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Show FISHING FOR SHARKS. " iil A Sport Exciting Enough to Satisfy the Most In- fM II trcpid Angler-Monster's Amazing Vitality. fll ;1H 1 1t4'j''MiB Men crave excitement The passion for sncht raclnR, horre, bicycle, foot l''tt 4J i) 'iHL nnd other kinds of racing In but the expression of the Innate lust for excite- La1; ,1; f !WRWM ment It is part of the vers fiber of the bods of each health mm, nnd excite- J W'm-'J Hfl ment la sought In mans forms and utter quite ns many f ishlons One delights i,)f,jj JHI 111 a t ilse light that to othei men woull be linitHl the extreme. And possibly jt tjj BB the one who foil 11 1 plensure In llsllc encounters might have funny feelings In J tV? HH the pit of his stomach should hi witness n hull light In Mexico or Spain. Sri"'!'!''? ( Hl Long Island waters furnish one of the most exciting sports known, nnd a ijAi'sl Hll sport thit tvin the most nesthctlc will not Inveigh ngnlnst on inorul grounds Jl 4 fflH Shark fishing lescmhles no other kind of sport save tho capturing of swoidflsh, f.' flj B llieie Is moie unadulterated cxclt. ment In slunk tlshlng tlnn the overage per- fit if'jBH son .ores often to oxperlen.e That It Is frequently ntteuded with dnnger nn- Jfe nH nouiii es Itself wli'i foimallts. but ndds to the 1 xilleinent. No 0110 s henrt beats Imfni jll'fl H In Its usliu.it j manner after he has hooked or spenud n good-sized shirk V '11 !?f (iiMI M InR Island inuiul neai Mutlueiock Point, und tho tlient South Itiy nro ' ';'H the best shark-nshlng giounds known to tho writer. A few words nf descrlp- ll,. f j( if W! M tlon of the nn. tho Is used nt both places mas servo to give tho render somo 1 fit '( f i,mt M slight Idea of the sport !f tit iH Mntlnccoik Point, which Is nenr Ossler Ilns, Is n fnvorlte llshlng Rround with t jl' 1 l!H nnns who like their excllcment ln laiRo chunks. There Bhnrka of from clitht f t &(! 1'!I to twelve feet In length nre sometimes 1 might l'nr these no light lines can ' l' Uifl ll he used with sue. ess A large hook fastened to 11 stout chain Is attached to a t ' 1 gjflj M lino of streiiRth ilmnst cqnnl to the rhiiln The hook Is pushed through 11 lnrgo W3B H ple.e of meat pieferalds meat which lliu nsherman a nostrils lejolce to lio rid . k ItXI LsH ef Tin WHtei Is from ten to sixts feet In depth nnl quite clenr At tlnten fish ' r ttffi ssH mas bo seen near the bottom This, of .ouise, Is on mini .lass No ono need BBi M nsk what a slunk bile Is The line spins out with llghinlng-llko velocity nnd j 11 MM M the Ilshermiu Is lommnnls snnked neHrly out of the bolt 'ihe shark'n own 1 . ttWk M weight ad led In the siiength of Its ilnsh, rnntens the big hook securely. Then " RHJ M the lUht bcRlns Ihe line If not wound on 11 larpo wheel, baa been previously rt ' him H cuiefiillv rolled In the bow of the boit, which Is not nnchoied Tho light boat M M Is duiRued Ihrnugh the water with an ever-lncn-nslng speeil nlthough tho Iln t IfW LsH pivs mil inuih fnslei 'I hero Is llttlo danger of the fish loosening Itself, Its t VB sH mouth hns Hi 111 ilesh nnd the honk b.. nines vers limits Imbe 1 led ! t !9 ssH Piescntls th. Bhnk tuiiis mil ilislus In some olh. 1 dlredlon Tho bont i fU must be turned bs nai or ruddei to prevent eupslze Tho big vvuter Bcavenger .fl M lushes to nnd fin tiring the nuns nf Its ononis bs Us mnrvelous strength, ' MH sH lighting batlllng leslstlng until the last Tho experienced llshei man does Ids j j 7 H LsH best to kiep the shark In in illnu, for It can only be handled utter being- 1 " V.:l sH thnrnuchls tin d 0111 mid he knows there Is a battle rosnl duo when tho shark: 1 ' M Is tlnnlls pulled to the side nf the boat for the deith blow, Tho struggle length- A HH ens out to on hour or perhaps two, the fishermen, for no one over rocs 'shark- ! Ig H lng' alone, icllevlng eneh other at the line Iln illy tho big Ash Is drawn up 1" , 1 nnd In snuggling but sllghtls It Is no Joke to pull a shnrk In beforn It It V I ' ' 9 H worn nut I13 the protrncled strugRle Perhnpstlt la drawn In nlmost llko a In I VI until besl Ie tho boit. Then It finds n few muscles thnt still have somo 'go" In t t ii'Jt I Mmm them Ihe llshermcn then me fortunate If tho shaik decides to mike nnother ''ill H run Instend nf nttncklng the boat, which It can qulle easily crush. At length t id" U H HH Its fist pace Is gone nnd the fish Is pulled to the boats side while ono nf tho 1 'XfUfSl M HI nien st mils lends with nx nr lnnco to deil the death blow Often this requires i IjCg BH both slrengtli und skill A shirk dies slowly. Ils Mtnllts 1b nmnrlng The fish- l .vt' KW run 111 nflei killing a shnrk generally turn It ndrlft and. If not utterly worn 'hiW$ (iff HH out nngle for nnother. iislKi'RTl HHi The usual nnnner nt flshlng fnr sharks In tho Oreit South lliy Is with tho hi M 1 Hi i,l HH Inipnou In place nf the hnok mil halt Lug. r sharks nro often caught nnd ITJiSsBl HH the sport Is perlnps, somewhat moio exciting A I much Is tho best kind nf a ,J 1' $', H HH boitwltlivvhlclilocngngcliilhospoit In n 1 111ml, one run nppronch to within IS$ M HH wl wJ"J!" I-"1''1" ,,of'"t ".,""""K "" ,',",r' " ' lrtrt 111.0,, tho fish in lWlf "tl B ?, II Z? in rll, "'n-oon once In the flsh nets qulle It does after taking a , "iWt " f M n ii,.,T nJ 1 will' " haipooiied llsh mis last a little, longer thnn thnt with A .Wl HH b n, I , of I ein 1V' '1Mf"i "'"'"V?" " 1'" l'-". has not the additional Aftr. O B handl. ip of being gradually drowned by having Its mouth open !f lP Rl HH |