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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
Notables on the Banks
"Skip."
Sketch No. 4
By ARTHUR THORNTON.

Under ordinary circumstances sit
would be hard to say much of interest
about person you have never had tho
pleasure of meeting. but although I
have never met Skip" in the flesh I
have often met her in spirit, for be,lit
known this able writer on things relat-
ing to the sea is a lady. and one too
who yields a pen with wonderful
ability. w
Skip 1t Is who spends much time too
upon the ocean and in the bays In her
own boat, l think. and her love for
the rolling sea and the sport It affords
Is well attested by the many poems
dealing with these subjects written by
her. -
The writer has peculiar pleasure in
writing about this talented woman,
albeit he has had many friendly tits
with her In the columns of THE SUM-
these exchanges, however. being OF siioh
a genial character as is always the
case among true sportsmen and SPORTS
women. u
Skip" likes TO troll for bluefish and
once in a while to take a trip on the
Evelyn with her good friend Capt. Jake
Martin, or you may see her poking
among the rocks around Manhattan
Beach for lobsters-I often wonder II
she ever gets one.
Ut Woulu De n 0ne tnlng IL tnero
were more women who would emulate
Skip" in following the game, for whom
once really understood 1t can never be
shaken of.
The writer never expects TO meet
skip" for II Is one OF her cardinal
principles TO keep at distance and IRE
her telling shots from ambush.
l once met Il man who told me that
friend OF his had told him that an
other friends friend had actually seen
Skip" but the yarn was so shado%y
and vague that put it IN the same
category as THE River OF Doubt''I
There IL one thing. however, that Is
not doubtful. and that is the pleasant
fact that skip" is one of the most
popular and well liked contributors to
THE SUN.
do not know whether she Is tall or
short. dark or fair. sweet l6 or mature
~ or whether she Is married or single,
but If she Is married I congratulate the
fortunate man,
She Is the win O. tho wisp of the
Rod and Gun news. Long may she 1--we
! TO charm us with her rapierllke peni
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
DOMINION PARK REGULATIONS
Fishing Seasons. Length ard
Catch Limits.

MONTREAL. Quebec. June All. y
Harkin, Commissioner Dominion Parks
states that hereafter the following regu
latlons will govern fishing in the Do
minion parks:
Lake trout, speckled or Nipigon
trout may be taken from any of the
waters OF a Dominion park between
May and August 81, both days in
elusive.
Fish OF other varieties may be
taken from the waters OF Domin-
lon park, except Jasper Park. be-
tween July ! and October 81, both
days inclusive and from the waters
of Jasper Park between June / and
October 81. both days inclusive.
provided that this shall not restrict
the power of the Minister OF the In
terror to grant permits 10 net white
fish or other nongame fish In any OF
the waters Of the parks.
Fishing may be prohibited In any
OF the waters OF the Dominion parks
or limited therein to any specified
season of the year by order OF the
Minister Of the Interior.
No fish of any kind under six
inches In length shall be taken from
the waters Of the Dominion parks.
and II taken shall be immediately
returned to the water alive and with
out Unnecessary injury.
No person shall take from the
waters OF any park more than fifteen
nsh in one day.
No license fees are required for
fishing In the Dominion parks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
SALMON THEORY EXPLODED.
New Zealand Experiments show
Fish Spread of own Accord.

SAN Francisco. June 2i.-New
Zealand has put the kibosh on the the.
DRY that salmon invariably come back
to the stream IN which they are born.
From 1879 to 1900 various attempts
were made TO introduce the salmon, but
1t was not until C. II. Lambson, then
superintendent of the Baird hatchery on
the McCloud River. took n consignment
OF eggs TO New Zealand, caring for them
personally on the way and rearing the
fry. that this and subsequent lots OF
quinnat salmon finally were successfully
planted.
L. r. Ayson. Chief Inspector of FISH
cries, writes regarding the spread of
salmon along the New Zealand coast:
1.-THE Waltaki IL the only river on the
east coast OF the South Island in which
salmon have been planted. and now they
have spread from there into 1--WE rivers
north along the coast for n distance OF
fully 800 miles and south from the
waitak for a distance OF about izo
miles.
There Is strong ocean current run
ming from south to north along that
coast. which no doubt accounts for the
salmon travelling further north than
they have south.
"The first river suitable for salmon IA
the Rangatata, about ninety miles north
OF the Waitaki. and they made their
appearance there i've years after the
| FIRST fish we're taken in the spawning
season In n tributary Of the Waitaki
| and now nearly az many run inlo the
river as into the waitaki.
"In each OF these rivers over thres
tons OF salmon were caught by trout
anglers In Ave weeks last autumn. in
New Zealand. at any rate. salmon have
Of their own accord spread along the
uI psuMeds pun popusosB pue lSnoa
rivers where no salmon have been
| planted" ,.r. ~.... .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
Is IT WOLF, FOX OR
JUST PLAIN DoGY
Michigan Hunter Captures
Animal in Trap That Puz-
zles Officials.

