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FOREST AND STREAM 
March 8, 1913 
Anglers’ Tournament. 
The tournament held at the Madison 
Square Garden during the Sportsmen’s Show 
was not patronized as well as had been expected, 
nevertheless it furnished a great deal of interest. 
At the time of going to press only eleven of 
the twenty-one events scheduled have been run, 
therefore balance of scores will be given in our 
issue of March 15. No records were broken, 
but good scores were made in several events. 
Excellent judging was done by R. R. Eichlin 
and W. IMcGuckin, while the work of referee 
J. Glaister was a model. 
Event No. i. Trout fly-casting for distance, 
five-ounce rods, 70-foot class: Open to all ex¬ 
cept those who have cast over 70 feet in any 
open or club tournament with a five-ounce rod. 
Feet. 
Rutherford Lawrence.. 7S 
Chester Mills . 72 
H. A. Ludeke . 69 
Feet. 
R. R. Eichlin . 61 
D. \V. O’Neil . 61 
Event No. 2. Accuracy bait, quarter-ounce 
lure; Specific rules of National Association of 
Scientific Angling Clubs to govern this event. 
Per Cent. Per Cent. 
A. J. Marsh .98 14-15 D. T. Abercrombie 92 2-15 
\V\ A. Chandler .. 94 2-15 
Event No. 3. Distance bait, quarter-ounce 
lure, 115-foot class: Specific rules of National 
Association of Scientific Angling Clubs to govern 
this event; open to all except those who have 
cast over 115 feet in any open or club tourna¬ 
ment. 
Feet. Feet. 
\V. A. Chandler.80 D. T. Abercrombie. 65 3-5 
Event No. 4. Trout fly-casting for distance, 
five-ounce rods, 85-foot class: Open to all ex¬ 
cept those who have cast over 85 feet in any 
open or club tournament with a five-ounce rod. 
Ft. In. 
C T. Champion.. 80 4 
A. B. Hubbell.... 70 0 
II Friedman.77 0 
S G Saunders.... 76 10 
D. T. Abercrombie 76 9 
Ft. In. 
K. Lawrence .75 9 
A. J. Marsh .74 6 
C. 11. lliguv . .4 2 
Chester Mills .... 69 2 
Event No. 5.—Distance fly, four-ounce rods, 
6o-foot class; Open to all, except those who 
have cast over 60 feet in any open or club 
tournament. 
C. I-I. Higby . 
S G Saunders .... 
G. R. Jenkins - 
H. A. Ludeke ... 
Ft. 
In. 
Ft. 
In. 
80 
0 
D. W. O’Neil .. 
.. ()6 
0 
75 
3 
Chester Mills .. 
.. 64 
00 
72 
0 
John Coswell ... 
..60 
0 
71 
0 
Event No. 6. Distance fly, four-ounce rods, 
75-foot class: Open to all except those who 
have cast over 75 feet in any open or club tour¬ 
nament. 
Ft. In. Ft. In. 
D. T. Abercrombie 74 10 D. F. Mercer -70 4 
H A. Ludeke_ 72 0 John Doughty ... 69 0 
\Vm. Willick .... 71 0 
Event No. 7. Distance fly, four-ounce rods: 
Open to all. 
Ft. In. Ft. In. 
Rube Leonard ... 91 0 C. II. Higby -79 3 
Hiram Hawes _ 89 0 J. Doughty . 70 0 
J. L. Kirk . 84 0 
Event No. 8. Accuracy bait, half-ounce lure, 
97 per cent, class: Open to all except those who 
have made an average of over 97 per cent, in 
any open or club tournament; specific rules of 
the National -Association of Scientific Angling 
Clubs to govern this event. 
Per Cent. Per Cent. 
T. Doughty . 96 3-15 Fred Mapes . 94 10-15 
■p. J. Muldoon .. 94 13-15 J. L. Kirk . 93 4-15 
Event No. 9. Accuracy fly, 98 per cent, 
class: Open to all except those who have made 
a score of over 98 per cent, in any open or club 
tournament; specific rules of National Associa¬ 
tion of Scientific Angling Clubs to govern this 
event. 
Per Cent. Per Cent. 
J. Doughty .97 11-15 P. J. Muldoon.... 96 6-15 
R. Lawrence . 97 9-15 H. A. Ludeke ... 94 10-15 
D. F. Mercer .... 97 3-15 W. Willick . 84 4-15 
Fred Mapes .97 
Event No. 10. Distance fly, five-ounce rods: 
Open to all. 
Ft. In. Ft. In. 
