Public Ledger, June 3, 1893

BEATING THEIR OWN RECORD.

Tourists and sportsmen -- Field sports - FishingTourists and sportsmen -- Field sports - LodgesSea -- Finfish - Catch : DrumSea -- Finfish - Catch : Trout

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AND PARTY CATCH A BIG MESS OF FISH.

CAPE CHARLES, Va., June 2. -- President Cleveland did not make a very early start for the fishing grounds this morning, as was arranged last night. He was ready at 8 o'clock, after having enjoyed a very hearty breakfast, which consisted of the fish having been caught by the President yesterday.

The late start, however, did not lessen the President's sport, as sail boats were used, instead of the steamer, to reach the fishing grounds at the south end of Hog Island, a distance of only two miles. The party threw out their lines at half-past 9 and found fish more plentiful than they did at the north end, where they fished yesterday.

The President succeeded in catching seven large drum, a good many sea trout and other smaller fish. The other members of the party were not far behind in their catch, which places the day's sport ahead of the two previous expeditions.

The party returned to the club house at 5.30 and turned the largest of their fish over to the servants for shipments to Washington and other places. The President will make an unusually early start for the fishing grounds to-morrow to try his luck for the last time before leaving for Washington in the evening.

Breakfast will be ready at 5.30, to enable the President to reach the fishing grounds an hour later, where he will remain until 11 o'clock, when he will return to the club house to make arrangements for the homeward start.

A special car of the Pennsylvania Railroad will be sent to Exmore, Va., from Philadelphia to-morrow afternoon, and will be attached to the New York Express, which leaves Exmore at 10.31 P. M., and will be delivered to train number 41 at Wilmington to-morrow night, arriving at Washington Sunday morning about 9 o'clock.