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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Oct. 21, 1911. 
Swordfish.—Jesse Roberts, Philadelphia ; weight 
of fish, 282 pounds. L. G. Murphy, Converse, 
Ind.; weight of fish. 246 pounds. B. N. Rother¬ 
ham, Pomona; weight of fish, 240 pounds. 
Major C. R. Ringer, Nairobi, South Africa; 
weight of fish, 171 pounds. 
Black Sea Bass.—Judge Dempsey, Madison- 
ville, Ky.; weight of fish, 430R2 pounds. 
AWARDED UNDER LIGHT TACKLE CLASS. 
Tuna.—Fred T. Newport, Tucson, Ariz.; 
weight of fish, 54 pounds. M. Lillie Geysbeck, 
Denver, Colo.; weight of fish, 14^2 pounds. 
Yellowtail.—Morris S. S. Phillips, Redlands, 
Cal.; weight of fish, 42 pounds. S. S. Speir, Los 
Angeles; weight of fish, 41 1 / 2 pounds. A. W. 
Hooper, Boston; weight of fish, 41 pounds. Mrs. 
Chas. van Valkenburg, Los Angeles; weight of 
fish, 38 pounds. 
White Sea Bass.—Guy Boddinger, Chicago, 
Ill.; weight of fish, 44 pounds. G. W. Wilder, 
New York; weight of fish, 39M pounds. 
Albacore.—R. H. Hemphrump, Bloomington, 
Ill.; weight of fish, 40 pounds. C. H. Knappe, 
Los Angeles; weight of fish, 3 7 J 4 pounds. Miss 
M. Loudt, Denver, Colo.; weight of fish, 31(4 
pounds. 
Bonita.—Mrs. M. Danford, Portland, Ore.; 
weight of fish, 1454 pounds. 
For the largest fish of season—Fred T. New¬ 
port, Tucson, Ariz.; weight of fish, 54 pounds. 
For the largest gold button fish of season— 
Fred T. Newport, Tucson, Ariz.; weight of fish, 
54 pounds. 
AWARDED UNDER THE THREE-SIX SPECIFICATIONS. 
Yellowtail.—H. O. Phillips, Pasadena; weight 
of fish, 2114 pounds. C. G. Twist, Santa Anna; 
weight of fish, 21 pounds. T. Mc.D. Potter, Los 
Angeles; weight of fish, 20)4 pounds. C. L. 
Shinn, Los Angeles, Cal.; weight of fish, 29*4 
pounds. 
AWARDS TO BOATMEN. 
Tuna.—Capt. G. Farnsworth, Capt. J. J. Bates. 
Swordfish.—Capt. A. S. Clover, Capt. Farns¬ 
worth. 
Yellowtail.—Capt. O. I. Danielson. 
White Sea Bass.—Capt. Geo. Michaelis. 
Qualifying largest number of anglers under 
the light tackle specifications, Capt. 0 . I. Daniel¬ 
son. 
Number of tuna caught, twenty-three. 
Number of swordfish caught, thirty-one. 
B. N. Rotherham, Secretary. 
Illinois Casting Club. 
Chicago, Ill., Oct. 10 .-—Editor Forest and 
Stream: Our annual club tournament was held 
on the above date under favorable weather con¬ 
ditions. Wind north to northwest, approximately 
five to seven miles. Following are the scores in 
the events as shown: 
Quarter-ounce accuracy: 
Class A. 
Ball . 
99.6 
Whitby .. 
. 99.1 
Stanley . 
99.4 
De Garmo . 
. 98.6 
Pierson . 
99.1 
Place . 
. 98.6 
Class 
B. 
Kernaghan . 
99.1 
Cook . 
. 98.4 
Tamison . 
99.0 
Amman . 
. 98.3 . 
Nicholson . 
98.9 
Linder . 
. 98.2 
Heston . 
98.5 
Swisher . 
. 98.1 
ITartstall . 
98.5 
Wehle . 
. 97.9 
Hartley . 
98.4 
Class 
C. 
Tournier. 
97.7 
Huntley . 
. 96.7 
C P Clifford. 
97.6 
Asper . 
. 96.5 
McFarlin . 
97.4 
Tice . 
. 96.3 
Half-ounce accuracy 
Class 
A. 
Ball . 
9S.9 
1 V Garmo . 
. 98.6 
Place . 
98.8 
Pierson . 
. 98.4 
Whitby . 
98.6 
Stanley . 
. 98.3 
Class 
Nicholson . 
. 98.9 
Cook . 
Jamison . 
Amman . 
Swisher . 
Heston . 
Asper . 
Class 
McFarlin . 
Tice . 
Accuracy fly: 
Ball . 
Class 
De Garmo . 
Whitby . 
Class 
.. 99 5-15 
Heston . 
.. 99 
Pierson . 
Class 
Place . 
B. 
Wehle . 98.1 
Hartley . 98.1 
Linder . 98.0 
Kernaghan . 97.5 
Hartstal] . 97.2 
C. 
Huntley ‘ . 90.6 
Tournier . 90.3 
Humphreys . 96.0 
A. 
Stanley . 95 13-15 
B. 
Jamison . 98 11-15 
Amman . 98 9-15 
C. 
