Sept, ii, 1909.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
421 
Anglers’ Club of Massachusetts. 
Boston, Mass., Sept. 4. —Editor Forest and 
Stream: The Anglers’ Club of Massachusetts 
will hold a two-day casting tournament on the 
Frog Pond on Boston Common on Sept. 10 and 
11. New York and other anglers are invited 
to attend and will be entertained at the Boston 
Athletic Association. The summary of events 
follows 
Event 1.— Friday, 2 f. m. Trout fly-casting 
for distance. Open to those who have never 
cast more than 70 feet in club or tournament 
contest. Rods unrestricted as to weight, but 
must not exceed 11J/2 feet in length; single gut 
leaders not less than 6 feet in length. First 
prize, cup presented by the Anglers’ Club of 
Massachusetts. Second and third prizes, medals. 
Event 2.-3 p. m. Trout fly-casting for dis¬ 
tance. Eighty-foot class. Conditions as event 
1. First prize, cup presented by the club. Sec¬ 
ond and third prizes, medals. 
Event 3.—4 p. m. Fly-casting for accuracy. 
Open event. Prizes, a cup and two medals. 
Event 4.— Saturday, 10 A. m. Accuracy bait, 
half-ounce. Open event. Fifteen casts. Prizes, 
a cup and two medals. 
Event 5.—11 a. M. Accuracy bait, quarter- 
ounce. Amateur event. Prizes, a cup and two 
medals. 
Event 6.-2 p. m. Bait-casting for distance, 
half-ounce. Open event. Prizes, a cup and two 
medals. 
Event 7.—3 P. M. Fly-casting for distance. 
Eastern amateur championship. Prizes, two cups 
presented by the club and a medal. 
Event 8. — 4 p. m. Salmon fly-casting. Open 
event. 
Casting in all events to be single-handed, ex¬ 
cept event 8. Entrance fee, $1 for each event. 
F. A. Niccolls. 
North Shore Casting Club. 
Chicago, Ill., Sept. 3.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: These scores were made at our contest 
last Saturday. I would call special attention to 
Mr. Bellows’ perfect score in the accuracy fly 
event This is the first perfect score ever made 
in a regular contest. Mr. Bellows has done as 
much or perhaps more than any other one man 
to further the game, and it is very fitting that 
this honor should fall to his lot. 
The following scores were made in the con¬ 
tests Aug. 28: 
Accuracy bait: 
G. A. Ilinterleitner. 
^-ounce. 
... 98.1 
r-Va 
ounce—^ 
A. E. Suter. 
97.2 
.... 
W. Liddell . 
97.5 
I. II. Bellows.... . 
... 98.6 
98.3 
99.i 
W. R. Baker. 
97.6 
S. Cramer. 
... 98.7 
G Forsyth . 
97.6 
98.3 
A. M. Hall. 
.... 96.8 
97.1 
F. E. Adams. 
.... 93.7 
98.1 
98.7 
A. E. Anderson. 
.... 97.2 
.... 
C Weber . 
.... 96.0 
95.8 
.... 
C Weber . 
.... 97.1 
91.0 
.... 
A. E. Anderson . 
.... 96.7 
.... 
.... 
H. E. Rice. 
.... 98.0 
98.6 
.... 
H. E. Rice. 
.... 97.5 
97.0 
.... 
B. H. Benns . 
.... 95.4 
95.1 
H. Madsen . 
96.2 
.... 
C. R. Harris . 
95.2 
F. W. Bunts. 
96.4 
.... 
Marshall ... 
94.0 
Visitors: 
H. W. Perce . 
.... 99.2 
98.2 
Maloney . 
.... 97.2 
92.8 
Delicacy and accuracy, fly: 
G. A. Hinterleitner. .95 3-15 
95 9-15 
96 9-15 
I. H. Bellows . 97 7-15 
98 
98 7-15 
, . 
