Sept. 25, 1909.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
501 
unce accuracy and distance. The contest is to 
ike place at our grounds situated in the north- 
astern section of Douglas Park on Sunday, 
lept. 26, at 10 a. m. sharp. 
"A suitable prize will be given for each first, 
econd and third place in each event and will 
onsist of either medals or fobs. No caster 
fill be allowed more than one prize in all the 
vents, thereby securing absolute surety of 
welve men winning the prizes. 
"An entrance fee of one dollar will entitle a 
aster to compete in all four events. 
"A West Twelfth street car to California 
venue and thence to the grounds.” 
South Side members of the Illinois Bait- 
pasting Club will meet at the viaduct and 
'welfth street elevated station at 9 a. m. 
H. F. Bennett, Sec’y. 
Bait-Casting Weights. 
When the national casting tournament was 
eld in Van Cortlandt Park last month, all of 
le events were held on the water, as is 
istomary among Eastern clubs. In the West 
1 distance bait-casting events are held on the 
-ass, where accurate scoring is possible but 
:ry slow. There dry lines are used, and only 
ose who, through constant practice, acquire 
e knack of thumbing a dry line, can hope to 
ake creditable averages. Others suffer from 
istered thumbs and seldom finish five casts 
•cause of this difficulty. It affects all alike, 
id one whose cuticle is thick through working 
th bis hands suffers as much as he who never 
vrforms any manual labor, the friction of the 
le often causing painful burns. 
Neither are the fine lines used so strong 
ien dry. When thoroughly wet they are very 
ustic and will stretch liberally before they will 
eak, whereas the dry line snaps short when 
>e strain is too great. Finally, many object to 
Ivn-casting, because it is unlike anything 
l.ind in actual fishing, and whether consciously 
unconsciously, gauge the distance better on 
'iter than on land, and like to see where the 
‘light falls, which is often impossible on a 
owded lawn. 
There is one exception: Surf-casting events 
& frequently held on land, the main reason 
ling that there is an element of danger con- 
cted with the casting of a 2j/2-ounce lead 
1 ight, and the judges in the boat might be 
rt should a line break or a weight be mis- 
"ected. This has never happened, we believe, 
t it is not impossible, for the judges’ boat 
ialways in the area where the majority of the 
ights drop. 
The Anglers’ Club has always held its con- 
ts on the water, and it adhered to this 
i^tom in the recent tournament, the senti¬ 
ent being in favor of making all conditions 
i ve as practice in actual fishing, whenever 
s could be done. In all bait-casting this is a 
r rule, for wet lines seldom or never burn 
• thumb, however delicate the skin may be, 
d the mechanic has no advantage over the 
ln of leisure in this respect, and vice versa, 
ictice, then, places all contestants on an 
ial footing, in theory at least, with the ad- 
itage in favor of those who study carefully 
the fine points affecting the game. 
>enerally lawn-casting is confined to a V- 
Iped court. In England a weight which 
strikes within the court and bounds out is 
scored zero, and in one of the distance events 
of the tournament held at Shepherd’s Bush 
last year a contestant lost first prize because of 
this rule. All of his casts were good ones, but 
the lead bounded over the line in one of them 
and in consequence his average was severely- 
cut down. In a recent issue of the Fishing 
Gazette he points out the fact that on the water 
this would have been impossible, for the point 
where the weight falls is assumed to be the 
point where it rests and is scored. On land the 
point where the lead falls also indicates the 
caster’s ability, but the point where the judges 
find it is scored. Under this rule it is possible 
a caster may gain several feet if his weight 
strikes hard ground and slides along, as it 
often does. 
The angler who lost this cast is now advo¬ 
cating a lead which will bury itself in the 
ground when it first strikes. This seems like 
encouraging the adoption of a somewhat 
dangerous missile 1 , as it would imply a pointed 
or angular weight, whereas all of the standard 
weights employed on this side of the Atlantic 
are somewhat pear-shaped, and their blunt and 
rounded points can cause but slight injury, even 
if they strike a person with some force. This 
does not happen; weights falling in the danger 
zone have already lost their force. The quarter- 
and half-ounce aluminum weights employed 
frequently strike the judges but are harmless, 
and only the 2^2-ounce surf-casting weights 
are composed of lead. 
Louisville—Kansas City. 
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 15 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: The following scores were made in 
the second event of the Kansas City-Louisville 
half-ounce accuracy telegraphic team contest; 
the Kansas City team casting at Bales Lake, 
Kansas City, Mo., and the Louisville team cast¬ 
ing at Angler’s Pool, Shawnee Park, Louisville, 
Ky., Sept. 12: 
Kansas City Team. 
Demerits. 
Bramhall . 
1 1 3 
3 
0 
13 1 
0 
1 
0 12 
2—19 
98 11-15 
Roberds ... 
2 2 5 
0 * 
0 
0 1 2 
2 
4 
0 1 3 
0—22 
98 8-15 
W Hunt . 
12 4 
0 
1 
4 0 0 
3 
0 
0 13 
2—21 
9S 9-15 
Hollingsworth. 
. 1 
0 1 1 
3 
1 
3 4 0 
4 
1 
0 3 1 
1—24 
9S 6-15 
McLean . 
. 0 
111 
2 
4 
4 1 1 
1 
1 
110 
2_21 
98 9-15 
Average . 
