The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-28
SPORT WITH FLYING FISH.
THEY SHOT ON TIE WING OFF
4 CALIFORNIA ISLAND.
A Water spaniel Trained to Retrieve Them

A Water spaniel Trained to Retrieve Them
The Flight of Flying FiSh-Gre Tunas
That Leap After Them and Catch Them
in the ARA stirring sight from N Boat.
AVALON. Cal. May 2O.-"Look outl Look
out!" shouted the man at the wheelo Of the little
launch Linda. Tho two men lying on deck
duckcd their heads and over the bow went n
flying fish at least thirteen inches in length:
it's wings outsnrcad and locked. its hind wings
trembling and it's big black eyes staring.
1t was a singular sight: but one of the men
had no poetry in his soul. for the moment the
flyer was a fair distance away he raised a shot
gun and frod. bringing it down wiirling and
struggling into the water. Immediately n
water spaniel sprang over the rail and swan
toward the game.
He won't get it," said the dogs master.
throwing the shell out of the gun. There's
but ono trouble-the game sinks And such
was the case. The flying 1sh went to the bot
tom and disappeared before the dog reached
1t. The animal swan around In n dazcd fash
ion and finally was hauled aboard.
Flying fish shooting Is peculiar to Santa
Catalina. where the big California flying fish
makes its summer home in the San Clemente
channel.
Il have n patent on the sport. said the man
who had the gun. but. as | said, it has but
one drawback-you can't always get the game.
No. l nm not In it for my health or pleasure.
You see. the tuna season is beginning here.
The tuna Is particular and wants a fyin g-fsh
diet. but tho trouhl, Ia tho living nsb DOM
come into the HAYS until IL yats n little w,rmar.
40 wa hay, : On aud cot th.m Inst night
thew were ofYering 6, ani.ca f,r living ash
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