Swisher . 95 4-15 
The cast off in the quarter-ounce accuracy bait 
between Stanley and Linder for the all Chicago 
high score button for 1911 resulted as follows: 
Stanley, 99.4; Linder, 99.2. Subsequent to an¬ 
nouncing that this trophy was offered by a mem¬ 
ber of the Chicago Fly-Casting Club, we found 
the statement was in error. 
1 he trophies in the shape of bars, three in 
both the quarter-ounce and half-ounce bait 
events, one each to the three high men in each 
class, and one bar in each class to the high man 
in the accuracy fly will be ordered and delivered 
on or before the date of the December dinner. 
G. H. Asper, Vice-President. 
Newark Bait- and Fly-Casting Club. 
Newark, N. J., Oct. 15 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: The following scores were made at the 
fifth club contest, held on Oct. 14: 
Muldoon .... 
Neu . 
Mapes . 
Champion .. 
Endersby .. 
Sands . 
Jacobus . 
A. J. Marsh. 
Mercer . 
Doughty ... 
*Five-ounce 
%oz. Accv, %oz. Dist. 
Accuracy 
Dist. Fly, 
Demerits. Average. Best. Fly.Dem’ts. 
25 
36 
41 
45 
49 
61 
67 
18 
62% 
152 
169% 
95% 
100 % 
24% 
95% 
133 
115 
168 
180 
160 
156 
123 
135 
181 
rods. 
89 
92 
70* 
SO* 
22 
29 
14 
30 
35 
Darling trophy cup for 
season; won by Mapes, as 
Points. 
Mapes . 1717 
Muldoon . 1455 
Champion . 1393 
Neu . 1269 
Doughty .." 757 
all-around championship for 
follows: 
_ , Points. 
Sands . 421 
Eichlin . 434 
Jacobus .. 219 
Mercer . 263 
CLUB TROPHY CUP. 
Accuracy half-ounce bait, won by Muldoon; 
distance half-ounce bait, won by Mapes; distance 
fly, won by Champion; accuracy fly, won by 
Champion. 
Cup for average of best three scores in accu¬ 
racy half-ounce bait won by Muldoon. 
The club tournament will be held on Election 
Day, Nov. 7. Fred. T. Mapes, Sec’y. 
Good Medicine. 
Hendersonville, N. C., Oct. 2 .—Editor Forest 
and Stream: I promised in a recent letter to 
advise you as to the results of the trial of 
dynamiters who the past summer killed quite a 
number of rainbow trout in Green River. 
Court convened here this morning with 
Judge Long on the bench. Five of the men 
tiied pleaded guilty to the lesser crime of sein¬ 
ing Green River, but no proof of their having 
dynamited could be found. 
The judge fined each one $15 and the costs; in 
all it amounts to $193, exclusive of attorney’s 
fees. Pretty steep fishing and excellent medi¬ 
cine, I hope. Ernest L. Ewbank. 
THE TOP RAIL 
Hiram Hawes, the veteran fishing rodmaker, 
in speaking of the hot-water-soap-alcohol cure 
for ivy poisoning, said recently that he had found 
camphorated oii effective. That it should reduce 
swelling and relieve pain is to be expected, but 
as a cure for the rash few would select it if 
other remedies were at hand. It is well, how¬ 
ever, to know that it will do this, for it is one 
of the homely remedies that are to be found in 
nearly every house, and in some camp kits. 
Dr. Robert T. Morris, in the Journal of the 
American Medical Association, confirms Forest 
and Stream's editorial reference to Dr. Berry- 
hill’s remedy for ivy poisoning. This is the use 
of hot water and soap, followed by alcohol, 
which removes the oily substance carried by the 
pollen, soothes and heals. "The gratification of 
finding this almost instantaneous cure for ivy 
poisoning,” says Dr. Morris, “is such that I pub¬ 
lish the note as personal experience promptly.” 
He says he cured the rash in five minutes. 
* * * 
And now we have the automatic diviner, 
which, it is confidently asserted, will replace 
the old-time hazel wand. It is also guaranteed 
against the machinations of practical jokers, 
for its promoters say that it will indicate sub¬ 
terranean bodies of pure water (“pure” ac¬ 
cented), but will not bother itself with buried 
water pipes. Mechanical water witches good 
for work "up to" 200 feet cost the mere trifle 
of $500, but one which will find oil or water 
“up to 3,500 feet” comes high, $875. Perhaps 
the term "up to” is an inadvertence, since it is 
accuracy in the other direction for which the 
claim is made, no water, no pay, in connection 
with locations made by the company’s experts, 
aided by the mechanical dowser. I wonder if 
prospective buyers will be mean enough to 
claim they are from Missouri. 
* * * • 
“A brown trout weighing ninety-three pounds,” 
says the New York Fishing Gazette in the most 
matter-of-fact way, “was landed at Belfast, N. 
Y., last week." This, it seems to me, is the 
tallest fishing story of the year, by at least 87 
pounds; but the same paper prints another one, 
relating to a Missourian who is said to have 
c.imbed a 120-foot standpipe and caught small 
perch therein. Two pretty tall fish stories. 
What ? 
* * * 
When C. P. Rodgers, the aviator, met with 
an accident at Middletown, he fell on a rooster, 
but it is not clear whether that old bird or the 
ground caused the wreck. It was one of those 
things that occur suddenly, but judging from 
the quality of roosters served in that part of the 
world at anglers’ boarding houses, I am in¬ 
clined to think the rooster helped to cause the 
airman’s mishap. Grizzly King. 
