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Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1933, Page 3

•The pursuit of big game is the favourite pasting of Mr George Vanderbilt, a wealthy young American, who arrived at Auckland by the Luri:ne last week. He is a grandson of M r iGo-rnelius Vanderbilt, and his father was on e of the heroes of the sinking o.f the 'Lusitania; he gave up his s®at i n a. lifeboat and wri? drowned. M r Vanderbilt will be joined in Auckland by his elder brother, .Mr A. G. Vanderbilt, and their mother, who will arrive by the Carinthia on Fridav. The two brothers hope to have a little experience of New Zealand deep-sea fishing before thev leave for a bjg-game shooting expedition in Africa. Mr Vanderbilt recently completed a. deeo.sea felling expedition off the northern coast "of South America. “There was a party _of us,” h e said, “and wo had r,ome thrilling sport. on e of mv friends landed the world’s record sailfish, and we also had exciting fight,-, with tiger sharks, devil fish, and swordfish, while once we harpooned a monster while, they tell mo that you have th e finest big-game fishing in the world in "New Zealand. It is quit,, possible that as a result of our short visit we may decide to return in . the . near future for a longer stay. . At present all arrangements are m?d Q for our ‘shooting expedition and that cannot b* camelled.”