The National Casting Tournament. 
Chicago, Aug. 20 .—Editor Forest and Stream: 
The fourth international bait- and fly-casting 
tournament of the National Association of Scien¬ 
tific Angling Clubs, given jointly by the Anglers’ 
Casting Club of Chicago, the Chicago Fly-Cast¬ 
ing Club, the Illinois Casting Club and the North 
Shore Casting Club, was held at the Anglers’ 
Pool in Garfield Park, on Thursday, Friday 
and Saturday, Aug. 18, 19 and 20. 
There were representatives present from about 
was served daily at the grounds and added much 
to the comfort of the casters. 
The following is the list of events and the 
time of casting: 
THURSDAY, AUG. l 8 . 
8 130 A. M.— Light tackle dry-fly accuracy. 
11 :oo a. M. —Light tackle distance fly. 
2 :oo p. m.-— Accuracy fly. 
4 130 p. M. —Distance fly. 
FRIDAY, AUG. 1 9 . 
8:30 A. M.— Accuracy bait, quarter ounce. 
the winner making an exceedingly good total. 
The scores follow: 
Event No. i: Light tackle dry-fly accuracy: 
L. E. De Garni 0 . 
Demerits. 
Per Cent. 
99 2-15 
W. H. Ball. 
99 1-5 
T. A. Forsyth. 
98 14-15 
I. H. Bellows. 
. 19 
98 11-15 
.1. 1. Sorber. 
98 11-15 
F. N. Peet. 
98 10-15 
N. C. Heston. 
. 21 
98 9-15 
L. S. Darling. 
98 4-15 
PI. A. Newkirk. 
. 27 
98 3-15 
H. W. Perce. 
. 27 
98 3-15 
R. T. Held. 
98 3-15 
John Waddell . 
. 27 
98 3-15 
1. W. Bramhall. 
. 28 
98 2-15 
THE ANGLERS’ POOL IN G-- 
fifteen of the affiliated clubs, and the entry list 
was large in each of the events. There was a 
large and enthusiastic audience present to en¬ 
courage the contestants, and while the weather 
conditions were not ideal, yet records fell by 
the wayside in almost every event. It was surely 
a record casting tournament. Preparations had 
been carefully and thoroughly thought out, and 
€very attention and courtesy was given to the 
visiting as well as the home contestants. 
1 he Anglers’ Pool in Garfield Park is beauti¬ 
fully situated at the north end of the park, and 
the tournament committee in charge deserves 
credit for its excellent work. Tents were pitched 
on the side of the pool, where the anglers could 
avail themselves of the privilege of keeping their 
rods and tackle and with proper watching by 
specially employed police, the casters felt no ap¬ 
prehension about their valuable/outfits. Luncheon 
RFIELD PARK, CHICAGO, WHERE THE RECENT NATIONAL 
Photograph by B. A. Halverson. 
1:30 P. m.— Distance bait, quarter ounce. 
4:00 p. m. —Salmon fly. 
SATURDAY, AUG. 20. 
8:30 a. m.— Accuracy bait, half ounce. 
2 :oo p. m.— Distance bait, half ounce. 
THURSDAY, FIRST DAY. 
Bright and early on Thursday anglers appeared 
at the pool eager for the opportunity of trying 
their skill for the first event. The light tackle 
dry-fly accuracy is an event new to the associa¬ 
tion, and this contest was the first of its kind at 
a national tournament. The conditions call for 
dry-fly casting at targets placed at 20, 27L2, 35, 
42LI and 50 feet. Three casts are allowed at each 
of the targets with a 5-ounce rod, demerits being 
given for each foot or fraction of a foot that the 
fly falls from the target. Notwithstanding un¬ 
favorable winds, excellent scores were made, 
TOURNAMENT WAS HELD. 
Dr. 
C. 
C. Dorchester. 
. 28 
9S 2-15 
PI. 
E. 
Rice. 
.. 32 
97 13-15 
E. 
P. 
Sperry. 
. 33 
97 12-15 
C. 
F. 
Brown. 
. 53 
86 7-15 
The next event scheduled was the light tackle 
distance fly. This event called for the longest 
single cast made with a 5-ounce rod in ten 
minutes. It was in this event that the wind be¬ 
came very troublesome to some of the casters, 
and it fell to the share of L. S. Darling to suffer 
more than any other caster. What appeared at 
one time to be a phenomenal cast was spoiled by 
a sudden head wind. The winner of this event 
was F. N. Peet, of the Chicago Fly-Casting Club, 
with the excellent' score of 102 feet, closely fol¬ 
lowed by Lou S. Darling, of the Newark Fly- 
and Bait-Casting Club. The scores in detail: 
Event No. 2: Light tackle distance fly: 
Feet. Feet. 
F. N. Peet . 102 R. J. Held. 84 
L. S. Darling. 98 J. J. Sorber. 82 