Louisville 
Team. 
Richards . 
. 1 
0 1 4 
2 
1 
000 
2 
n 
0 3 0 
2—1G 
98 14-15 
Talbott . 
. 1 
0 2 3 
2 
n 
1 1 2 
0 
3 
0 3 0 
2_ 92 
98 8-15 
Mrs Spangler . 
. 0 
2 0 1 
b 
0 
1 1 3 
1 
0 
0 1 1 
2—13 
99 2-15 
Callaway . 
. 1 
0 1 2 
5 
0 
0 1 1 
1 
0 
0 4 4 
1-19 
98 11-15 
E Tafel . 
. 0 
0 0 3 
1 
1 
3 1 0 
3 
0 
0 0 0 
1—13 
99 2-15 
Average . 
General average . 
We believe these 
scores 
are record 
ones, the 
Louisville team making 31 perfects out of 75 
casts, 12 of them bell-ringers. 
The scores in our weekly half-ounce accuracy 
contest are as follows: 
Bond . 
Demerits. 
go 
Callaway . 
98 13-15 
98 11-15 
lalbott . 
Richards . 
Mrs Spangler ... . 
. 22 
98 8-15 
98 5-15 
98 
97 
9S 11-15 
D. J, Spangler. 
Mattmillcr .... 
E. Tafel . 
D. J. Spangler, Sec’y. 
Wisconsin State Tournament. 
Racine, Wis., Sept. 11. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: The second annual Wisconsin State 
tournament, given under the auspices of the 
Racine Fly-Casting Club to-day, was a success. 
Quarter-ounce Distance Bait—State champion¬ 
ship trophy cup, Herman E. Smieding, Racine, 
135 feet; A. F. Gates, Racine, 113 feet; A. L. 
Stolz, Milwaukee, no feet; W. Christianson, 
Racine, 105 feet; A. F. Bingenheimer, Milwau¬ 
kee, 96 feet; A. H. Barnes, Racine, 95 feet. 
Quarter-ounce Accuracy Bait—State cham¬ 
pionship trophy cup, Herman E. Smieding, 
Racine, 98.13; M. A. Beck, Milwaukee, 98.11; 
John R. Dishington, Racine, 98.6; A. F. Bingen¬ 
heimer, Milwaukee, 98.5; C. A. Rhine, Milwau¬ 
kee, 98.3; H. C. Mullen, Milwaukee, 98.2; A. 
L. Stolz, Milwaukee, 98.1; A. F. Gates, Racine, 
98; Dr. P. T. Van Ornum, Racine, 97.10. 
Half-ounce Accuracy Bait—State champion¬ 
ship trophy cup, J. R. Dishington, Racine, 98.9; 
C. A. Rhine, Milwaukee, 98.6; M. A. Beck, Mil¬ 
waukee, 98.5; A. L. Stolz, Milwaukee, 98.4; A. 
H. Barnes, Racine, 98.4; H. C. Mullen, Milwau¬ 
kee, 98.2; Herman E. Smieding, Racine, 98; 
A. F. Bingenheimer, Milwaukee, 97.11; Dr. C. 
F. Browne, Racine, 97.10; W. Christianson, 
Racine, 97.3; A. F. Botsford, Racine, 97.1; J. 
C. Schoenloff, Milwaukee, 97.1; C. I. Tolfson, 
Milwaukee, 96.12; H. E. Loes, Milwaukee, 96.10; 
P. T. Van Ornum, Racine, 96.9; ‘F. W. Mc- 
Annany, Racine, 96.6. 
Half-ounce Distance Bait—State champion¬ 
ship trophy cup. John R. Dishington, 154 feet 
1 inch; A. H. Barnes, Racine, 154 feet 3/5 inch; 
W. Christianson, Racine, 151 feet; A. F. Bingen¬ 
heimer, Milwaukee, 144 feet; A. F. Gates, 
Racine, 142 feet; Herman E. Smieding, Racine, 
140 feet; A. L. Stolz, Milwaukee, 138 feet; C. 
A. Rhine, Milwaukee, 129 feet; Josiah Hocking, 
Racine, 92 feet. 
Accuracy Fly-casting—Dr. P. T. Van Ornum, 
Racine, 98.8; Charles H. Washburn, Racine, 
98.1; O. F. Botsford, Racine, 97.14; A. H. 
Barnes, Racine, 97.7. J. R. D. 
Newark Bait- and Fly-Casting Club. 
Newark, N. J., Sept. 12 —Editor Forest and 
Stream: The Newark Bait- and Fly-Casting 
Club is rapidly completing arrangements for an 
all-day tournament to be held Oct. 16. This 
will be an open interstate contest and all casters 
are cordially invited to attend. The distance 
trout fly-casting will be classified as follows: 
Seventy-five-foot class, ioo-foot class and open 
to all class. The events are as follows: 9 a. m., 
distance half-ounce bait-casting; 10 a. m., dis¬ 
tance trout fly casting, eight minutes’ time; 11 
a. m., distance fly-casting with five-ounce rods; 
1 p. m., miss and out, half-ounce accuracy at 
7-foot circle; 1:30 p. m., accuracy half-ounce 
bait-casting; 3 p. m., accuracy trout fly-casting; 
4 p. m., dry-fly casting. 
Fred T. Mapes, Sec’y. 
