THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 281 
At the business meeting of the Northwest Association of Scientific 
Angling Clubs, held on the final day of the tournament, R. S. Hayes 
of Seattle was elected president to succeed Dr, Ralph Hutchinson of 
Tacoma. Dr. E. C. McFarland, of the Portland club, was elected vice- 
president, and Wiliam Bailey of Tacoma, secretary and treasurer. At 
this meeting it was proposed that in the future a line conforming to 
actual fishing conditions be substituted for the silk thread now used 
in all bait events, After some discussion it was decided to leave this 
decision to a majority vote of the three clubs represented. This question 
of line restrictions in bait events will be decided by a mail vote in the 
near future. The 1918 tournament was awarded to the Tacoma Bait 
and Fly Casting Club. 
In addition to the gold and silver medals offered to the successful 
candidates many merchandise prizes were awarded to those contestants 
who finished third, fourth and fifth in each event. Among the chief 
donors were the Shapespeare Co., South Bend Bait Co., B. F. Gladding, 
James Heddons Sons, Monnette Hardware Co., Horton Manufacturing 
Co., A. F. Meisselbach & Bros., and Piper and Taft. This latter firm 
contributed a knickerbocker combination traveling bag and tackle case, 
valued at $30, to W. C. Block, the winner of the all-around champion- 
ship. 
The entries from the various clubs were as follows: Ralph Hutchin- 
son, R. B. Nason, C. BR. Werner, William Bailey, B. B. Perrow, D. E. 
Gilkey and H. J. Nason, of the Tucoma Bait and Fly Casting Club; W. C. 
Block, Dr. E. C. McFarland, W. F. Backus and R. C. Winter, of the 
Multnomah Anglers’ Club, and A. L. Flammant, R. E. Lyttaker, J. W. 
Monnette, J. H. Byers, D. C. Bryant, C, A. Wisen, F. S. Butler, R. S. 
Hayes, B. B. Farr, L. F. Allen, V. W. Theusen, William Edholm, William 
McDonald, Deskin Reid, L. F. Hayes, A. L. Byler and E, A. Throck- 
morton, of the Seattle Fly and Bait Casting Club. The tournament com- 
mittee had expected entries from the Spokane Fly and Bait Casting 
Club, the Grays Harbor Rod and Gun Club and independent, casters of 
Bellingham, Index, Everett and other cities. Every effort will be made 
to have these cities represented at next year’s tournament. 

Edward Jr., the 2-year-old son of District Game Warden E. H, Clark, of 
Portland, fishing in the Big Nestucca River in Tillamook County, ' 