PI Hawes . 93 6 A. B. Hubbell.... 77 8 
Lew Darling . 85 0 Fred Mapes . 75 0 
Chas. Champion.. 84 3 P. J. Muldoon-72 3 
J. Doughty .83 0 
Event No. ii. Obstacle distance fly: Open 
to all; obstacle to be placed under rule for 
event No. 12,, except 30 feet from platform, and 
bar 6 feet above water; casts to be made under 
bar; longest cast made under Rule 5 to win. 
X^ew Darling .. 
Ft. 
In. 
3 
Ft. 
D. T. Abercrombie 53 
In. 
2 
Z. Jones . 
...63 
5 
John Kirk .51 
C. II. Higby.50 
5 
T. Jenkins . 
...56 
7 
5 
Event No. 12. Obstacle accuracy fly: Open 
to all; specific rules of National Association of 
Scientific Angling Clubs to govern, except up¬ 
rights to be 12 feet apart. 
Per Cent. Per Cent. 
Z. Jones . 98 1-5 G. PI. Higby ...... 94 3-5 
I Jenkins . 95 4-5 D. T. Abercrombie. 94 2-5 
J. Kirk . 95 3-5 John Kirk . 95 3-5 
Fishing in California. 
BY GOLDEN GATE. 
It was anticipated that early in the year 
some splendid steeihead fishing would be in 
order on tbe Russian River, but just about the 
time that the stream cleared, following the rain 
in December, another heavy storm occurred, 
and it will probably be several weeks before 
good sport will be enjoyed there. The stream 
is now muddy and at high-water mark, with 
considerable snow in the mountains, so that 
the indications are that winter sport there is 
at an end. 
The run of steeihead reported in the Santa 
Ynez River proved to be an exceedingly small 
one, according to those who made the trip 
there in search of sport. There was but little 
water in the stream and fishing was out of 
question. Some fair sport has been enjoyed 
of late closer to home, the Tunitas lagoon yield¬ 
ing several fine baskets of fish. Ralph Fusier re¬ 
cently fished there with excellent results, taking 
thirty-nine fish one day, the largest of these 
weighing 3J4 pounds. 
Bad weather has kept the striped bass fish¬ 
ermen from the sloughs of late, but those who 
braved the storm met with fair results. A 
40-pound bass was taken at San Antonio a few 
days ago by J. Christensen and a 25-pound fish 
was taken at Wingo. 
Anglers are interested in the report of John 
O. Snyder, of Stanford University, to the effect 
that a new' variety of irout has been found in 
Lake Tahoe, this having been given the name 
of royal silver trout (Saltno regalis). Several 
of these fish have been taken in the lake near 
Rrockway. The dorsal surface of the fish is of 
a deep steel-blue, this color extending down- 
w'ard almost to the lateral line, w'here it sud¬ 
denly ends, giving place to a brilliant silver. 
This silver color pales on the ventral surface, 
and the abdomen, throat and chin is a pure 
white. A few dark spots are on the caudal 
and dorsal fins, while on the cheek there is a 
trace of red and yellow. 
Amazon River Turtles at the Aquarium. 
The steamship Clement of the Booth Line 
brought to the Aquarium recently four specimens 
of the giant fresh water turtle of the Amazon 
River (Podocnomis expansa), the gift of the 
New York Zoological Society. These were se¬ 
cured at Manaos, Brazil, nearly 1,000 miles up 
the Amazon River, and w'ere eighteen days en 
route on the steamer. 
This is the largest species of fresh water 
turtle, the shell of an adult female being three 
feet in length. The males differ markedly from 
the females, being much smaller and more 
rounded. In spite of their large size, these 
turtles are entirely harmless and feed almost 
entirely on vegetable matter. They form a valu¬ 
able food supply to the inhabitants of the 
Amazon region. 
The eggs for many years formed the basis 
of a unique industry at the laying time, graphi¬ 
cally described by Bates in his book, “The Natu¬ 
ralist on the Amazon River,’’ The eggs contain 
a large amount of oil which is rendered out and 
used for food, for illumination and for various 
other purposes. Bates estimated that, in 1850, 
forty-eight million eggs, the product of 400,000 
turtles, were taken. This wasteful process has 
depleted the supply of turtles, as might have 
been anticipated, so that the industry has been 
practically wiped out. 
This species belongs to thg group of side¬ 
necked turtles which loop the neck sidewise in 
w'ithdrawing it under the shell for protection. 
It is an excellent swimmer, the feet being paddle¬ 
like and broadly webbed. 
This turtle has never been exhibited at the 
Aquarium, and to the best of our knowledge 
has never been seen before in New York. 
Forest and Stream gets right into the most 
confidential, most personal moments of its sub¬ 
scriber. It influences them at a time when they 
are open to impression—not in the heat and 
hurry of the business hours. 
Providence is ahvays on the side of the last 
reserve. — Napoleon. 
