May 12, 1887.J 



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of this tournament absolute delicacy in casting the fly 

 shall be considered to be casting the fly or flies upon the 

 water in such a manner as to disturbe its surface to the 

 least possible extent. He who most nearly approaches 

 this shall be adjudged the superior in delicacy. He shall 

 be adjudged to be the superior in accuracy who, on an 

 average of all his casts, places his stretcher fly nearest 

 the mark. Twenty-five points shall be credited to him 

 who is adjudged the superior indelicacy, and twenty-five 



?oints to him who is adjudged the superior in accuracy, 

 he other contestants shall be awarded lower scores in 

 accordance with their comparative excellence. 



11. The ultimate scores of the various contestants shall 

 be determined as follows: To the distance in feet each 

 has been adjudged to have cast, shall be added the scores 

 assigned for delicacy and accuracy, and prizes Avill be 

 assigned in accordance with this aggregate. 



12. To prevent fouling the measuring line and acci- 

 dents to the spectators in the fly-castina; contests, the 

 points of all fly-hooks shall be broken off below the barb. 



IS. In the absence of an appointed judge the president 

 or secretary shall fill the vacancy. 



14. Salmon Fly-Casting.— The foregoing rules shall 

 govern: Rods may be used with both hands and only one 

 fly shall be required. Delicacy and accuracy casts to be 

 made at a mark 70 ft. distant from the contestant. 



15. Black Bass Casting.— All general rules which do 

 not conflict with the following special rides shad govern. 

 No rod shall be more than 10ft. in length. Any reel may 

 be used, but all casts must be made from the reel. Lines 

 shall not be of less caliber than No. 6 (letter H) braided 

 silk, nor No. 1 sea grass, or corresponding sizes of other 

 materials, and be of uniform size throughout. The weight 

 of the sinkers shall not exceed ^oz. (these to be fur- 

 nished by the contestants). In casting but a single hand 

 shall be used. Each contestant shall be allowed five casts 

 for distance, the average to count, and five casts for style 

 and accuracy; the la,tter points to be ascertained by casts 

 made at a stake or mark 60ft. distant from the caster, and 

 the judges to give points in accordance with the nearness 

 with which the sinker approaches the said stake or mark. 

 Style and form to be determined by the ease and grace of 

 the caster. 



16. Heavy Bass Casting.— Bads shall not exceed Oft. in 

 length and may be used with both hands. Any rod may 

 be used, but the line shall be of linen, not less caliber 

 than the trade No. 9, with twelve tlu-eads throughout its 

 entire length. The casts shall be made with sinkers 

 weighing 2-Joz. (these will be furnished by the commit- 

 tee). Each contestant will be allowed five casts, his casts 

 shall be measured, added and divided by five, and the- re- 

 sult shall constitute his score. No allowance will be made 

 to any contestant for the overrunning or breaking of his 

 line. 



17. Light Bass Casting. — Same rules as in heavy bass 

 casting to apply except that the weight of the sinker is 

 limited to Hoz. (these will be furnished by the commit- 

 tee), and any line of uniform caliber may be used. 



PROGRAMME— MAY 25. 

 T.— Single-Han ded Fly-Casting— Class A- Amateur. 



Judges— Francis Etidicott and Hon. James Geddes. 

 Rev. H. L. Ziegenfuss, Referee. 

 Open to amateurs under Rule 2 3 who have never taken a first 

 prize in anv tournament of this Association. Rods not, to ex- 

 ceed 113-^ft. in length. Except as to medal, winners to have 

 choice of pi-izes in tlie order of their merit. Scale of points- 

 Distance, actual cast, delicacy aud accuracy, 25 each. Deli- 

 cacy shall he judged by the lightness with which the flies fall 

 upon the water, and accuracy shall be determined by the 

 judges. The casts for delicacy and accuracy shall be made at 

 the same time. Value. 



1. Gold medal, given by the National Rod and Reel Associa- 



tion 825 00 



2. Premier split bamboo rod, extra tip, German silver mount- 



ings, given bv A. G. Spalding & Bros.. 241 Broad wav, 

 New York 35 00 



3. Greenheart flv-rod, extra tip. (German silver mountings, 



given by J. B. Crook & Co., Fulton street. New York.. 20 00 



4. Rubber and German silver fly-reel and case, aluminum 



spool, given bv Ed Vom Hofe, 97 Fulton street, New 

 York 18 00 



5. Greenheart fly-rod, independent handle, extra tip, German 



silver mountings, given by George C. Masters, 389 Ful- 

 ton street, Brooklyn 15 00 



6. " Fishing with the Fly" and assortment of flies, given by 



C. F. Orvis, Manchester, Vt 15 00 



7. Patent net ring and handle, given by G. L. Bailey, Port- 



land, Me ! 2 50 



II.- li SwitCh" Fly-Casting. 



