Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-15
Golfers Rest On
Brassies On Eve
Of Great Battle

On the eve OF the great battle III
the royal and ancient pastime al the
Oahu Country Club, both captains are
confident. Bear stories have been
emanating from both camps during
the past week, and despite the fact
that the G.. G. b. forces have been
Folding secret practise during the past
week, the spies OF the Grover camp
have been on hand with their tortoise
trimmed cheaters ready to seek any in
formation that might ooze out.
The c. G.. Il. forces have signed up
Hiram Hoosit, the spinach eater,
His work on the greens has been
above par of late. c. c. b., which
the Growers believe means continually
getting better, are confident The
Growers have unearthed a new SEN
sation in Lagree, who has proved an
excellent driver. With Ketchum OF
the Spotless Laundry, whose work
with the irons is excellent, c. +. Cevel
land believes that his team will bring
home the little strip which Is some
times found under the egg at the morn
ing repast
c. G.. Bockns held signal practise
last evening and the players were
given their last blackboard lecture.
Owing to the dew which has gathered
on the upper holes the officials have
announced that only nine holes will
be played, making the match snappy
throughout.
c. g. Bockus and c. F. Cleveland,
who will marshal the forces tomorrow
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, will choose up.
Gathered around them will be nearly
100 golfers, some who have made
rs and others who can't count under
10. Then they will begin picking, and
the very best players will be paired
off and sent on their way.
The li1Steonth hole viii be rele.
gated to the discard, and instead the
tenth hole will be the meeting place
of the clans. After the match is play
ed the contestants will sit down to
dinner and following this will come
an all-star vaudeville show
dolphin's dying, iridescent hues, beau
tiful beyond compare, is true, but COM
paratively few have seen them.
| caught many yellowfin tuna, which
are called ''ahi" (fire) by the Ha-
waiians and which are very plentiful.
Market fishermen have brought them
In weighing as high as 500 pounds. My
largest weighed 72 pounds. The
spring months are best for yellowfin
tuna fishing in Hawaiian waters
735-Pound Fish
One marlin swordfish There are no
broadbllls brought into Honolulu by
market fishermen) weighed 735
pounds, and measured SO inches from
one tip to the other of its mighty
tail! There are no blue or leaping
tuna in Hawaiian waters so far as
is known at present.
The kawakawa. which looks like
tuna with exceptionally short fins,
weighs from three to 40 pounds, and is
an exceptionally good light tackle
fish. 1t is even more full blooded than
the albacore, and its raw flesh is es-
teemed a great delicacy by the native
Hawaiians.
The kahala is cousin to the yellow.
tail, but weighs up to $50 pounds and
is taken in from 200 to 1000 feet of
water As il 1ulks when hooked, il
was too much like work to catch them
on rod and reel.
Aku-southern Californians will
recognize in this fish their smart little
friend the skipjack-weighs here up to
40 pounds. 1t is very plentiful and is
the cheapest fish in the Hawaiian
market.