The sun., 1916-12-07

the beautiful. and was told to me by a
friend who had been visiting relatives IN
the Flushing section. and Ia as follows; a
sort they would be liable to arrest. one OF
the park with air fifes or guns OF any
sort. they would he liable to arrest one OF
the brighter minds Concoctcd the schehe
to fool the officers.
They would go 10 Kisscna. ms II OF for a
days outing. each being armed with n
common putty blower slowed under his
coat and a pound % two pounds of putty
neatly packed In brown paper as amn'uni-
ton; The result on their return was sur
prisiag. My friends informed me that the
bag when pooled made twcnty-four rab-
bits-not 80 bad n days putty blowing
Tor some ten to twelve G GSg,i DUDLEY.
woodhnven. L. J.. Dec. ..
Rod Lost Overheard.
On Tuesday. November IS. a surf rod.
consisting Of u six foot tip and spring butt
and a short. stin sea rod. tied In a bundle
the Rosabeil about midway between the
Gholera Banks aud the Inlet to Wreck
being picked up will he kindly advise apt.
@. W.. Wilson Of the Rosabell Of Wreck
Lead. Long Island.
Many Varieties from Texas Jctties.
In last SUNDAYS SUN you printed a pic:
ture OF our two man catch. consisting NJ
tarpon. .Jackhsh, reddish. mackercl ana
trout. taken at the Galveston tTex.) Jetties
IN fou. hours by J. W. Kay and myself.
All the Ash were caught with spoons. no
bait being used. q second and much
ar..s ea .oh va. later made BY the sane as
been a number o: such catches made by
o.hers this past summer. trolling with
spoons being the method most favored.
Fishing IN Galveston IS. as elsewhere, a
sport In which success depends on the ele-
lnents OF luck and skill. but in these warm
longer season obtains than further north.
There are To be found along the Texas
cast nearly all the southern species as
reii os those migratory nshes which
curing the season travel from the Cnrib-
oean to northern ATTITUDES. Principal
smons these a: a sport nsh IL Of course
the tarpon. but there are many others.
The Gaivestonian's method OF fishing Is
somewhat different from the fancy sum
sally a 'heavy tackle man. disdalning 20
move one inch In tho direction Of the fsh
and trusting TO his gear and skill to bring
the game to him. SO 100 yards Of No. il or
~ linen line. an eleven ounce ZIP and n
quad reel tfas: bscau'" Of the spanish
mackereD are used by most.
nsh. spanish mnckerel. tho rod ,channei
psrsl ana black drums spotted wcakhsh.
iewhsh. rockhsh rrip,e IAN bass,. king
nsn tbonitol.- pompano. shccpshead. huke
whiting. bluefsh and q great variety Of tho
smaller fishes arc taken.
monsters which tho inexperienced do ,,.lI
70 avoid. but which provide tho real thing
IN NE way OF subtraction when conquered.
- 80 'rhiit = WY gpbt IN All the pn-
closed waters about galveston, and thirty.
nve miles on shore lie tho red snapper
pshks, !" which week end trips are made
In suinmer. JOHN coNEEfIV
1909 Post Office street. Galveston, Tex.
Dec. =. $500
u. u. Aiexander's striped BASS Record,
A. regards record catch OF number Of
striped bass for season Of 1917 would lII.s
70 make inquiry n any angler In tho :; ites
OF New YORK. New Jersey or Connecticut
tic:
In shrewsbury River ". II. Alexander
mas caught .: striped bass between July 10
ana November J. they ranged from : to
ia pounds. and averaged about 6 pound.
each. He used a Tight weaknsh rod. ami
the principal bats were bloodworms ard
mullets. w."
hS lost over twice as many az he landed.
as the light tackle gave the FISH a Nighttime
chahce Tor It's lie. which Il n true. SPORTS
maniikc way Of angling.
The largest. liz pounds. had To he
played Tor three-uuarters 81 an hour before
succumbinE. HARrIE ' PHILLIPS
Ashury Bark "a,