Judges— H. F. Crosby, Dr. Van Geesen, Fred Mather. 

 James Benkard, Referee. 

 Open to all. Single-handed rods, not to exceed ll^ft. in length. 

 Distance only to count. Casting to be from shore unless other- 

 wise agreed "by contestants. No cast to be count' d on which 

 the fly goes behind the caster. Except as to medal, winners 

 to have choice of prizes in the order of their merit. 



1. Gold medal, given by the National R. and R. Association. $25 00 



2. Split bamboo rod, given by Harry Pritehard, 90 Fulton 



street. New York 25 00 



3. Order for one silk hat, given by R. Dunlap & Co. 181 B'way, 



New York 8 00 



4. Polished cherry tackle box, given by the Levison & Lamb 



M'f'g. Co., 287 Li'.-/-.'.; Y ; M 



5. One year's subscription to Forest and Stream, given by 



Forest and Stream Pub. Co 4 00 



6. One year's subscription, given by W. C. Harris 3 00 



III— Salmon Casting. 



Judges— Col. Locke, W. Winchester, James C. McAndrews. 

 Capt. Wm. Dunning, Referee. 

 Open to all. See Rule 14. No limit as to rods. Distance only to 

 count. Except as to medals, winners to have choice of prizes 

 in the order of their merit. 



1. Gold medal, given by the National Rod and Reel Associ- 



ation $25 00 



2. Gold medal, given by the National Rod and Reel Associ- 



ation 15 00 



3. Cash, given by the National Rod and Reel Association 10 00 



4. Acme tackle box, given bv H. F. Price, 29 Murray street, 



N. Y 6 75 



5. One year's subscription, given by the Forest and Stream 



Publishing Company 4 00 



6. One year's subscription, given by W. C. Harris 3 00 



IV.— Minnow Casting for Black Bass. 



Judges— Wm. C. Harris, Hon. H. P. MeGown. 

 D. W. Cress, Referee. 

 Open to all, as per Rule 15. Score: Average distance in feet. 

 Accuracy and style, 25 points each. Casts for these points to 

 be made at the same time and at a stake or mark 60ft. distant. 

 A stand 12in. high in front and 6in. in rear and of suitable size 

 will be provided, to be used at the option of the caster. Win- 

 ners to have choice of prizes in the order of their merit. 



1. Lakeside rowboat complete, 15ft.x38in„ given by R. J. 



Douglas & Co., Waukegan, 111 $45 00 



2. Hand-made minnow- casting rod in case, given by F. D. 



Devine. TJtica, N. Y 20 00 



3. Split bamboo minnow-casting rod, given by B. F. Nichols, 



Brookline, Mass 16 00 



4. One dozen bass and one dozen trout bugs, given by Chas. 



Plath & Son, 130 Canal street, N. Y 10 00 



5. Pocket tackle case ($1.50), given by H. F. Price, 29 Murray 



street, N. Y., and set of German silver guides and agate 

 tips and agate guide ($5), given by Chas, Koeliler, (55 

 Clinton street, N. Y 6 50 



6. Bray fly-book, given by A. G. Spalding & Bros., 241 Broad- 



way, N. Y 5 00 



7. One year's subscription, given by the Forest and Stream 



Publishing Co 4 00 



8. One year's subscription, given by W. C. Harris 3 00 



V.—Sinyle-Ha)ided Fly-Casting— Expert. 



Judges— Dr. A. Ferber, C. Van Brunt. 

 L. Dinwiddie Smith, Referee. 

 Open to all. Distance only to count. Rods not to exceed llj^t't . in 

 length. Except as to medal, winners to have choice of prizes 

 in the order of their merit: 



1. Gold medal, given by the National Rod and Reel Associa- 



tion 325 00 



2. Amateur photographic outfit, given by E. & H. T. Anthony 



6 Co., 591 Broadway, N. Y 10 00 



3. Cash, given by the National Rod and Reel Association ... 10 00 

 i. Epauleted ventilated rubber coat, given by the James J. 



