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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Oct. io, 1908. 
Newark Interstate Tournament. 
The Newark Bait- and Fly-Casting Club held 
an interstate tournament on Oct. 3 on the lake 
in Weequahic Park, Newark, N. J. In one 
sense it was to celebrate the club’s first year of 
activity, for on the 19th of October last year it 
held its first open tournament, when it made its 
initial bow to the angling world. 
At that time the club had but few members, 
but their enthusiasm carried it through the win¬ 
ter, and this year the membership has increased 
to about sixty, a successful club contest has been 
held each month since April, and the tournament 
held last Saturday was attended by a large num¬ 
ber of anglers from New Jersey, New York and 
Pennsylvania. 
The day was a beautiful one. The sun shone 
brightly, and although there was a very un¬ 
favorable cold northwest wind in the morning, 
this dropped in mid afternoon, the sun’s rays 
became warm, and the final event was cast in a 
flat calm. The mosquitoes, which had been so 
numerous the previous Saturday, gave no an¬ 
noyance, and a great many anglers came to the 
beautiful park to see the fun. 
The new casting platform, which is large 
enough for the club’s present needs, was satis¬ 
factory, and the officers handled the different 
events with skill, so that the long programme 
was finished in good season and the prizes dis¬ 
tributed before dark. Gold, silver and bronze 
medals of a handsome design were given to the 
three high men in four of the six events, and 
merchandise prizes in the other two. It was ex¬ 
pected that several trade representatives, would 
take part, and to attract them a special cup was 
offered in each event. Only one took part, how¬ 
ever, but he—Mr. Darling—gave a splendid ex¬ 
hibition of his skill under trying conditions. 
SINGLE HAND FLY-CASTING. 
The opening event was trout fly-casting for 
distance with single-hand rods, eight minutes’ 
time for each man. The wind was strong to 
mild, coming in erratic puffs that carried the 
fly far to the left of the line. The air was cold 
but the sun bright. Perry Frazer won the gold 
medal with a twelve-ounce rod made by himself, 
with no feet. Dr. Held took the silver medal. 
He increased his record one foot, using a twelve- 
ounce rod. A. J. Marsh won the bronze medal 
with a ten-ounce rod. Lou Darling took the cup 
offered for trade representatives with the fine 
cast of 112 feet. The results: 
Best cast, 
Amateurs: 
Perry D. Frazer. 
. 109 
110 
105 
108 
Feet. 
110 
R. J. Held. 
. 89 
94 
94 
A. J. Marsh . 
:. 80 
89 
87 
89 
P. T- Muldoon. 
. 75 
76 
78 
78 
C. T. Champion. 
. 72 
74 
76 
76 
John Doughty . 
. 73 
74 
. . . 
74 
Professional: 
Lou S. Darling. 
. 96 
101 
Ill 
112 
112 
SALMON FLY-CASTING. 
At 10 o’clock the wind was still unfavorable 
and very gusty. Eight minutes’ time was al¬ 
lowed each man in the salmon fly-casting with 
fifteen-foot rods. Perry Frazer won the gold 
medal, George LaBranche the silver medal, and 
Dr. Held the bronze medal. Lou Darling won 
the cup offered for professionals. The scores: 
Amateurs: Best cast. 
Perry D. Frazer. 
. 121 
122 
122 
George La Branche. 
. 103 
108 
115 
115 
R. T. Held. 
95 
99 
99 
Professional: 
L. S. Darling. 
. 102 
. . • 
102 
ACCURACY FLY-CASTING. 
At ii o’clock the accuracy fly event, five casts 
at each distance, 50, 55 and 60 feet, was cast in 
a very tricky wind. It was won by John 
Doughty with the excellent score of 98 9-15 per 
cent. Perry Frazer won the silver medal and 
Dr. Held the bronze medal, while Lou Darling 
won another cup, he having no competitor in his 
class. The scores: 
Amateurs: . De- Per 
John Doughty— merits. Cent. 
30200 213 
0 0 
6 
1 
0 
0 
3 
21 
98 9-15 
Perry D. Frazer— 
0 10 11 3 3 0 
0 1 
6 
G 
3 
1 
2 
28 
98 2-15 
R. J. Held— 
3 2 5 5 1 1 0 1 
1 1 
5 
1 
2 
3 
2 
33 
97 12-15 
Walter McGuckin—- 
01101 632 
2 0 
6 
5 
5 
5 
1 
38 
97 8-15 
George La Branche— 
3 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 
2 3 
4 
6 
6 
6 
7 
50 
96 10-15 
A. J. Marsh—- 
511 12 1-242 
1 15 
1 
3 
0 
3 
1 
52 
96 9-15 
P. T. Muldoon— 
11112 5 10 5 
5 10 
12 
10 
1 
4 
8 
85 
94 5-15 
Fred T. Mapes— 
3 12 10 15 6 2 
2 2 
3 
20 15 
1 
20 
93 
93 12-15 
C. T. Champion— 
2 13 0 1 12 10 3 
5 0 
10 28 
15 15 
5 
107 
92 13-15 
Professional: 
L. S. Darling— 
00100 110 
0 0 
6 
2 
0 
0 
2 
13 
99 2-15 
ACCURACY BAIT-CASTING. 
After luncheon the accuracy bait-casting with 
half-ounce weights was called. The wind was 
falling, but as the contestants preferred it, they 
cast directly into the wind, to obtain a better 
light and background than if they had cast down 
wind and toward the sun. George LaBranche 
won the first prize, a bait-casting rod, and the 
cup offered for the greatest number of perfect 
casts. Harry Friedman was second and Fred 
T. Mapes third. The}'- tied and cast off' for 
place. Nearly every contestant got a prize of 
some sort. The contestants cast once at each 
distance 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 feet, then back 
again to 60, then out to 100, fifteen casts in all. 
