
















































340 FOREST AND STREAM. [Auc. 31, 1907. 
George Robeard 5 11% 96 HatF-Ounce Accuracy Barr-CastIne. G. A. Hinterleitner coe: ee o1.8 
J. P. Mohan. 6 21% 96 G. L. Robirds. 5 9% o% 97.6 
a abr tar 6 2% a ke Everybody had expected a big attendance at ue Se tee 410 5% ark 
a BD. tine... Oo 9 : 3-1 : 5 , ee se aie a re AE =) oO ‘ eee an 31.0 
Berry Do Eee ea are 314 91 715 Racine, but no one was prepared for the sur-  p.7"c Boe cee ee ae ix, ord 
H. G. Hascall 6 2 9 415 prise of Saturday morning, when seventy-three F. N. Peet 5 84 64 97.4 
J. M. Ranney. 6 2% 3 $15 contestants presented their rods and reels at C. J. Spelting 5 3% 5M hs 
2 PS vee 6 2% 98 : , f sya asur gy te Bieateyan sc scene 97.3 |; Rte Sawyer acdtece- 96.2 
_ Ss Pe. ay te g2 215 Secretary Browne’s tent for weighing, measur- S ne Be spay le Wee MoCo ae 961 
ing and recording before entering the eighth i, Re Ome en 2 | Dex Ge hepsten ae 96.1 
LyC ve ich was cas ‘+r the same conditions N. C. Hes 2 M.A Beck a meee 96.1 
DeticAcy Friy-Castinc, event, which was cast under the same conditions N, ¢ Heron a Me = ee 2 6 
as Event 2, save that it was open only to ama- he ee ee eg - D Vou ne 95.8 
Only once during the tournament were the teurs. | The entry list was the largest One Tiihy A" Fy pages ee gy Gus Schoendaub 1... 95.8 
elements at all kind, and that was Friday at sun- the history of fly- and bait-casting, but large J. P. Mohan.......... ‘ 1: De Rahlenere se 95.7 
cr at) . i . > is > : H 4 = / a7 € 9 
set, when the seventh event, for accuracy and ag it was, it might easily have exceeded the cen- J. - Chitose : 96.9 a W MMe lanny.... 9B 
Blaeerecee : Sor P i rine oa : ; : : ec Cer Ps LTOFG sos sae S -, . McAnanny.... 95.5 
delicacy fly-casting, was held. This was the tury mark had all those present who were bait- ,: k Hepes > Ges Mesmecee ae 95.5 
prettiest one of all the contests to witness, but casters entered. Some of them, notably mem- E. K. Crothers... 8 Dr. P. T. Van Orman 95.3 
l " A AA : . > 7 Va. corer c 
it was by no means an easy one for the be- bers of the home club, were acting as judges nani cee su tC J: apa id 0 Oat 
; . 2 ADM Ary = teat Ay ered : . or. BS ; ie BISED ss sien 7 A. Lahmann . 
ginners, as the accuracy and the delicacy wer€ and assistants to the various officials. Others ihe Tonnes a eth ateenes 3 
scored by different judges, and for every cast were worn out and in no condition to cast be=- LL. E. De Garmo...... 96.5 CG Navionics 3 
that was faulty a severe demerit was credited cause of their anxiety to make the tournament ms ay Bits elses Swab oti |. Barbee teens - 
: : : . : werk reer q ss . 3 eG, Melis. onenia as “| . WLOCKing Sipe «2 
to the contestant, and although his accuracy a complete success, and still others had attended Se er ee Wi airs Waddell <f 
might have been close to the century mark, if long business meetings each of the three pre- E> W.. legel..ccches 3.4 Be. IP. Spercviewsaseenes ‘ 5 
the fly alighted after the leader and line, or vious nights and were “all tuckered out,’ as one : J. Rambarter...... 5.4 E. B. pe: so Ween ord 
+e : a) fannie . o natetexyp sel - ic P : . nay. Lumeieevcccoee <4 u. - Smieding oy 
caused a ripple or was retrieved carelessly, MS of them aptly expressed it. , is ame a SB oBlenasieiae 4 
score suffered. Five-ounce rods were used (with And 99 per cent. won the diamond trophy with George Clark 3.4 ©. €. Wehle.. 3.5 
> . ‘ 22 c = ate =o a4 2 c . a . . > . _ 9 ] FP ohiee le : 
the usual allowance for metal reel-seats), and 4 liberal margin to spare. This was E. R. Let- |. eee 3.3 Ye A. aa . ; 
white or red flies were necessary, as the light Jos Hyman ............ “a SAAS ere hise 8b oo 6 : 
was fading. 
An incident that 
pleased the spectators oc- 
curred when some one cast a red ibis fly a little 
beyond the 45-foot target, and as it was being 
retrieved slowly a little fish jumped at it, break- 
ing the surface within the ring used for a target 
Each contestant extended his line by dry-fly 
y 
the fly touched the water scoring began. He 
was allowed to dry his fly between scoring casts 
but was required to make five casts at 35 feet, 
and retrieve each cast -with the least possib 
disturbance of the surface before extending his 
line by dry-fly casting to the 40-foot mark, and 
so on, finishing his score at 45 feet with a neat 
retrieve. 
casting to the 35-foot mark, and the first time 


