Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-13 | Page 11 | Big Sword Fish on Exhibition

I BIG SWORD FISH FISHON FISHON ON EXHIBITION How would you like to tackle a pound swordfish 9 I feet teet and S Inches long longwith longwith longwith with a pole polo and a 24 strand line and nd fight him for tor three hours noun 12 U miles out to sea Ilea This Is the experience Phil S OMara owner and ond manager of or tho tim Auditorium skating rink had on the th of ot last lust August Augu t ort oil Catalina Island and It was tho the record catch of or tho tito year Ho He has had hud the big n fob h mounted and It is II now hung above tho the refreshment stand at tim tho ho hoIt Auditorium ft It was waa the prettiest tIght fight any man mou over ever saw lIaw aw said Mr Br OMara For three hours It was a battle bottle between tho the swordfish and anti myself I used tho lito regu reKU regulation regulation lation a Tuna tackle a polo and anda a 24 strand line The moment I f got gt the strike tho the fight tight was WIlS on end and It was then thena a 11 question of ot supremacy between neb nan and man roan My M gasoline launch had to hustle porno Borno when whon the tho charged chanted us ss The monster would leap out of ot the ho wa WI water ter tom end then dash away while the launch followed and anti I played out lWe always trying to hold I him In l cheCkAs ire the fish tJ jumped out o of t the tho water tn ro was lI a 0 constant change of or colors He las lias 13 stripes along his sides aides and It was a ritty sight Bight to ec see lice the tho different hues hue Just before landing him ho he mado an attack on the launch but hut he ho was too tar far spent spoilt to do any noy particular damage The TIle flab fish la Is considerable In ln Int t the fans faits It Is a handsome and Is well mounted Tho The sword Is 2 feet teet long lon and ond as hard as ns flint Mr OMara says BayS ho has witnessed many terrible battles between swordfish and s shark hark as no they ore are deadly enemies Tho fish will vili be on exhibition during the lie skating season and then It will bo be placed In the window of or ono one Oi o tho the stores I