MsNoMINEr. Mich. June 21.--Did c.
NJ. spurbeck Of Kimross township. Chip
pewa county, kill wolf, fox or just q
plain dog? That 10 the question that
is aFitating spurbeck and County Clerk
Taylor. Undoubtedly the Conservation
Commission will be asked to decide the
question.
II It is o wolf the bounty Ia sS5. II Il
IL decided the animal Il fox the county
will give Spurbeck 81, and X Il In q
plain dog tho hunter gets nothing. A
fur dealer, F. r. vigeant, whose testl-
mony was asked, has stated that In his
opinion the animal 10 a wolf.
The animal was caught in a trap and
Is higher than Spurbeck. 1t has the
head Of a collie dog. The tip Of the
nose and underneath the neck IL white.
Otherwise the animal Is handsome red
similar to the best red foxss The body,
however, Is that of a wolf
Many trappers who have seen the
skin are confirmed In the opinion that It
Is cross between a wolf and fox.
Many are inclined to the belief that II
Is more likely a cross with a collie dog.
The freak was member OF a pack
of four similar animals which has been
killing many deer in the deer yard In
West Kimross
Spurbeck set three traps and caught
two of the animals. One dragged the
trap for n quarter OF a mile before get
ting hung up in the underbrush and It
cut down a wide swath of young sap
lings in its finally successful attempts
to get free.
The other was killed by Mr.. Spur
beck's rifle while fighting the trap.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
CATALINA ANGLERS
CAPTURE S29 TUNA.
Red Button Fish Fights Al
most 8 Hours and Tows
Launch 20 Miles.
MIDNIGHT BATTIE
william Farnum High Hook
with One Specimen Over
100 Pounds.

AVALON, Cal, June 21,-Since- the 1sf
Of June anglers have taken 32s hsiatinE
tuna and Catalina in ten continueus
days has seen the most remarkable ttraa
fishing ever known since Charles Frsoi
erick Holder made the angling ppssi-
bilities of these waters known. J-sf-l
Everett II. seaver on light taclkls han
a thrilling adventure with a tuna thns
won him a red button (tuna OVER tfty
pounds taken on light tackle). For a.
most nine hours the Ash fought, wh4s
the fish towed the launch Leona ovsr
twenty miles in the direction OF San
Diego. ''.'
Mr.. seayer fished with a fixed handle
on his reel, and every time the hsh
made a dash for liberty the angler Ap-
Piled pressure on the steamfng, kissing
line with his thumb. ,,es
It was almost midnight when this nsA
was brought to gan.
Light tackle" means a rod 10 be OF
wood, consisting Of a butt and tip. ana
not to be shorter than six feet over az.
Butt to be not over fourteen inches n
length. Tip not less than Ave feet, IN
length and to weigh not more than az
ounces. Line not 10 eNCecu hiio thiSee-
The following anglers get the Tuna
Club red buttons for landing their
catches on light tackle: DR.. Zane Grey.
D. A. Coleman, Dustin Farnum and WI
liam Farnum; the latter also secures p
blue button for lading a fish weighing
11Sh pounds. Last Sunday William Far
mum brought In five tuna, the largeSt
catch 60 far this season. ~
so far William Farnum has taken the
| largest number OF tuna. Il A. w. Hoop
er is second, with 80: Dustin Farndfn.
third, with rs fish, and II. A. Hine
fourth, with two dozen specimens ."
George J. Tuckett of Los Angeles
landed a 1881 pound tuna In thirtythye
minutes and Ralph Houston fought z
1867 pound FISH for three-quarters 81
an hour. -
Mrs. J. Auburn Wlborn has the honor
OF landing the first blue fin tuna taken
| by a woman angler this season. Her
fish weighed 81 pounds. DR.. Wfborn
took a tuna three pounds heavier. ~
For the first time in the history OF
angling for big game fish of the season
there was brought an a broadbill sword
fish, tuna and albicore. all taken within
| n,o ,,-aa,, 1Afs
O'0 5rs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
Fined for short Lobsters.

