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FOREST AND STREAM 
May 31, 1913 
Anglers’ Club of New York. 
The eighth annual fly- and bait-casting tour¬ 
nament of the Anglers’ Club of New York was 
held at the Big Lake, Central Park, New York 
city, on May 15, 16 and 17. 
Event No. i.—Bait-casting for distance; 
quarter-ounce weight; average of five casts to 
count: 
(a) i20-Foot class. Open to only those 
who have never cast more than 120 feet in any 
contest or tournament. Five overhead casts shall 
be made with a quarter-ounce weight. Highest 
average score to win. Weight to be furnished 
by the committee. No limit to weight of rod 
or line. Reel must be free running. 
C. H. Higby.108 1-5 A B. Hubbell. 89 9-10 
P. D. Frazer. 99 9-10 O. T. Mackey. 50 
J)r. J. G. Fulton.. 90 3-10 
Longest cast. Dr. J. G. Fulton, 107 feet. 
(b) Open class. Same conditions as (a) 
except that the event is open to all amateurs. 
Dr. R. J. Held....141 2-5 Dr. J. G Fulton .. 81 4-5 
C. H. Higby 118 1-5 A B. Hubbell ... 77 1-5 
Longest cast. Dr. R. J. Held, 149 feet. 
Event No. 2.—Bait-casting for accuracy; 
quarter-ounce weight: 
Open class. Five overhead casts shall be 
made at each of five targets placed 60, 70 and 
80 feet from the casting point. Highest score 
to win. , ' 
Dr. R. J. Held.... 98 13-15 J. L. Kirk . 92 2-15 
Dr. J. G. Fulton.. 92 3-15 A. B. Hubbell ... 90 10-15 
Event No. 3.—Trout fly-casting for distance; 
four-ounce rods: 
(a) 70-Foot class. Open only to those who 
have never cast more than 70 feet in any contest 
or tournament with a four-ounce or lighter rod. 
Leader must not exceed length of rod more than 
two feet. 
Feet. Feet. 
Dr. J. G. Fulton. 70 O. T. Mackey . 60 
C. O. Kienbusch. 70 
(b) Open class. Same conditions as (a) 
except that the event is open to all amateurs. 
Dr. R. J. He'd. 89 C. H. Higby . 80 
P. D. Frazer . 86 A. B. Hubbell . 75 
J. L. Kirk .83 
Event No. 4.—Trout fly-casting for distance; 
five-ounce rods: 
(a) 75-Foot class. Same conditions as in 
event 3 (a) except that the rod may weigh five 
ounces. 
Feet. Feet. 
O. T. Mackey.1.71.6 Dr. J. G. Fulton . 71 
(b) 85-Foot class. Same conditions as (a) 
except that it is open only to those who never 
cast more than 85 feet in any contest or tourna¬ 
ment. 
J. L. Kirk . 
.... 84.6 
C. H. Higby . 
. 83 
(c) Open 
class. 
Same conditions as 
(a) 
except that it is 
Open 
to all amateurs. 
Dr. R. T. Held ... 
.... 92 
C. H. Hia:bv . 
. 86 
P. D. Frazer .. 
.... 88 
T. L. Kirk . 
. So 
Event No. 5.—Dry fly-casting for distance; 
■five-ounce rods; average of five casts to win: 
Average Average 
Feet. Feet. 
Dr. R. J, Held .... L. J. Kirk .48 1-5 
G. R. Jenkins .58 1-5 
Longest cast, Dr. Held, 72 feet. 
Event No. 6.—Dry fly-casting for accuracy 
and style. 
This event was not cast. 
Event No. 7.—Bait-casting for distance; 
half-ounce weight; average of five casts to 
count: 
(a) 150-Foot class. Open only to those 
who have never cast more than 150 feet in any 
contest or tournament. 
Average Average 
Feet. Feet. 
J. L. Kirk . 123 Dr. J. G. Fulton . 98 
O. T. Mackey . 65 
Best cast. O. T. Mackey, 140 feet. 
(b) 175-Foot class. Same conditions as (a) 
except the distance. 
C. H. Higby .129 3-5 Dr. J. G Fulton ..105 3-5 
O. T. Mackey .119 3-5 J L. Kirk . 91 
Longest cast, C. H. Higby, 150 feet. 
(c) Open class. Open to all amateurs. 
A. J. Marsh . 177 Dr. R. J. Held . 169 
(d) Open handicap class. Professionals and 
amateurs. 
Handicap allowance to be half the distance 
between best records of contestants. 