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Fred N. Peet, the veteran, gave as nice an 
exhibition as one could wish to see, and re- 
tired with a percentage of 99 14-15 per (cent., 
which won the diamond trophy given by the 
Racine Club. 
[. H. Bellows won first prize, a fly-rod. 
Harry G. Hascall won second prize, another 
fly-rod. 
Third went to A. C. Smith, a fly-casting reel 
and a fly-book. All of these men are Chi- 
cagoans. The prizes numbered sixteen. The 
result: 
Length. Weight. Per 
: Ft. In. Ounces, Cent. 
AL UN, eet concen ee ee oer 534 
* oe Bellowsn acento gold 5%4 
FS Go Easpalloeeee, 9 11 
i So, South sae op 
John Waddell 9 5 
1. wLGomis eae 
2 Pp 10 0 
H. W Perce: Ae 10 0 
Ws ei hurclinve.cser pice ae 10 0 
Dr. C. F. Brown, Chicago..... 10 0 
By T.2ebutige ween. ee 9 2% 
et LD ER EAZer piace meee nee 10 0 
Wm. McCown ...:.. 9 0 

terman, of Chicago. Tilden Robb, who captured 
a handsome German silver reel, the first prize, 
scored 985-10 per cent. 
Second prize went to H. G. Hascall, of Chi- 
cago, whose plucky work in the face of a severe 
physical handicap and those imposed by the ele- 
‘ments, won the applause of all his friends. He 
was suffering intensely from an abscess of the 
nose, and had been operated on a few days pre- 
viously. He won a split bamboo casting rod. 
President Perce captured third prize, another 
casting rod. He, too, was severely handicapped, 
as he had had almost no sleep for several nights, 
the association meetings and detail work keep- 
ing him, and Secretary Rice as well, out of bed 
until the small hours. 
O. E. Becker, who tied Mr. Perce’s score, took 
a jeweled quadruple reel. There were nineteen 
prizes. in all, all merchandise. 
When it became apparent that this event could 
not be finished in time for the starting of the 
distance bait event, Captain Dishington an- 
nounced that ten casts per man would be the 
number instead of fifteen, and only by careful 
hustling was it possible to complete this event, 
snatch a sandwich and a cup of coffee and hurry 
off to the field along Root River, where the final 



event was held. The score: 
Length. Weight. Per 
Ft. In. Ounces. Cent. 
Be Ro (vettermart: ntepe een ane 6 2% 6 99 
Tilden Robb 5 11% 614 98.5 
H. G. Hascall .. 510% 5 98.4 
i: W. Pertesc.. warecs. 6 0 514 3.3 
©) ob Beckersacnacniotee teenie fi 3, 64 3 
JNO IS Aibvohvohadedeehaels oon saamaanee Gi 6 
Oe <j, oomirsiee vee 6 0 5 
Vis 9. LEMS ss see 5 4 5%4 
Abe Rabbers ......... 4 8% 44 
Xe DS Wihithiyeneceeeer bt se 
F. W. Heminghaus.... 6 0 534 
Myon.” “Stanleyis ee eee 6 8 6 
mt  P: (Kastercmesec peewee teen 5 6% 514 
1 H, Bellowsssee oe 5 8% 5% 

MAKING 
READY FOR THE 
HALF-OU NCE 
ACCURACY EVENT. 
Final Practice before the Call to Start the Match. 