The lobster size limit for all New
York waters Ia Az inches measured on
the carapace. Crustaceans less than
Az inches must not be taken. possessed
or sold. Fines OF $40 each were recov-
cred from the following violators:
New York--caTio Aguiro. Natala Bella.
macina, GiacoIno DiRnRti, John GrassO, II. n.
Jorgensen John Leonardo and John Rolad.
Brooklyn-Aneillo Abati. Joseph J. Burns.
BAldasare ChiarellO. Andrew De Merco, Angelo
Durso. Joseph Goddard John GuElielmo, sieg-
fried Lndstrom, Thomas McGrOory, Charles
A. Mcclure. Mrs. Mary O'Connell. Eric Pet
erson. Giuseppe Repsardi. Victor ROesdo,
PLACID Romeo and Henry Tjarden.
South Brooklyn-Anthohy hicari and fiadorio
Trlmboll
COney Island-Dominic AscioniO and Joseph
Martorello.
AL Dragunortis OF Brooklyn paid $50
for two violations; Rocco GraEiano OF
Brooklyn gave up Sl5. and a like sum
was taken from John II. Wendell OF
Brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
PROTECTORS KILL $50
'VERMIN' DURING MAY
Townsend of Westchester
Makes Highest Record.

ALBANY, June 21.-Five hundred and
thirty-nine less ''vermin'--as the en-
emies OF useful wild life and OF agricui-
ture are called-is the record of the
Conservation Commissions game protec-
tors during the month OF May, according
to the monthly circular just issued by
the Conservation Commission.
The list of harmful creatures which
have fallen victims during the month TO
the protectors riies includes 116 hunt
ing house cats 100 crows, 1T wood
chucks. 55 red squirrels, 26 hawks, 20
porcupines. IA rats and 10 snakes, In ad =
dition to a scattering number of other
kinds of vermin.
Protector Townsend Of Westchester
county heads the list of individual
achievement with a. cats Al wood
chucks, 10 crows and 10 red squirrels.
Protector Culver OF Tioga county re-
ports the second largest mortality among
one kind of vermin, with 81 crows to his
credit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
SALTING DOWN FISH.
Investigator Finds How to Make
Flesh Hard ana white.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 21.-Inves-
legations concerning the problem or salt
ing fish has been going on for some time
by DR.. Donald X. Tressler, working I'M
der the immediate dlrertion Of DR.. Il. ".
McCollum at the Johns Hopkins Medical
School.
Significant results in the preliminary
chemical investigations have already
been attained. 1t has been found that
the impurities in salt; even in small
quantities, have marked effect on
the process OF sailing and on the quality
OF the sailed product.
Sodium chloride common salt) pene-
trates the fish very rapidly and COM
pletely. A small amount OF calcium
chloride added to the pure brine retards
the penetration magnesium chloride re-
tards II even more and sodium llphate
retards most OF all.
The chlorides OF calcium and macne-
stun and sulphate OF sodium are cong
mon, almost constant, impurities in salt
and II can readily he seen how they may
adversely affect the proper preservation
of FISH in hot weather by prolonglng the
time of pene ration Of the Ash by brine.
These impurities also have a marked
| influence on the quality of the fish, Pure
salt produces n soft article, with a
| brownish or graylsh meat; small
amounts Of the impurities give much
| hrmer fish, magnesium chloride beinG
most active and In addition keeping the
skin bright; small amounts of calcium
chloride render the fish hard, larger
amounts make the skin loose and Shiny
: Calcium chloride produces white mea
and magnesium chloride Is particularly
effective in this regard.
II may be thus seen that once the ef
fects OF these impurities are known, 4
may be possible not only to bring abou
n more rapid and complete brinlng o.
fish, but to produce at Will salt rsl
I possessing almost any desired degree o
hardness and whiteness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
General Season. for Bias. waters.

