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significant. For they have played their 
•part in preparing field steadiness, which 
will show in the change of rifles. And, 
•furthermore, this much signifies that marks¬ 
manship has been attained and that inflic¬ 
tions of recoil are considered insignificant. 
Military experts are rightly strong on the 
subject of shooting positions, in the 
beginning on game with the little .22 or the 
‘hi -power the average American hunter 
must make his shooting position conform 
■to the exigencies of the occasion after he 
has mastered skill, shooting position will 
•come to him gracefully and as naturally 
as meeting a fast curve does to a born 
baseball batter. All rifle positions are well 
to contemplate over, but nature has a way 
-of stepping over all of this with varying 
occasions. 
SURF ANGLING RULES APPROVED. 
At the annual meeting and dinner of the 
Association of Surf Angling Clubs held in 
■the Imperial Hotel recently the following 
rules were approved by delegates repre¬ 
senting these clubs: Anglers’ Club of New 
York, Asbury Park Fishing Club, Belmar 
Fishing Club, Midland Beach Fishing Club, 
Ocean City Fishing Club, Ocean and 
Stream Fishing Club of Newark and the 
Long Island Casting Club: 
Field—The grade of casting field shall 
■not be more than one foot in 100 feet. 
Courts and Events—(1) Open field—No 
side boundaries. 
(2) V Shaped—To be laid out from a 
•point on the base line, with two diverting 
lines at an angle which shall cause them 
to be 60 feet apart at a distance of 200 
feet from the base line and said diverging 
lines to continue indefinitely at the same 
angle. 
(3) Straight Lane—Two parallel to be 
laid out at right angles in base line, 30 
feet apart and continued indefinitely. 
(4) Accuracy Distance—One straight 
line to be run at right angles to base line, 
the score to be according to section 1 
measurement, minus the distance between 
the line and the weight at rest. 
(5) Accuracy Mark—A staff not over one 
inch in diameter, with or without flag, 
placed 140 feet from the base line. 
Outfit: 1. Lead—to consist of bank 
lead, the weight of which is to be two and 
a half, three or four ounces and to be fur¬ 
nished by the tournament committee for 
their different events and to be weighed by 
by the committee. 
2. Line—The line to be made of linen, 
with no reenforcementl 
3. Reel—The reel to contain a revolving 
spool, with no automatic device for 
thumbing. 
4. Rod—The rod when assembled not to 
exceed nine feet in length. 
5 - Outfit—All to be the same as generally 
base line and cast forward. Any style of 
used in surf angling. 
Cast: 1. The contestants to cast from a 
cast allowed, except revolving lead around 
the end of rod. 
2. Stepping over the base line to be 
counted as a cast and recorded as zero. 
3. If a lead is cast off or a line parts 
the same is to be recorded as a cast and 
counted zero. 
4. That a cast within boundaries in a 
lane, V shape court or open field shall be 
entitled to credit for a record even if made 
in an average event. 
Measurements: 1. To be made from the 
extremity of the lead at rest to the nearest 
point on the base line, except in accuracy 
test, when measurement is to be made from 
the lead to the stake. 
2. Only steel tape or chain to be used 
in measuring record casts. 
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