Big Game at Sea 



in their efforts to escape the bonito, mackerel and 

 other cousins of the tuna. 



On one of these peculiar hunts it occurred to a 

 member of the party to take a retriever. The dog 

 soon became familiar with the game, saw the flying 

 fishes with ease, and when one was shot, sprang from 

 its place on the fore-deck and swam directly for the 

 fish, but unfortunately the flying fish invariably sank 

 before the dog reached it, and the only way to secure 

 them was to run the launch to the spot at once, and 

 scoop the game up with a net and haul the barking 

 dog aboard, who was greatly excited and concerned 

 at the disappearance of this new game bird. 



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