March i6, 1907.] 
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The Sportsmen’s Show Tournament. 
The Sportsman’s Show was opened in New 
York on March 1 and closed March 9. In many 
respects it was quite different from shows that 
I; have been held in New York heretofore. There 
were exhibits of Indian blankets, bead work and 
so forth, in the concert room on the second floor 
at the west end of the Garden. The Canadian 
1 Pacific Railroad was represented by an exhibit 
which included one skin and one canvas Indian 
lodge, the latter evidently being made by some 
one of the tribes of the Blackfoot nation. Lead¬ 
ing to the other end of the Garden, were the 
exhibits of the Ward Line and the Mexican- 
Central Railroad, with handsomely mounted 
specimens of tarpon and other southern fish, and 
of jaguar and cougar skins. The Richelieu & 
Ontario Navigation Co. showed attractive figures 
of trout, muscalonge and other finny monsters 
that inhabit the waters along its line! The space 
of the Grand Trunk Railroad was ornamented 
with fish and fur. Considerable space was given 
up to the Adirondack guides, the Maine guides, 
and there were representatives from Newfound¬ 
land and Virginia. Various taxidermists had 
liberal exhibits of deer, moose and caribou heads, 
a number of mounted birds, and a black bear or 
two. Messrs. Chas. Scribner's Sons bad two 
liberal spaces in which their outdoor books were 
shown. 
The center of the Garden was taken up by 
the large tank divided into an inner and an outer 
section, and in the outer section canoeing was 
practiced, while the inner one was devoted to fly¬ 
casting contests. In the gallery there, were a 
number of commercial exhibits, Messrs. Aber¬ 
crombie & Fitch, and the New York Sporting 
Goods Co. having excellently filled spaces; the 
three-barreled gun was also exhibited, but most 
of the other exhibits were of no special interest 
: to sportsmen. 
The fly- and bait-casting contests were one of 
the chief features of the show, and these, as a 
rule, were well patronized by local and visiting 
anglers. It is very difficult to cast either fly or 
bait indoors because of the absence of strong 
light, although there is no wind to contend with. 
Several creditable scores were made, notably that 
of Wilfred Plevins, an Englishman, who cast 120 
feet with a salmon rod; L. S. Darling’s score of 
8s feet with a four-ounce flv-rod; the tie score 
f of 170 feet with half-ounce weights in bait-casting 
by Charles Stepath and Louis Darling; and Mr. 
| Darling’s score of 124 feet 2 inches, Greenwood 
; Lake style. 
The complete results follow: 
Opening event, March 1. 8 P. M —Grilse or 
salmon fly-casting, distance only, open to all, 
length of rod limited to 14J/2 feet. Judges, N. R. 
Titsworth and C. G. Levison; referee, L. S. 
Darling. The score, feet: 
Wilfred Plevins, England.:.120 
E. J. Mills, New York.116 
John L. Kirk, Anglers’ Club. 95 
Event i, 9 P. M., single-hand trout fly-casting 
( for distance, open to those who had not previously 
cast further than 6o feet in a similar contest. 
; Judges, G. M. La Branche and C. U. Stepath; 
referee, R. J. Held. Score, feet: 
Fohn L. Kirk.69 3 M. H. Smith.56 0 
Thos. D. Whistler.64 7 J. D. Smith.54 1 
W. M. Plevins.60 2 A. B. Plumphrev.50 0 
March 2, Event 2.—Light trout fly-casting, 
! distance only, five-ounce rods, open to those who 
i had never cast further than 7=; feet in a similar 
event. Judges, E. B. Rice and R. B. Lawrence; 
j referee. Lody Smith. The score, feet: 
N. S. Smith 
.80 
D. L. Kennedy.. 
.70 
h L. Kirk... 
.78 6 
Charles Stepath 
.70 
G. M. I.. La 
Branche. .74 6 
T. D. Whistler. 
.64 
R. T. Held... 
.72 
Gonzalo Poey .. 
.62 
Event 3.- 
-Bait-casting, 
distance only, 
open to 
those who 
had not cast 
further than 
100 feet 
in a similar event. Judges, E. B. Rice and R. B. 
Lawrence; referee, R. J. Held. Score, feet: 
Allen B. Humphrey.. .152 A. J. Marsh.130 6 
H. G. Henderson, Sr.137 
Event 4 .—Four-ounce trout rods, distance only, 
open to those who had not cast further than 75 
feet in a similar event. Judges, Allen B. 
