Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-06
FISHING.
HE PRESIDENT IS ONE OF THE MOST
 PATIENT OF ANGLERS.

His Assortment or Hats-Long Waits For
 . Biee--sometirnes He VIII Tolerate
 Strangers, and Sometimes He wiIl Not
 4 Few Anecdotes.
 How does the president fish? Not like other fishermen, ill some particulars at least h the first place, MT. Cleveland eoes about his preparations in way that is characteristic of the man.
 Brad, have you got any good eel skins and some fresh fiddlers?" is 8 common salutation that his boat skip Der, Brad Wright, is greeted with, which, interpreted, means that the day is to be devoted to trailing for bluefsh, 6own in the deep waters of the bay where the blues" weighing all the way from 5 to 8 and sometimes 10 or z|1s pounds, now do congregate in large X8umbers. "Fiddlers' on this shore is q Ehe vernacular for the tiny single claw ed crabs. which grow to be about an inch long and make lively fish bait when used alive.
 He is assured that the baitbox is we'll Stored with live crabs, eelskins, clans, tips of red flannel and an assortment of fancy tackle, together with the presi- dents fishing garb, the most noticeable portion of which is perhaps the hat It is a big, very wide brim soft felt hat, of light hue once, but not so light now by five or six shades, while projecting from the brim 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 seal brown once and not near as badly faded These are the hats which the president wears when on a fronting or bass fishing expedition up into the wood lands to the ponds. through Bourne, Wareham, Marshpee or any of the upper Cape Cod territory abounding with fresh water fish. Occasionally he will don Generously proportioned straw hat for 8 few days sport out on the bay, as bet ter protection from the sun s rays
 A black silk alpaca coat frequently covers his back and shoulders, worn loosely in front and frequently unbut- toned. Light gray vest and trousers and wide toed shoes complete the outfit, rig for comfort first, without regard for who may see or what they find to com ment upon in the ensemble thus pre- sented
 Nor does Mir. Cleveland go at bis sport with nearly the quantity or tho Qpality of paraphernalia which the aver age sportsman from town considers nee- essary. When the fishing ground is reach ed and his boatman has got the lines in readiness, the hooks baited and every thing in order, then the president begins bis part of the game. He holds the pole. Those there are who are given to criti- cism of this style of sport, who are in- c1ined to the belief that the reason the president enjoys fishing so well is be- cause it requires so littlezphysical exer- fion on his part. But the effect of the oriticism of that stamp stops right there
 There are other things about his style Of angling that are models There may b6 other men who fish in Buzzards Bay Waters, first and last, who possess ex- Heeding patience, who can possess them selves in quiet for hour after hour with ont nibble, but they have not been heard from to date. MT. Cleveland will sit for hours without obtaining so much as bite at his hook. yet he finds no fault and apparently seems to enjoy the trip exceedingly well.
 He sits pole in hand and ruminates He seems to be thinking, though he looks bit stupid, and that he does a lofl js certain.
 When fish comes along and gets himself tangled up with the presidents Rook, that fisherman lands him inside
 e boat, for he is an expert at that, and Ae skipper ill the ordinary practice 5hxottles the victim, unhooks him, re- hnits the hook and losses it overheard fhat the president may cast out for more p<ey. Mir. Cleveland is quite different sportsman when trailing for bluefsh %&4a has to be to catch any fish. It is ex- cihng, active sport
 When big "blue' is hooked, it re- qnires great deal of main strength to pull the fish, two or three pounds of lead Mnker and from 100 to 800 feet of heavy line. It is q case of work then, or to aaknowledge downright, positive, un spQrtsmanlike laziness. Mir. Cleveland 1e Fanny at sueh a time and pulls some What moderately, buta long steady pull, Whlch usually lands the fish.
 People who go down to Hog island, 1& the Wareham shore, or to Cleveland ieqge, off the lower Bourne shore, the faxcrite fishing spots of the upper sec tisn ct the bay, to get good look at the nSad of the nation in the act of his su pxqme enjoyment obtain different im peeesions
 Or instance, one man returns from ZIP down the bay and prononnces tho W<sident a boor because he did not re- sQm his salutation when he took off his &40& and ashamed at the executive as 8