Nov. 21, 1908.] 
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and water, style and method, puts the fly some 
60 yards* and a trifle over! 
How was it done? Mr. Enright was a 
sportsman to his finger tips. The introduction 
of these contests with the sense of rivalry they 
created appealed to and roused him. He at 
once made up his mind, went into severe 
training, resolute and confident that Castle- 
connell could turn out the man and the rod, 
which, when they learned to work together in 
perfect harmony, and were both at their best, 
could “beat the best,” and the result brilliantly 
justified his faith. But the rods and tackle of 
twenty years ago could not do what the modern 
weapons are put to and accomplish, and what 
we owe to John Enright, and also to the Messrs. 
Hardy and others let us also add — is not merely 
a brilliant display of athletic fitness and master¬ 
ful grace and finish of fly-casting, but also an 
astonishing improvement in rod-building and 
useful developments in the constructive 
mechanics of their art, which now supply 
anglers with the finest rods ever known. 
Since the introduction of these tournaments 
the art of rod-making has advanced by leaps 
and bounds, and men to-day cover thirty yards 
of water as easily as they did twenty yards 
fifteen years ago, and this advantage has been 
secured without any loss of efficiency whatever. 
The records of to-day leave those of a few years 
ago nowhere, and this, in the case of every one 
of us, and the rod that can cast far can cast the 
nearer with added effect. This progress we 
partly owe to other influences, of course, as 
well as those enumerated, but to the late Mr. 
John Enright when all is said and done, it is 
largely owing that the angler of* to-day is 
equipped with a far more effective fly-rod than 
that which satisfied us some few years ago. He 
created new ideals, and stimulated scientific ad¬ 
vancement, and though that which was personal 
in his triumphs is, alas! gone, his wonderful 
performances both in themselves and the emu¬ 
lation they aroused have been the means of 
securing for us anglers permanent improve¬ 
ments in the practical science of our craft, 
which have placed us under an obligation to 
him, we should never forget. His work lives 
after him, and becomes our rich inheritance. 
[At his funeral there were present five of Mr. 
Enright’s brothers and three sisters.— Editor.] 
♦This is an error. Mr. Enright’s record cast with a 
twenty-foot rod was 152 feet. 
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