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Kansas City; Walter D. Mansfield, of San At the regular club contest, held Aug. to, the In Defense of Mr. Meehan. 
Francisco, and F. J. Wells, of the Fox River scores of the participants were as follows: ae : : 
Valley Casting Club. Utounce, Nacaraey, Editor Forest and Stream: ' 
As to the place for the holding of the 1908 = en Bait. Re-entry. Fly. Re-entry. I was much astonished and grieved on read- 
tournament, after a conference it was decided (4) §¢ Pee wee a x ing the last issue of your valuable paper to 
to hold it in Chicago, under the auspices of the [. H. Bellows...........97.6 — .. 99 10/15. learn that a newspaper, published in our 5tate, 
Illinois Bait-Casting Club, and to hold the 1909 Dr. C.F. Browne....... 97 4.5 9810/5 98 9/15 attempts to question the work and success of 
‘ . 5 7 ga oR 6 T y seh- ince 2 ac Ee 5114 > 
tournament in New York city under the aus- < M. Bonet a hE ie ee Mr, W. E. Meehan since he has been filling the 
pices of The Anglers’ Club of New York.. N. C. Heston... ae 68 BBC. meE ‘OF State Fish Commissioner. 
G. A. Hinterleitner : * 97 2/16  .. When this writer speaks of what he calls 
; John Hohman ..........§ BD tee 97 B/15 proof, he makes a statement that is altogether 
Illinois Bait-Casting Club. i W ee Ses Bet 5 ie = D: without foundation. The statement that “since 
Cuicaco, Aug. 5—Editor Forest and-Stream: ¥. J, Lodeskey........-.~ ia ¥ a: the streams of the State have been stocked on 
a Sat Eagan pee - 50S Oa tsO ONS! srmsciccteie ces 97.8 9810/15 99 7/15 > Meehz -OTy »y are entirely withe 
The following is a record of the scores made jy, ‘A, Newkithnc. 97 ‘: 97 8 1B os Unagee oe oe? en paurely wither 
Aug. 3: GN. Peet 97.1 oa esae fish,’ is absurd and untrue. I can send a list 
- . aie . PO ee 0 ed ee ii ee we « ‘7 Cc c ¢ _ Ty ° 
' Poy orn A ED etcenee nh gR s 99 9/15. of names from all over this State testifying that 
One-quarter ounce: ogee Re-entries. C: J. Stromberg.s......: 97 a = ct since Mr. Meehan took hold of the work all 
oc ° pee: ws - c > ; - ,. 
Sita. aE eee CRs te = Visitors: ; kinds of game fish are steadily increasing in 
L. E. De Garmo ie me De  Rawiltter «vase sjeneg ica 97.5 97 6/15 we numbers. 
TARR PRE RTTCSON si ccuceeca.< sos ene cose 9 wae “77, De Garmo 7 Gx vie “* . f : : 
Meets... cos ceases ttre ttt! Humphreys .....-...00+  e 3 its I suggest to the writer of that unkind article 
E. A. Humphrey RICE +e eee ee eee etree eee es 97.7. . + that before writing or publishing anything more 
“f S a seme (daa aE ROR een See Gro. A. Davis, Sec’y-Treas. on this subject he go to some one of the streams 
x gs CGEFMAN 2... eee eee rere eens di .3 95.5 cove J = 7 6 ” 
+t irk Cape! heh aah nae ae 964 981 98.9 > that have been stocked on the “Meehan theory 
ein, (EEO Le a eee 96 : a : : and see how the fish of all kinds are increas- 
: 2 waned Se nr Oe 26 soos ate Racine Fly-Casting Club. Spee eee the "ae of al k ds ire increas 
oA ae eee Bee > yaad eas ing. If mud must be thrown at somebody, why 
Wo WwW. AF Rite oe Ma: ee mae 96.9 te: ee Scores made by members Aug. 3: not send a few lumps at our statesmen who 
H. C. Chapman Th ees hoes Half-ounce, bait: enact laws over which Mr. Meehan has no con- 
1. - res a res actos ile Peccleisis 21s 95 3 «98.6 89.6 | ae pe Lbs Ber, Sean Aon ee ae ee > ASO ae 97 14/15 trol; such as allowing corporations to dump sul- 
N : 7 96.8 7 2 SEO Wie aaieiare'elole siointeleln sre, Siaisceieis © = oxel ‘ 5 - 2 Sen ‘ 4 : : 4 = 
. Dp 54 vee ee ee eee eens eee eersreesees ae U6 Se an area laa Ce pd AIR i RE al ee phur water, acids, etc., into our public streams? 
MPEP TOrea Sic soca co cieGes saiherio vais 93.5 ak: 5: ae Mains 1 Orrin eoemeaccens tata cietaan berate 8/15 : : ; } 
UME SAME, cos. s ovecieccccoses ees 90.9 98 G6 A. He Barnes..ssenece. 2/i [The writer of that article should realize that 
BET WOO eis daca rsiesclaigvlo dieteserere Q7uRe ge See TE TRI AMET Gra radocdoqnodeck ospnpctor enc Inneeneec 97 2/15 the people who fish are by no means few, and 
Half ounce: Original KRe-entries. 
Score. ———~*— 
WORE SEATIEW Siete cenise so ctieas alee neess 98.7 98 .§ ; 
L. E. De Garm0..........---2200e05ee5 97.5 98. 
Wyicme ie atIOSOM cag nt cee esis e330 se sel 97.2 97 
PROM ANON Serelo vip ha Siavayelmse’s\ess.0 e))e's 6 ele ens 97.3 97. 
E,. A. Humphrey ........-..+.++eeee- O71 97.6 
Pee EVGREOT siete vials eles oteie ees o:0je,0 of snipie ee) AAS 
eM COR IMAL c's cto /0 ie)e ninis visivin'els v0 97 Niet | 
WSCA wae eonfelaiais e800 wsince a6 aleve nwo 98 97.3 
(EE GE versio lo a pon Ses ann Soe ecored 97.2 98.3 
Be Cee ee oy. hhas dale ents sea cecans 96.5 96.9 
(ES UW INI or Vln eon icine a few iso 97.7 
E. H. Mathews 8 
H. C. Chapman 3.8 ota iat 
Beare is oie orale in. aiejo e sieseieie siwinys eine’ eie 4 97.3 97.8 
De De FOES iiss orale oes oi einin’s Se aslo winisine wisi 5.2 92 
}. M. Schroeder 2 95.4 
By Greenwood oi... cece cence 
Chicago Fly-Casting Club. 
Cuicaco, Aug. 6.—Editor Forest and Strean: 
At the regular club contest, July 27, at the North ‘ : F : Spe te 
Lagoon, Garfield Park, the scores of the partici- 