Dr. R. J. Held 0 185.2 C. H. Higby.. 25.7 141.9 
A. J. Marsh... 5.3 181.1 J. L. Kirk.... 37.3 135.9 
Event No. 8.—Bait-casting for accuracy; 
half-ounce weight: 
Same conditions as Event No. 2, except the 
weight must be half-ounce. 
Feet Feet. 
■A. J. Marsh. 98 8-15 Dr. F. G. Fulton.. 93 12-15 
H. Friedman . 97 
Event No. 9.—Fly-casting for distance; 
heavy rod; weight of line and length of leader 
unrestricted; rod to be single-handed and not to 
exceed iiJ4 feet in length: 
(a) 85-Foot class. 
(b) loo-Foot class. 
(c) Open class. 
(d) Open handicap. Professionals and 
amateurs. 
Handicap allowance as in No. 7 (d). 
Feet Feet 
P. D. Frazer .. 
. 106 
R. J Held . 
95 
T. L. Kirk . 
.. 100 
V\. Mcfluckm .... 
78 
\X. C. Metcalfe . 
Handicap; 
. 98 
A. J. Marsh . 
75 
Kirk .... 5 X 2 
lOlVz 
Held .... 7 
98 
Frazer .. 0 
103 
Doughty. 9 
94 
Friedman 9 10-12 
101 10-12 
Metcalf . 61/2 
1001/2 
Event No. 
exceed 15 feet 
10 .— Salmon casting; r-ods 
in length : 
not 
to 
(a) loo-Foot class. 
T. 
Doughtv . 
Feet. 
Feet 
.... 98 
(b) 115-Foot class. 
W'. 
C. Metcalfe 
.... 114 
(c) open 
class. 
R. 
T. Held . 
. 117 J. L. Kirk . 
.... Ill 
(d) Open handicap. Professionals and 
amateurs. 
Handicap allowance as in event No. 7 (d). 
In each event the first prize was a cup; the 
other prizes were medals. 
W. C. Metcalfe SV 2 ' mV 2 J. L. Kirk.6 117 
J. Doughty ...16 129 Dr. R. J. Held 0 117 
The tournament committee of the Anglers’ 
Club of New York follows: A. B. A. Bradley, 
Dr. R. Johnson Held, C. H. Higby, John L. 
Kirk, G. M. L. La Branche, W. C. Metcalf, 
Dr. J. Gordon Fulton, .Chairman. 
Invading the Trout Waters. 
Albany, N. Y., May 21 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: An amendment made to the so-called 
“uniform” fish and game law at the instance of 
the Conservation Commission by the last Legis¬ 
lature authorizes the commission to issue per¬ 
mits to fish through the ice in waters inhabited 
by trout. This is a power that never has here¬ 
tofore been sought by a commission supposedly 
engaged in the protection of fish, and I give its 
history for the information of those interested. 
At the beginning of the winter the Fort 
William Henry Hotel, at the head of Lake 
George, advertised as one of its attractions, 
“Fishing through the ice.” As a member of the 
association formed to protect the lake, I ad¬ 
vised the Conservation Commission that this 
could not be permitted, as the lake had been 
stocked with several species of trout. This was 
at first disputed, but when my contention was 
proved by the records, the consent of the com¬ 
mission was withdrawn. Then, under date of 
Feb. 14, an official Bulletin (No. 232) issued by 
the Commission, stated that Assemblyman Daley 
had introduced a bill “prepared by George A. 
Lawyer, President of the New York State Fish, 
Game and Forest League, to meet the league’s 
views.” Tucked away in the latter part of this 
document was the statement, “Instead of re¬ 
pealing Section 252 (prohibiting the taking of 
fish through the ice in waters inhabited by trout), 
it is amended by authorizing the Commission to 
grant permits, if deemed advisable.” This state¬ 
ment was unfounded, as the league of clubs 
never favored any such amendment, and when 
I called the attention of members of the Com¬ 
mission to the fact, I was told that the Bulletin 
was not authorized by that body. It was, how¬ 
ever, prepared by Lawyer in their office and 
issued by their publicity bureau. 
The reason now given for the amendment is 
that in many places people wanted to fish 
through the ice to rid trout waters of suckers 
and other spawn-destroying fish. Before the 
“uniform” law was inflicted on the people. It 
was lawful to take such fish in several counties 
through the ice, but never in trout waters. I 
suggested that the proper time to take suckers 
was in the spring when the fish run up streams 
to spawn, but no notice was taken of the sug¬ 
gestion. It may as well be understood also that 
