Wednesday, 3 A ugust, 1938 
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''The Grandaddy of thexa all" was landed this 
morning by the President, who, while embarked on an 
"around- the island" tour, unexpectedly hooked a 
Tiger Shark. A monumental struggle lasting for one 
hour and thirty-six minutes ensued, with the monster 
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later found to weigh 235 pounds, finally stretched 
at gasping length in the foresheets of the motor 
launch. One can predict now, without fear of future 
contradiction, that the President's shark will cap- 
ture high cruise honors for weight. Bren Pa con- 
ceded this surety! 
Steve and Fred left the ship at an early hour 
in a last-minute effort to bring back a sail -fish 
apiece thus qualifying for membership in the new- 
ly organized "Franklin D. Roosevelt Sail-Fish Club!? 
Success crowned Fred's labors but Steve was discon- 
solate over his ill luck in his qnest for membership 
During luncheon in the President’s Mess all 
hands voted our stay at Cocos Island the most inter- 
esting and profitable of the cruise. And this stay 
terminated during luncheon, for at 1229 the Presi- 
dential Detachment got underway and steamed for Bal- 
boa at 24 Knots. 
The lazy afternoon was given over to siestas, 
