378 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept. 3, 1910. 
W. H. Ball. 
... 91 
T. A. Forsyth. 
.. 81 
John Waddell. 
.... SS 
A. T. Marsh. 
.. 81 
I. H. Bellows. 
... 87 
L. E. De Garmo..., 
.. 80 
T. M. Bramhall- 
... 87 
T. E. Amman. 
.. 79 
H. W. Perce. 
... 84 
For the accuracy fly event, the contestant cast 
his fly five times at each of three targets placed 
at 50 , 55 and 60 feet respectively. The winner 
was T. A. Forsyth, of the North Shore Casting 
Club of Chicago, with the record score of 
99 13-15 per cent., I. FI. Bellows, of the same 
club, being second with the very excellent score 
of 99 10-15 P er cent. Mr. Forsyth's score 
breaks the national record, and when one con¬ 
siders that in fifteen casts the fly only failed 
twice to alight in the thirty-inch ring, the excel¬ 
lency of Mr. Forsyth’s casting can be appreci¬ 
ated. Six men in this event made scores of over 
99 per cent. The scores follow: 
Event No. 3: Accuracy fly: 
T. A. Forsyth . 
I. H. Bellows. 
L. S. Darling. 
F. N. Peet. 
A. J. Marsh. 
N. C. Heston. 
H. W. Perce. 
John Waddell . 
O. J. Loomis. 
J. E. Amman . 
L. N. Place. 
H. A. Newkirk. 
W. H. Ball. 
R. T. Held. 
H. I. Willis. 
L. E. De Garmo_ 
G. Plinterleitner _ 
C. F. Brown. 
Dr. Dorchester - 
J. G. Hollingsworth 
E. P. Sperry. 
H. E. Rice... 
A. J. Wintringham. 
J. W. Bramhall. 
J. J. Sorber. 
Demerits. Per Cent. 
2 
99 13-15 
5 
99 10-15 
8 
99 7-15 
11 
99 4-15 
12 ■ 
99 3-15 
14' 
99 1-15 
18 
98 12-15 
18 
98 12-15 
19 
98 11-15 
21 
98 9-15 
21 
98 9-15 
23 
98 7-15 
23 
9S 7-15 
24 
98 6-15 
24 
98 6-15 
25 
98 5-15 
27 
9S 3-15 
29 
98 1-15 
30 
98 
30 
98 
31 
97 14-15 
32 
97 13-15 
32 
97 13-15 
40 
97 5-15 
41 
97 4-15 
The distance fly event scheduled for Thursday 
was of necessity postponed to Saturday after¬ 
noon, on account of bad weather conditions. 
FRIDAY, SECOND DAY. 
Setting new records in each of the three events 
marked the second day of the tournament. W. 
H. Ball, of the Illinois Casting Club, extended 
the distance in ,the salmon fly event from 125 to 
140 feet 6 inches and boosted up the percentage 
in the quarter-ounce accuracy bait event to 99 5-15 
per cent., while B. F. Flegel, of the Racine Fly- 
Casting Club, broke the record for average as 
well as the longest individual cast in the quarter- 
ounce distance bait event. 
Forty-nine casters entered and competed in the 
fifth event, which was the accuracy bait, quarter- 
ounce. This event called for two casts with a 
quarter-ounce weight at a target placed 60, 65, 
70, 75 and 80 feet from the caster. In this event 
W. H. Ball led six of his competitors to a higher 
percentage than the former record of 99 1-5 per 
cent. 
Accuracy bait, quarter-ounce: 
Demerits Demerits 
W. H. Ball. 
5 
Geo. A. Hinterleitner 
19 
Wm. Stanley . 
6 
J. J. Sorber. 
19 
E. M. Town. 
7 
L. E. De Garmo_ 
20 
1. W. Bramhall. 
7 
Theo. Nordholm .... 
19 
T. M. Ranney. 
8 
W. W. McFarlin. 
22 
A. D. Whitby. 
8 
C. P. Clifford. 
23 
Sterling Cramer. 
9 
D. R. Linder. 
23 
C. B. Nordholm. 
10 
H. W. Perce. 
24 
L. N. Place. 
10 
Chas. S. Sheldon. 
24 
D. T. Beatty. 
12 
W. Liddell . 
°4 
T. E. Amman. 
13 
F. N. Peet. 
25 
Fred Kleinfeldt . 
13 
H. T. Hokamp. 
26 
R. C. Nicholson. 
13 
I. H. Bellows. 
27 
N. C. Heston. 
15 
H. D. Willis. 
27 
C. T. Loomis . 
15 
T. A. Forsyth. 
28 
E. R. Letterman. 
15 
O. E. Becker. 
29 
W. L. Rock. 
15 
Fred Eggebrecht ... 
30 
F. E. Adams. 
16 
G. H. Asper. 
35 
D. Kernaghan . 
16 
Ft. Hemminghaus_ 
35 
A. T. Winteringham. 
17 
H. W. Hutchins. 
38 
K. K. Pierson. 
17 
H. E. Loes. 
43 
H, E. Rice. 
