The herald., 1898-06-27
TWO MORE TuNAs
The 0amy Fish Furnish Sport al
Avalon


AVALON, June 25.-The steamer Falcon
brought over ninety-two people yesterday
the largest number for regular trip so fal
This season.
Yesterday was q good day for tuna, OF
rather Tor the people who went out to catch
them. The launch sunbeam took out M
Foster and Mr.. George johnson, and each
got fish. Mr.. johnson made the frs
strike about a mile from Long point, and
brought his fish to gan in just eleven min.
utes from the time that he cast of from the
launch The second strike fell to Mr.. Eos.
ter, and was a very gamey fish, and took
an hour and ten minutes to kill Al one
time It looked as though the fish was going
to make It's escape and take about 900 feet
Of new 81 Guilty hunk Line with him. The
reel slipped from it's seat, and at the same
time the tuna made long run, and before
he could be stopped he had run out all but
about ten feet Of the line. This fish Is a
record for small boat tuna fishing
The boat that Mr.. Foster was in wac 9
twelve-foot, rouud-bottom, doubie-end
canoe, one Of those little cranky things
that will upset on the slightest provocatior
in the hands Of any but an experienced
boatman.
Mr.. Frazier got his third nsh last night OF
GaMagers. 1t was small one. but game
for all that. 1t took Just an hour of good
hard work to land his 45 pounds of tuna
steaks. This is the smallest tuna taken SO
far this year.
The schooner FreidA arrived yesterday
from San Diego and Long Beach. She
made the run from San Diego to Long
Beach in little over twenty -four hours. and
the run from Long Beach to Avalon in three
hours and a half, as good time as the
steamer makes. Messrs Koch and Burke
are the owners, and sail her themselves.
They are accompanied by their families.
M. w. P. Dunham and wife and Mr.. e.
A. Whfteford caught twenty-seven bara-
cuda on rod and reel from the launch Puff
ing Pig yesterday AFTERNOON
The guests Of the Metropole enjoyed an in
formal dance in the ballroom Of the hotel
last night. The Catalina orchestra fur
nished the music.
The launch Sunbeam took a large party Ia
Seal Rocks this morning.
The yellowtail are running close to the
wharf, and 1t is seldom that q day goes by
that there are not several Of the fish taken.
The following registered at the Metropole
yesterday: Mr.. c. L. Graher, Los Angeles;
Mss R. C. Dunlap, San Francisco; Mrs. H.
D. Greene, San Francisco; Mrs. F. g. Coop
er, Los Angeles; Mrs. s B. Millard and
children, Los Angeles; Miss Gordon, San
Jose; Miss Haw, Los Angeles: Mr.. H. q.
Haw, Los Angeles: Mr.. Spencer Milla-d
Los Angeles; Mrs. ]. A. Keys, Suisun; Miss
K. B. Feeham, San Francisco; Mrs. 8. W.
Wakefield, Oakland: Miss Wakefield. Oak
land; DR.. and Mrs. Briese, Los Angeles;
Miss B. Shannon, Boston; Mr.. ]. Schroeder
Los Angeles; Mrs. H. L. Schroeder, Mr. J.
M johnson, Mr.. o. A. Campbell, j. ]. Ber-
gen and wife, Mr. P. j. Hummel, Mrs. H.
c. Duffin, Los Angeles; H. j. Henskamr
and wife, Montecito; Mrs. g. c. Hubbell
Mr.. D. M. Leroy, Miss L. L. Hubbell. Mrs
p. M Dannel, Los Angeles; Miss L. G. AL
ter, St. Louis; Mr.. r.. ]. Medway, Mr.. 8. e
Knapp, H. Dodge and wife, Los Angeles
At the Grand View: Mr.. ]. M. Titlow
and wife, Philadelphia; DR.. H. P. Barton
wife and child, Ontario; Miss frankie
Wells, Mss Lulu Moore. Mrs. A. Termier
Place CITY, Mo- Mrs. DR.. A. H. Palmer
Pasadena; Mrs. Bacon, Sioux City; H
Dodge and wife, Los Angeles.
AT the Catalina: J. N. Brown, Tucson
Mrs. Josefa Maldonado, Tucson; Miss Rosa
Simmons, Mss r. De Campasano, Los
Angeles, Camp Swanfeldt; Robert Mitchell
w. A. Kelsey, Los Angeles; w. F. Shat.
tuck and family, Alameda.
AT the Pasadena house: Mrs. D. B. Var
Siyck, Pasadena. ~