Bvers Epaulet Ventilation Co., 274 Broadway, N. Y 7 00 



5. 100 "Forest and Stream" cigars, given by Ed. Kggert, 245 



Pearl street, N. Y 6 00 



li. One pair No. 3 canvas leggings, first quality, given by John 



D. Bethel, 124 Chambers street, N. Y 4 00 



7. One year's subscription to Outing, given by the Outing 



Publishing Co., N. Y 3 00 



8. One year's subscription, given by W. C. Harris 3 00 



PROGRAM ME— MAY 20. 

 VI.—Single-Handed Fly-Casting— Class B— Amateur. 



Judges— Eugene G. Blackford, Hon. R. B. Roosevelt. 

 Louis B. Wright, Referee. 

 Open to amateurs under Rule 2 who have never taken a first prize 

 in any tournament of this Association. Rods not to exceed 

 HJ^ft. in length. Winners to have choice of prizes in the order 

 of their merit. 



1. Leonard split, bamboo flv-rod, given by Wm, Mills & Son, 



7 Warren street, N. Y $35 00 



2. Silver-plated net ring and handle, given by James Reed, 



Cambridge, Mass 15 00 



3. Split bamboo My-rod, presented by the Syracuse Split 



Bamboo Fish Rod Co 8 00 



4. Automatic fly-reel rubber, given by A. G. Spalding & 



Bros., N. Y 8 00 



5. Six dozen assorted trout flies, given by James Raunbot- 



tam, Freeport, N. Y 8 00 



6. Patent net ring and handle, given by G. L. Bailey, Port- 



land, Me 2 50 



7. One year's subscription, given by W. C. Harris 3 00 



VII- Salmon Fly-Casting. 



Judges— John A. Roosevelt, Edward Weston. 

 J. S. VanCleef, Referee. 

 Open to all except winners of first and second prizes in prior sal- 

 mon fly-casting contests of this Association. Rods not to ex- 

 ceed 10ft. in length. Distance, delicacy and accuracy to count. 

 See Rule 14. Winners to have choice of prizes iu the order of 

 their merit. 



1. Split bamboo ebonized grilse rod, given by Jas. Reed, Cam- 



bridge, Mass $22 00 



2. Ash and lancewoad salmon rod, given by Wm. Mills & 



Son. New York 18 00 



3. Double taper waterproof silk salmon line No. 2, 12Uyds., 



given by John Shields & Co., Brookline. Mass 10 50 



4. Solid leather tackle case, given by Ho II Bros. & Herring, 



87 Fulton street, New York 7 50 



5. Levison fly-book, given by Wm. Mills & Son, New York, .. 7 50 



6. One year's subscription, given by Outing Pub. Co., N. Y... 3 09 



7. One year's subscription, given by W. C. Harris, New York 3 00 



VIIL—Singlc-Handed Fly-Casting— Expert Light Rod Contest. 



Judges— James Benkard, Rev. H. L. Ziegenfuss. 

 J. S. Van Cleef , Referee. 

 Open to all. Rods not to exceed HJ^ft. in length nor 5oz. in 

 weight. All rods with solid reel-plates will be allowed lj^oz. 

 Distance only to count. Except as to medal, winners to have 

 choice, of prizes in the order of their merit. 



1. Gold medal, given by the National Rod and Reel Associa- 



tion $25 00 



2. Handsome smoker's stand, given by T. B. Stewart & Co., 



21 East 17 th street, New York 15 00 



3. Cash, given by the National Rod and Reel Association 10 00 



4. Epauleted ventilated rubber coat, given by the Joseph J. 



Byers E. V. Co., New York 7 00 



5. 1,000 satin straight-cut cigarettes, given by Wm. J. Kim- 



ball & Co., Rochester, N. Y 7 00 



6. One year's subscription, given by the Outing Publishing 



Co., New York 3 00 



7. One year's subscription, given by W. C. Harris 3 00 



IX— Heavy Bass Casting. 



Judges— Marti u B. Brown, John A Roosevelt. 

 James C. Vallotton, Referee. 

 Open to all under Rule 14. A stand 12in. high in front and 6in. in 

 rear, and of suitable size, will be provided, to be used at the 

 option of the caster. Except as to medal, winners to have 

 choice of prizes in the order of their merit. 



1. Gold medal, given by the National Rod and Reel Associ- 



ation $25 00 



2. Silver King multiplying reel, given by Thomas J. Conroy, 



N. Y 35 00 



3. Silver Queen multiplying reel, given by J. Kopf,51 Scholes 



street, Brooklyn, N. Y 35 00 



4. Ash and lance combination rod, four rods in one, given by 



James F. Marsters. Brooklyn, N. Y 6 00 



5. One year's subscription, given by W. C. Harris 3 00 



X.— Fly-Casting for Blaeli Bass. 