18 
H. A. Newkirk. 
66 
O. C. Mehle . 
18 
H. F. Mardorf. 
85 
In the distance quarter-ounce bait event a new 
record was created, both for the average of the 
five casts and the longest single cast. B. F. 
Flegel, of the Racine Fly-Casting Club, carried 
off the honors by breaking both of these records. 
Event No. 6: Distance bait, quarter-ounce: 
Longest Cast 
Per Cent. 
Ft. In. 
B. 
F. Flegel . 
. 148.7% 
162 9 
N. 
C. Heston. 
. 140.9y 5 
151 3 
S. 
Cramer . 
. 136.1 y 5 
146 2 
A. 
T. Winteringham. 
. 135.6% 
151 6 
Fred. Kleinfeldt . 
. 131.3% 
137 
L. 
N. Place. 
. 121.1iy s 
157 
E 
M. Town. 
. 120.10 
137 10 
H. 
W. Perce. 
. 117.10% 
137 7 
1. 
H. Bellows. 
. 114.10 
137 7 
R. 
t. Held. 
. 114.1% 
144 2 
'I' 
Nordholm . 
. 105.8 
144 4 
H. 
E. Rice. 
. 105.3% 
140 6 
C. 
B. Nordholm. 
. 103.4% 
152 6 
C. 
E. -Lingenfelter. 
. 102.2% 
144 4 
A. 
D. Whitby. 
. 100.3% 
138 7 
A. 
W. McFarlin. 
. 98.10% 
133 7 
A. 
T. Marsh. 
. 93.7% 
136 4 
C. 
F. Brown. 
. 90.2% 
134 7 
w. 
Liddell . 
. S4.0% 
113 10 
D. 
F. Beatty. 
. 83.4 
144 3 
F. 
E. Adams. 
. 81.1% 
130 11 
w. 
H. Ball. 
. 75.7% 
129 10 
F. 
N. Peet. 
. 73.5% 
133 9 
A. 
F. Gates.t. 
. 63.7% 
144 
D. 
F. Beatty. 
. 87.3% 
142 4 
C. 
E. Lingenfelter. 
. 84.3% 
214 4 
T. 
A. Forsyth. 
. 42.6 
125 
A. J. Winteringham, F. G. Hollingsworth, W. L. Rock 
and F. P. Naylor, withdrew. 
The last event of the day was the salmon fly 
event. Unfavorable winds prevailed at the be¬ 
ginning of the contest, resulting in ill effect on 
some of the casters. Many excellent scores were 
made and no less than four of the contestants 
broke the national record. 
Event No. 7: Salmon fly: 
Feet. 
Feet. 
W. H. Ball . 
.. i4oy 2 
T. A. Forsyth.... 
... 125 
L. E. De Garmo... 
.. 135 
I. H. Bellows . 
... 120 
F. N. Peet. 
.. 134' 
C. F. Brown. 
... 119 
R. T. Held . 
.. 13- 
lohn Waddell - 
... 113 
L. S. Darling . 
.. 128 
f. T. Sorber . 
... 110 
FI. D. Willis . 
.. 126 
H.. W. Perce . 
... 100 
T. E. Amman . 
.. 126 
SATURDAY, THIRD DAY. 
Weather conditions were most unpropitious 
early on Saturday morning and rain fell stead¬ 
ily for several hours. T|he half-ounce accuracy 
bait was one of the featured events of the day 
and upward of sixty casters competed. The 
scores were considerably affected at times by 
variable winds which necessitated the changing 
of position of the target. In this event the con¬ 
testant made two casts at a target at distances of 
60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 feet. The winner was D. 
F. Beatty, of the Chicago Fly Casting Club, with 
the very excellent score of 99 10-15 per cent. 
Half-ounce accuracy: 
D. F. Beattv. 
,. 5 
Theo. Dernberger ... 
23 
T. W. Bramhall. 
,. 9 
H. 1. Hokamp. 
24 
W. L. Rock. 
.. 11 
F. Eggebrecht . 
24 
Sterling Cramer... 
.. 11 
W. I.. Liddell. 
24 
O. J. Loomis. 
.. 11 
E. K. Pierson. 
25 
FI. W. Perce. 
.. 13 
T. T. Sorber. 
25 
Wm. Stanley . 
.. 15 
C. T. Brown. 
25 
A. D. Whitby. 
.. 16 
F. N. Peet. 
26 
L. E. De Garmo_ 
.. 16 
H. F. Mardorf'. 
26 . 
FI. E. Loes. 
.. 16 
F. W. Heminghaus.. 
27 
R. C. Nicholson_ 
.. 17 
T. T. Tohnson. 
27 
Theo. Nordholm_ 
.. 18 
Schoenlaub . 
27 
D. Kernaghan . 
.. IS 
E. A. Snell. 
28 
N. C. Heston. 
.. 19 
P. ( >. Rood. 
35 
O. E. Becker. 
.. 19 
H. A. Newkirk. 
36 
I. H. Bellows . 
.. 20 
A. I. Marsh. 
37 
W. H. Ball. 
.. 20 
IT. W. Hutchins. 
