I 
E. H. MATTHEWS, 
Vice-President of the Illinois Bait-Casting Club. 
F. B. Davidson, 
E. Everett, 
G. C. Edwards, 
Perry D. Frazer, 
L. Flansberg, 
H. C. Golcher, 
H. Greenwood, 
B. W. Goodseil, 
F. Gardner, 
G. A. Hinterleitner, 
C. Huyck, 
N. C. Heston, 
W. S. Head, 
P. C. Hewitt, 
H. G. Hascall, 
J. E. Isgrigg, 
W. E. Kidder, 
J. B. Kenniff, 
C. R. Kenniff, 
C. B. Kelsey, 
John 
G. S. Pierson, 
E. C. Quarles, 
W. L. Rock, 
Robb, 
Rabbers, 
D. Rhodes, 
H. Reed, 
P. Sperry, 
C. Smith, 
M. D. Smith, 
Wm. Stanley, 
B. L. Shutts, 
Geo. Salter, 
J. E. Strong, 
L. J. Tooley, 
P. J. Tormey, 
N. Van Blossom, 
A. J. Winteringham. 
E. E. Wilkinson, 
S. A. Wright, 
Waddell. 
T. 
A. 
F. 
F. 
E. 
A. 
The tournament will be given at the anglers’ 
lagoon, the grounds of the Illinois B^it-Casting 
to Fifty-seventh street, and walk west through 
Washington Park, a few hundred feet. 
To reach the grounds from the Hotel Metro- 
pole, walk one and a half squares east, take Cot¬ 
tage Grove avenue surface car to Fifty-seventh 
street entrance Washington Park, or take Twen¬ 
ty-second street station, South Side Elevated 
Railroad to Fifty-fifth street station, walk east 
to Fifty-fifth street entrance Washington Park. 
The anglers’ lagoon is near and east of the boat 
landing. 
Headquarters of the National Association of 
Scientific Angling Clubs will be the Hotel Metro- 
pole, Twenty-third street and Michigan avenue. 
European plan. Popular restaurants also on 
Twenty-second street, one square north of the 
hotel. 
The annual meeting of the executive commit¬ 
tee of the N. A. S. A. C. is called for Thursday 
evening, Aug. 13, at headquarters, Hotel Metro- 
pole. The convention of the National Associa¬ 
tion will be held at Hotel Metropole Friday 
night. 
The mid-day luncheon will be provided on the 
grounds to contestants. The fee for entry to 
any one event, $2, or entry fee to the entire pro¬ 
gramme, all events, $10. Casting weights and 
flies for each event will be furnished each con¬ 
testant with his entry ticket gratis. Contestants 
are urged to promptly visit the secretary for en¬ 
trant’s badges, and the weighmaster to qualify 
tackle. 
No restricted tackle, as provided for in N. A. S. 
A. C- rules, will be accepted by the captain with- 
J. N. RANNEY, 
Assistant Captain of the Illinois Bait-Casting Club. 
N. C. Heston..... 9J 7-ljj 
G. A. Hinterleitner.. 
O. J. Loomis. 
E. R. Letterman. 
E. P. Sperry... 99 6-15 
H. A. Newkirk. 
F. N. Peet. 
Visitors: 
De Garmo . 
97 
7-15 
97 
5-15 
98 
9-15 
•• 
98 
5-15 
99 
6-15 
98 
15-16 
94 
13-15 
98 
12-15 
•• 
97 
12-15 
97 26-30 
97 16-30 
95 15-30 
98 19-30 
97 11-30 
Lack of time prevented the casting of the dry 
fly and the salmon fly events. 1 hese were there¬ 
fore postponed to a date to be fixed by the execu¬ 
tive committee. Geo. A. Davis, Sec y. 
All the fish laws of the United States and Can¬ 
ada. revised to date and now in force, are given 
in the Game Laws in Brief. See adv. 
Aug. 15, 1908.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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.almon fly-casting for distance will finish the 
Meeting. 
