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Interstate Casting Tournament. 
The second annual interstate fly- and bait- 
;asting tournament was held on Weequahic 
[,ake, Newark, N. J., Oct. 16. It was given by 
he Newark Bait- and Fly-Casting Club, which 
offered a number of handsome cups and mer- 
-handise prizes and entertained its guests at 
luncheon, thus doing its full share to satisfy its 
quests; but it could not control the weather. 
Few persons who looked out early in the morn- 
ng were impressed with the possibility of cast- 
ng in a creditable manner that day, hence all 
)ut the regulars remained at home and some of 
hose who took part in one or more events won- 
lered why they had done so, when the condi- 
ions were so trying. 
The sky was heavily clouded all day, with 
showers here and there, but the wind blew m 
;trong gusts, and on the lake visitors were fre- 
luentlv engaged in fishing their hats out of the 
Whitridge 
Darling .. 
Mapes ... 
Champion 
Muldoon 
Eichlin .. 
Endersby 
Held .... 
Neu . 
Marsh ... 
Average. Best Cast 
180 
185 
160.4 
170 
134.4 
174 
126.2 
175 
123.2 
133 
113 
130 
112.1 
126 
197 
81 
171 
66 
205 
FLY-CASTING WITH HEAVY RODS. 
This was a class event, but there were no re¬ 
strictions on outfits. P. J. Muldoon, of the 
Newark Club, won the cup in the class open 
only to those who had never before cast 85 feet 
or better; R. J. Held, of the Anglers’ Club of 
New York, won in the ioo-foot class, and L. S. 
Darling, of the Newark Club, won the open 
class. The wind was very trying. The best 
cast of each contestant in six minutes’ time: 
85ft. 
Feet 
Muldoon . 84 
Eichlin . 74 
Class. 
Feet 
Endersby . 71 
Neu . G4 
HALF-OUNCE ACCURACY BAIT. 
Ten casts were made, at 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 
feet, two at each distance, and the averages 
were very low. John Doughty, of the Newark 
Club, won: 
Doughty . 
Darling . 
Whitridge . 
Neu . 
Marsh . 
Mapes . 
Eichlin .. 
Muldoon . 
Champion . 
Endersby . 
Mrs. A. J. Marsh 
Held . 
Jacobus . 
Demerits. Per Cent. 
42 
97.3 
45 
97 
50 
96.10 
53 
96.7 
56 
96.4 
58 
96.2 
60 
96 
69 
95.6 
84 
94.6 
86 
94.4 
94 
93.11 
94 
93.11 
108 
92.12 
ACCURACY FLY-CASTING. 
The score of L. S. Darling, who won the ac¬ 
curacy fly event, was excellent under the con¬ 
ditions. Five casts were made at each distance, 
50, 55 and 60 feet. The scores: 
Demerits. Per Cent. 
Darling . 16 98.14 
Champion . 20 98.10 
THE INTERSTATE TOURNAMENT AT NEWARK. 
SOME OF THE CONTESTANTS. SECRETARY MAPES CASTING IN THE GALE. 
vater, while sweaters and overcoats were none 
oo warm. It was of course impossible to cast 
tn a creditable manner in any of the events, but 
he spirit of friendly rivalry was stronger than 
he half-gale of wind, and the programme was 
inished with the exception of one event, which 
vas postponed at nightfall. 
Backlashes were the rule in the bait-casting 
:vents, due to the sudden gusts of wind, but 
vlr. Whitridge, of the Anglers’ Club of Massa- 
:husetts, averaged 180 feet and A. J. Marsh 
cored 205 feet for longest cast in the distance 
lalf-ounce event. High score in the accuracy 
went was only 97.3, made by John Doughty, 
vhile in the miss-and-out seven dropped out in 
he first round. 
In the fly-casting the wind blew the coiled 
ines off the platform into the water at every 
;ust, and a number of photographs made dur- 
ng these events show some curious line curves. 
The atmospheric conditions were favorable for 
his, and in a series of negatives the lines are 
ilainly shown against the clouds. 
HALF-OUNCE DISTANCE BAIT. 
Open-to-all, five casts, with half-ounce weights. 
■Ir. Whitridge, of the Anglers’ Club of Massa- 
husetts, won the silver cup for high average, 
• hile A. J. Marsh, of the Orange Rod Club, had 
he best single cast. The scores: 
100ft. Class. 
Held ... 95 Whitridge 
Champion . 87 
Open. 
Darling . 107 Mapes ... 
Frazer . 105 
85 
95 
FLY-CASTING, FIVE-OUNCE RODS. 
There were two classes in the event for five- 
ounce rods, time six minutes. John Doughty, 
of the Newark Club, won the 8o-foot class cup, 
and L. S. Darling, of the Newark Club, the open 
class cup. The results: 
80ft. Class. 
Feet Feet 
Doughty . 81.6 Champion . 76 
Mapes . 79 Muldoon . 70 
Marsh ... 78 Eichlin . 67 
Neu . 76 
Open. 
Darling . 85 Held . 81 
Frazer . 81 
MISS-AND-OUT. 
The accuracy target was moored at 80 feet 
and the casting was with half-ounce weights. 
To qualify in the first round it was necessary 
to place the weight inside the target; next round 
inside the 3-ring, etc. Only two rounds were 
necessary to decide the affair, and P. J. Mul¬ 
doon won, as follows: 
Held . 0 
Darling . 0 
Eichlin . 0 
Marsh . 0 
Champion . 0 
Whitridge .1 0 
Mapes . 1 0 
Endersby . 0 
Muldoon .1 1 
Neu . (1 
Doughty . 1 0 
Mrs. A. J. Marsh.0 
Jacobus . 0 
Doughty 
Mapes ... 
Whitridge 
Endersby 
Marsh ... 
Neu . 
Muldoon 
Metcalf . 
21 98.9 
21 98.9 
21 98.9 
28 98.2 
32 97.13 
57 96.3 
58, 96.2 
Withdrew. 
All ties were decided by lot. President Ralph 
Eichlin presented the prizes, with a few pleas¬ 
ing words for each winner. 
Two Trout and One Fly. 
A few days ago while fishing for trout in a 
fairly large pool, I hooked a fish of about eleven 
ounces, and as I had no landing net, he broke 
me when in about two inches of water, and I 
observed that the fly was in his upper lip. A 
few minutes afterward there was a great com¬ 
motion on the surface of the pool, and I could 
see two fins going round in a circle. My com¬ 
panion called out that there were two trout 
nose to nose. As they struggled nearer I could 
see that another trout had tried to take the fly 
from the nose of the other, and had hooked 
himself. I wanted to send the dog in, but his 
owner, who was my companion, would not let 
him fetch them in case he got hold of the hook, 
too. I do not know whether this is a very 
singular thing in angling or not. They re¬ 
mained hooked for some three minutes, and 
then evidently broke away and disappeared.— 
The Field. 
