The sun., 1916-08-18
Rod and Gun News


The Dsy's Sport.
"oot snough ?" asked Joe stuibaum.
S%ansrsis guide. a. he surveyed the weak:
q Me' im s''IXy: ven s, :,,e;, aSd W,.I;am w: ,ss
Losry sPS.; Ja%a.ss BAY yesterday ..
s naW MISS; .Thsrs enough. Ler' pun up
walt. sssented and the Lucky spo, was
i 10 S,, is,s behind az n. guide nr,pa5.d
and its sashcord line.
This nr:, stop vas made at the Meadows.
time /. shark weishins eighty pounds was
hauled aboard.
,,% Then T sss '; ;,m: X. er, gu, . second
vigorous than the other. IN tusEing
wsI,1 60, ,ne shark to the "a. Of the
the vital part Of the head and the shark
With ITS isil %side.wipsd the launch, all
wsishinE iao pounds. was killed with
Got, enough" asked s,uib.um. for tho
Sure" said wei.s. "we.v. 20, enough.
i've hundred pounds of shark. az weak
nsn. sea bass and the boat almost
"smped' thats enough for one day"
More Fish Now Than In 20 Years.
sFfed Boegei Of Cana rsie s,ii ,v.,.r,,v
mat he believed more people wero angling
IN Jamaica Bay this year Tor weasn.n
than IN any year in the past twenty.
Yesterday. weakash weighing from ii, to
III pounds were taken by parties angling
s x!sn sss S Hsp'T Yates su 4. ,,, Sn. rsssS,,sd
i. ..s.i:. 81 H 5ssn.oai.' :. !, L. 4 . iSsssS:ss.
Knip:, s: R.v,nI:. IS: stuiS.um mof ~. ihafid;::
win. ~. and g. Ansbach. 10 weaknsh.
jamaica F1uks Fishing Poor.
Hiehard Johnson's party from canarsie.
luke nshinS IN Jamaica Bay yesterday:
poor In Jamaica Bay this season.
New Msthsd Of Releasing Tsrpon.
SOUTH BoCA GRANDE. Fla. Aug ~.
John Law Kerr. secretary Of the Izaak
Walton Club. has Jus, submitted his report
uhish how . Grand teal of 1901 ,arpon
May 80 was the record day. when -
tarpon were caught.
ord with = catch OF l!s fish In n season.
b. w. Crowninshisid also Sc, the dsy's
record higher. The feat of taking IS
reported at the time In THE sun.
The catch Of 1901 tarpon was aided
materially by the visi, OF the Southern
In discussing the seasons nshing witt
q Sun correspondent today Mr.. Kerr r.
marked: "a new method OF releasing
Instead of going to the beach the fisher
man brings the nah up to the boat and
:Ai sa rules; II so ,,su , az q gag e.. is l." armed ",iag T,ss
to a short piece Of cotton line. lie slips
this hook into the nsh's mouth ami holds
ny this method the Gsh is no, In.
Jured . particle ana the long tiresome
tow to the beach is avoided.
the large number Of tarpon caught does
not Indicate 'ha, This nnmher was killed
eQeI hy that number hat "A larRs manor
,ion were released. only those actually
used for some special purpose by their
an excellent prec.ient for fisher folk in
other sections 10 follow"
Two women won gold buttons for their
In an. eighteen gold buttons wcr.
Mr. crovSnin.hi.iaT'ss PRIZE. ,neiansd: ' iars
su,, ONE , n"y sA'sn Fs asmBBs .!r OF Of sSIlii
button tackle tarpon released and second
MIR. Brem.rs prizes Included. mrs, tar.
pcn, ,afsrs, ,afpon and largest number OF
W" IIe'"Ssa ~
skins the largest tarpon among tho
women contestant.
Atiantas Take 30 Tuna In One Day.
BLOCK ISLAND. r !. Aug. iT-Tuna
have struck in ut BLOCK Island and mem
sers OF the Atlanta Tuna cub go out daily
for this exciting sport. So far the large,
catch for one day by members Of he club
Is 80 hsh. all taken on rod and reel
the Atlanta Tuna club was organized
N 1910 when II was proved beyond doubt
Ia, tuna could be taken In the waters Of
The incorporators included: Charles W
DAN. A.haway. II. l.; ueorre l.. shep"y
SSs9i Il ysrnsn fe. s:.5.I" h:r,i Nyiiis.
civ. ana l.. Dana Nhani.1p. ROstnp N.x.
The purposc q the club is fos,cr.ng
ana pro,'e,inr III. game n.h-s Of Inc
states Of America. to promote and en-.
ooar.s- rod and ,eel sea angling win
among the members o. the club
The Atlanta Tuna club has nov a mem.
was ,sken by william Payne Thompson of
w..'bu,E. L. J.. who summers al New:
hSf,,, me Prize Is Jackie, to be selected
..1 1h. H ihtini. l Tuna NIB Glse prizes for ,his
tackle and light class ,ackle' ~
In the bluensh class ,hres prizes are
The orncer. for the ensuing ,ear.
Elected la.t month. include: charles ".
Willard, westerly. Il J., president. l.. Dana
dent Andrew Gray Weeks, Ros.on, Mass
second r!cc.presldent, Frederick :, Dor.
mr,, sew YORK c',S ,hird yic..rTesiden,.
= 49, '''N ~ - " -. -
uter, zeEas w. Bliss. Providence. Il. l., sec
rotary.
BLACK Tom Lighted ROckaway Buoys.
Captain Jake Martin OF the Evelyn on
the morning hat Black Tom exploded
was steering hls boat through the Rock
away shoals on the : A NJ, trip. He was
feeling his way because OF the sand
bars. when suddenly the ietona,isn took
place. followed by the lighting up Of the
heavens. Every buoy was visible and the
Light continued for 50 long u time tina, II
siUwed him the way out.
Black Toms Aftermath.
Fred A.. Hogan OF 1853 Lexington avenue,
Jersey city, a member % the United AM
Flers League OF New York and also OF
Hudson County. says thar since BLACK Tom
exploded III" Jersey cay and tommunl-
paw waters are So black that all the boats
In the water have become gray colorei.
Mr.. Hogan thinks this is due to the acid
that went overheard at the time Of tho
harbor explosion.
within Htty feet of the shore Of chapel
avenue or Linden street. said Mr.. Hogan
yesterday. "at one time you could get u
mess Of eels. Now I doubt II you can md
clear water II you 90 out three miles from
shore.
"MoorinGs. N,'ings. ropes. paint and both
copper and deck work have been ruined to
an extent Of over $1,000.
THE smell continued Mr., Hogan, us