viii PREFACE 



I have endeavored to present a clear picture of some 

 of the pastimes and delights of this great playground, 

 and I can wish the sport-loving reader no better luck 

 than that sometime he or she may, with the lightest 

 tackle, troll for the tuna, yellowtail, or sea bass on 

 these azure seas. 



Parts of some of these chapters have been published 

 in "McClure's Magazine," "The Century," "The 

 Badminton" of London, "Outing," "Recreation," 

 "The Geographical Magazine," and "Scientific Amer- 

 ican." For certain data regarding the birds of the 

 island, I am indebted to Professor Joseph Grinnell and 

 Mr. Gaylord, of the Pasadena Academy of Sciences. 

 My thanks are also due to Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith, 

 of the University of California, for data contained in 

 his "Topographical Study of the Islands of California," 

 and to Mr. L. P. Streeter, Mr. T. McD. Potter, Mr. 

 Alfred L. Beebe, and the Hon. C. G. Conn, for facts 

 relating to their remarkable catches. 



C. F. H. 



Pasadena, Cal. 

 December 22, 1909. 



