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improved, until at the last one, held in May, 1888, there 

 were three gentlemen who cast upward of fifty yards ; and 

 out of five casts made by Mr. A. F. Dresel, the successful 

 competitor, three of them went beyond fifty yards, and one 

 reached the extraordinary distance of 168 feet, 4 inches. 

 The weight of sinker cast was one-half, ounce. The rods 

 used were about eight and a quarter feet long, and about 

 nine ounces in weight. 



