May 31, 1913 
FOREST AND STREAM 
691 
no attention will be paid by the Conservation 
Commission to any suggestion to improve the 
present inadequate statute. It was drawn by 
professional politicians, cost the people of the 
State $20,000 or more, is neither scientific nor 
sensible, but it has the magic title “uniform’’ 
attached, and the Commission insists that it is 
too nice a statute to be modified, even along 
conservation lines. John D. Whish. 
North Shore Casting Club. 
Chicago, Ill., May 19. —Editor Forest and 
Stream: We will have to “elevate our sights” 
another notch, as we are shooting too low. 
There is no use kicking, the day was fine, 
weather conditions all that could be asked for, 
and just because you could not. see your weight, 
because of that big tree making a poor back¬ 
ground (which was no fault of the tree, as it 
did the best it could), is no reason for the fol¬ 
lowing scores. 
Now, you see you can’t play -this game off 
the reel. You have got to practice. You fel¬ 
lows must think that the cans are taken up 
Saturday night just to keep them dry, and that 
they are replaced the next contest day. If you 
would come out some other afternoon than 
Saturday, you would see them swimming gaily 
with a lot of tame wild mallards quietly roost¬ 
ing on the collars; that is, when they were not 
roosting on something else. Come on, boys, let’s 
get started right now. Scores follow: 
Half-ounce accuracy bait: Ellsworth, 97.9 feet. 
Ha'.f-ounce distance bait: 
Average. 
F eet. 
Forsvth . 172 2-5 
Dorchester . 123 
Church . 25 
Barrett . 57 2-5 
Ellsworth . 102 3-5 
Kappler . til 3-b 
Dr, VV'aters . 131 
Longest Cast. 
Feet. 
196.6 
152 
130 
137 
182 
153 
159 
Distance hy: 
Feet. 
Feet. 
Forsyth . 
. 103 
Cailey . 
. 88 
Dorchester . 
. 86 
Ouarter-ounce 
accuracy, 
bait: 
Forsyth . 
. 96.9 
Ercanbrock ... 
. 96.5 
Dorchester . 
. 97.8 
Barrett . 
.96.2 
Marshall . 
. 98.8 
Sauermaim ... 
. 72.3 
Hinterleitner . . . . 
.;... 97.8 
I.ambert . 
Lyons . 
E Isworth ...., 
. 98 
Church . 
. 97.5 
Light tackle. 
dry-fly accuracy: 
Forsyth . 
98 ll-lo 
Cailey . 
.... 96 4-15 
Dorchester . 
. 98 10-15 
Light tackle. 
distance 
fly: 
Fee:. 
Feet. 
Forsyih . 
. 9J 
Cailey . 
. 94 
Dorchester . 
. 8' 
C. O. Dorchester, Sec’y. 
St. Louis Fly- and Bait-Casting Club. 
St. Louis, Mo., May 23.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: The St. Louis Fly- and Bait-Casting 
Club had a very successful Sunday in spite of 
a heavy wind that was blowing. The following 
scores were made: 
Event No 1, V 4 -ounce accuracy, per cent.: 
Z. Geist . 97 5-10 R. G. Robards. 97 2-10 
Fred Werner . 97 3-10 
Event No. 2, V4-t>unce accuracy, per cent.: 
Fred Werner . 98 3-10 R. G. Robards .98 1-10 
I. K. Heilman .... 98 2-10 
Event No 3, ’4-ounce distance, average feet: 
Z. Geist .135 4-5 Fred Werner . 92 2-5 
Event No. 4. l^-ounce distance, average feet: 
Z. Geist . 165 8-10 D, G. Robards ... 128 
Fred Werner .165 
Event No. 5, fly, distance, feet: 
M. J. Brennan . 91 H J. Steinmesch. 81 
I. K. Heilman . 87 
Event No. 6, fly, accuracy, per cent.: 
Geo. Ashton . 99 6-15 M. J. Brennan ... 97 10-15 
H. J. Steinmesch .. 98 8-15 
Columbus Anglers’ Club. 
The Columbus Anglers’ Club elected officers 
for the ensuing year. May 22, as follows: Pres¬ 
ident, Millard Gibson; First Vice-President, Dr. 