Humphrey and L. S. Darling; referee, H. G. 
Henderson, Sr. Scores, feet: 
W. H. Cruickshank...79 9 G. M. L. La Branche.70 9 
T. L. Kirk.76 6 T. D. Whistler. 68 0 
N. S. Smith.74 4 Charles Stepath . 66 9 
R. J. Held.71 8 
March 4 , Event 5 .—Five-ounce fly-rods, dist¬ 
ance only, open to those who had not previously 
cast further than 85 feet. Judges, F. J. Reilly 
and Harold de Raasloff; referee, E. J. Mills. 
Score, feet: 
King Smith .78 Charles Stepath .69 
J. L. Kirk.76 J 
Event 6 .—Switch trout fly-casting, with obstacle 
in the rear. Judges, C. G. Levison and IT. G. 
Llenderson, Sr.; referee, J. L. Kirk. Score, feet: 
E. J. Mills .84 L. S. Darling.82 
J. H. Cruickshank.83 • 
Event 7 .—Four-ounce trout fly-rods, limited to 
these who- had not cast further than 85 feet. 
Judges, H. F. Tilton and E. C. Vo-m Hofe; 
referee, Lody Smith. Score, feet: 
L. S. Darling.85 R. J. Held.75 
E. J. Mills.81 R. F. Cruickshank.71 
March 5 , Event 8 .—Same as previous event, 
but rods not limited. Judges, J. H. Cruickshank 
and Dr. M. J. Echeverria; referee. Harold de 
Raasloff. Score, feet: 
Charles Stepath .81 8 R. J. Held. 68 
J. L. Kirk.71 6 
Event 9 .—Five-ounce fly-rods. Judges, E. H. 
Meyers and H. G. Henderson, Sr.; referee, 
Harold de Raasloff. Score, feet: 
E. J. Mills.87 T. L. Kirk.74 
L. S. Darling. 86 R. E. Follett.64 6 
N. S. Smith. .76 6 
Event 10 .—Half-ounce bait-casting, distance 
only, five casts each man, longest cast to score. 
Judges, Harold de Raasloff and J. D. Smith; 
referee, E. B. Rice. Score, feet: 
L. S. Darling .170 A. B. Humphrey.136 3 
Charles Stepath .170 C. M. Luckey.133 
M. H. Smith.155 Mr. Woodward .118 
G. M. L. La Branche.152 A. J. Marsh. 50 
A coin was tossed for first place. This is the 
indoor record. 
March 6 , Event n.—Half-ounce bait-casting 
for accuracy, buoys placed at 60 , 75 and 90 feet, 
five casts at each buoy. For each foot or frac¬ 
tion that the weight fell from the buoy a demerit 
of 1 was scored, the sum total of the demerits 
divided by 15 constituting the demerit per cent, 
and this, deducted from 100 , giving the accuracy 
per cent. Judges, E. B. Rice and W. E. Barnes; 
referee, J. L. Kirk. Score, per cent: 
Event 12 .—Four-ounce trout fly-rods, open tc 
all. Judges, W. M. Plevins and Charles Stepath; 
referee, E. H. Meyers. Score, feet: 
L. S. Darling.83 1 J. L. Kirk.70 8 
E. J. Mills.79 11 
March 7, Event 13.—Bait-casting at a target 
moving at the rate of 100 feet in five minutes, 
starting at the 50-foot mark. Centers scored 10, 
next space 9, and so on, highest score winning. 
Judges, E. H. Meyers and H. G. Henderson; 
referee, J. H. Cruickshank. Score: 
G. M. L. La Branche 
M. H. Smith. 
C. M. Luckey. 
L. S. Darling. 
Allen B. Humphrey... 
Charles Stepath . 
R. J. Held . 
5 8 10 8 6—37 
8 0 10 0 5—23 
0 0 0 7 9—16 
0 7 0 5 0—12 
5 0 6 0 0—11 
0 0 0 6 0—6 
0 0 0 0 0—0 
Event 14.—Unlimited trout fly contest. Judges, 
R. F. Cruickshank and B. J. Bachman; referee, E. 
H. Mevers. Score, feet: 
E. J. Mills.95 11 N. S. Smith.82 8 
L. S. Darling.92 4 H. L. Loomis.79 6 
King Smith .84 4 
March 8, Event 15.—Half-ounce bait-casting. 
