The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-18
0 CASTING THE FLY.
A NOVEL COMPETITION At THE
SPORTBMEN,s SHOW.

A@h-- NNNa ANASNAN rs ~ N- -
RECORD OF seyenty-three Feet-New Feat
ures OF the Uniaue neutrality-suspicious. Per-
formances In the RHO and BowiinE Matches.
A good attendance, both in the afternoon and
evening, witnessed tho start Of the second
week Of tho Sportsmen's show yesterday.
Only two women. both young and pretty.
F., took part in tho women's fy.casting CON-
petition in the afternoon. Each medo n roc
ord, for 1t was the first public compe-
tition Of the kind ever held In this country. It
was proved that ny casting Is still another pas.
time in which women may easily become pref
Client For one thing, no special attire is needed.
Miss Cora Leonard, who won with n cast Of sew
enty.threo feet, is a cousin Of r. c.. Leonard, the
expert caster. She wore a black skirt and a
silk waist Of Gordon tartan. Miss Helen Stod-
dard. who made n record Of sixty-ono feet, woro
q black dress and a blue waist with black lace.
white lace, and other trimmings quite impossi-
bic for a man to describe. Neither dropped so
much as a single splash Of water on her cos
tune, which proves their aptness and also the
confidence that made them wear fine clothes.
Neither wore q hat, and gloves Of course were
doffed. Miss Leonard used a stiff nine.foot rod
OF about eight ounces. which gave to her an ad-
vantage over Miss Stoddard. perhaps, who had
q shorter and much lighter rod.
1t will DO two and n half months before the
trout fishing season begins on Long Island. yet
there are anglers in the market for new outfits.
The country boy, accustomed to catch o heavy
string Of trout with no better equipment than
an alder bough, q bit of string, and u hook,
would marvel at the paraphcrnalia considered
necessary by q club fisherman. They must have
a variety Of split bamboo rods, and they are to
be had from lie to 8 ounces in weight, and
from 6 TO IL feet long; braided silk lines,
leaders, light reels. artificial flies. fly books.
rHna1 fn1ltr~ Io~Itn- pAN m aolA an,1. 80
verify fish stories with. and last, but not least.
q silver pocket flask. to complete the outfit. An
amateur ambitious for piscatorial fame may
equip himself for $50, or he may expend 81, 200
without cutting q dash. which shows the wide
range Of styles to choose from.
Each Of the taxidermists has q line OF fur
suits and sleeping bags as a part Of his stock.
A number of the visitors evidently have the
Klondike foyer, for there are always one or two
persons trying on the heavy suits. To see these
experimenters grow red in the face and begin to
perspire. after Two minutes within the warm
furs, 10 one OF the funny features Of the show.
Aspiring athletes found constant pleasure In
the def movements of the youths who work
electric dumbbells. These are used in the ordi-
nary way, but the hand pieces are wrapped with 4,
other wires to a dry cell battery held between
the shoulders by a harness. which also holds a
p~rickine in the pores of the skin. as though
some giant was rubbing the athlete down with
attachment as the d1mbbells are used. which is
quito invigorating.
Another Indian squaw arrived at the show
yesterday. She joined the Adirondack camp, MS
q counterbalance to the members Of the Tara
tine tribe in the Maine camps. Her Indian
Which means in English Failing STAR She
belongs to the, Abenaki tribe, which once had
Annie Oakley, the wing shot, was at the show
yesterday as a guest at Fly Rods" camp.
One accident occurred in the afternoon. A
mn in yamtpiup tho phninIaSa Diryrlp nj the
Wanamaker stand. while turning the wheels
with his hands. inadvertently let one finger
and transmnittins Wheel. The blood stains
spoiled the carpet on the booth and necessitatcd
u covering of rugs to make the place prCsentable
at night. The man was taken to a nearby drug
store. where his finger was dressed, but il Is eX-
peeted that it will have to be amputated. He
will never again monkey with a chainless
In tho rife competitions during the afternoon
the records in the individual contest were:
a4s. $40. s4s. a4s. st4. ga. e4a., Total. a.isI:
o. j; Williams zsssies Riss; ci%S.ese; ss.. ass.
ss Il. 3 1ss Muller aisi & zst, EsS h Hs,i I SS-e aS.a a4i I.s rs. es4.
a99. s2s; 2s5. 2sI; ass. egg; Total. e:s2l. 40 -,
$50. ESQ: s5a. sso; PEG. 2s5: 2s0 Total. Sa9S:
Ia; a.P. Williams. III; R. J. Young. lao; j. Boden.
g. etf bsn naS; s. i & hy ). +. 'ssi &; " ~! H1 @. Z. Hi Hiei is' iss;
s. Buzzini. l29; G. E. Gensch. 1873; w. !. Uhler. 1875;
+ fc ;KS,sst' 49, &C. =. G g. s9sysn a2i i, 8; ~ Koh =. NAV Hsy. & i1 !:
5. NJ. Van Allen, ITO; W. S. Burtis. 9S.
For the premiums on best five tickets the
362; CT. Williams, 34O;. g. w. Oberst, $40.
