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The American Ano^ler. 



Anent the Wail-Eyed Pike. 



" Anglers on the Mississippi river, all the way 

 between Keokuk and St. Louis, have been 

 surprised during the past two years by 

 the increased numbers of jack salmon taken 

 in their regular catches. Until within a few 

 years this game fish was almost entirely un- 

 known here, but it is evidently destined to 

 become quite plentiful henceforth. This is 

 attributed to the building of gfreat numbers of 

 stone dikes in the river, by the government, in 

 the improvement of steamboat channel, the 

 artificial improvements offering, it is thought, 

 a congenial cover for the fish while young. 

 From your knowledge of the habits of this 

 fish, do you believe this theory to be correct?" 



[The action of the government has no doubt 

 given the fish more favorable conditions for 

 growth and increase, yet we think the primal 

 cause of their increased numbers arises from 

 the greater attention that has been paid, dur- 

 ing recent years, by the State Fish Commissions 

 of that section to the propagation of the pike- 

 perch, locally called jack salmon. — Ed.] 



Re=varnishing Rods. 



In reply to a query of " L. G. D," we can 

 not do better than quote E. A. Piggott, a cor- 

 respondent of the Fishing Gazette (London). 

 He writes : 



"Completely remove all varnish by means 

 of the finest sand paper, then place the rod in 

 a room free from damp, with a fairly warm 

 temperature, for a few days. Two coats of 

 the best copal (coachmaker's) varnish will be 

 sufficient. The first coat should be what is 

 termed ' quick varnish,' and should be applied 

 quickly and evenly by means of a perfectly 

 clean camel hair brush. This coat dries in a 

 few hours — from twelve to twenty-four. 

 Finally apply a coat of ' finishing varnish,' and 

 place the rod in a warm, dry atmosphere until 

 the varnish has hardened, which will take 

 three or four days, or longer in damp weather. 

 Every precaution should be taken to protect 

 the rod from dust during the process. Shellac 

 varnish should not be used under any circum- 

 stances, it very soon cracks, and does not 

 stand the wet weather." 



Fixtures. 



[Secretaries of clubs are requested to send in notices of 

 meetings and shoots.] 



June 1— BuRNsiDE, III.— Gilbert Deiter match for the Du 

 Pont championship trophy, at Matson's Park, at 1 

 o'clock p. m. 



June 2-4— Tournament of the South Dakota Gun Club 

 Association. Madison, S. D. 



June 2-6— Twenty-second annual tournament of the Illi- 

 nois State Sportsmen's Association, Chicago, H. B. 

 ^leyers, secretary, 14S Monroe street, Chicago. 



June 3 and 4— Interstate Association's tournament, Nat- 

 chez, Miss., under the auspices of the Gaillard Sporting 

 Club. 



June 3 and 4— Annual tournament of the Minneapolis 

 Gun Club, Minneapolis, Minn. 8. S. Johnston, secre- 

 tary. 



June 8 (commencing)— New York State convention and 

 tournament, held by the Audubon Club, Buffalo ; cash 

 and merchandise prizes. 



June 9-n— Annual meeting and tournament of Ohio 

 Trap Shooters' League, on grounds of Buckeye Gun 

 Club. Dayton, Ohio. 



June 9-11— Iowa State Sportsmen's annual tournament, 

 Davenport, Iowa. 



June 10 and 11— Second annual tournament of North 

 Dakota State Sportsmen's Association, at Fargo. Tar- 

 gets only. $500 added money. W. AV. Smith, secre- 

 tary. 



June 16-18— Third annual tournament of Crvstal Lake 

 Gun Club. Urbana. 111. 



June 17-19— Annual blue rock tournament of the Cleve- 

 land Target Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Five sweepstakes 

 each day : targets free ; known traps, unknown 

 angles : $770 added. 



June 18-20— Annual tournament of the Northwest Sports- 

 men's Association, ou the grounds of the Spokane 

 (Wash.) Gun Club. 



June 2.3-35— Tournament of the Missouri State Amateur 

 Association, in Sportsmen's Park. Jefferson City. Mo. 



June 23-26— Tournament of the Pittsburg Gun Club, 

 Pittsburg. Pa.; $500 added money. 



June .30, July 1 and 2— Fourth annual target tournament 

 of the Altoona Rod and Gun Club, Altoona, Pa. 



June 30-July 3— ^VopsoNONOCK. Pa.— Fourth annual tour- 

 nament or the Altoona Rod and Gun Club ; targets. 

 W. S. Bookwalter, secretary. 



June 11— New Castle, Pa. — Third contest of the Penn- 

 sylvania and Ohio Border League. J. W. H. Rusergis, 

 secretary. 



June 16-18— Markato, Minn.— Sibley Mound Gun Club's 

 tournament. 



June 18— Galesburg, 111.— College City Gun Club's tour- 

 nament. 



June 29-July 4— Grand national tournment and exhibi- 

 tion of sportsmen's goods, Syracuse. N. Y. 



June 6, 20, July 11, 18. August 1. 15. 39. September 13. 26— 

 Chicago Fly Casting Club's contests, north lagoon, 

 Garfield Park. 



JULY. 



July 3-4 — Elmwood. Ind.— Elmwood Gun Club tourna- 

 ment. 



July 4— Weeping W^ateb, Neb.— Weeping Water Gun 

 Club tournament. 



July 4-5— Wanwatosa, Wis.— Wisconsin Gun Club tour- 

 nament. 



July 22-23— Portland, Me.— Interstate Association tour- 

 nament, under the auspices of the Portland Gun Club. 



July 23-24— Lafayette. Ind.— Lafayette Gun Club tour- 

 nament. 



July 4— Springfield, N. J. — Annual tournament of the 

 Union Gun Club ; live birds and targets. E. D. Miller, 

 secretary. 



July 30-31— Goshen, Ind. — Midsummer tournament of 

 the Goshen Gun Club. 



AUGUST. 

 Aug. 19-20— Warsaw. Ind. — Third annual tournament of 



the Lake City Gun Club. 

 Aug. 4-6— Chicago, 111. — Tournament of the Du Pont 



Smokeless Powder Company. E. S. Rice, Mgr. 

 Aug. 26-27— Burlington, Vt. — Tournament of the Inter- 

 state Association, under the auspices of the Lake Side 

 Rod and Gun Club. 



SEPTEMBER. 



Sept. 15-17 — Kansas City, Mo.— Schmelzer Arms Co.'s 



tournament. 

 Sept. 7— Marion, N. J. — Sixth annual tournament of the 



Endeavor Gun Club. Targets. J. A. Creveling, Sec'y. 

 Sept. 8-11— Harrisburg. Pa.— Annual tournament of the 



Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association, under 



the auspices of the Harrisburg Shooting Association. 



II. B. Shoop, secretary. 



OCTOBER. 



Oct. 7-9— Newburgh. N. Y. — Annual fall tournament of 

 the West Newburgh Gun and RiHe Association : far- 

 gets and live birds ; added money ann<iuiiced later. 



Oct. (second week) — Baltimore. Md.— Baltimore claims 

 this week for her tournament. Dr. Samuel J. Fort, 

 secretary. 



