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...smelt-fishing. At twelve he was racing his own little boats and, soon after, sailing with Capt. Crocker on the sloop Shadow. Then came his string of "oo" boats-Papoose (1887), Babboon (35-footer), Gossoon (40-footer) in which he beat Capt. Charles Barr in the Scotch cutter Minerva; Harpoon (1892) in which he won the Goelet Cup at Newport; and the Rooster and Crooner. He is a stern skipper; his own son calls him "Mister Adams" on shipboard...
...cruise we shall take the schooner down the Atlantic coast, around the Gulf of Mexico, through the Panama Canal, and up the Western coast. We shall take harpoon guns, fish lines, nets, rifles, tents for camping on shore, and an awning to spread over the deck, so that we can sleep out on hot nights. If anyone has a good boat, he can bring it along too. We are going in search of adventure, and we shall get some...
...More unexpectedly, Dr. A. Conan Doyle chooses in his Memories and Adventures* to retell the events of an active life in brisk, episodic wise, shedding less light on the adventures of his soul than on his skill with the harpoon...
...Voyager. Now a physician, Doyle spent seven months on an arctic whaling trip. He ended the expedition an experienced hand with the harpoon. The following year found him sliding down the west coast of Africa in a tiny steamer. Ensued storm, narrow escapes from shipwreck, fire at sea, native savages, blackwater fever, swimming in shark-infested waters, curious fish, all the relentless cruelty of "the great, sullen, brown Continent...
...Bushnell has recently given the Peabody Museum an Eskimo kayak with a complete fishing outfit, including a float, a seal hook, and a walrus harpoon. He has also presented the museum with a collection of Indian potery from South Eastern Missouri and Arkansas...