Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
FISHINGAND HUNTING

Catalina will today be the Mecca of
hundreds of fishermen. many of whom
will take their families and stay at
the island over Sunday.
The Los Angeles & Redondo Railway
company viii run two special cars to
the Redondo fishing grounds this morn
ing. They will be knowns as the
'fshermen's specials" and the first
car will leave Second and Spring
streets at $3.50 o'clock and the second
at b:45 o'clock.
Edward L. Hedderly, president of the
Southern California Rod and Reel club,
accompanied by H. w. Coomber, treas
urer Of the Southern California Rod
and Reel club. will leave this morning
for Avalon, where they will witness
the departure of the yachts which
start in the race TO Hawaii, and will
spend the remainder of the day fishing.
Both men will remain at Avalon until
Monday and will attend the dedication
of the new clu bhouse Of the Santa
Catalina Tuna club, which takes place
Monday night.
The club has been in course of con-
struction for some months and is one
of the best club houses of its kind in
Southern California. The cost of build
ing was $4,000.
w. A. Geft, manager and vice presi-
dent of the Fruit World, will accom-
pany e. r. Abbott, financial secretary
of the Southern California Rod and
Reel club, and e. W. Parker of Glen
dale and A. r. Morse of the Western
Hardware and Arms company as the
guests of A. G. Mont, who will take
the party in his motor boatt today to
Avalon after witnessing the departure
of the boats which will start in the San
Pedro to Honolulu race. The party will
then spend the afternoon fishing. They
will remain in Avalon until after the
dedication of the Tuna club house.
Roy F. B. Shaver, recording secre-
tary of the Southern California Rod
and Reel club. accompanied by his fam
lily, will today go to Oceanside and
spend a few days fishing.
w. R. Robinson will today leave for
San Pedro and thence to Avalon in a
sailboat from the South Coast Yacht
club. He will remain at Avalon until
after Tuesday and will spend the time
fishing.
w. Pike and Joe Welsh will spend a
few days with the rod and reel at Ava
lon. They will leave Los Angeles at
o'clock this morning and will go from
San Pedro in Joe's launch.
S. S. Spear and family will leave
this morning for Avalon and will at
tempt to enjoy a few days following
in the footsteps of Izaak Walton.
N. C. Nichols and ex-Sheriff Bones
Weber will today attempt to catch
fish at Balboa.
.nlfic Rraor Int nf
new fishing tackle and will christen it
today at Avalon. He will remain at the
island town until Tuesday and will at
tend the dedication exercises at the
Tuna club, which takes place Monday
night.
Nat Powell Of the city treasurer's Of
flee will forget currency for a few days
and will leave this morning for Bay
City. accompanied by C. Conrad of the
city assessors office. The party will
spend the greater part of the time on
the dry end of q fishing pole.
w. A. Tufts will take his family to-
day and go to Ocean Park, where the
male gender of the party will spend the
time fishing.
Oscar Lane, one of the right hand
men at Hoegee's sporting goods house,
will tonight start for an extended fish
ing trip, taking in most of the shore
towns between San Pedro and Santa
Barbara. This is the first vacation Mr..
Lane has had IN two years, and judg-
ing from the size of fishhook he was
packing in his grip yesterday. and IL he
was sincere in his remarks when nam
ing the kind of animals he was going
to fish for, it will be his last vacation.
He will be accompanied by his wife.
A. M. Mullett and Fred Grewell, en-
ployes at Hoegee's sporting goods
house, will spend today at Newport.
The greater part of the day will be
spent with a rod and reel.
Three guns will leave Hoegee's store
today, and, accompanied by p. Peter
son, J. jacobson and A. Edison, will
go to San Bernardino, where the party
will hunt for rabbits. The employees
at the store do not expect, however, to
see any of the results of the rabbit
hunt. What they expect to hear, how
ever. would surprise Verne were he
alive.
]. H. Adair will spend today at Sau-
gus hunting cottontails, and j. w.
Black will go to Wineville on the same
mission.
r. +. Breer ana 1anlly Will SUNDAY
go to Redondo for a fishing trip.
r. F. Curtis and family will spend
the day fishing at Bay City.
The weasel and the Rabbit" will
go to Avalon today and remain until
after Tuesday.
L. e. Hall will seek for fish today
among the waters of Manhattan Beach.
The Southern California Rod and
Reel club will hold a giant barbecue
at Balboa July rs. All members in
good standing are invited to attend.