S. Cramer . 96 7-15 
98 3-15 
98 
H. E. Rice. 96 6-15 
97 2-15 
97 6-15 
96 9-15 
Accuracy fly: 
G. A. Hmterleitner. 98 8-15 
I. H. Bellows. 99 8-15 99 100 
S. Cramer . 98 10-15 98 10-15 
H. E. Rice. 98 1-15 98 1-15 98 1-15 
II. W. Perce. .. 98 9-15 
Special attention is called to two of Mr. Bel¬ 
lows’ scores. Flis perfect score in the accuracy 
fly is the first perfect score ever made in a 
regular contest in the history of the game, and 
it is a great honor for the North Shore Casting 
Club. Mr. Bellows won the accuracy fly eveni 
in the recent national tournament at New York 
with a score of 999/15. Mr. Bellows’ 99.1 in 
the half-ounce accuracy establishes a club rec¬ 
ord for bait events, being the highest score to 
date. 
There were twenty-five present at the dinner 
Saturday evening and all had a fine time. There 
will be practice contests every Saturday through 
September and as long as the nice weather lasts. 
Sterling Cramer, Sec'y Treas. 
Adirondack Trout Season. 
Utica. N. Y. Sept. 1.—Editor Forest and 
Stream: The trout season closed Aug. 31. Ac¬ 
cording to reports the season has been a poor 
one in the Adirondack region where the bulk 
of the trout taken in this State are caught, and 
many anglers express the belief that fishing in 
most of the waters in the great Northern wild¬ 
erness is deteriorating rapidly. The most com¬ 
mon theory advanced is that there has been a 
very large increase in the number of fishermen 
frequenting the Adirondacks during the past few 
years, and that as a consequence the supply of 
trout has been seriously depleted. 
But there were other causes. The spring was 
cold and backward with frequent rains. The 
trout did not display a great deal of activity 
at any time while on the rifts, and soon after 
the rains ceased and the streams dropped to 
normal, hot weather ensued, aftd when the water 
warmed up the trout forsook the rifts and, as 
is their habit under such conditions, sought the 
cold beds or spring holes. It is not quite so 
easy to give a satisfactory explanation for the 
poor fishing in the lakes, but it is thought likely 
that the weather conditions may also have had 
some effect there. No doubt trout are becom¬ 
ing scarce in some parts of the Adirondacks, 
owing to the great numbers which are annually 
caught, and it seems to be high time that addi¬ 
tional steps were taken to improve the fishing 
in those waters. The State has done good work 
in stocking many of the lakes and streams in 
that region with trout from different hatcheries, 
but why not make provision for increasing the 
number of trout planted there from year to 
year so as to more than make up for the in¬ 
crease in the demands made on the supply? If 
there are not hatcheries enough to do this, 
others can be built, and there are many ideal 
locations to be found in the wilderness on land 
owned by the State. 
The sentiment in favor of prohibiting fishing 
entirely in the smaller streams in the Adiron¬ 
dacks, for a tertn of years at least, is growing. 
Such a step would be one of the wisest meas¬ 
ures that could be adopted. It has been en¬ 
dorsed by the Black River Fish and Game Pro¬ 
tective Association and kindred organizations. 
Immense numbers of small trout are annually 
caught out of the little brooks and it is a prac¬ 
tice which should be stopped at once. The 
State has already had notices posted prohibit¬ 
ing fishing on certain small streams, and it is 
hoped that further action along this line will 
be taken. 
It is generally conceded that in certain streams 
in the central part of the State there arc more 
trout now than there were fifteen or twenty 
years ago, but they have been repeatedly stocked 
with small trout. These are natural trout 
brooks and it pays to restock them. Every 
person who enjoys fishing for trout should 
identify himself with one or more of the or 
ganizations which devote attention to replenish 
ing the supply of trout and help the good work 
along. W. E. Wolcott. 
Illinois Bait-Casting Club. 
Chicago, Aug. 30. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
The following is a list of club scores made at 
the Washington Park Lagoon, Aug. 28: 
HALF-OUNCE DISTANCE BAIT. 
T. M. Ranney. 
. 97.3 
♦Barker . 
