Oct. 22, *1910.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
661 
Illinois Casting Club. 
Chicago, Ill., Oct. 14.— Editor F'ofest and 
Stream: Our annual club tournament was held 
on the 9th inst., under rather discouraging con¬ 
ditions. Instead of the fine weather predicted, 
the air was decidedly raw and uncomfortable, 
the wind from the northwest, making it neces¬ 
sary to cast the accuracy bait event in the morn¬ 
ing toward the east in the sun’s glare, which, to¬ 
gether with the sharp wind and raw air, made 
good casting exceedingly difficult. 
In spite of the inclement weather the mem¬ 
bers turned out ill force, the attendance fully 
equalling that of last year, the largest in the 
history of the club. Many ladies were brave 
enough to grace the occasion and showed true 
stoicism as they sat in heavy wraps, and with 
foot warmers remained in some instances to see 
the “finish.” 
The events .were played under a classification 
(previously explained) and tried out for the 
first time in the casting game in Chicago. There 
was a decided spirit of friendly rivalry between 
members of the same and of different classes, 
and while in some instances members of one 
class entered a higher class and lost out, in other 
cases they over-reached some of the top notch- 
ers and the result was generally voted a success. 
Following are the scores made, percentages 
given in tenths : 
%-ounce 
Class A. 
W. H. Ball. 
%-ounce 
Accuracy. 
W. Stanley . 
L. E. De Garmo. 
A. D. Whitby.. 
J. E. Amman. 
. 97 5 | 
Class B. 
D. Kernaghan .• . 
O. C. Wehle. 
R. C. Nicholson. 
E. K. Pierson. 
J. M. Ranney. 
E. N. Place. 
Geo. W. Cook. 
Class C. 
. 97.7 
H. B. Kirk. 
J. T. Hartley.. 
W. lamison. 
A. Bauer . 
D. R. Linder. 
G, H. Asper. 
N. C. Heston. 
. 99.0 
E. H. Mathews . 
. 94.9 
Class D. 
H. T. Hokamp.... 97 1 
W. W. MeFarlin. 96.3 
C. P. Clifford 
Max Hartstall . 
A. F. Swisher. 
H. R. Winfield. 
F. W. Heminghaus 
H. D. Willis . 
H. E. Rice. 
R. M. Abbey. 
Class E. 
A. G. Berg. 
W. H. Spencer. 
H. C. Humphrey... 
R. O. Barker. 
H. F. Wolf. 
J. W. Tice. 
L. V. Tournier. 
H. H. Robinson_ 
F. E. Moffett. 
96.6 
94.8 
96.8 
96.2 
97.1 
96.8 
97.5 
96.9 
93.4 
93.6 
DISTANCE BAIT, HALF-OUNCE EVENT. 
D. R. Linder. 
A. F. Swisher. 
D. Kernaghan. 
H. H. Robinson... 
G. E. Cook. 
N. C. Heston. 
Wm. Stanley . 
L. N. Place. 
Feet. 
94 y 5 
86 % 
152% 
51 
ini y 5 
137 
155% 
140% 
99.0 
99.1 
97.6 
98.3 
96.8 
97.9 
98.0 
97.3 
98.0 
98.5 
97.6 
97.6 
97.6 
97.2 
98.7 
95.9 
98.4 
98.5 
99.0 
97.9 
96.4 
96.9 
96.3 
96.1 
96.9 
97.0 
94.8 
97.7 
96.7 
96.3 
97.1 
95.9 
96.8 
96.2 
96.9 
93.6 
97.2 
Feet. 
200 
C. Linsrenfelter 
L. E. De Garmo_185% 
' ' 178% 
S7% 
129% 
68 % 
113% 
W. J. Jamison. 
T. M. Ranney.. 
A. G. Berg. 
R. O. Barker . 
F. E. Moffett.. 
DRY FLY ACCURACY (LIGHT TACKLE). 
This event was cast late in the afternoon and 
“the shades of night were falling fast” before 
this event was concluded. 
1 he scores follow in the order as cast: 
T Per Cent. 
L. E. De Garmo.. 99 4-15 
N. C. Heston. 98 9-15 
A. F. Swisher..... 98 6-15 
Per Cent. 
H. D. Willis. 98 13-15 
W. J. Jamison_ 98 3-15 
J. E. Amman. 98 4-15 
Recard Salmon—Whales. 
Newark Bait- and Fly-Casting Club. 
Newark, N. J., Oct. 9.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: The Newark Club completed its series 
of five contests yesterday with the following 
events and scores: 
%-ounce, %-ounce, 
Acc’y- Dist., Bait. 
Muldoon .97.12 
Eichlin .96.11 
Jacobus ..96.9 
Mapes .96.5 
Neu .96.4 
Champion .96.4 
Sands .94.0 
Metcalfe .90.7 
A J Marsh.98.4 
Final standing 
128.0 
125.4 
151.4 
74.1 
123.4 
128.3 
Best 
Cast. 
165 
145 
155 
147 
166 
147 
206 
Distance 
Acc’y Fly. Fly. 
97.14 
98.9 
9L10 
98.2 
79 
9 i 
85 
65 
75 
Points. 
.. 14 
137.0 
for Darling trophy: 
Points. 
Mapes . 65 Neu . 
Muldoon . 43 Frazer . 8 
Darling . 37 Jacobus ...:. 5 
Champion . 24 Eichlin . 4 
Doughty . 15 Sands . 3 
P. J. Muldoon won the cup for accuracy half¬ 
ounce bait-casting with an average of 97.7 per 
cent, for three contests. 
