CONTENTS 



PART I. 



THE WAY THERE. 



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A Cunard crossing New York Harbour and Customs Hotels 

 and Restaurants Theatres Streets and Subways 

 Zoological Park and Aquarium Railroad Travel in the 

 States Washington B.C. An Elegant City Interview 

 with the President Congressional Library Poverty ot 

 the Zoological Park More Railways The Land of the 

 Sky Toxaway and its Trout - fishing Mountain 

 Railroads Asheville and Hendersonville Through the 

 Carolinas A Boorish Innkeeper Jacksonville Its 

 Ostrich Farm A Cavalier of the South His Memories 

 of the War Colour Question in the States Scenery 

 of Florida Punta Gorda out of Season A Lesson in 

 Manners Useppa at Last . . . . .1-82 



PART II. 



TARPON-FISHING AND OTHER SPORT. 



The Glamour of Tarpon-fishing Day and Night-fishing 

 Heat of Sun and Light of Moon Great Size and Weight 

 Importance of Luck and Brute Force Skill at a 

 Discount Beauties of the Pass Lack of the Strenuous 

 Life in Florida Pass-fishing a Sociable Sport Life at 

 Useppa Island Tarpon- fishing Attractive to All The 

 Cost Travel Expenses Heavy Cost of Tackle A 

 Tackle Bill Tackle Bought in England Cost of Living 

 at Useppa and of Boat and Guide Cost of setting up 

 Trophies The Tarpon Little Known of its Life Story 

 Reasons for this Characters of the Fish Curious 

 Long Ray in the Dorsal Fin The Scales Tail, Gills and 



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