The herald., 1898-06-28
LARGE CATCHES, SMALL FISH
What the Sunday Sport at Avalon
Brought Forth

AVALON, June 27.-Yesterday was Gay
for large catches of small fish. The tuna
and Jew fish are counted the only large
fish, even If some Of the yellow tail do weigh
thirty pounds To DR.. e. c. Buell. and Miss
Beulah Shannon fall the honors for the
largest catch. In Mr.. Elm's launch Mil
dred the party went out early in the after
noon and returned about ) o'clock with IT
barracuda and yellowtail and good deal
of sunburn.
Mr., G. L. Hueskamp and Mr.. Fl. j. Hue
skamp were out short time in the after
noon, and returned with one barracuda and
four yellowtail.
Messrs. Dunham and Whiteford were out
in the launch Putting Pig and caught three
yellowtail and a rock bass.
The parties that go out generally get a
number of striles, but 1t is not always that
the fish can be landed. Sometimes the fish
tears the hook loose and gets away, or the
line or hook breaks and away he goes.
Mr.. Doran, the champion tuna fisher, had
this experience last evening: After playing
fish for some time, and just as he was
beginning to think that he was going to
land Mr.. tuna all right. the fish made a
quick run, tearing, thelhook loose, and. maxi
ing good his escape. After losing two or
three sets of hooks and his temper, Mr.. Do
ran finally got good strike, and after an
hour and ten minutes of skillful rod work
brought his fish to gaff. The strike and kill
were made at Long Point. This is the six
teenth fish for the season landed by Mr..
Doran.
While out In one of the glass-bottom boats
yesterday large stingeree was discovered,
and in a short while another was seen qui-
etly resting on the pebbles in the bottom of
the sea. The return to the shore was quickly
made and a party was made up to go out
and Kill the two of them. One escaped, but
the other was killed and brought upon the
beach, The fish measured four feet across
the back and four feet nine inches from the
tip of the nose to the end of the sting. These
are the only stingerees seen here for two
years, and it is believed that they came
from Long Beach, where they are very nu
merous.
Six large black fish were seen sporting
around in the bay yesterday evening. They
stayed in the bay about thirty minutes,
shooting out Of the water and having
good old time, and when they turned and
made their way out to sea, coming up every
two or three minutes to breathe, they would
splash the water Ito the air with their
tails until it looked as though there was
large-sized fountain playing.
The Little Dewey a salboat from San
Pedro, had quite an exciting time of it Sat
urday. A couple of gentlemen were out
fishing off San Pedro, and before they no.
ticed it they were a long way from land
and as they came about to run for San Ped
ro a wind sprang up and cut up such an
ugly sea that there was nothing to do but
run before the wind. The wind kept up
strong Until they were closer to Catalina
than they were to San Pedro when 1t was
decided to run for Avalon and wait until
the sea had gone down. Afer being buffeted
around by the waves some time the shelter
of the bay was made, and hungry and wet
the two gentlemen came ashore to dry
themselves and get something to eat The
sea still being choppy, they were forced to
stay here until yesterday afternoon before
II was safe to attempt the return trip.
Mr. Cornell gave yachting parry to Long
Point yesterday afternoon. The start was
made at o'clock and the return at 10
o'clock Those on board were Mr.. and Mrs
Ellis, Miss Allie Loucks Miss Hendricks,
Mr. VIM Rockwell, Mr.. II. w. Bates and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornell.
The display of fireworks last night was
very pretty--as pretty as 1t was unexpected.
Without the slightest warning only the long
preliminary hiss, and up went a rocket
breaking into myriad stars as 1t turned In
the air. The falling fire was particularly
beautiful, for the bay caught the reflection
until it seemed the entire bay was afire.
The Falcon brought over about fifty peo-
pie yesterday.
Hotel arrivals-The Metripoe: G. ]. Da-
mond and wife. w. s. Montgomery. G. Gill
lett, c. w. Dunham, J. Kuhrts, Il. p. Kemp