-.t t,...,,,n would at his joss. Auoth'I
.sr,e' hack with AN entirely dliitI'"' ".
~ saw the President down the Al
r,Ns to-day" SAYS one hahc4 man man an
,,.,. Looking oOd-uaturtd ana We bol w
rrettv close TO his boat gradually ana
a.. drst thing / knew, when was IN
.t-,- e,-er,- minute he would yen az
&c IN keen off and not scare an tlc "a''
away from his hook. some nodN sans o-'
fo u.s. II was the President poa 'ii pm,
lie wanted 90 know If wed GOV aug 80 80
frseh clam bait. 1 had some an" We
40 YOU s'pos ! didF saN' Ssh 4 wanted
In 1, am said I'd got all the hsh 4 N"''''
er, was going home pretty quick. o..
"crov,r melted then. lie sang on ~. a"
mo chat we'd better stay down W.,
onccr. so long as they were bltlhs bo'-'
an ts.n halt enough for IT, Wen, th"l
nxeJ n with me. Ia have given mn" 80
boat right there. II hadn't Heou'" -
TO get ashore with.
AMAN OF MOODS.
sf- cleveland seems here TO be man
& ,,.oia Ordinarily hc is very nara 10
I ,+.rr,erh Yet there are times when u
H. otherwise one day he refuses 70 az
& mis- ,r. one TO his estate, ana aho'n'I
L = man whose business with Inn IS uA,
/ derstood may walk mp 70 ms 9oor @Ho
MIND the President in ana hol a'.os, '" 80
N,-o.nlinc TO talk upon such topics a. Ie
- seiert lie SAYS a great Zeal Whicii
a. -iv.n i'm confidence and when MoDid
~ a violation of good iaith 10 print ..
V'c~. dov tho President was 10 .nhi
dsb,n," I'm Hog Island Nsuows' below
-, Gables anchored off t.e rocks, ana
- In his cat-h0at. fhe Ruth. thci-
.ohi. enioyinr himself "a emile OF con
e.7@,,,.rt lowering about nis race. y DIX
eenhoat loaded down with excursion Us
-, Nantucket came up through inc
.,..ro,,- passae. from the outer 'af' iuH-
ring close 10 the rocks among Nl.-" =,
Ruth was anchored. ieiE'hg .u1t ~ a.
49, Two or three rods 10 the ieit from me
N'tt Nf'' rnaLfinnf Violently In The