EXCITING SPORT.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 February 1926, Page 4

EXCITING SPORT.

FISHING AT RUSSELL. AUCKLAND, Ful). 10. Three years ago I held a record at Hassell with a 3’2lb. swordfish, but that' record was well beaten last year, so I’ve come to try again,” said Baron D. Dickson, a Swedish nobleman who is; making his second trip to Now Zealand for deep-sea fishing. The Baron arrived by the Aorangi in company with Mr K. P. Andreas and Mr Norman Pope, two well-known Australian fishermen, who have also been here before. The trio will go to Russell together. Baron Dickson, w.hos home is in Goth.onbiicrg, Sweden, is enthusiastic about this country. ‘‘l have been till over the world and have never found such a beautiful climate.” he said. “I’m every glad to be back again.” The Baron will spend about a month in New Zealand. He intends later to visit Christchurch, where ho has a friend in Mr Kdgar Stead. He will then return to Sweden via Australia. ADVERTISEMENT TN U.S. “If New Zealand would really like to have American sportsmen, someone who is a good talker and thoroughly familiar with the Dominion should he sent to the States to toll them about it. lie should talo? some good lantern slides and go about the various clubs to give talks on your wonderful country. I am sure that all his lectures would be well attended. and I know that, as a result, our sportsmen and tourists would come out here.” This was the opinion expressed this morning hv Air F. A. Burr, a tourist from. New York who has travelled all over New Zealand and is greatly impressed with its scenic beauty and sports areas. AMsen lie returns (o America, where he belongs to a number of snorts clubs, lie is going to extol the wonders of this country, but he stresses the necessity of the Dominion being properly advertised in the States.

‘■lt is .surprising how little people, in distant parts know of this part of the world,” he told an Auckland “Star” representative. “Thisy have so little knowledge of the country and what goes on in it. If it were proparly advertised, you would get tourists who arc always on the look-out for some new part of the earth to visit it.”

Mr Burr has seen all the places of beauty and interest in New Zealand, lie went through the Otira Gorge, over the Milford Track In the Franz Josef Glacier, down the Wanganui Tli-v.-w to Rotorua. Waitnmo. and Taupo. and has just returned from fishing a! Russell, where he had some great luck. He landed the only Black Marlin caught this season to date. ft weighed .‘llßlb. and. in addition, be got two swordfish, one tipping, the scales at. 3001 b. and the other at 19011). 'l'llis is no fish story, for Mr Burr is able to produce a certificate issued to him by the Secretary of the Bay of Islands Fishing C’luh.

The Black Marlin makes only the fifth to lie caught in two seasons, four being landed last year. “When you think that it was my first experience of deep-sea fishing, you will agree that 1 did not do hadl.v,” remarked the I read possessor of the document, which "ill serve to convince .sceptical American fishermen when Mr Burr tells them ail about it at the club.