Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-10
HOOVER CASTS BAIT
FOR GULF SA|LF|SH
President Is Out in Small
Boat Two Hours After
Arriving at Long Key.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

SlHu correspondent Oh Ihe star.
LONG KEY, Fla, February 1o.-With
all the cares and problems of his high
office removed from his mind, President
Hoover today is enjoying himself fishing
for sailfish in the gulf stream of the
Atlantic Ocean.
For long time he has been looking
forward to this moment, and when it
finally arrived this morning, the Presi-
dents face was beaming and his spirits
were high. So great was his eagerneSs
to get to fishing that within less than
two hours after his arrival at this pic
turesque key, about half way between
Miami and Key West, he was sitting In
the stern Of small fishing boat WELD
ing his rod and reel.
H, Stone Fishes With Him.
Besides the President in the stern, as
his fishing partner, is seated Harlan F.:
Stone, associate Justice Of the United
States Supreme Court, who has been
his companion on similar expeditions
on numerous occasions in the past.
Mark Sullivan, newspaper and maya
zine writer of Washington and New
York, and DR.. Vernon Kellogg Of the
National Research Council in Washing
ton also old fishing mates of the Presi-
dent, who came with the party to Flor
ida, are fishing from another boat
nearby. These boats are so arranged
that only two persons may fish at the
same time.
Capt. Allen Buchanan, chief naval
aide to the President, who was invited
fRxyf a DpocfdaF1f OF "a 10 81 -
join his vacation party, principally to
advise him regarding the messages from
the London Naval Conference, which
are expected daily, did not join the
fishermen today. He remained on
shore.
Women Stay on Boat.
Mrs. Hoover and the other women
guests in the party, Mrs. Stone, Mrs.
Sullivan and Mrs. Richey, are enjoying
themselves aboard the house boat "Saun-
terer," which has been chartered by the
President from his old friend, jeremiah
Millbank, for this vacation, while the
boys" are out fishing.
There are all kinds of game fish in
these waters, but the sailfiSh, which the
President seeks to catch, is looked upon
as the gamest of all, and no one, no
matter how many years Of fishing he may
as finished gulf stream fisherman UNI
til he has landed one of these fighting
monsters. They average in size from
to 8 feet and from so to 30 pounds in
weight.
When the President left the house
boat and started for the fishing grounds
the skies had been overcast all morn
ing. A few moments after the small
craft headed for the fishing grounds a
light rain commenced falling. There
was strong wind blowing, but no in
dications Of stormy weather.
After an uneventful journey from
Washington the presidential party ar
rived here shortly after 6 o'clock this
morning. A small group of sportsmen
who are down here for a spell Of fish
ing were on hand to greet these dis
tinguished visitors. There was no
cheering, but there was every evidenc,
of the pleasure Of the party of sports
men at the arrival of the President
and his party. Neither the President
nor Mrs. Hoover seemed tired after the
long train trip, but both appeared glad
to be at their destination.
Without any ceremony the little
party headed for the households
moored to the dock on the Gulf side
Of the key, less than quarter Of q
mile away. Col E. w. Startling, as
sistant chief of the White House Secret
Service, who came here several days
ago to arrange the details Of the fish,
ing trip, walked beside the President
and quickly outlined to him all that
had been done in the way OF arrange
mentS.
Fish Stories, Etc.
Incidentally, he mentioned something
about some fishing he did yesterday, ant
! as the colonel's arms stretched to illus
trate the size of a certain fish he wa
| telling about, the President turned T.
the newspaper correspondents at hi
heels and winked, and then turned bacl
to the colonel with the remark: Il CUES
/ will have to take your word for it,"
The walk to the dock was an attractiv
! one. Along the way Mr.. and Mrs. Mill
bank greeted the party. The Presiden
shook hands with Capt. Brown, tn
| skipper of the houseboat as the forme
started up the gangplank. When tn
| deck was reached, the President an
| Mrs Hoover paused long enough for tn
| newspaper photographers and News Rec
| men to get pictures.
| The other boats in the little flotill
are the Kilkenny and the Dixie of tn
Department Of Commerce, and the Tara
gat Of the Court Guard. The Kilkenny
over go feet in length, made the tri
down here from Chesapeake Bay afte
q rough and stormy voyage along tn
Atlantic coast.
These boats soon were under wa