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grace. And this is oae of the most important items 
about a rifle. PKAiiaE Dog. 
Colofado Game and Fish Law Held to be 
Invalid. 
Colorado Springs, Colo., May 28. — Judge Harris, of 
the District Court, held to-day that the game and fish 
law enacted in Colorado in 1897 is unconstitutional. 
Among other things, the law provides that any person 
having game of certain kinds for sale or serving it at 
hotels or restaurants is liable to a fine. Under this a 
number of restaurant keepers in Cripple Creek, who had 
shipped in game from Utah, were arrested for serving 
it. Judge Harris holds that "game, fish and forestry" 
are the names used in the title of the bill and in the sub- 
ject matter of the law, and that thej^ are three separate 
matters; that the constitution holds that .only one sub- 
ject can be treated in a statute, and therefore the law 
is plainly unconstitutional. 
"That reminds me." 
Tone's Pattndge Story. 
About a mile from our village lived a noted fox 
hunter known as Tone by everyone far and near. As 
a man he was very nearly a perfect specimen, over 6ft. 
in height, well proportioned, strong as an ox, and as 
active as a boy; but he never succeeded in turning all 
this to any account, except that he was a first-class fox 
hunter. He could do much more work in a day than any 
one^ in these parts, but the trouble was that after a good 
day's work he would spend the next eight or ten days 
in bragging over it and getting rested; and it was about 
the same thing in fox hunting. But when it came to 
telling a fox story, as tales of the sport were called, 
he could give you every jump of the fox; every bark of 
the dog; every move of the hunter, and then prove that 
he alone knew what was what by showing the skin. 
Many of his fox stories were interesting, and some of 
them peculiarly so, while each one had at least one touch 
of the marvelous, and all of them invariably ended alike 
in the death of the fox. Blank days were indeed blank 
to him, for he never mentioned them unless closely 
questioned, and then he would have a reasonable excuse, 
and tell you that strange dogs got on the trail, and he 
knew how it would be, so he came home, or perhaps he 
would look indignant and tell you that the dogs were 
after the old vixen again, and "you don't suppose I would 
kill her, do j^ou?" 
One story that I have heard him tell many times was 
a hummer and no mistake. Whether it was true or 
not I shall leave for the reader to decide, as I have my 
doubts upon both sides of the question. Perhaps it will 
be as well if I let Tone tell the storj^ in his own way, as 
you may be better able to understand it and come to a 
correct conclusion as to its truthfulness. In order to 
get him well started it was only necessary for some one 
who had not heard him tell the story to ask him about 
it, when he would sit down and fix himself in an easy 
position and giA^e it in about this style: 
"\^ou, see, Squire James wanted to go up to the plan- 
tation, so we went. He took his stand at the "big chest- 
nut," and I and old Sounder went up alongside the 
gully to the pot hole, but there wa'n't no fox there; so 
I started for the thick swamp, and Sounder he swung 
of? to the right over the hill to the hemlocks, but I 
knowed that he would get to the swamp about as soon 
as I did if he didn't strike a track, so I kept on; and when 
I got there I went to the leeward side, and I smelled a 
fox, so I put for the head. But I wa'n't quick enough, 
for old Sounder got round sooner than I expected, and 
as soon as I heard him yep I knowed 'twa'n't no use, so 
I pulled foot for Squaw Corner; but the old dog drove 
him so fast that I couldn't get there on time. So I 
started for the big gully, thinking that he might sheer off 
that way. But 'twa'n't no use. Old Sounder was right 
arter him, and he didn't have time to turn, and he steered 
straight for old Tyott, with the old dog, j'^ow-yow, at 
every jump right at his tail. I just sot down on a rock 
and harked to him till he got out of hearing; then I got 
acrost the gully and went to the barway and sot down and 
waited more'n an hour. Bimeby I heard him 'way nor'- 
west, and I knowed that he'd come back through the 
dingle, so I started for the p'int as fast as I could leg 
it, and when I got within about two rod of the edge of the 
brush more'n twentj'- pa'tridges jumped all 'round me; 
and as I was kinder out of wind it partly sca't me, and 
I ketched my foot in something and most fell down, and 
I stuck the old gun forward to kinder save mj'-self, and 
I swan to man if I didn't stick the end of the gun and 
ramrod square straddle of a pa'tridge's neck; but I didn't 
fairly know it then, for as I straightened up I seed the 
fox jump outen the path, and I brought up the old gun, 
pa'tridge and all, and let go at him, and killed him 
deader'n hay, with that blamed pa'tridge flutterin' at 
the end of the gun all the time, and I didn't fairly come to 
know it till arter the fox was kickin'. If you don't 
believe it, jest ask Squire James; he was there and seed 
it, and he'll tell it jest as it is." 
