The morning call., 1894-05-05

veracity than to doubt the weights and
sizes of some of the fish W hich they have
told about al various times.
The most ardent fisherman could not
have desired a finer day than yesterday
was Nature seemed TO smile upon the
event, and the warm sunshine and balmy
air laden with the scent OF wild flowers
combined to make the anglers feel that
they were being particularly favored. a
bunk of fog which early In the afternoon
hung over the ocean drifted in for mo-
meDt and then seeing what happy day
the anglers were having hustled out
oceaDward again as fast as possible as
though 10th 10 mar such joyous scene.
The anglers and their friends arrived
early. a few came in carriages, but the
majority toiled up the hill to tile lake
from the car terminus on Fulton street
interested fishermen were also out IL con-
siderable furce. and added by their pres
ence TO the pleasure OF the day.
Although the lake Is not exactly an ideal
spot to the gay and careless angler who
loves TO loll in the shaded wooded hooks
and stroll along winding streams, it is ad-
mirabiy adapted for the purposes oil
tournament for fy-castiug. provided the
weather IS prOpitious, and the usual sum-
mer gales are not booming over the hills
with a forty-miles- s-an-hOur-moveme2t on.
The western side of the lake. close by
the DoathOuse, was chosen for the cOmpetl-
tive ordeal of the day. The casters were
70 stand upon the wooden pier which pro
lects out into the lake and cast their lines
toward the north.
By 10 O'Clock the shore Of the lake,
which had been furnished with benches,
was lined with interested spectators aud
the managers of the tournament decided
TO begin their labors auspiclously by start
ing the ball rolling on schedule time.
al Ganrpe Ed wards chairm N
of the committee having the sport in
charge, was master OF ceremonies, aud he
was ably assisted by William j. Golcher
and Z. T. Allen. 1t was through Mr..
Golcher that the audience was kept posted
as to the various events, the participants
and the results. Superior Judge Hunt
acted as referee and Albert &. Wieland as
timekeeper.
There were five events on the pro-
gramme, and for the first winner in each
there was gold medal. Otber contestan IS
were TO be rewarded with prizes, such S
fishing rods, reels, lines and the like. In
fact, while the entrance fee of each con-
testant was 50, there was no possibility OF
not getting something in return unless
there was an unusually large number of
entries.
1t proved, however, that the number OF
entries was not as large as was expected.
This was not due to any lach OF confidence
on the part of the anglers in their respect
i've abilities. but rather because the tourn-
ament plan of exhibiting scientific methods
of causing decentralization in the ranks OF
the finny deniZens of the aquatic world IS
q novelty here and they preferred to see
how the scheme worked before publicly
exhibiting themselves. At least that Is
the apology which several doughty twirers
of the line offered when their friends asked
them why they were not on exhibition.
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fy-casung for distance. III this contest
each contestant could use one, two or three
hies and any kind of reel aud line, pro-
Vlded the line was free from knots or any
device to add weight to it; the hooks were
not TO be larger than No. ). the leaders TO
Do OF single cut and not less than SIX feet
nor more than nine feet in length. Inc
rods were not to exceed eleven feet In
length. Casting was to be single-banded.
mere were SIX entries Tor this event
Harry Baecock. r. r. Flint Of Sacra-
mento, George e. Edwards, Ii. Batter, II.
Skinner and Captain George Cumming,
popularly known as Papa" Cumming.
The casters threw their lines alongside
string OF write buoys, which were num-
bered up to 100 feet.
Babcock led OF IN graceful fashion and
made several very good casts over 60 feet.
and twice reached 20 feet. Before the ten
minutes, which was allowed each easier
was up he bad scored "a and that was ihe
best he could do.
Flint, who followed Babcock. had a
different style Of casting. Ii was more OF
an arm movement than that which Ban.
cock affected but it was very effective
The line in Flinfs hands swished back and
forth through the air with regularity OF
motion that showed that Mr. Flint had
spent considerable time in cultivating his
talent as n caster. He made some excel
lent throws and finally reached the S1-foOt
buoy His achievement was greeted with
applause, and his ten minutes being up he
retired with that figure as his record.
Good efforts were made by II. Batiu and
Colonel Edwards 10 make some startling
casts. bur they did not succeed IN reaching
the 20 buoy. Henry Skinner. the next
contestant, was more fortunate or sklliul.
perhaps. for he reached IS feet.
Papa" George Cumming, who has