Ludwig G. b. Erb of 203 West 146th
street is of the same opinion as Fish
Mp" that there should be a general
opening season for nSh, and that In wa
tiers inhabited by black bass fishing
should be prohibited except when the
law Is of bass.
Mr.. Erb writes: Last Sunday saw
at least ten dead fish in Lake Mshopac,
and on examining them found that
they had been injured badly when re-
moving the hook. Three were black
bass Oarge mouth) and two were small
mouth. The remainder l did not ex-
anime.
About three Sundays ago when
watching three men fishing on the upper
part OF Kensico reservoir four black
bass were hooked within n half hour.
Each Of them were over one and halt
pounds; two appeared to be very near
four pounds. In no instance was any
care taken In removing the hook. one OF
the men dragging the fish along the
ground, bruising It badly. Although the
fish were put back into the water they
no doubt died.
Another thing I feel quite certain OF
is that although a great many anglers
are ostensibly fishing for white perch
rock bass, &C, when the law Is on black
bass fishing. nevertheless II they should
hook black bass and they thought
they could get away with 1t the fsf
would not be thrown back"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
to Waters Of Jamaica Bay
Jamaica Bay Striped Bass
Fishing at Its Best NOw
Lou Sprung, Champion Angler of the Cotton Thread
Fishing Club Inc, Tells How He Makes Species
Open It's Mouth and Take Worm and Hook.
NJ ALEXANDER sroDDAnr.

Melted H. 1t weighed about 2M
pounds. Then I went back TO where
got the first strike ana I got another
Come again. cried out. and he did,
You're mine said, ana got the Sec
ond--another IN FOUNDER. Then after
I landed that fish I went back to the
same place and got auother--5 pounds
Is ounces. This one left on the hook
ana went back to the landing.
"Jlmmie Jordan was on the pier.
Look hare I said, see what I have been
doing with cotton thread
Jimmie Jordan's eyes nearly popped
out of his head. My God = he said as
he looked at the two nsh In the boat
and the third one with the hook in Its
mouth.
.sTom CIeary came out. WELL said.
proved II could be done
81 didn't think II could be DONE re-
Piled Cleary."
II took a good many years to DO the
stunt that Lou now does every year. ana
TO the scoffers who say, II can take
weakfish any time U want them on cotton
thread" they may and they may not.
While the cotton threaders who FISH al
most exclusively for weakfsh talk much
Of the gameness Of the equeteague, as
the Long Islanders call the same fish.
Lou Sprung says that the weakfish Ia
not to be compared with the striped bass
80 far as gameness on twenty-four
cotton thread line Ii concerned.
A Patient Fisherman.
How Is IT," asked tho reporter. that
you nevr lose a rigr'
WELL said Lou briefly. I'm always
on the Job. The cotton threaders used
TO call me the lone fisherman for l
always fished alone. fish alone good
deal even to-day, though occasionally
take 81 Rutland or Harry Christian with
me. But I fish, FISH. am patient
can walt for a bite or a nfbble. The
moment the fish Is on the job I am on the
Job, that's why I don't lose rigs. The
| fish rarely ever takes me unawares
Others lose rigs because the moment
they feel fish they Jerk. Away goes
the rig. Anglers form bad habits fish,
Ing. They see their errors, but when they
20 fishing again they repeat their bao
habits II takes years of fishing to
make an expert fisherman"
II might not be uninteresting to say
that Lou Springs outfit consists Of G
butt and FIVE foot tip that weigh'
three ounces. This Is special type Of
rod that Is used for this kind of FISH
ing because OF its resiliency. The hool
Is n 20 O'Shaughnessy and on the cot
ton thread line In used one or mor'
Ranseley sinkers. A double spinner 1:
employed. The bait Is a bloodworm OF
sandworm. When still fishing sheddel
crab Ia used In place OF worms. The bes
tides are low water and high water.
Striped bass come into Jamaica Ba!
usually about the end OF May with tx
weakfish. They are not plentiful, how
ever until the middle OF June. Fishini
continues good until August. although
striped bass are taken in October. TIL
best time Lou finds from many year
fishing is from June IL to July 10. H
took his first striped bass Of the 1911
season last Sunday.
It Is LOUIS intention this year to tr,
a new stunt. that of trolling for stripe
bass, with 100 cotton thread.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
TUNA CLUBS BRONZE
BUTTON WON BY BOY
Youngstsr Almost Fell OUer-
board Holding YeliotDfdii.

AVALON, Cal. June 2l.-Luther Opelt
boy angler. had an exciting tussle with a
twenty-five pound yellowtail while troll
ing from the launch Heral.
The boy was using a light tackle. Sud
denly the fish grabbed the bait, and the
young angler. not prepared for the sud-
den attack on his fishing tackle, almost
fell overheard trying to save his para
phernalia.
The fight lasted twenty-five minutes,
and the young enthusiast won his bronze
button in the Light Tackle Club.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
Father crappie Protecta Young.