. 95.5 
C. IT. Asper. 
. 95.2 
H. F. Bennett. 
N. C. Heston. 
98.6 
T. E. Amann. 
F. W. Heminghous 
. 97.1 
L. E. De Garmo- 
. 98.6 
Wm. Stanley . 
. 98.6 
T. M. Schroeder... 
. 97.0 
R. C. Nicholson... 
. 98.4 
R. M. Abbey. 
. 96.3 
A. H. Whitby. 
. 98.0 
W. L. Dolman. 
. 94.8 
L. R. Huntly. 
. 97.0 
Jos. Doddridge - 
. 96.7 
W. H. Ball. 
. 98.8 
E. H. Matthews... 
. 97.1 
IT. T. Hokamp. 
. 97.9 
J. R. Duncan. 
. 89.5 
W. H. Hobbs. 
. 85.9 
E. K. Walker. 
. 91.1 
97 6 
fA. Bauer . 
H. R. Winfield. 
. 96.2 
fN. C. Heston. 
. 97.2 
E. K. Pierson. 
. 98.5 
ITT. F. Bennett- 
. 97.2 
W. W. McMarlin.. 
. 98.0 
tTos. Doddridge ... 
. 98.2 
*Cooley . 
. 9S.4 
+ T. M. Ranney. 
. 98.6 
Geo. W. Cook. 
. 97.2 
tW. L. Dolman... 
. 98.0 
T T TTartly 
96 7 
. 97.1 
97 9 
H D. Willis. 
. 95.6 
QUARTER-OUNCE 
ACCURACY BAIT. 
L. E. De Garmo... 
195 2-5 
R. M. Abbey. 
96 3-5 
A. T). Whitby. 
124 1-5 
H. F. Bennett. 
87 1-5 
F. TO. Pierson. 
57 3-5 
H. D. Willis. 
89 2-5 
N. C. Heston. 
57 
W. W. McFarlin... 
72 
L. R. Huntly. 
65 3-5 . 
N. L. Place. 
208 
T. E. Amann. 
121 3-5 
Geo. W. Cook. 
91 4-5 
C. E. Lingenfelter. 
208 3-5 
M. FT. Cooley. 
. 92 1-5 
W. L. Dolman. 
W. H. Ball. 
122 2-5 
112 2-5 
Jos. Doddridge .... 
‘Visitors. 
fRe-entries. 
C. E. Lingenfelter established a new club 
record in the half-ounce distance, making an 
average of 208 3-5 feet in five casts. 
H. F. Bennett, Sec’y. 
[The large attendance of members at this 
club’s contests is largely due’ to the hard work 
performed by its officers, whose enthusiasm is 
boundless. The following is a sample. It is 
an appeal by Mr. Bennett for even better at¬ 
tendance. He says: “It is hard for some to 
reach the lagoon; however, it is still harder for 
them to pull away from it. Turn out and en¬ 
joy yourself, as a long winter is on its way, and 
there are only a few of our members who can 
cast with a frozen line.”-— Editor.] 
The Anglers’ Casting Club of Chicago. 
Chicago, Aug. 23. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
Following is the report of the scores made at 
our club contest, Aug. 22: 
FT. 
T. Hokamp. 
14-ounce, 
Accuracy. Re-entry. 
. 97.5 
^-ouiice, 
Distance. 
C. 
B. Nordholm.. 
. 98.3 
iis 2-5 
L. 
N. Place. 
147 3-5 
T. 
T. Hartley. 
. 98.5 
111 1-5 
IT. 
T. Barker. 
. 95.2 
97.6 
P. 
G. Rudd. 
. 93.6 
M. 
IF. Cooley. 
. 98.6 
.... 
86 2-5 
T. 
N. Nordholm... 
. 9S.6 
... . . 
115 2-5 
Visitors: 
G. A. Hinterleitner. 98.4 
R. 
W. Crompton.. 
. 98.4 
ioo 1-5 
O. 
T. Loomis. 
. 98.6 
G. 
A. Webb. 
.... 
This distance 
score made by 
L. N. 
Place is, 
I 
think, a club 
• 
record. 
M. H. 
Cooley 
Capt. 
