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Show J Traveling AroundAijjj v , - - ; - " x V O - r . X . t...' !r as V t " - 3 ' ; V- ' . V s - (jj'aJ - ik, f s, f -T X TICHAEL LER.VER. well-known sportsman, stageu a double header recently catching in one day these two broadbill svo,d!isli which tipped the scales respectively respective-ly at 6G8 and 454 pounds. This feat was accomplished in the waters off the coast of Tocopilla. Chile. Mr. Lerner headed the Lerner American Ameri-can Museum Eig Game Fish Expedition Expe-dition which has beea engaged in a two months' investigation of the species and habits of the game fish off the west coast of South America. Amer-ica. The expedition made its head-, head-, quarters in Talara, Peru, and In Tocopilla, Chile, two famous fishing fish-ing centers in which the Grace Line has established gnest houses and completely outfitted fishing cruisers for the convenience of visiting sportsmen. Mrs. Lerner, who accompanied her husband on the trip, caught a 570-pound broad-bill broad-bill which comes within fourteen I pounds of the woman's rue-' j by Mrs. Kip Farrmston-o," cent trip to Tocopilla. All the top ranking ; swordfish caught with rod aa have been taken from the s:' off Tocopilla. The world's ,! for broadbill swortlfish Ki ! there last April by W. E. S." who caught an 860-pouader.': previous world's record is; S42-pound heavyweight la:;:-George la:;:-George Garey and before t 837-pounder caught by Sir. 1 And that Is only part ot tk;. The world's largest striped c-also c-also are found In the groi::; Tocopilla; and the large;: : marlin, in the waters off la: to say nothing of bonito, tun:. . core and ether game? fe South ' America is an i: dream-come-true. Eo.ti Mil S;a |