WAsHiNoToN, d. C.. June 21.--Crap-
PIE In the Bureau OF Fisheries aquarium
spawned the other day. The male fish
zeslously guarded the eggs and kept the
water about them in constant motion
WIN his pectoral fms. Other fish were
Eep' away. and any objects that came
rear the eggs were savagely bitten. II
person placed his hand within six
ihehes OF the surface OF the water the
male fsh would leap clear OF the water
ana strike the hand viclously.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
Uncle sam HAS Trout Surplus.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. June 2l.-Thers
IL large surplus OF brook trout at the
Eastern stations OF the Bureau OF Fish
cries after all applicants have been sup
piled. The increased number of fish
available for distribution Is due partly
TO the high quality OF the eggs and
partly to Improvement in the methods Of
handling and feeding.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
Black bass Outlook Promising.

John W. Titcomb. State Fish Culturist,
writes: "Our work on tho canal ponds
looks very promising at the present me-
ment, ana ! think shall have a very
large crop of large mouth black bass as
we'll az some small mouth black bass
flngerlings from the abandoned canal
sections which we are using at Schuyler
vile and Fort Hunter,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
A Good story Spoiled.

Frank II. Stewart Of the Ocean City
Fishing Club was lamenting the other
day OF how a good story was spoiled
Said Mr.. Stewart: "A dead whale.
nearly sixty feet long. was washed
ashore on the beach at the lower end
Of Ocean City In October last. 1t proved
TO be n great nuisance. No member OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
CabrilIo-HOlder Tablets.

AVALON, Cal, June 21.--A serpentine
boulder Ave feet In height and four feet
in width was obtained at the Empire
quarry last week. to he used for the
Cabrillo- Holder memorial tablets
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
FIuke at sandy Hook.

''seabright waters did not have az
many sea bass as blackfsh last Sun
day." writes Joseph Rindskopf Of 9S4
Tiffany street, Bronx. referring to the
trip OF the We Twelve Fishing Club in
the Edith of Ulmer Park. Our secre-
tary, william Marchant, took i've sea
bass and one fluke. The fuke was
landed at Sandy Hook. where we drifted
for an hour before going home. In all
We took seventeen fluke averaging three
pounds in weight"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
EARLIEST ROD AND GUN ADV.
Excursion to sandy Hook in 1S3:
Cost Is Cents.

EXCURSION TO SANDY HOOK AND
THE FISHING BANKS
Tuesdays and Fridays,
The low pressure steamboat Hercules,
Capt. 8. W. Titus. will leave the foot OF
Canal St. at o'clock, Catherine st. at half
past and Whitehall Dock at o'clock
everv Tuesday and Friday and proceed to
the Fishing Banks and return in the after
noon. Fare rs cents. Bait furnished on
board.
From the first number OF THE sun,
September 8. 1S32
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
No sandy Hook Restrictions.

81. B." asks II there are any war re-
strictions now against fishing At Sandy
Hook. The Government restrictions
have been lifted for some time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
For using illegal nets In .Westchester
Hatch Make Trout water. BoiI.

An upstate angler writes: WAS on
the Neversink recently when there was
a hatch Of flies and the water just boiled
with trout-both brown and brook
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
Ten Foot Rod Tried Out.

John Shaw has tried out the ten foot
rod. He used 1t last Sunday at Grant
City, and the champion said 1t should
prove a tremendously powerful rod in
the hands of a strong man. Irish
Linen who witnessed the tryout,
writes: whether il will be the means
OF lettering Shaw's present record de-
ponds on the ability of the caster to
use the much greater effort necessary
to whip the longer and heavier rod and
still retain the delicacy OF thumbing
necessary for a record breaking cast
personally I believe that used by the
average man the ten foot rod will prove
itself too unwieldly. but no doubt a
large man of great strength might use
It successfully in lettering the present
record,
"Only persistent practice with the
longer rod will bring a decided verdict
but at present writing I favor the nine
foot rod and believe the advantage may
continue to remain with it."
X Kappers and II. Tribcken, nsh.
ing with Harry Moore. Canarsie guide
In jamaica Bay last Tuesday, caught
nine weakHsh averaging flve pounds
each.