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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Oct. 20, 1906. 
Dr. R. Johnson Held of the Tournament Committee. 
appeared at 50 feet. At 60, 70 and every 10 feet 
up to 220 there was a similar red float, while 
every fifth foot was marked by a blue float and 
every foot between the others with small white 
floats. The marks were verified time after time, 
both ashore and afloat, with a steel tape. The 
line gave satisfaction. 
The accuracy contests were cast at a target 
that was designed by Mr. LaBranche, and he had 
good reason to be proud of its success. It was 
made in segments, the four being bolted together 
when ready for use. The outer rim'is triangular 
in its cross section, the flat surface being on 
top. It is water-tight. One foot within this rim 
there is a circlet of iron pipe, another one a 
foot nearer the center, and a third one encircling 
the bullseye. The bullseye is an iron cylinder 8 
inches in diameter. Each segment is complete 
in itself, for convenience in storing and hand¬ 
ling, and the can fits the center. This bullseye 
is painted white and floats 6 inches above the 
surface of the water. All of the rest of the target 
is painted dark green, and when in the water it 
resembles a large wagon wheel with four spokes 
and a large hub. Only the bullseye is visible 
when it is properly weighted, although during 
the tournament the marking circlets were flush 
with the surface and could be dimly seen. In 
use its advantages are that no matter where one’s 
weight falls, it drops through the target, and the 
judges can see exactly its location, for the cir¬ 
clets hold the line without injuring it, and the 
weight cannot skip or bound nearer the bullseye — 
or further away from it—after it touches th§ 
water. I11 scoring, hitting the bullseye counts 
perfect; within the inner circle counts 1 demerit; 
the second circlet, 2; the third, 3, and the outer 
rim, 4; outside the target, the distance must be 
estimated by the judges. 
First Day, Oct. 12. 
The initial event of the tournament was 
half-ounce single-hand bait-casting for distance, 
open to novices who had never cast over 100 feet 
in any contest of this sort, and as only five of 
those present come within this class, the entries 
were limited to that number. Lots were drawn 
and Dr. Held led off, following his preliminary 
casts with two backlashes, but on his fourth cast 
he scored 131ft. 6in. His next cast, however, was 
spoiled by his line overrunning. John L. Kirk 
cast evenly, and retired with 129 feet to his 
credit. Perry D. Frazer took one preliminary 
cast, following it with 139 feet. His line overran 
in the fourth cast, but he finished with 141ft. 6in. 
Charles Stepath made his longest cast on his 
second trial, 139 feet. Robert B. Lawrence’s 
first cast was the best made so far, 149ft., but he 
made 1^9 on his fourth trial, and followed this 
with 173ft., winning first place and establishing 
a new record for the club in this style of cast¬ 
ing. Everybody was pleased that the club’s presi¬ 
dent should set as good an example as this, and 
Mr. Lawrence not only kept the weight he won 
with, but marked the distance on it and carries 
it for a pocket piece. The scores, in feet and 
inches: 
• 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th Best 
Cast. Cast. Cast. Cast. Cast. Cast. 
R. B. Lawrence....149 143 109 159 173 173 
Perry D. Frazer....139 120 134 6 90 141 6 141.6 
Charles Stepath... .134 139 134 6 108 109 139 
R. T. Held. SO 40 127 131 6 96 131 6 
John L. Kirk.129 114 107 115 115 129 
Messrs. Lawrence, Frazer and Stepath won the 
club trophies. 
The prizes for high average were three, all fish¬ 
ing tackle, and were won as follows: Lawrence, 
146 3-5 feet, first; Frazer, 125 feet, second; 
Stepath, 124 4-5, third. 
Mr. John Enright was then given the use of 
the casting platform in order that he might lim¬ 
ber up after his voyage across the Atlantic, and 
he delighted the anglers and - the large crowd of 
spectators as well with the prettiest exhibition 
of salmon fly-casting any of them had ever seen. 
Mr. Enright uses greenheart rods of his own 
make, and these are not jointed with ferrules, 
but the separate pieces are beveled and when 
joined are whipped with cord and wound with 
tape, making a three-piece rod practically one 
piece — in short, a Castleconnell rod. His heaviest 
rod is 20ft. long and weighs over 3 pounds. 
(Mr. Enright said he did not know its weight), 
while the 14ft. rod is not more than half as 
George M. L. LaBranche, Chairman Tournament Com. 
heavy. He is of medium stature, but hard as 
nails, his arms especially being as knotty as those 
of a wrestler. Still, he handled the big rod and 
an unusually heavy line as though they were play¬ 
things, although he admitted, after practicing for 
forty minutes, that he was ready for a hearty 
meal. 
Mr. Enright’s record in salmon fly-casting is 
147ft., made in public at the Crystal Palace in 
London three years ago. And as he had ex¬ 
pressed to the members of the Anglers’ Club a 
wish to try to beat this record—which had never 
been beaten—he was invited to try for a new 
record. This he did immediately after luncheon. 
The measuring line was gone over for the second 
time with a steel tape of government standard 
and found to be correctly set and marked. The 
sun was bright, but light clouds obscured it 
slightly at times. The wind, which was from the 
northwest, eddied about and swept across the 
lake in little catspaws, now from the northeast, 
then west or northwest, alternating with calms, 
making it difficult to cast smoothly. Mr. En¬ 
right tried a few casts, and when ready was 
timed, his furthest cast in ten minutes breaking 
his record by 5 feet, or 152 feet flat. He was 
given an ovation, which he acknowledged very 
E. J. Mills in the Salmon Fly-Casting Contest. 
John Enright Breaking the Record for Salmon Fly-casting. 