This, in substance, was the story told by Tone. Squire 
James, a reliable and truthful man even when telling a 
fox story, gave his testimony about like this: 
"All I can tell you about it is that Tone and I went 
up to the plantation, and I sat down by the big chestnut 
until old Sounder started the fox, and I then got up and 
listened to the music until he was out of hearing in the 
direction of Tyott; but I knew that he would probably 
come back through the dingle, and I started for the 
point of woods at the lower end of it, and had nearly 
reached my stand, when I heard some partridges fly, and 
a moment later 1 saw Tone about ten rods to my right 
just as he shot the fox, and there was certainly a par- 
tridge hano-ing by the neck between the muzzle of the 
gun and the ramrod, and the bird was still warm when 
I examined it, and it may be that Tone tells it straight. 
But I don't know, I don't know. Tone tells such awful 
lies and so many of them that I am 'most afraid there 
is something wrong about this; but, however he came 
by the partridge, he never shot it, for if he had I should 
have heard the gun." Shadow. 
m mid ^iv^v ^isf(mg. 
Flow Gently, Sweet Outlet. 
Plow gently, sweet outlet, along thy green banks; 
Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song of my thanks; 
My heart is so full of thy beautiful worth, 
I thank the Creator who first gave thee birth. 
Flow gently, sweet outlet, through woodland and tield; 
Flow gently through meadows that wild flowers yield. 
My fancy is free as thy soft rippling stream, 
And bears me aloft in the arms of my theme. 
Flow gently, sweet outlet, so graceful thy form; 
Flow gently, unruffled by wind or by storm. 
Thy glad, purling music like laughter resounds, 
And the roar of thy falls from hillside rebounds. 
Flow gently, sWeet outlet, low murmuring stream; 
Flow gently, I visit thee oft in my dream; 
The twinkling of stars on thy bosom I see. 
And trees on thy marge make obeisance to thee. 
Flow gently, sweet outlet, where blue herons feed; 
Flow gently where wild ducks in secrecy breed. 
The red antlered deer come no more to thy brink, 
Where sleek, lowing kine stoop at evening to drink. 
Flow gently, sweet outlet, I loVe thy deep pools; 
Flow gently where fishes lie feeding in schools. 
The rod of the angler bends over thy waves, 
And the play of the reel the captive will save. 
Flow gently, sweet outlet, in far, winding ways; 
Flow gently, remindful of fair angling days; 
Let fly-fishers cast on thy bright ripples' crests, 
And favor them most as thine own honored guests. 
Flow gently, sweet outlet, thy loveliness keep; 
Flow gently, for never shall memory sleep; 
Engraved on the mind of the angler shall be 
Undimmed recollections, sweet outlet, of thee. 
Canandaigua, N. Y. Dr. C. T. Mitchell. 
Grand Rapids' Great Week. 
"West Michigan Fly-Casting Association TotJfnament. 
Grand Rapids, Mich., June 8. — This is a great week in 
Grand Rapids, perhaps as wide in general sporting in- 
terest as is apt to be the case in any city of the West 
for many a day. A trap-shooting tournametit, the exe- 
cutive meeting of the State Trap-Shooting League, the 
meeting of the State Association for Protection of Fish 
and Game, with a two-days' fly-casting tournament, a 
general social after the close of such meet, and last a 
genuine and actual journey of all visitors and their hosts 
to a dozen different noble trout streams for real experi- 
ence with the angle on the stream. It will be long before 
such a programme will be offered the public world of 
sport again. None but a city like Grand Rapids, with 
100,000 of the best sort of inhabitants and a host of 
royal sportsmen, could offer such a programme, and 
only this city, with its miles of lovely streets, its fine 
clubs, its good hotels, its broad-gauged railroads, and its 
splendid casting grounds made to order at its very door, 
could carry such a programme to a smooth and happy 
conclusion. Grand Rapids has proved more than equal 
to the occasion. This has been as fine a gathering of 
amateur sportsmen as one would ever see outside the 
great sportsmen's exhibitions. Not a man of all the 
visitors can fail to experience surprise and pleasure at 
his reception, and not one of the many hosts should 
permit himself to think that a single thing was omitted 
or slighted to make each and every event of the big week 
a bright and shining success. The management of the 
fly-casting tournament deprecated their inexperience, 
but they need offer no apologies, for no management 
ever did so well. All the ofhcers deserve praise; the 
secretary, Mr. Eber Rice, proved a host in himself; the 
Lakeside Club extended its courtesies also, and every- 
thing was comrnodious and convenient. The only delays 
arose over the amiable reluctance of the competitors to 
break away from their friends and get to their places on 
the platform. 
A Happy Spot. 