Judges— G. M. Skinner, Francis Endioott. 

 Capt. Wm. Dunning, Referee. 

 Open to amateurs under Rule 2. Single handed rods, not to exceed 

 llj^ft. Only one fly required (to be furnished by the com- 

 mittee, tied on No. 2 Sproat hooks). Distance only to count. 

 Except as to medal, winners to have choice of prizes in the 

 order of their merit. 



1. Gold medal, given by the National R. and R . Association. $25 00 



2. Split bamboo minnow casting rod, given by the George 



Karup M'f'g. Co., Trenton Falls, N. Y 20 00 



3. Meerschaum segar holder, given bv Kaldenberg, 371 B'way, 



New York 10 00 



4. Single-barrel breechloading rifle, ,88cal., given by H. C. 



Squires, 17S Broadway, N. Y. - 10 00 



5. Gold and silver-plated assorted spoons, given by G. M. 



Skinner, Clayton, N. Y 10 CO 



6. One year's subscription, given bv the Forest and Stream 



Pub. Co 4 00 



7. One Year's subscription, given by W. C. Harris 3 00 



It is possible that several other makers of tackle may 

 yet send in prizes, in such cases they will be apportioned 

 to the above classes, under the authority given to the 

 president, and due notice of such additions will appear. 



Farmer Brown. — Concerning Farmer Brown's trout 

 perhaps some of us were a little harsh in our comments on 

 the method of his taking off. But I for one would be 

 glad to hear from Farmer B. himself. Doubtless he was 

 fond of his pet, and doubtless he had been frequently tor- 

 mented by poachers who were not honorable sportsmen 

 and who had designs on his trout, and being a dull clod 

 of a farmer he was not discriminating and did not know 

 a canoeist from a fish thief. It is a lamentable fact that 

 the majority of anglers and shooters are too regardless of 

 the farmer's rights, and feel a sort of enmity toward him. 

 The farmer is not a saint, though there are possibflities of 

 his becoming an angel, and he reciprocates the feeling. 

 Both parties are too selfish and too unconciliatory. Being 

 a farmer and a lover of rod and gun I am unprejudiced, 

 or at least my prejudices ought to neutralize one another. 

 — Awahsoose. 



ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESORTS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Perhaps a word from one of the greatest and best known 

 trout fishing places in the Eocky Mountains would be of 

 interest. This point is well known to all visitors to the 

 great, Yellowstone National Pa,rk as one of the most ex- 

 cellent trout fishing places along the line of the Northern 

 Pacific Railroad. At this time of the year the grayling is 

 easily taken, while our anglers get a good sprinkling of 

 the larger size trout, weighing from 21bs. to olbs. Mr. 

 Pierce Hoops, Jr. , of Bradford, Pa., took twenty-seven 

 nice large trout one day last week in two hours. A pleas- 

 ant party, consisting of Messrs. S. L. Wallace, of Wash- 

 ington; C. J. Cornell, of Oshkosh; Judge J. A. Savage 

 and Supt. Richmond, of this place, went to a point on 

 the Yellowstone River in the canon, about five miles from 

 here, last Saturday and made a catch of 139 trout and 

 grayling during the afternoon. 



It is rumored that parties are using nets and dynamite 

 in the river near here, taking trout for the market, and 

 strenuous efforts will be made to apprehend the guilty 

 parties. The several gun clubs throughout the Territo- 

 ries are taking active " steps to suppress this lawlessness 

 and hope to overcome it. It would really be a great pity 

 to spoil our excellent fishing by such unlawful modes, 

 and local anglers are interesting themselves to suppress the 

 practice. 



The Yellowstone River affords immense pleasure for 

 fishermen. Artificial flies are used entirely thi3 time of 

 the year; minnows are sometimes used to advantage, 

 especially on cool days. More anon. C. G. H. 



Livingston, Montana, April 13. 



Editor Forest and Stream : 



On or about July 15 the Northern Pacific Railroad will 

 become connected, and trains from St. Patd and Tacoma 

 wid cross the Switch Back instead of going via Portland. 

 Many of your readers may wish to take a trip through 

 this country when they iearn that the trout fishing in 

 Green River (along which the road runs for twenty miles) 

 cannot be beaten anywhere upon the continent. The fish 

 run f roin i to 31bs. , and it is a poor fisherman who can- 

 not get all the sport he may desire. The banks of the 

 river and streams are all heavily wooded, so that one has 

 to wade the river to find it. 