On Oct. 29 the club will hold a special surf¬ 
casting contest open to all-comers, two and a 
half-ounce and four-ounce weights. Informa¬ 
tion as to details will follow later. 
Fred. T. Mapes, Sec’y. 
HEAD OF A SULPHUR WHALE TAKEN AT TRINITY, 
NEWFOUNDLAND. 
HALF-OUNCE DISTANCE BAIT. 
Feet. Feet. 
C, E. Lingenfelter... 200 W. T. Jamison. 178% 
L. E. De Garmo... 185% D. Kernaghan . 152% 
ACCURACY DRY FLY (LIGHT TACKLE). 
Class. Per Cent. 
L. E. De Garmo.A 99 4-15 
J. E. Amman.B 98 4-15 
H. D. Willis.C 98 13-15 
HIGH SCORE AWARDS. 
Average % and % ounce Accuracy Bait: 
Wm. Stanley .A 99.15 
J. M. Ranney.B 98.70 
N. C. Heston.C 99.00 
IT. B. Kirk, 1910 member.Special 97.80 
There were several ties, which were either 
cast or tossed off as the scores made and places 
indicate. A pleasing feature following the quar¬ 
ter-ounce accuracy event was the cast-off be¬ 
tween Messrs. Ball and Pierson for the “all 
Chicago high score button” generously (and 
anonymously) donated by a member of the Chi¬ 
cago Fly-Casting Club. Both Messrs. Ball and 
Pierson had during this season made scores of 
99 7/10 per cent, in the quarter-ounce accuracy 
bait, the highest score thus far made in accuracy 
bait in the history of the game. In the cast-off 
Mr. Ball won out with a .score of 99 4/10 per 
cent., a pretty fair score for a bad day. 
The outcome of the classification proved so 
successful that it has been suggested it should 
prove an incentive for other clubs. 
The second inter-club (cup) contest of the 
season will probably be postponed until next 
season at the request of the Chicago Fly-Casting 
Club. A. D. Whitby, Sec’y. 
St. Johns, N. F., Oct. io.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: George B. French, in Forest and 
Stream of Oct. i, misreads what I said in your 
Sept. 17 issue as to the weight of the record 
salmon caught this season in Newfoundland 
waters. What was really said was that Mr. 
Wagstaff caught one very large fish early in the 
season, and speaking of his thirty-three-pound 
fish, the words used were : “Since then he caught 
the largest fish I have seen reported this sea¬ 
son.” 
After my arrival home I heard of Mr. 
Walker’s fish, which tipped the scales at forty- 
one and a half pounds. I made inquiries and 
can now verify Mr. French’s figures and beg to 
add my congratulations to those already ten¬ 
dered Charles A. Walker, of Boston, upon hav¬ 
ing killed the record salmon not only for this 
season, but as far as I can ascertain the largest 
fish ever caught on the island with rod and fly. 
Sir W. V. Whiteway, it is reported, caught a 
thirty-five-pound salmon some years ago, and 
James McNeilly, a local angler, hooked and held 
for some time a very large fish in Harry’s Brook 
in August last, but fie did not land it. He as¬ 
sisted another angler, a young American boy, to 
land a line fish that weighed about twenty-six 
pounds, and he and Superintendent of Wardens 
Pennell, who was with him, saw a large fish 
in the pool that they estimated must be in the 
neighborhood of forty pounds. 
Some other large fish have been taken at dif¬ 
ferent times, but as far as I can learn Mr. 
Walker’s fish leads in size and weight. 
Judging by Mr. Wagstaff’s description of the 
killing of his thirty-three and a half-pound fish, 
and my own experience of hooking and landing 
a twelve-pounder, Mr. Walker must have had 
the sport of his life when he successfully brought 
to gaff his forty-one and a half-pound fish. In 
a case like that his feelings can be better 
imagined than described by the ordinary angler 
with the everyday luck. 
In Forest and Stream of Oct. 26, 1907. ap- 
(Continued on page 676.) 
Following is a list of “winners” of the trophies 
which were ribbons of a pretty design and of 
different colors for each class: 
CLASSES AND WINNERS—QUARTER-OUNCE ACCURACY 
BAIT. 
Class A. 
W. H. Ball . 
99.2 
Class 
B. 
E. K. Pierson. 
99.0 
1. M. Ranney. 
.. 98.9 
Class 
c. 
N. C. Heston. 
99.0 
A. Bauer . 
.. 98.6 
W. 1. Jamison. 
98.9 
Class D. 
H. E. Rice. 
97.5 
H. J. Hokamp. 
. 97.1 
F. W. Hemminghaus 
97.1 
HALF-OUNCE ACCURACY BAIT. 
Class A. 
Wm. Stanley . 
99.1 
Class 
B. 
T. M. Ranney. 
98.5 
O. C. Wehle. 
. 98.0 
Class 
C. 
IS'. C. Heston. 
99.lt 
G. IT. Asper. 
. 98.5 
W. 1. lamison. 
98.7 
Class 
D. 
TI. D. Willis. 
97.7 
W. W. McFarlin... 
. 96.9 
H. R. Winfield. 
97.0 
IT. E. Rice. 
. 96.7 
A. F. Swisher. 
96.9 
Class 
E. 
F. E.' Moffett. 
97.2 
L. Y. Tournier. 
. 96.9 
A. G. Berg. 
97.1 