National rules will be followed, and the prizes 
offered are valuable and numerous. The winner 
of each event will be presented with a beautiful 
gold trophy bearing a diamond. Second man, and 
'hose that follow, will receive useful merchandise 
prizes. Then there will be a special prize in each 
event, which will be given the contestant making 
the highest score, provided he has never won 
seventh place or better in any event at any na¬ 
tional or international tournament. He cannot 
take two prizes, however, but may take his choice 
of special or regular prize. The club has pre¬ 
pared a roll of honor bearing the names of win¬ 
ners of high places in national and international 
tournaments of the past, and these anglers are 
ineligible for the special prizes. The list fol¬ 
lows : 
H. H. Ainsworth, 
I. H. Bellows, 
H. Battu, 
Dr. C. F. Brown, 
D. F. Beatty, 
O. E. Becker, 
G. Bluhm, 
A. H. Barnes, 
E. Bartholomew, 
T. W. Brotherton, 
J. D. Bellasco, 
W. H. Babcock, 
N. D. Butler, 
W. T. Church, 
C. H. Chadwick, 
J. M. Clark, 
L. E. De Garmo, 
O. J. Loomis, 
E. R. Letterman, 
Ray Lum, 
R. C. Leonard, 
A. E. Lovett, 
C. G. Ludlow, 
H. G. Leavitt, 
A. C. Lippincott, 
E. J. Mills, 
W. D. Mansfield, 
G. A. Murrell, 
P. B. Miller, 
H. A. Newkirk, 
D. W. Osborne, 
E. R. Owens, 
F. N. Peet, 
PI. W. Perce, 
Club, in Washington Park, Chicago. The lagoon 
lies west of Cottage Grove avenue .off Fifty- 
seventh street, and is near the boat landing. 
From the center of the city, either South Side 
Elevated Railroad to Fifty-fifth street station 
and walk east to Washington Park, follow the 
walk southeast, keeping north of the boat land¬ 
ing; or take Cottage Grove avenue surface car 
out weighmaster’s seal. All anglers contesting 
are requested to make themselves known to the 
reception committee on the grounds. They will 
see that your acquaintance is added to. 
Chicago Fly-Casting Club. 
Chicago, Aug. 3 .— Editor Forest and Stream: 
The scores of the participants in the regular and 
postponed contests Aug. 1 were as follows: 
D. F. 
O. E. 
I. PI. 
Dr. C. 
E. M. 
N. C. 
G. A 
Tolin 
O. J. 
E. R. 
E. A. 
E. P. 
H. A. 
F. N. 
Becker. 
Bellows 
F. Bro 
Hinterleitner... 
Hohmann . 
Loomis.. 
Letterman. 
Snell. 
Peet. 
V20Z., 
Re¬ 
t4oz., 
Re¬ 
Bait. 
entry. 
Bait. 
entry. 
98.8 
98.3 
98.3 
98.3 
96.8 
98^2 
96.1 
.... 
96.3 
.... 
97.4 
.... 
93.1 
.... 
95.1 
.... 
96.8 
97T 
9L6 
98.2 
98.4 
98.7 
98.4 
98'.7 
97.4 
98.3 
98.3 
98.1 
• ♦ • • 
98.1 
.... 
98.2 
98.0 
.... 
96.8 
.... 
96.9 
.... 
95.6 
96.4 
88.7 
.... 
96.2 
96.3 
96.2 
98.4 
97.2 
97.1 
.... 
Visitors: 
Amman . 98.4 
Ball . 98.3 
Clegg . 96.5 
Greenwood . 97.9 
Stanley . 97.6 
Rice . 95.9 
Ranny . 97.4 
Wehle . 98.0 
Wagner . 97.3 
Accuracy, 
Fly. 
I. H. Bellows. 98 14-15 
Dr. C. F. Brown. 97 13-15 
Re¬ 
entry. 
Delicacy, 
Fly. 
98 1-30 
97 15-30 
GEORGE A. MURRELL, 
Captain of the Illinois Bait-Casting Club. 
