The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-10
a DAY ON THE FISHING BANKS.
sport Galore for the PiscatOriaIIy
Inclined on Sunday.

Sport Galore for the PIscatOriaIIy
Inclined on Sunday.
A trip to sea on the tug Regis, such a
one as taken yesterday by a party of
landsmen, afforded one of the greatest
pleasures that can be imagined. At G
o'clock in the morning the trim little tug
was boarded by about twenty-five gentle
men armed with fishing tackle to try their
luck on the black fish banks.
Capt. Paine, the genial commander of
the tug, and his associate Superintendent
Clark of the Savannah Lighterage Com
pany, were on deck ready to do the enter
tanning. Capt. Frank c. Boulineau was
at the. wheel to pilot the party to the ex-
act place where the fish are known to be
the thickest and bite the fastest.
The Regis got away in few minutes
and was soon followed by the tug Gym
thia with another party on board, bound
on the same Sunday mission.
The Cynthia is recognized to be the fast
est tug in the harbor and she tried her
self yesterday. She caught up with the
when both boats were side by side, it
looked like the little Regis would be left
behind; but she was not. The race con-
tinued as far as Tybee knoll, with no
change in their positions. The Regis held
her own splendidly and did not let her
rival pass. The Cynthia went little out
of her way to put pilot on the tug Paul
sen, which is doing duty for the pilotboat
j. II. Estill, and the Regis proceeded direct
to the black fish banks.
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swell large enough to upset an office stool
was on the wide expanse of sea. The sun
dld not presume to cast down his fiery
countenance to burn the necks of the en-
thusiastic fishermen. Drifting in close
proximity to each other were the tugs
Bristol, McCauley, Cynthia, Paulsen and
Regis, with all hands pulling in the game
and toothsome blackfsh
Not the least conspicuous in the group
was Billy Barrett, H. Logan's solicitor,
in skif moored to the buoy, which des-
ignates the site of the backfish grounds:
He had gone down to catch the steam
snip Tropea, which was expected to arrive
from Fernandina, and. as his ship did not
come in, he Joined the party in its sport
Ihree OF the tugs were out on business,
put as not sail was in sight, every one
spent a portion of the day on the banks.
Some of the old-timers said it was the
nnest days sport they had ever had
-Ae''ANA ON9 u AlSn were HduleQ IN, and
many families in Savannah were present
ca last night with mess of fish fresh
from the sea.
me Regis made the trip from the city
10 the black fish banks in two and three
quarter hours, and returned against a
strong ebb tide in three hours. Just as
she was starting home a sail was sighted
10 the northward, and it was an interest
ing sight to see the opposition tugs quick
iy prepare for a contest Of speed and Dut
out for the incoming vessel. The Bristol
was laboring under the disadvantage of
having two blades broken off her propell-
er, and it was dead easy for the McCauley
TO pass her in the race. Both tugs were
soon lost in the distance, as the Regis
proceeded homeward.
The closing incident of the day was the
customary salute to the lighthouse girI. -
as she waved her handkerchief, from the
piazza of the lighthouse on Cockspur Is
land. Then the happy crowd voted thanks
to Capt. Paine for his attention and en-
deavor to promote their pleasure. and
strafghtway FASTENED ashore with long
strings of fish.