The San Francisco call., 1896-11-07
THE ANGLERS.
A Large Gathering VIII Witness the
Great Tournament To-Day
at Stow Lake.

Large Gathering VIII Witness the
Great Tournament To-Day
at Stow Lake.
The annual fly casting tournament of
the Fly-casting Club will be held to-day,
commencing at 10 A. NJ, on Stow Lake,
Golden Gate Park.
As the weather is just right for contest
with the rods, it can be safely said that
large and enthusiastic gathering of ladies
and gentlemen will be present to witness
the tournament.
Fly-casting is a most enjoyable and
artistic pastime, which clings to any per-
son who has once mastered the science
To cast fly with accuracy and delicacy
at any particular object may appear to the
uninltiated a rather easy thing to ac-
complish, but it is not, fact which can be
substantiated by all of those good and
honorable fellows-which anglers must be
to be anglers in the full sense of the word
who have mastered the gentle art of fly-
casting from years of experience on stream
and lake.
1t will be remembered that in every art
there has been one great master. Paint
ing had its Raphael sculpture had its
Michael Angelo, poetry its Homer, and
hy-casting its Golcher; but since the days
of Andrew and Peter there have been
many anglers, but there has been only
one Emmett Tuttle. He was The angler
sans pareil, the king OF all the fishermen
so to speak. He so Tar excellei all others
of his day that comparison belittles him.
1t is said that he could have fished a
stream following in the footsteps of old
Izaak Walton, and discount the great
master.
But there are superior men now living
who are competent to teach the old
masters a lesson at least in f1y-casting,
either for distance or for accuracy, and
Tuttle or Walton, if they could but wit
ness the contests of to-day, would not
hesitate to say that-there are others.
According TO the rules which will govern
the tournament all rods used by COMPETE
tors must be single handed and all casting
must be done with one hand. Rods must
not exceed IL feet in length. In event
event the weight OF rod shall not exceed
81 ounces, and in event the weight
shall not exceed 81 ounces.
Competitors may consult their own inclina-
tons in choice of reel and line, but lines must
NOT be knotted or weighted.
The leader shall be OF single gut and shall
not be less than six nor more than nine feet
il length.
Flies used by competitors shall be approved
by the captain. One fly only shall be used,
which shall not be larger than No. and on
which the smell shall not exceed six inches in
length. Hooks shall not be broken at the
bend
All casting shall be done from a platform
st least eight feet square and the surface of
which shall be not more than eighteen inches
above the water line.
For each event there shall be champion
ship medal of gold, which shall be awarded to
the contestants winning the greatest number
There may also in the discretion of the
executive committee be awarded merchandise
prizes to contestants standing second and
third in such events
Should two or more contestants win an
equal number of contests In any event during
the series they shall cast off the tie at the last
meeting of the series. or q such other time as
may be designated by the captain. Ties for
merchandise or other prizes shall be deter
miued in the same manner.
While contests are in progress members
shall not make remarks to judges, referee or
contestants, or in any way detract their atten-
tion. II shall be the duty of the captain to
see that this rule is strictly enforced.
Contestants not using their own rods shall
use the rods furnished by the club.
Horace Smith will Judge the contest
for delicacy and accuracy. John P. Bab-
cock will act as referee and Willis A.
Bachelor has been selected captain of the
tournament.
]. R. Chase writes from Santa Cruz that
the bay is literally alive with sardines and
that salmon-ishing is now in order. Mr..
Chase caught salmon of TWEEN ty-four
pounds weight on Sunday last and sew
eral smaller fish have been caught during
no