The Washington times., 1906-05-27

El0e on q SnGrk OF meet man
eater nose 20 nose under the
sea and try 70 stare him out Of
cOuntenance. or. again. dive into a
school OF znsn-eating sharks Just 70
see what ar awful scare you could
give them2 wouldn't any one OF such
little incidents make the cold chiIIs
creep up and then trtckIe down your
spine?
All OF these adventures and many
others almost as exciting have been cK-
perienced by Charles Frederick Holder
Sfr- Holder Is q naturalist and deep-sea
fisherman OF wide experience. Indeed.
he has battled on its native waters
with every big ocean game fish in
America; he has explored. open eyed.
under water. the mystic coral beds Of
the Caribbean sea: he has investi gated
life az the bottom Of the Pacific n the
name OF science as well as in the name
CT sport.
And now Mr. Holder has written the
most interesting and most thrilling OF
his adventures IN book
No more attractive region for the
hunter of big game" OF The sea can
be found than the waters about the
extreme southwestern part Of Florida
reef, where Loggerhead looks into the
west"
There the hogfsh. grunt. cobia, ra-
birubia. snapper. porgy. grouper, tar
ron spadehsh barracuda and Jack
abound. awaiting the coming OF the
angler who fishes for the love OF sport
and not for slaughter. and who may
wrestle in battle royal with any one
OF these royal game fish and many
more.
To the faded man IN counting room
or Office the narratives Of invtgorating
sport that drift from the Florida keys
come as a refreshing salty breeze from
the most enticing haunts Of old Nep-
tune
From Key West Mr.. Holder sailed TO
Garden Key ana there engaged three
expert fishermen or guides. with their
eailboat. The men were Ions John
Bob Rand and Chief, Seminole OF
pure blood, and they called their pug
MISUNDERSTANDING craft the Bun L'up.
Then away TO the fishing grounds and
adventures.
In addition 20 his regular angling OUT
fit Mr. Holder paid particular attention
20 fishing with the Florida grains me
grains IS a two-pronged spear mounted
upon a handle so as TO form long
slender. plant harpoon-
1t was here that the first adventure
wSs met and the lLlKliLlAS A4Os o-A .
shark taken
las the men poled slowly along CHIEF
called my attention 20 some Jet black
spots coming into view. School OF nurse
sharks taking a siesta,' he said.
Il wanted a specimen and still more TO
see them asleep, the question OF sharks
sleeping being a disputed one. so Chief
began to scuIl n9iselessly toward the
school.
There were ten OF them, seemingly,
all Jet black. lying in every posi,.0"
well punched and not more than tw" or
three feet apart. They were Of good
size. from seven TO eight feet II iength-
The water was not over eight feet deep,
clear as crystal. and I could see the
fish as plainly as though among them.
Their heads were down or were fat
upon the sand and that they were asleep
there could be little question.
81 raised the long grains. then Chief
Knocked on the gunwale with MS oars.
awakening the sleepers. Each shark
dashed ahead in the direction he was
aimed. throwing the sand high into the
watery atmosphere. creating cloud
which involved the whole school
Picking out one Of the largest I sent
the grains into II; then one OF those