Reed's Lake, which lies in the outskirts of the city, 
reached by fast trolley in twenty minutes' ride, is a happy 
spot for a fly-casting tournament. It is a quiet body 
of water a couple of miles across, with several big 
streams, a boat house of shells and barges, a number 
of pavilions, theaters, etc.; and around all an envelope of 
pure fresh green, largely of the foliage of the rock 
maples, which line the streets of the city. There are sev- 
eral docks running out offering splendid view points 
for the spectators over what seems like a quiet harbor. 
Out in this harbor the platform was erected, with room 
enough about it on every hand so that the buoy-line for 
measurements could be shifted as the wind suggested, 
giving the caster the benefit of the wind. Alongside the 
buoy-line a long floating raft, about SoXioft. in size, was 
moored. This allowed the judges and timekeepers to fol- 
low the fl}'- along the line at a distance of but a few feet, 
and was better than any use of the shore could have been, 
as all crowding by spectators was obviated. Once in a 
while the weight got too much for the raft and feet got 
wet, but this was but part of angling, and caused no 
comment. The experts of the rod all declared that 
Reed's Lake is the best place in the West for a tourna- 
ment, far better than the park lakes of Chicago, with their 
annoying crowds. 
The entry to-day ran small, including only Grand 
Rapids and Chicago men. The Chicago Fly- Casting 
Club sent over Capt. Fred N. Peet, with a record of 
I lift.; B. W. Goodsell, iioft.; Itha H. Bellows, also an 
oft-time winner, with the younger but efficient enthu- 
siasts, Ashley C. Smith and H. G. Hascall. Mr. L. I. 
Blackman came over with the jolly party by boat to 
Grand Haven, but did not enter for contests. The novel- 
ty of the tournament brought out large and interested 
crowds. 
At luncheon, at the adjacent hospitable Lakeside Club 
to-day, the following were at table: John Wadd«H, 
president W. M. Fly-Casting Association; Eber Rice, 
secretary W. M. Fly-Casting Association; Sherwood 
Hall, Daniel Tower, W. D. Frost, Judge Burlingame, 
Chas. E. Brewster, deputy game warden; Frank Rbdgers, 
prosecuting attorney; D. G. Henry, deputy game war- 
den; Horace W. Davis, president Michigan Fish Com- 
mission; Col. E. C. Fox, W. A. Tateura, Fred J. Adams, 
Harvey Carr, Geo. H. Newell, Chas. Withev. I. H. Bel- 
lows, Fred N. Peet, B. W. Goodsell, H. G. Haskell, H. 
Smith, L. I. Blackman, Fred Divine, Utica, N. Y.; |Hon. 
Chase S. Osborne, State game warden. 
An hour was passed in fun and story telling. 
The Tournament. 
FiRST DAY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8. , 
Ample time was oft'ered for the running off df the 
three events of the day, one of which was finished be- 
fore noon. No attempt was made to hurry through; and 
the crowds took eager interest in the practice of the con- 
testants about the docks, more especially the bait-casting 
of the Chicago Fly-Casting Club men, which seemed a 
novelty to very many, and was enjoyed and shown by 
such fine exponents of the, art. Twenty rods were in ac- 
tion here and there, and everybody seemed full of en- 
thusiasm and good nature. 
For the benefit of other clubs contemplating such 
work, the rules of the contests are printed as follows: 
Rule 1. All persons competing for prizes shall pay an eji- 
trance fee as follows: One event, $2; two events, |3; three 
events, $4; all events, .$6. Entries in each event close thirfy 
minutes before contest commences. 
Rule 2. 'I ne captain shall be the executive officer of the day, > 
and the secretary-treasurer shall receive all entry fees and issue 
cards to contestants designating their number in the order of 
competition. The timekeeper shall start and close all events. He 
shall signal the judges with a flag and call time to the contestants. 
Rule 3. The contest shall be governed by two judges and a 
referee. In case of disagreement the referee shall dcide. 
Rule 4. All casting shall be done single-handed only. ^ 
Rule 5. Competitors may consult their own wishes in choice 
of reel and line, but lines must not be knotted or weighted, and 
bait-casting reels must be free running. 
Rule 6. The leader shall be of single gut, and shall not be 
Ifess than 6 nor more than 9ft. in length. One fly only shall be 
used, of a size not smaller than No. 12 or larger than No. 6. 
Hooks shall be broken ofi^ at the head. 
Rule 7. All ties shall be cast ofi immediately after the contest. 
Rule 8. Contestants or visitors shall not be allowed nearer 
the judges than 10ft.; and any contestant distracting the at- 
tention of the judges, timekeeper or contestant in any manner 
whatever shall forfeit all rights or claims and be barred from any 
further part in the contest. 
First Event. — Fixed distance and accuracy fly casting at buoys, 
50, 55 and 60ft. Rod not to exceed 8%oz. Five casts at each buoy; 
for each foot or fraction of a foot from buoy a demerit of one shall 
be scored. One minute allowed to extend line. 