Flach led, with the maximum on the target of
honor. The full record was:
L. Flach. 10; o. HintZ, 73; c. W. Horney, Jr.. Il; H.
D. Muller. co. w. c. Damron. 60; W. A Lemcke. %.
H. d. Muller still led last night in the bullseye
target competition. with 1ll2 degrees. c. w.
ments for the bullseye shots on Saturday, an
nounced yesterday, were:
W P; Tn,er; 1s degrees n, {, Boyer co. So:I n: DogsleI.
Bodenstab, 81; T, Hagenow. 81: Fl: c; Brown, 81; W.
HHS SppsS.,sat 40 5f e " VIM 4. ST. siar vi; &c; ga" s9Ea; Sc 4, G.
TT I,9r d. 81; c ~ r. { c0 GHnnf "a; NJ , s2G I'd ID n 1oI R2ig !; g.
ia; N. d. Rothschild. 20s.
Last nights scores were:
Target OF Honor-C. Z. Geusch. ~; II. Kraus, go; J.
g: Diliin. 7I;G; schlicht, II, S. puzzini, "a; S. Kohn.
Continuous Mateh.c. Z. Gensch. ss; G. schlicht.
Kohn, o.. IS. 7o;H RrSus. %. 81. ii. 90. 10; ). Bug:
rini. "a. so: II; j. Young, 90. os. 90; w.P. Uh!er: es;
Meyer; 90; p. J. o'Hare. 81. 81, SO; Dr.. @. Knowl.
m IasiT Ps' a4 GAn asS! e. sSSliaGs. Nj lani S ISa N s PIP,
Z. Husse; \; y; signal Corps, 2aI; Ss4; ". p Uhlsr.
williamsburg schuetzen Corps, sas. $50, 2s7.
Following the suggestion in TIE sun. a num-.
stand by cutting apertures through the parti.
ton 80 that tho spectators may see the targets
and judge tho quality OF The shooting.
Some new bowlers came to the front In the
headpin contest; although N: KePplcr, Column
next best scores up to last night were:
D. shiman. wsshingtoMn B. e, lac; Or. Little.
h. o., i46; +. Miller, Boston. I45; II. Boemermanl,
sr.. Monarch b. G.. l45; W. Linden. Gable Clue. l45;
c. Walters, DE Forest Council. 1851. sladc. Niagara
Falls, l44; +. Zollingor, BuTalo. la; J. Meyer, syria,
cuse, 1916 J. J. C!iuGer. Metropolitan u. c., l4i; r.
Thieiman. Albany, I4I;Col. VI, h. Sellers. lac; s. A.
McElroy, Oriental Whe.lmen. l4l.
The acnraa yaatarday In tho indiyidual oon-
test were:
o. Mailer, Spartan B. c.-ls7, 1873. 40. 1877. $50
l70. Total. $50.
J: cllngen; Metropolitan b. Glib. 1877. ITO, I7s.
1875. 1870 Total 1901.
J. l.. Martin. Philadeiphos Council. r. A.-2l8. l59.
l49, 1875. 100. 100. Total. i,0As.
@. Wiickens. Orchard u. C.-I75, 1871. goo, l7S, las,
1913. Total. 1857.
NJ. Keppler. Columbus b. c., Brooklyn-Is8. 100.
2Uy. E2O. 17p. 15S. Total. l.li5.
o. Hammer. Linden Grove o. C.-l4S. 1850, lao,
g48, 1877. 1871. Total. 1851,
v. Cordes. oriental b. C.-l6l. 1876. 1877. 1s4. 2lo.
2ls. Total, Lac.
Il. Brinfams: Acme B, c.-lsl. 1913. lsa. 200. 1875.
223. Total. l.l29.
s. McEiroy, Aurora Grata D. c.-I8s. $50. 1879. 200.