From the Oct. 22, 1948 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: The 1948 striped bass derby ended at noon on Friday.

A vexed subject in Vineyard history came up last week with the difficulty in deciding whether a particular hillside in the East Chop region was a park, a mysteriously named “plaza,” or just ordinary private property.

Although the Vineyard joined with New Bedford in mourning the departure of the old whaleship Charles W. Morgan from Round Hills to her new and probably permanent berth at Mystic, Conn.

Whatever benefits accrue from the annual striped bass derby, this much is certain, that visitors and residents alike will gain an acquaintance with the Island not otherwise possible.

More and more the fact is brought home that the modesty of the average person in concealing the details of his career, adventurous or otherwise, is a sad loss to those who know him and to those who will come after.

From the Sept. 13, 1988 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Eddie Gentle 3rd of Edgartown, a senior at the regional high school, leads the Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby with a 15.57-pound bluefish he caught Saturday morning.