The evening times., 1895-08-06
Bon Marche,
BASIS SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST
FLYING FISH CIRCUS.
Yellow Tails Create q Disturbance on
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Yellow Tails Create Disturbance on
the Pacific.
There was an unusual excitement IN the
little town Of Avalon, Santa Catalina
Island. Men who were selling goods in the
curiosity stores that lined the bay stopped
suddenly, listered. then, without explana-
ton, rushed out, to the amazement of the
customers, some of whom rushed after
them. Guests in the hotels, hearing the
eommotion. looked out of upper wirdows.
followed suit and IL was even said that the
local barber dropped his razor and rushed
for the beach, leaving his customer sitting
in the chair half shaved
TWO AsTOUNDED FISHERMEN.
This excitement, ard l saw it all, was
started by two boys who had been sitting
quietly a few minutes before on the little
pier that ran out into the bay. They We're
feeling, II the truth We're told, rather disap-
pointed at the poor fishing, when suddenly,
without the slightest warning, the water,
which had been perfectly smooth, turred,
SO far as appearances go, into boiling
caldron.
YELLOW TAILs,l
The boys started to their feet in amaze
ment, ore being almost jerked overheard
by pull on his lire, which parted. Then,
with eyes dazzled by the apparition of
dazzling fish, they shouted excitedly, -Yel-
low tai, Yellow tail! The cry was beaten
to side, repe ed In the reighboriDg streets,
and, as a result, every ore who could
rushed down to the beach.
The yellow tail IS a fish large and beauti-
full, with, as its name suggests, yellow
tail. greenish back, ard white and slivery
belly. Not one yellow tail, but thousands,
had taken possession OF the little bay.
rushing III like furies, chasing the small
fry and flying fishes. and in the operation
causing the boiling and splasning Muru
the boys had first noticed
GOOD SPORT
There were probably fifty boats on the
beach, and at anchor; they were soon
secured, and all Santa Catalina went
fishing, among them the two bors, who,
taking the oars, were soon over the
school and hauling in the big game.
The yellow tails were from two to four
feet in length, and it required 10 litt[
skill TO land the largest OF these fish
and when all the boats were afloat,
rbanned by men, boys and ladies, all
throwing lines, hauling in fish, laughing
and shouting, il was au exciting scene.
The shore was lined with people, who
had no boats, but they also cast in their
lines, which became entangled with those
OF others; and SO the fun grew fast aud
furious.
The most interesting feature OF this
seeming battle of the fishes was ths
flight of the flying fishes. These singular
creatures, eighteen inches III length, with
their gauze-like wings, seemed TO be the
especial object OF the yellow tails, and
Were in the air here, there and every where.
Some flew out upon the beach, one land.
ing in lady's lap, while the clever old
Cog of Hugo. tis fisherman. caught others
as they were struggling to reach the
water again. The filters either did not
have the power to avoid the boats or
were confused by them, as frequently
they dashed over them.
As several SCARED over the boat containing
our two young fishermen, one seized hoop
that had been used as a net hoop and held
it up after the manner OF the clown in the
circus, and IL the flying fish did not pass
through 1t was simply an accident, as one
struck lady in a neighboring boat which
| was rowing, and another passed near
my head that / moved to avoid the living
arrow The incident was quite sufficient
for the boys TO claim to have enacted part
in fish circus. and certainly the perform
ers above and below the surface carried
out the idea
A BIG CATCH
Surely such a display OF agility on the
part If the fishes was never before seen at
Santa Catalina III Very short time more
than two hundred yellow tails, ranging from
fifteen to thirty pounds, had been caught.
while hundreds had escaped. II was over
anhour beforethe exCi;enIe mt haddieddowu,
and what the boys called fish circus had
ended
Never was there such an opportunity to
observe the flying fishes, and as the large
fishes drove them on TO where the wind
came heavily around the island, Il strange
scene ensued A. they dashed into the air,
the gusts of wind caught them and bore
them up ten or fifteen feet, wheIc the sun
flashed ON them, and from a distance one
might have imagined that flock OF birds
had suddenly arisen and were being carried
away OF. the wind c. T. HALDER.