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gaff into him ami lugged him aboard. ( )n that day T had the camera 

 along', so instantly dropped my rod, got the camera out of its 

 case, adjusted focus and stop, scrambled up on top of the hou>e. and 

 had Captain John stand up at the extreme end of the after-deck 

 and hold the tish in the air. The resultant photograph printed 

 herewith proved most satisfactory, showing the contra>t of color so 

 far as black and white can do it. Such a picture can onlv be obtained 

 bv a remarkable combination of circumstances. The dolphin could not 

 possibly be handled in an ordinary sail boat, so one must be a ^killed 

 fisherman, with proper tackle, in a motor boat, in the tropics, on a 

 sunny day, provided with a camera and knowing how to use it, a big 

 dolphin must come along, take the bait, he fought and landed, and be 

 photographed as soon as he stops kicking. That all these things should 

 happen together is not likely to occur twice, even if a man fishes dili- 

 gently for a considerable number of years. 



This particular dolphin was fifty-seven inches long, seventeen inches 

 deej) and weighed thirty-five pounds, which my captain says is about 

 as large as they grow, but this may or may not be correct. His widely 

 forked tail was one foot ten inches from tip to tip. I have never met 

 the tarpon or the tuna, but in strength, agility, beauty and all other 

 qualities that make up a game fish, the dolphin exceeds any that I 

 know from experience. 



Cleveland. ( )hio. lime '^th. 1!11. 



