The morning call., 1894-05-05

life. made a frst-class showing in striving
to reach the corresponding buoy in the
line. and succeeded in tieing With Bah
cock. His success was applauded
The score and prizes for this event were
as follows: Flint 81, gold medal; Skinner
%. steel rod; Babcock "a. reel; Cumming
a, line; EDWARDS %. fish basket, Battu 81,
subscription to American Field.
Flint IN making 81 also had the honor of
breaking the amateur record for fiv-cast-
Ing, which had been 76b feet, made by w.
a. BaDeock at the Chicago tournament.
dhe professional record for long distance
ny-castlng is 1867 feet, made by r. c.
Leonard at Harlem Mere, n. Y, in 1888.
The expert record made at the Chicago
tournament was 96b feet.
In settling the lie between Papa" Cum
ming and BabcOck the former got the
worst of it, only making "a feet, while
BabcOck reached the 79-foot buoy.
The second event was fly casting for dis
tance and accuracy combined. The para
phernalia used consisted OF two buoys, one
red placed at 90 feet from the platform,
and one 10 feet further off. Rods were to
be IL feet IN length, and not exceed eight
ounces in weight. The entries were
MeSSrs. Babcock. Skinner, Flint, 'Papa"
Cumming and Edwards. Some very neat
work was Done by all the con testants, al
though several times light putfs OF wind
spoiled some excellent throws. The test
of skill was in coming as near lhe buoy In
straight line as possible. Skinner came
out victor with Film. close second. The
score aud prizes were: Skinner. 73h per
cent, gold medal: Flint, Il, rod; Babcock,
671b. reel: Edwards, 81, flies; Papa" Cum
ming, 45, subscription.
After lunch had been partaken Of the
light-rod casting for distance. accuracy
and delicacy combined was declared in
order. Ten-Foot rods. weighing not more
than five ounces, were used. The buOys
we're placed respectively thirty-five and
fOrty-ive feet from the platform. Although
the wind was some what fresh for such fine
work as this event called for the contest
ants did we'll, especially Al Cumming,
'Papa's" SOD, who. with series of clever
and accurate casts, scored 6o12 per cent,
and captured the gold medal. 10 the I'M
bounded delight of PAPA" On account
of having a rather heavy line his score
counted more for accuracy and distance
than for delicacy. The other entries stood
in the following order: Edwards, 81 80
per cent, rod; Skinner, 1880 per cent, reel !;
Battu, 46. 10 per cent, flies.
The next event on the programme was
one that had been awaited with some in-
terest. 1t was fy-castiDg with salmon
tackle for distances. The first was j. S.
Benn, veteran salmnn-catcher, Al Cum
ming and Colonel Edwards. Benn led
OUT, and swished the flowing line attached
to a heavy rod around very vigorously as
well as arlistically. lie made some ex-
ceedingly tiue casts, anu topped off his
efforts by reaching The 105-foOt buoy. Al
Cumming made desperate effort to excel
Benn, but after working until the perspir-
alton poured of him in streams he made
81 feet and "let il 60 at that" Colonel
Edwards scored IS feet. Benn took the
medal and the others a reel and flies, re-
specuvey.
Line-castng for distance and accuracy
was the last event. 1t was held in the
road by the lake shore. Only two en-
tered. A. D. Ayers and George W. Strell
% anaglng editor of the American Field of
Chicago. The latter was handicapped be-
cause he could only throw sing handed,
while Ayers used both hands. Half-0unce
snkers were used and the line was run
from the reel.
The result was Ayres got the medal on
an average Of &C feet, while Strell scored
an average Of 81 feet inches. The longest
throw made by Ayres was 120 feet, and
by Strel 81 feet inches.
After this event the prizes were dis
triOuted. and. as it was late in the after
noon, the assembled anglers hied them
selves in the direction of town, we'll pleased
with their days sport.
II had been the intention to award $50
Leonard rod TO whoever should be chosen
Pacific Coast champion fy-caster in the
various events, the same to be decided in
favor of contestant making the highest
average in events l, 2. 3 and 4. but as
Colonel Edwards was the only con testant
who passed through four events the cham
pion ship business was declared off, and
the rod was given to the colonel.
Yesterdays events close the tournament
as far as exhibitions of skill go. Tonight
the anglers will exhibit their skill in mas
ticatiDg a variety of specimens of aquatic
productions served in proper manner at
a fish dinner at which there promises to be
a gooQly attendance.