ing. To score it in yards instead of the simpler 
feet and inches is to complicate it still further. 
The contests: 
Competition A—Salmon fly, distance, ama¬ 
teurs, maximum length of rod, 18 feet, and 
weight 45 ounces. 
Event B—Wet fly, accuracy and style, ama¬ 
teurs. Three flies to be used. Four targets, 
oblong, placed zigzag, 19 to 51 feet distant, four 
casts at each. If three flies fall within the 
oblong, the score will be perfect; if two flies, 
one demerit; one fly, 3 demerits; no fly, a 
further demerit of 2 for each foot distant, etc. 
Style to be scored for lightness in dropping fly, 
cleanness of laying out line, neatness of re¬ 
covery and grace in manipulating line. Per¬ 
centages for each, divided by two, will consti¬ 
tute score. 
Event C—Trout fly, distance, amateurs; over¬ 
head casting, rods limited to feet and 1% 
ounces per foot of length. Aggregate of best 
three casts to count. 
Event D—Light rod, distance and style, ama¬ 
teurs, rods limited to 10J/2 feet and 2-3 ounce 
per foot. To count, point of elbow cannot be 
raised above level of shoulder. Merit divided 
into neatness in delivering fly, laying out and 
recovering line, and grace of casting. 
Event E—Trout fly, ambidextrous, amateurs; 
best six casts to count for distance, three with 
each hand. Rods same as in event C. 
Event F—Dry-fly, accuracy and style, ama¬ 
teurs. Elbow cannot be raised above level of 
shoulder. Overhead casting at 40. 50 and 60 
feet, one at each. Target, 6 feet in diameter, 
with concentric rings, counting 100, 95, etc., out 
to 75. Fly must land on target to count. Be¬ 
side a possible miss, the judges may also de¬ 
duct as much as 20 per cent for deficiency in 
style. 
Event G—Trout fly. at target under forward 
obstacle and bush; amateurs; five casts. 
Event H—May fly, distance and style, ama¬ 
teurs; rods as in event C, scoring as in event D. 
Event I—Salmon fly, distance, open to all; 
aggregate of best three casts to count; rods, as 
in event A; overhead casting. 
Event I.—Trout fly, distance, open to all, 
aggregate of best three casts to score. Rods, 
as in event D. 
Event M—Trout fly, distance; switch, Spey 
or roll casting only; open to all; rods as in 
event C, but three flies must be used. Aggre¬ 
gate of best three casts. 
Event N—Trout fly, distance, open to all. 
Same as above, but one fly only to be used. 
Event O—Dry fly, distance, open to youths 
under 18 years of age. Any rod. Best three 
casts. 
Event P—Bait, distance, 2^-ounce weight, 
amateurs. Rods of any weight and under 14 
feet in length. Best three casts. 
Event R—Bait, half-ounce, distance, ama¬ 
teurs; casting from reel only. Rod not longer 
than 9 feet nor shorter than 6 feet. Best three 
casts. 
Event S—Same, 3-16 ounce weight. 
Event T—Same, 134-ounce weight. Rods up 
to 14 feet, weight unlimited. 
Event U—Same, ajA-ounce weights, open to 
all. Rods up to 14 feet, unlimited weight. 
Event W—Same as event T, but open to all. 
Event X—Same as event R. Amateurs. 
Event Y-—Same as event S, but open to all. 
Event Z—Float casting, distance, open to all. 
Rods up to 14 feet, sinker of ifA drachms 
weight. 
Entries must be made on blanks provided by 
J. T. Emery, honorary secretary, 15 Atherton 
road, Forest Gate, London, E., and these, to¬ 
gether with the fees, must reach him on or be¬ 
fore June 27. Fee for each event, 2s. 6d. 
Everything used must be the bona fide prop¬ 
erty of the competitor, and must, in the opinion 
of the judges, be fair and practical tackle for 
the class of fishing to which the competition 
has reference; otherwise it may be disqualified. 
In all events the line must be wound upon the 
reel when the competitor goes on the platform 
to cast, and the reel must be kept on the rod. 
After one has cast he must submit his outfit to 
be weighed, measured and tested. 
Every cast must be ‘'a fair fishing cast” or the 
judges may not allow it to be scored. 
In the salmon casting the leader may be 
single or combination gut, but cannot be longer 