pants were as follows: sated: ieiiesey. ONE OF THE CASTING PLATFORMS AND THE TENTS, 
Bait. Re-entry. Fly. 
EMBER ofc «<sucks- 2007.8 98.7 
Ons Becker 3.3 sere <4 
Het; Fe og lla ie ae is \. F. Bingenheimer, Milwaukee......+++ssseee5- ne < — that they are men of principle. And I am ex- 
IN PEL ESBOI ora) sit co.2'2 0, 0212/e 1s cisieiaiels © 3.7 Sas 97 21/30 eg iE SU aad ae dG Oe ee de ER 9) 11 5 tremely glad that we can count such men as 
es poeven JORG BOR RES ae ar 3 ape 7 (Ge Hie Wiashib titi nite giigeees Svomeate ct emaeeeelsislt emcees 91 4/15 Meehan among us, and am at all times ready to 
Re SECRL 39.7 aaa 4 Y-ounce, stand by a brother angler who is doing all in 
D5 ll EC GSASE caahnencocaaaee 93.6 95.8 is Aug. 10: Accuracy. Re-entry. his power to provide that which affords so many 
INR SCE eae eee an nnat en ese 9 tees 39 15/30 Ree hiekincs a: poder tichODR a QUgSC OS a BAB . of us true health-giving sport and pleasure. 
ET age) NM Mocking ce cccncccse cues MY GAB Wittramseurc, Pa. ScD val 
ean EP. Kastler.-0..s..sessersersrtsen 97 4/16 97 13/15 
1: A ae es * Bep Hs Jillsonsie te cieeaa-e ales ean 96 13/1 ee Bass at Lake Morey. 
ey eRe pee ee ee 5 rane ck J. D. Rowland ER RE a een mathe alec ors 8 96 12/15 Rite ee L : 2g) ; 
NOME ee Marlins. wie tt. sieis cess 3 .§ core NY iy ie MeAsanny ie ease ees 26 Ae 96 12/16 _-FAIRLEE, Vt. Aug. 13.—Editor Forest and 
E. H. Mathews............---. }. 2 ater A: ewan ice ee ee eee 96 6/15 id Stream: I wish to report the luck of last week 
Ee as a rs) 1 yan, EB, Botsford. ..secs-qeveerereees ios  .. . at Lake Morey. ; 
Wan Stanley ....:. oS Bee aN Diem OW VEE sania tn caiex Sede ox 93 11/15 96 11/16 Mr. J. H. Pitts, of New Haven, Conn., landed 
poe OG Eee 7.S nea as Dr. C. F. Browne, Sec’y. fourteen bass that weighed 42% pounds and 

seven pickerel’ that weighed 16% pounds. Mr. 
Frank Dowd and wife, of Dorchester, Mass., 
had good luck. Mrs. Dowd landed one bass that 
weighed 5% pounds. Dr. H. H. Lee, of Wells 
River, Vt. had good luck, landing nine large 
bass that averaged 3% pounds. Mr. A. W. 
Clough; of Swampscott, Mass., landed one sal- 
mon trout weighing 4% pounds. Miss A. Mae 
Jameson, of Boston, Mass., an expert with the 
rod and one of the best fisherwomen at Lake 
Morey, in two weeks landed over fifty fish, bass 
and pickerel. Eleanor B, Johnson, of Boston, 
Mass., had very good luck in landing nine good 
bass and four pickerel. 
Fishing at the lake has been good this sum- 
mer, better than it has been for years. 
FE. E. Porter. 

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