Each contestant shall stand upon the platform and make his 
cast parallel with a buoy line, upon which shall be accurately 
marked the points of distance from such platform. The length of 
casts snail be measured from the edge of platform where buoy 
line is made fast to the spot reached by the fly. No other than 
fair overhead casting shall be permitted. Should any competitor 
whip oflp his fly he shall replace it with another one. No cast 
shall count when the fly is missing. For the reolacing of flies 
the contestants shall be allowed additional time, not to exceed 
two minutes. The judges may, in their discretion, allow time for 
rejoining of a rod, or replacing of a broken section, not to exceed 
fifteen minutes. 
Judges were: Fred J. Adams and D. W. Tower, of 
Grand Rapids; G. W. Strell, referee; Horace Davis, time- 
keeper. Seven entries, Bellows. Peet, Goodsell and Has- 
call, of Chicago; Fox, Waddell and Newell, of Grand 
Rapids. The big man from Chicago, "Uncle" Goodsell, 
was a shade too good for the others, and good-humored- 
ly, as always, accepted congratulations on first, with 89.^3 
per cent. Bellows, of Chicago, took second 88 per cent.; 
Peet, of Chicago, third, 87 per cent.; but Col. Fox stop- 
ped the procession toward Chicago by winning fourth 
for Grand Rapids, 86.23 per cent. The work was pretty 
and was intently watched, and though not record break- 
ing, was not amateurish. The weather was favor.able, 
cloudy and calm, coming off bright and hot after 
threatening rain. No wind interfered. 
Second Event. — ^Accuracy bait-casting at buoys 50, 70, 80, 
and 100ft. One cast at each buoy, with half ounce rubber frog; 
for each foot or fraction of a foot frog drops from buoy a demerit 
of one shall be scored. Free running reel required. 
There shall be five 6in. buoys, distant 50, 70, SO, 90 and 100ft. from 
the edge of the casting platform, and there shall be made one 
cast at each buoy, the buoy to be designated at the option of the 
captain, contestant to be allowed one preliminary cast at 50ft. 
buoy, which he can commence his score with if he so states to 
the judges, thereupon they shall call "next buoy," and so on 
until contestant has completed his five casts. If frog falls upon 
the buoy cast at, it shall be considered perfect; for each foot, or 
fraction of a foot, from such buoy, a demerit of one shall be made; 
the sum total of such demerits, divided by five, shall be considered 
the demerit per cent. ; the demerit per cent, deducted from 100 
shall be the accuracy per cent. Free running reel only allowed. The 
general rules for fly-casting, where they do not conflict with 
these rules, shall apply. 
This was left entirely to the Chicago delegation, 
Messrs. Bellows, Peet, Goodsell, Smith and Hascall, the 
others not having acquired the art of the free reel to such 
a point as to care to compete with such cracks. Mr. 
D. G. Henry, of Grand Rapids, did enter, but only as an 
accommodation entry, and withdrew after a balk and 
tangle. Again the powerful and be-whiskered Uncle 
Goodsell had to doff' his cap in acknowledgement, for 
he won first with something to spare, 93.20 per cent. He 
made an amusing admission that in his last cast, at the 
looft. buoy, he had not seen his frog from the time it 
left the rod until it struck the water. Inasmuch as this 
cast was within ift. of the buov. at looft., with no practice 
shot under the rules, the good luck of it may be seen, 
In this contest the judges jumped from distance to dis- 
tance irregularly, the series of Mr. Goodsell's demerits 
being, at 50ft., 4ft. miss; at 80ft., loft.; at 90ft., 14ft.; at 
70ft., 5ft.; at lOoft, ift. demerit. In style, Goodsell was 
very cool and deliberate, leaning well forward. All the' 
casting was directly overhead casting. In style, Bellows 
and Peet both were admirable, but both unlucky, Peet 
catching two balks just when he did not want them. 
Smith was second, 90 per cent. He got a bad tangle and 
had to call time for over ten minutes, and then did not 
better his gait enough to crowd Goodsell. Smith is very 
slight, but merry looking, contrasting with the powerful 
frame of Mr. Goodsell. Bellows was in hard luck to' 
score, but 85.40, for third. Hascall, another slender but 
gritty one, also showed full knowledge of the art, but the 
fatal back-lash held him down to 81.40, fourth. 
Third Event.— Dry fly-casting for accuracy and delicacy com- 
bined at buoys So, 40 and 45ft. Rod not to exceed 6%oz. Five 
casts at each buoy; thirty seconds allowed to extend line, each 
time fly strikes it will be scored. Delicacy of cast will also be 
scored. One-half ounce allowed for solid reel seat. 