The scores : 
Total. 
Score, 
Demerits. 
Per C’t. 
George La Branche . 
. 38 
97 7-15 
Harry Friedman . 
. 52 
96 8-15 
Fred T. Mapes. 
96 8-15 
George Endersby . 
. 57 
96 1-15 
K. K. Eichlen. 
. 57 
96 1-15 
R. T. Held. 
. 60 
96 
E. B. Rice. 
. 64 
95 11-15 
P. J. Muldoon. 
94 9-15 
A. T. Marsh. 
94 7-15 
C. T. Champion. 
. 90 
94 
Perry D. Frazer. 
. 91 
93 14-15 
George E. Moore. 
. 100 
93 12-15 
C. T. Comppen. 
93 2-15 
Tohn Doughty . 
. 106 
93 
A. f. Neu. 
92 11-15 
L. S. Darling won the professional cup. 
HALF-OUNCE DISTANCE BAIT-CASTING. 
1 he wind had fallen to a zephyr by 3 o’clock, 
when the distance bait-casting with half-ounce 
weights was called, and it was cast to windward. 
Broken lines were numerous. Perry Frazer won 
the gold medal for the best average in five casts. 
Silver medal went to Harry Friedman, and 
bronze medal to Fred T. Mapes. John Doughty 
made the longest single cast, 185 feet. The 
score: 
Amateurs: 
Perry D. Frazer_ 
. 154 
165 
170 
140 
122 
Average, 
Feet. 
150 1-5 
Harry Friedman.... 
. 130 
145 
128 
104 
145 
126 
F, T. Mapes. 
. 114 
*85 
130 
135 
145 
121 4-5 
G. E. Moore. 
. 105 
135 
*50 
147 
137 
114 4-5 
C. T. Champion_ 
. *70 
*45 
111 
143 
*93 
112 2-5 
A. j. Marsh. 
* 
155 
169 
131 
*95 
110 
R. J. Held. 
. 160 
113 
* 
143 
106 
104 2-5 
John Doughty .... 
. *65 
*40 
* 
155 
185 
89 
George La Branche 
. *40 
*90 
135 
128 
*35 
85 3-5 
George Endersby .. 
. 130 
*70 
* 
*60 
*75 
67 
Professional: 
L. S. Darling. 
. 175 
170 
175 
157 
143 
164 
SURF-CASTING. 
Edward B. Rice entered the closing event with 
a rod of greater length than usual, and scored 
the best single cast, 220 feet. His rod was about 
9 l A feet long. Dr. Held and L. S. Darling also 
used long rods, the former winning in the ama¬ 
teur and the latter in the professional class. The 
scores, five casts each man: 
Average, Best cast, 
Amateurs: Feet. Feet. 
R. J. Held. 197 215 
Lloyd E. Marshall. 195 2-5 212 
P. J. Muldoon. 174 185 
R. R. Eichlen. 171 1-5 186 
J. F. Marshall. 160 4-5 207 
E. B. Rice. 160 220 
A. T. Marsh. 159 3-5 165 
Perry D. Frazer. 135 175 
John Doughty . 128 3-5 170 
H. G. Cole. 122 160 
C. M. Robotham. Ill 135 
Professional cup: 
L. S. Darling. 175 190 
TROPHY FOR POINTS. 
The silver loving cup offered the contestant 
making the greatest number of points in all con¬ 
tests was won by Perry Frazer. 
Anglers’ Convention. 
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 29. — Editor Forest 
and Stream: The Pennsylvania Fish Protective 
Association desires to extend greetings and an¬ 
nounce that its many years of effort directed 
toward awakening public sentiment in behalf of 
the preservation, protection and increase of fish 
in the waters of this Commonwealth has, in con¬ 
nection with the work of the Department of 
Fisheries, resulted in the formation of many 
clubs and organizations throughout the State 
with similar objects in view. 
After much correspondence with them and the 
craft of anglers generally, and in keeping with 
the practice of this association to hold conven¬ 
tions whenever deemed necessary, it has been 
decided to call a convention of fish protective 
associations and fishing clubs in Harrisburg, Pa., 
Oct. 29 and 30, at the Board of Trade rooms. 
The convention will be called to order by Wil¬ 
liam E. Meehan, Commissioner of Fisheries, at 
1 P. M. on Thursday the 29th. The purposes of 
the convention are: To unite on and draft an 
entirely new bill relating to the protection of 
fish or to urge the repeal of certain obnoxious 
legislation, such as the gigging law and the bond 
seining act, or the passage of some amendments 
to the present laws which will give greater effec¬ 
tiveness and protection to fish in the waters of 
this Commonwealth. 
To unite and formulate plans to secure the 
passage through the Legislature at its next ses¬ 
sion of any bill proposed by the convention and 
the defeat, if possible, of any measures not in¬ 
dorsed by the convention or subsequently not 
approved by the Commissioner of Fisheries and 
a legislative committee of the convention to be 
hereafter formed, if the measures are on sub¬ 
jects which were not before the convention. 
The fishery interests of the State are wide and 
varied, and can be intelligently considered only 
by a representative body called in convention, 
and clubs are, therefore, earnestly requested to 
send delegates. Every club and association is 
invited to send as many delegates as it desires 
with the right of discussion of any topics before 
the convention. Each association or club, how¬ 
ever, will be entitled to but one vote, the dele¬ 
gates choosing one of their number to so act. 
Clubs are particularly requested to reply 
promptly whether or not they will send dele¬ 
gates and how many, also if they desire rooms 
engaged for members and at what rates. 
M. G. Sellers, Sec’y. 
1420 Chestnut street, Phila. 
