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Muffy Aldrich
Muffy Aldrich, Editor of Salt Water New England: The Thing Before Preppy, since 2010. And a 12th Generation New Englander.
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Who are the two fellas sporting top hats in #15? The older one on the right is a classic.
ReplyDeleteThese images are just wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing these iconic photos.
ReplyDeleteTally ho from Virginia's hunt country ... otherwise known as "gowns and hounds."
ReplyDeleteTo what are you referring?
DeleteFoxfield?
DeleteWell, yes, Foxfield is a "thing" but I was moreso referencing the equine tradition and that of "fox and hounds" which is quietly alive and well.
DeleteHow things have changed even in the fox hunting world ! Those lovely characters have disappeared. It was another generation. It seems a world away.
ReplyDeleteWe mostly have middle-age people who have never hunted before. They’ve gone out and made their own money and want to do something that makes them feel noble.
ReplyDeleteMy father worshipped Carl Yastrzemski.
ReplyDeleteI love the streamlined shape of the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna - they look like how a fish is supposed to look.
ReplyDeleteTo prove this, give a five-year-old a crayon, then tell them to draw a fish, and it will usually closely resemble a Tuna.
In my college ichthyology course I studied the features of tuna bodies that made them so swift and maneuverable. Protuberances on the sides of the caudal peduncle (where the body slims down and attaches to the fin) enable the fish to turn in a narrower circle and higher speed than if they didn't have them. The US Navy experimented with similar features on a submarine to determine of the vessel could turn more swiftly at higher speeds. It didn't pan out, probably because the hull wasn't flexible like a tuna's.
DeleteTumors, flowers and our brain also have peduncles.
DeleteI think that's Gene Woodling with Casey Stengel. When they were with the Yankees, they argued every day because Casey platooned Woodling with Hank Bauer instead of playing him full-time. When Woodling was forty and with the Mets and needed some time off, Casey made him play every day.
ReplyDeleteThat might be Lee McPhail ex-Yankee executive. Gene Woodling was still a player when Casey managed the Mets… Wonder where that rink is. I think it is at Choate. Nice wooden stick, a Louisville. Most skated with Northland sticks when that photo was taken. Choate scrimmaged a couple of the local high schools in those days. Speaking of those games decades later a former Choate player said to me, “Hamden always had better skaters. But West Haven, they hated the preppies.”
DeleteHespeler, Sherwood, Victoriaville (!)… more stick makers.
DeleteI'm referring to the player on Casey's left, not the man in the suit.
DeleteThe Fairfield County Hunt back when they actually hunted?
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos! Jackie Robinson, Casey Stegel, hockey, fishing, skiing and all that lovely hunting! Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSki jumping! All ski jumpers are skiers. But very, very few skiers are ski jumpers.
DeleteWere the photos taken at Piedmont Fox Hounds? Looks like it could be Middleburg 🦊
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ReplyDeleteInteresting Tuna facts. Thank you.
You are right. The tuna facts are very interesting. But, isn’t that a bluefish?
DeleteKodachrome, they took it away.
ReplyDeleteMama don't take my....
DeleteWonderful examples of "the thing before..."
ReplyDeleteMuffy, for the fun of it, one of these days you may wish to feature a retrospective of SPY "Sporting Life" prints. The notable framer of these pieces was Freeman-Victorius, who until recently, was right here in my neck of the woods.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous @2:46:
ReplyDeleteNo, that's a real Tuna. The tropical Bluefish isn't found in New England's cold waters, and they only grow to about 40 pounds max. Thanks.
You’re right, of course. The huge hanging “trophy” fish is a tuna. The gaffed fish being placed in the barrel is a bluefish. They arrive in New England waters mid-summer and return south in October. The fishermen are placing the fish in the barrel, note, with care. Bluefish have sharp teeth and a reputation. Be careful not to be bitten.
DeleteSuch wonderful, and timeless photos. The one of Yaz is just perfect! Thank you, for all you do for us! Cheers!
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