41 
O. C. Wehl . 
B. FI. Jillson. 
41 
L. N. Place. 
.. 20 
Geo. A. Hinterleitner 
46 
T. M. Ranney. 
.. 21 
Agnes Nordholm ... 
46 
E. M. Town. 
.. 21 
H. D. Willis. 
48 
W. W. McFarlin.... 
.. 21 
F. E. Adams. 
52 
T. T. Hartley. 
.. 21 
I.. S. Darling. 
55 
F. C. Gangle. 
,. 21 
H. R. Winfield. 
55 
A. I. Wintringham. 
.. 22 
B. F. Burke. 
61 
T. E. Amman. 
.. 22 
C. B. Nordholm. 
80 
E. R. Letterman... 
,. 22 
Following the 
accuracy bait event, came 
the 
postponed event 
from 
the first day, namely. 
the 
distance fly. The entry list was rather small in 
this event, as many of the casters were practicing 
for the distance bait event, which followed. 
Wind conditions were not bad for the fly event 
and an excellent lot of scores were handed in. 
F. N. Peet, of the Chicago Fly-Casfing Club, was 
the winner, with 117 feet, which distance breaks 
the former record of the National Association. 
Event No. 4: Distance fly: 
Feet. 
Feet. 
F. N. 
Peet. 
.. 117 
j. E. Amman_ 
.... 101 
L. S. 
Darling. 
.. Ill 
John Waddell ... 
.... 98 . 
I. H. 
Bellows. 
.. 105 
H. D. Willis _ 
.... 96 
W. H. 
Ball. 
.. 103 
FI. W. Perce. 
.... 90 
L. E. 
De Garmo... 
.. 102 
T. A. Forsyth_ 
.... 89 
J. W. 
Bramhall.... 
.. 101 
The last scheduled event was the distance bait 
half-ounce. This event is one of interest at all 
tournaments, and the uncertainty of one’s success 
marks one of its features. It is truly an event 
never won until finished. The record for the 
average of five casts and also the record for the 
longest single cast were broken by B. F. Flegel, 
of Racine, Wis. 
Event No. 9: Distance bait, half-ounce: 
Longest Cast 
Per Cent. 
Ft. In. 
B. F. Flegel. 
203.7 y s 
215 2 
L. E. De Garmo.. 
176.10% 
187 
N. C. Heston. 
169.3% 
182 9 
Theo. Nordholm . 
168.4% 
178 10 
C. F. Brown. 
162.6% 
167 3 
R. J. Held. 
158.2 
201 
H. W. Perce. 
156 .6 y s 
163 3 
T. E. Amman. 
155.9 y 5 
179 3 
O. T. Loomis. 
155.2 % 
168 3 
F. N. Peet. 
149.1 
162 2 
W. H. Ball. 
144.3% 
156 2 
L. N. Place. 
143.10% 
214 
A. T. Marsh...!... 
142.7% 
184 10 
E. R. Letterman.. 
140.9% 
199 8 
W. Liddell . 
140.3% 
160 8 
G. G. Chote. 
138.11% 
182 1 
O. E. Becker. 
103.5% 
168 10 
L. S. Darling. 
103.4% 
157 5 
FYed Kleinfeldt ... 
102.3% 
144 11 
I. H. Bellows. 
92.1% 
169 7 
E. R. Letterman.. 
62.-9% 
154 10 
O. T. Loomis. 
51.2% - 
*130 
C. S. Sheldon. 
51.2 
134 10 
L. E. De Garmo. 
17.3 
86 5 
Positions for 
all-around cup 
W. H. Ball. 
... 1 
H. W, 
, Perce. 
L. E. Garmo. 
2 
L. S. 
Darling.... 
.... b 
I. H. Bellows. 
... 3 
J. E. 
Amman_ 
F. N. Peet. 
... 4 
The old officers were re-elected with one ex¬ 
ception. H. W. Plutchins, of Cincinnati, was 
made a vice-president. The most important 
action was the striking out of definition 7, article 
2, chapter 5, of the constitution, and the substitu¬ 
tion therefor of a clause barring from compe¬ 
titions those commercially interested in tourna¬ 
ment casting, and giving the officers power to 
reject any entry. R. J. H. 
California Bass. 
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 18 .—Editor Forest 
and Stream: Nineteen black bass, in weight 
from C/2 to 4 pounds, were taken from the 
Merced River in Stanislaus county, by John 
Lemmer, of this city, on Aug. 13, between 6 a. m. 
and 11 a. m.— five hours’ fishing. Live young 
carp were the lure used by this well known and 
expert angler, who said that he could have taken 
a hundred bass if he had been so inclined. 
The black bass—small- and large-mouth—were 
planted in the waters of this State from eastern 
stock about fifteen years ago. They are so 
plentiful now in the San Joaquin, Merced and 
Sacramento rivers that an amateur, provided 
with a can of live minnows, can, with little 
effort, catch his limit of fine bass in half a day’s 
fishing. 
Mr. Lemmer used a 5l4-ounce split cane rod, 
the same as nearly all anglers use here, excepting 
that some prefer heavier rods made of bamboo 
or greenheart. 
Striped bass fishing is now commencing to be 
good. Some big catches of heavy fish should 
be made in September. P. M. 
