ANGLING REMINISCENCES. 95 



LARGEST 

 TROUT. 



Captured with the fly by Jack Leister, LBS. oz. LS. oz. 

 J6th May 18, . . 37 . 7 2 . 3 



By Tom Otter, ditto, . 31 . 6 2.7 



Sum total, 68 . 13 



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Captured by Mark Wandle-Weir, 16th /.as. 



May 18, . * . 30 . 13 



By Richard Heron-bill, ditto, 21 . 1 



Sum total, . 51 . 14 



68 . 13 



Balance in favour of the Club, 16 . 15 



(Signed) ANTHONY SMOULTER-JAWS. 

 NATHAN SWJVELTOP. 



Accordingly, the club competitors were by the 

 umpires declared victorious. 



Of course, some chagrin was felt by Mr Wandle- 

 weir upon this declaration, and testified, besides, by 

 a challenge immediately given to Jack Leister to 

 compete with him next morning, single-handed, and 

 on opposite banks of the river no wading permit- 

 ted, as it seems this worthy and excellent member 

 of our club generally adopted the heron-mode of 

 angling, to which system was attributed the whole 

 of his present success. Leister, without hesitation, 

 agreed to take part in the contest, which being de- 

 cided on the following afternoon, the result was im- 

 mensely in Jack's favour. He ran no less than 151bs. 

 a-head of his opponent, and accordingly ended all 

 disputes about the matter. Meanwhile, the feelings 