The game in this section is not plenty, but we have 

 bear, cougar, black cat, and a few mountain goats. Three 

 goats were killed by one of an engineering party last fall. 

 Nearly every stream emptying into Green' River is 

 dammed in places by beavers, but they are themselves 

 not very plenty. Those of your readers who have never 

 been West cannot spend their time to greater advantage 

 than to take a trip over the Northern Pacific, stopping at 

 the National Park, where, of course, they cannot hunt, 

 and then come on to Tacoma, from there by steamer 

 along the coast to Alaska. Those desiring to hunt should 

 lay over somewhere in Montana. Fishermen should 

 come over here. Still there is excellent fishing in the 

 Yellowstone, the East and West Gallatin, the Madison 

 and other rivers and lakes through Montana and eastern 

 Washington. Of course there is no need of speaking of 

 the numerous prairie chickens, grouse, etc., that are 

 found anywhere and everywhere west of the Mississippi 

 River. J. M. L. B. 



Eagle Gorge, King County, W. T. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Save any of your readers lived for ten long months 

 walled in on every side by mountains and for three of 

 these months looked at these mountains covered with 

 snow, preventing at all times that clear bright color and 

 their towering peaks looking down on man's diminutive- 

 ness; and have any of the same readers, after this long 

 siege, early in the morning climbed the rough sides of 

 one of those lofty mountains, and as the sun rose, first 

 tinging with gold every peak and then gradually color- 

 ing every low butt and at last sending sunshine into the 

 valleys, looked over and beyond the furthest peaks, to 

 see there a world beyond? If none have then I could 

 make them understand the feeling of freedom and relief 

 I experienced a few evenings since. 



To come down to every day life — our fishing is now at 

 its best ; every one is getting his fiU of trout. The hotel 

 will be open in about thirty days and then every day 

 will find parties on piscatorial pleasures bent, and I ven- 

 ture to say not one party wiil return without something 

 to show for the day's sport. When that time comes I 

 Avill endeavor to give you the experiences of some one 

 else besides my own, in and around Lake Pend d'Oreille. 



F. T. A. 



Hope, Idaho. 



Duluth Fishing Resorts.— Mr. C. F. Johnson, an en- 

 terprising newsdealer of the "zenith city of the unsalted 

 seas," has offered two prize rods for the largest brook 

 trout and black bass respectively caught by a sportsman 

 of Duluth or vicinity in adjacent waters. Mr. Johnson 

 has also prepared the following list of distances in miles 

 from Duluth to angling waters: To North Shore Fishing 

 Resorts: Lester River 5, French River 12, Sucker River 

 15, Knife River .20, Two Harbors (Agate Bay) 27, Tower 

 (V ermilion Lake, by rail) 96, Stewart River 30, Encamp- 

 ment Island 35, Gooseberry River40, Split Rock 45, Beaver 

 Bav 50, Palisades 56, Baptism River 58, Maniteau River 

 66,*Pitit Marais 69, Two Island River 82, Cross River 84, 

 Temperance River 86, Grand Marais (Hotel Mavhew) 106, 

 Devil's Track 111, Brule (North) River 120, Grand Portage 

 150, Isle Royale (Washington Harbor) 160, Port Arthur, 

 Canada, 200, Lake Nepigon 290. South Shore Resorts: 

 Amnicon 15, Brule 30, Apostle Islands 80, Bayfield 100, 

 Pike. Lake (Jeff. Daniels), Swan Lake Road, 14 mdesfrom 

 Duluth. N. P. East, db'St. P. M. & O.: Brule 30, White 

 Birch 40, Gordon 42. Northern Pacific West: Spirit Lake 

 7, Fond du Lac 18, Thompson and Dalles St. Louis 24. 



A Two-Pound Trout disports itself in an elaborately 

 gotten up aquarium in the show window of A. G. Spal- 

 ding & Bros., 241 Broadway, this city, This trout and his 

 fellows— a dozen of them— are playing the part of Tan- 

 talus, for there are scores and hundreds and thousands of 

 gaudy and inviting flies in the vicinity. 



Menominee, Mich. — Should any of the "Kingfishers" 

 come my way I will show them where they can get their 

 fill of the finest fishing. We have black bass, big and 

 small mouths, and the pumpkin seed and 'lunge. — S.E.B. 