Lone DiIstTANcE Bart-CASsTING. 
This, the final event, was started after luncheon 
on Saturday and was finished in time for the 
contestants to take the evening trains for their 
homes and needed rest. The method of casting 
has already been described, ahd it is only neces- 
sary to add that the sun was hot and the wind 
baffling. On the field the force of the wind could 
be felt in one place, where it eddied across the 
court. The hill on the left hand side of the 
court protected the field, and those who cast 
hard and straight made better scores than others 
who cast high enough for the wind to interfere 
with their weights. Scores were remarkably 
low, Ray Lum winning the diamond trophy with 
an average of 179 feet. 
The first prize, casting rod, was captured by 
Tilden Robb, of Kalamazoo. Second, A. J. 
Wintringham, of Dundee, IIL, casting rod. 
Third, David Osborne, of Kalamazoo, green- 
heart fly-rod. There were. fifteen prizes. 
Twenty-six men entered, four withdrew, and 
twenty-two finished. The average of five casts 







was scored. The results: 
Length. Weight. Average. 
Ft. In. Ounces. Ft. In. 
Ray) Line peacceeean eee 5 3% 6 179 0 
Tilden'-Robb . i. tse 5 3% 5 167 0 
A. J. Wintringham 5 1% 54 157 4 
David Osborne : 5 7 914 157 1 
IDS HS. Beatty... cscees 5 5% 63%, 152 2 
AS, Bendes. 25a. 5 3 5, 148 4 
L. Flansburg ...... 5 0 9% 147 3 
C. E. Lingenfelter.. 5 10 6 144 4 
AbesiRabbersi..anecear Tae Oe Wee 516 1438 2 
Ve A. Eitenphreyse. sean. 5 103% 7% 148 4 
OS. EB... Beticec =... oie eee 6 2% 6% 142 1 
oN. SliBttermanaeascmmate 5 10% 6 140 2 
iE. DeGarmo stare nee 56 3 51% 138 3 
EovRS '@mtens cen coe 5 4 41, 187 0 
HW... Berce, 3 sueeeeencee 6 0 5% 137 0 
MP EL; Capleyi.o.,. semac eee eee 6 2 6% 136 4 
Popes bogaat) ito eee ten cine denatice sr: 411% 5 134 3 
Vien ELOCKIng en nscccaeene ne 5 6% 6 120 4 
Jn ke ism stonmemen enter 5 6 5% 94 2 
Wie. Sawyer 20sec oeare 410% 5% 9 4 
ite a aes 00 ee 5 4% 5% Zak 
C. F. Browne 5 6% 6, 27 0 
The report of the business meetings of the 
National Association, and the rules adopted by 
it, will be published in these columns next week. 

Tournament Salmon Rods. 
Tue following communication is self-explana- 
tory, and the request made therein is in line with 
the movement in the direction of lighter tackle: 
To Anglers and Tournament Casters: 
The fly- and bait-casting clubs of the United States 
have, after long experience, established standards for all 
types of rods, and each one of these can be used in actuat 
fishing, although they are not often employed for this 
purpose, as a tournament rod is generally a costly article, 
and its owner seldom cares to risk smashing it in ac- 
cidents that may happen in railway travel and in the 
woods. 
At present, however, the only rule which applies to 
tournament salmon rods places the maximum length 
limit— eighteen feet—too high to admit fishing rods. 
In. England and Europe there may be salmon waters 
on which eighteen and twenty foot rods can be used, but 
there are none in America that cannot be fished Satis- 
factorily with a fifteen-foot rod. .A very few Americans 
use salmon rods longer than fifteen feet, but the great 
majority prefer rods twelve to fourteen feet in length, 