L. E. Day; Second Vice-President, Chas. M. 
Argenbright; Secretary, Nelson L. Bulkley; 
Treasurer, Dr. Geo. M. Clouse; Trustees, Geo. 
G. Tinkham, Dr. S. S. Wilcox, B. F. William¬ 
son, F. M. Brooks. 
The report of the treasurer for last year 
showed that $1,273.94 had been received, and 
that $454.14 paid out, leaving a balance of $819.80 
cash on hand. 
The report of the secretary shows a mem¬ 
bership of 1,376, which soon will reach an in¬ 
crease to 2,000. Four fly- and bait-casting tour¬ 
naments have been held under the auspices of 
this club, the last being a State tournament. 
Asbury Park Fishing Club. 
The list of awards to be given by the 
Asbury Park Fishing Club, as announced by the 
prize committee for the season, is more exten¬ 
sive than ever before, thanks to the unremitting 
zeal of the prize committee, there being no less 
than 135 prizes to be distributed. 
There are three distinct characters of fish¬ 
ing designations—beach fishing, which also in¬ 
cludes any structure or pier connection with the 
beach; boat fishing, which includes sea, bay or 
river, and last but not least, ladies’ prizes for 
beach fishing. 
In all the prizes offered where special prizes 
are designated, the latter do not conflict with 
the regular list, and in this way make it pos¬ 
sible for a member to win two prizes with one 
fish. ^ ^ ^ ^ 
Phe following is an enumeration of prizes: 
Beach fishing, striped bass, regular prizes, 
17; special prizes, 15; total, 32. Channel bass, 
legular, ii; special, 5; total, 16. Kingfish, regu¬ 
lar, 8; special, 8; total, 16. Bluefish, regular, 8; 
special, 6; total, 14. Weakfish, regular, 9; spe¬ 
cial, 8; total, 17. Plaice or fluke, regular, 5; 
special, 2; total, 7. 
Boat Fishing—Tuna, regular, 3; special, 3; 
total, 6. Bluefish, regular, i; special, 2; total, 3. 
Weakfish, regular, 2; special, i; total, 3. Sea 
bass, regular, i; special, i; total, 2. Blackfish, 
regular, i; special, i; total, 2. 
Ladies Prizes, Beach Fishing—Striped bass, 
regular, 4; special, i; total, 5. Kingfish, regular, 
2; special, i; total, 3. Weakfish, regular, 2; 
special, i; total, 3. Bluefish, regular, 2. Plaice 
or fluke, regular, 2. Channel bass, regular, 2. 
Total prizes, 135. 
Newark Bail- and Fly-Casling Club. 
One event was cast to-day in the opening 
meet of the club; the rain killed the balance. 
The quarter-ounce accuracy bait event was the 
only one held between showers. In this event 
the men cast at the target at five distances— 
60, 65, 7O1 75 SBd 80 feet from the platform. Each 
contestant had three casts at each distance. The 
following per cents, were made: George En- 
dersby, 88.8; J. Doughty, 97.8; R. Eichlin, 96.8; 
Frank Gruver, 96.7; Philip Blumenhein, 80.9; 
P. F. Muldoon, 95,6; J; S. Jacobus, 98; A. J. 
Marsh, 97.8. 
The Anglers’ Casting Club of Chicago. 
Chicago, Ill., May 21.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: Following is the result of our first 
tournament this season, held Sunday, May 18: 
Half-ounce accuracy: 
Town . 98 
Gray . 98.5 
Ames . 96.4 
C. Nordholm . 98.4 
McCarthy . 98.6 
Johnson . 97.5 
T Nordholm . 97.5 
Half-ounce distance: 
Town .1.58.8 
Ames . 93.4 
Accuracy fly: 
Ames . 99 13-15 
McCarthy . 99 6-15 
Fey . 97 
Dickinson . 98 
Maloney . 96.8 
Wagner . 94.7 
Aurisch . 94.4 
Lingenfelter . 96.9 
J. Nordholm . 95.8 
T. Nordholm .115.4 
Lingenfelter .195 8 
Lingenfelter .93 1-15 
Campbell . 98 1(1-15 
E. S. Gray, Sec’y. 
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