Greenwood Lake style, no limits on rod or leader, 
longest forward cast in five minutes to count. 
Judges, E. F. Todd and Dr. M. J. Echeverria; 
referee, B. J. Bachman. Score, feet: 
L. S. Darling.124 2 J. H. Cruickshank-102 5 
Charles Stepath .112 7 
Mr. Darling's cast is the indoor record at this 
style of casting. 
E vent 16.—Trout fly-rods, forward obstacle 30 
feet distant and 6 feet above water. Judges, F. J. 
Reilly and Dan Beard; referee, A. W. Moller. 
Seme, feet: 
T. H. Cruickshank-66 6 
L. S.' Darling. 65 6 
King Smith . 62 6 
Charles Stepath . 56 8 
N. S. Smith. 56 5 
J. L. Kirk. 54 5 
R. J. Held. 50 0 
March 9, Event 17.—Trout fly-casting for ac¬ 
curacy under an obstacle 3 feet over the target. 
Highest score 10, next 9, etc. Judges, E. H. 
Meyers and R. B. Lawrence; referee, W. M. 
Smith. Score: 
L. S. Darling. 
Charles Stepath . 
G. M. L. La Branche 
D. T. Kennedy. 
T. L. Kirk. 
R. J. Held. 
King Smith . 
0 0 9 10 9—28 
0007 9—16 
0 0 0 8 7—15 
0 0 7 5 0—12 
0 0 9 0 0—9 
8 0 0 0 0—8 
0 0 0 0 0—0 
E vent 18.—Trout fly-casting for accuracy at 
buoys placed 40, 45 anc ^ 5° f ee t distant, five casts 
at each buoy; for each foot from center a 
demerit of 1 was counted, the sum total of these 
divided by 15 constituting the demerit per cent, 
this deducted from 100 giving the accuracy per 
cent. Judges, E. H. Meyers and R. P>. Law¬ 
rence ; referee, H. G. Henderson. Score, per cent. 
Event 19. accuracy bait-casting from a moving 
boat at a target, distant 60 feet. Highest score 
10 next 9. etc. Judges, H. G. Henderson and 
R.’ F. Cruickshank; referee, R. B. Lawrence. 
Score: 
G. M. L. Da Branche 
Allen B. Humphrey. 
R. T. Held. 
M. H. Smith. 
Charles Stepath . 
E. F. Todd. 
C. M. Luckey . 
9 0 10 7 10—36 
6 7 0 8 9—30 
7 0 10 0 0—17 
0 0 0 0 7—7 
0 0 0 0 7—7 
0 6 0 0 0—6 
6 0 0 0 0—6 
Event 11: 
- 60 feet. 
L. S. Darling . 2 12 12 
R. T. Held . 1 2 4 2 2 
C. U. Stepath. 1 2 2 7 2 
G. M. L. La Branche. 2 2 3 5 0 
M. H. Smith. 5 2 4 10 11 
E. F. Todd. 5 4 11 5 3 
H. G. Henderson.Withdrew. 
Event 18: 
40 feet. 
G. M. L. La Branche. 110 0 2 
J. L. Kirk. 11111 
J. G. Knowlton . 3 12 2 0 
D. T. Kennedy.. 11112 
L. S. Darling. 1 2 0 3 1 
R. J. Held. 4 2 3 2 1 
Charles Stepath . 2 2 1 1 2 
King Smith . 4 4 5 6 3 
75 feet. 
6 4 3 1 0 
3 5 4 5 5 
0 9 6 1 6 
2 4 2 4 11 
2 2 7 7 6 
4 9 12 11 3 
90 feet. 
Demerits. 
Per cent. 
2 
1 
1 
3 
2 
4 
32 
97.87 
4 
0 
3 
2 
47 
96.87 
5 
2 
4 
3 
5 
55 
96.34 
0 
9 
3 
1 
0 
79 
6 
10 
3 
0 
6 
81 
41 
42 
37 
15 
26 
228 
45 feet. 
2 2 12 0 
2 2 111 
12 113 
2 10 15 
3 1 2 2.1 
4 3 2 0 1 
112 2 1 
15 12 2 
50 feet. 
2 2 2 3 1 
2 2 3 1 3 
114 2 3 
4 0 14 4 
03322 
1 2 4 2 1 
4 3 2 6 4 
2 3 S 2 1 
Demerits. Per cent. 
21 
9S.6 
23 
98.4 
27 
9S.2 
28 
28 
32 
34 
49 
