The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-13
LOU GEHRIG HANDL ES FISHING Line
EQUAL TO STICK DURING ANGLING
ACTIVITIES AROUND LONG KEY CAMP

Lung KEY, Fla, March To-
Lou Gehrig, the New York
Yankees hard-hitting first base
man, who is spending a few days
at the Long Key Fishing Camp.
Long Key, Fla, with Mrs. Gehrig,
is giving a good account of him
self as an angler at this famous
fishing resort.
Fishing for tarpon at night
along the Long Key viaduet with
George G. Schutt, manager of the
camp, the Gehrigs both landed
tarpon, as did Mr.. Schutt, most of
these fish being liberated. They
also took several good barracuda
| and dolphin.
The Gehrigs tarpon catches are
taken to indicate that the usual
March run of tarpon has begun at
Long Key. "a
Large Catches
Bone fishing at the camp has
been exceptionally good, with W.
Earl Miller of Richmond, Va, re-
porting the largest catch of the
year. a fish which weighed 8
pounds. ounces, with a specimen
weighing 3 ounces less, taken by
Leslie Trevvett, also of Richmond,
running a close second.
Excellent fishing conditions pre-
vail, after a few inclement days
during which Gulf Stream angling
was difficult. Arrivals at the camp
have been very heavy.
The Countess Olga de Belaieff
of Paris and Berlin has been fish
ing at Long Key with Mr.. and
Mrs. Bradley Gaylord of New
York, Mrs. Gaylord's brother, S.
P. Francis of Miami, John A. Nor
ris and Arthur J. Moulton, both of
New York.
Further Arrivals
Other arrivals during the last
week include:
Mr.. and Mrs. George HI. Cros-
bic of Newton Centre, Mass; Mr..
and Mrs. E. F, Byrnes, of
Methuen, Mass; the Misses A. E.
and G. Lynch, of Boston; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles F. Allinger, of De-
troit; w. H. Logan of Athens, o.;
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Sallee, of
Jacksonville, Fla; Philip Connors,
of New York; Mrs. William J..
Dear, of Montelair, N. j., with her
guests, Mrs. A. G. Burgett of As
bury Park, N. j., and Mrs. Thomas
French of La Crosse, Wise; Will
liam S. La Porte of New York,
with his brother, Eugene F. La
Porte of Baltimore. John F. Rog-
ers, Jr., of New York and NJ, A.
Reynolds of Richmond, Va; and
r. S. Fried. of Katonah, N. Y.
A. o. Brown of New York, shep-
herd of the Lambs Club, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John Old
rim, of Darion, Conn. Besides Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Trevvett, his SON.
in-law and daughter, w. Earl
Miller was joined by J. C. Bristow.
also of Richmond. G. Helms
Crutchfield and F. L. Crutchfield,
likewise from Richmond, arrived.
Watts L. Richmond of Buffalo,
leading light tackle advocate, ar
rived with Mrs. Richmond for his
third stay during the current sea-
soaa. - -I44% ~ .$s.ak&~,.~ "a sa"~'e
Henry c. Barthman of New
York liberated a sailfish which, he
said, "hooked itself" contrary to
the usual custom of this species
To drop the hook unless the angler
sets it by a strong pull on the
line.
Following is partial list of the
weeks catches:
TarpOn
Lou Gehrig, New Rochelle. n.
Y, 20 pounds.
Lou Gehrig. New Rochelle, N.
Y, /, liberated.
Mrs. Lou Gehrig. New Rochelle,
n. Y, /. liberated.
Geo. G. Schutt. Haines Falls. N.
Y, ,. liberated.
Amberjsek III
Robert Merrill. Ridgewood, n.
j.. 80 pounds,
Mrs. Frank II. Lee. Danbury,
Conn.,. 81 pounds.
Kiasfish
Henry c. Barthman, New
York. IL pounds.
Robert Merrill. II pounds.
GroaPer
Watts L. Richmond. Buffalo,
25 pounds.
Barracuda
Philip COnnors, New York.
2S - pounds.
Lou Gehrig. % IL peRnda
Watts l. Richmond, 20 pounds
Watts L. Richmond, % mounds.
Mrs. Lou Gehrig, 1s pounds.
Frank h. Lee, DaAhsEy, Conn,