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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-09

ON Bedlov's Island, on the turf in the
shadow OF the Liberty statue, some ten
years ago. But they have been held before
on Harlem Mere and John A. Roosevelt
was a noted hand with the short rods.
Robert b. Lawrence is president OF the
Anglers Club and until supplanted by
Stepath he held the club record for single
handed bait casting at 17s feet. There
are about a hundred member and they
are TO hold casting tournaments. as roo
and gun clubs are doing all over the coun-
try to learn what is newest and best in
equipment and TO keep in practice for their
~favorite sport.
Brothers Of the angle who seldom COM
pete are in attendance at every casting
tournament. TO see how it is done and 10
gain points that will help in the fresh or
salt water sport they have in view. Record
casts are not needed in everyday fishing
hut accuracy in placing, whether on a sal
mon pool, a brook, or in salt water fishing
is always worth studying.
Contestants at a tournament will often
bring along salmon. trout and bait casting
rods, with the complete equipment. They
are sometimes those used in actual service,
but the experts keep rode for competitive
casting only. The assortment Of fine rods
and tackle on the platform at Harlem Mere
was estimated to be worth $4,000.
According to tournament rules the tip
of the rod must be held we'll up and it must
not be spared il length is to be made in
trout fly casting, which is the most scien-
tific Of all, As a preliminary from fifty
to sixty feet Of line is pulled of the reel
and worked out until it is flowing freely.
This is done by first throwing the line by
a quick but we'll timed sweep Of the rod,
made with the forearml
AS the rod becomes perpendicular the
backward motion is checked and the line
s%traightens out. Now the force is put on
for the forward sweep. The rod bends
and aids the throw and the line starts
straight forward.
At the height of zach cast the an
gler pays out more line. By keeping the
point Of the rod high on the backward
swing the fy is kept above the water and
the Strengthening of the line puts it's full
weight on the rod, 10 which it's suppleness
responds with the effect Of throwing the
weight forward.
To start the forward swing too soon may
cause a tangle; making it too suddenly will
snap off the fly. Timing the swing. art in
holding the rod and skill in paying out the
line are all essential TO make a long cast.
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as white men, possibly for no other reason
han that their hair is straight like that OF
the white race. When a Carib woman has
a chance to marry a Chinese she usually
improves it and says she is marrying a mar
Of her own race. Perhaps she is not very
far wrong, as the Caribs are closely related
to the indians of the mainland, who are
supposed to be of Asiatic origin.
The Caribs Of the islands came originally
from the South American mainland, and
their relatives are to-day quite widely
distributed over northeastern South
America. Il is hoped to keep them from
extinction, blu unless they confne their
marriages to their own race they will be-
come more negro than Garth.
The Caribs on the reservation have their
own king and queen, who are now old and
blind and live upon a small pension granted
by the British Government. King Ogis,
though he has so few subjects, is assisted
in his rule by a prime Minister and an adj
visory council. The influence OF the pure
Caribs Is controlling in the tribal affairs.
Many Of the pure Caribs nave clean cut
and pleasing features and some OF the
children are quite handsome. The mixed
race. however, have pronounced negroid
CharaCteristlcs
All the children attend school, and educa-
ton is now confined TO the English language.
This will be to the advantage Of the next
generation. il is thought, because the Caribs
are living in one OF the British colonies.
The adults still speak the French patois
aud they also have a language Of their
own.
They are fond Of hunting and are more
skilled than the negroes in some kinds Of
work, but they AJAX higher wage and there
by often lose opportunities for employ
ment. They are splendid boatmen and
perform wonderful voyages in their dug
outs across the stretch Of sea to Martinioue,
Guadcloupe and other islands. Their dug
outs, which they fashion out Of n single
tree. are in great demand in the other islands
and arc exported from Dominica.
The only other special industry is the
making of baskets, which are strong and
light. and some Of them have Patterns
worked into them with colored cane. Many
Of them are sold at a good round price.
TIL other Carib colony on st. Vincent
is small in numbers and il Is doubtful il
there ia n pure blood among them. The
eruption 81 the SouTriere in 1902 was most
disastrous 10 this colony. for only a REM
nant Of the CduDs escaped.
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appears a dwarf beside him. but who did
1se feet. He casts with every muscle NOV
ing from his feet up and In graceful style.
Another phase OF the sport to require
effort was two handed surf casting, the
weights to weigh two and a half ounces,
as in the old time competition in which
Reuben Wood is said TO have cast 2el feet
The competitors used heavy surf rods.
w. J.. Moran, short and slight in frame,
did PIP feet, with the ubiquitous Leonard
second, having d cast two feet less in
distance. The Harlem Mere anglers tried
their hand at all branches Of the game.
but in real life bait and fly fishermen do
not often mix he'll favontes.
Bait casting for accuracy is pretty work.
the pellets being aimed at a floating target
Of concentric rings. La Branche. inventor
OF the target, had the good luck to win with
the fine total of 81 1915. for A. B. Humphrey,
Jr., had a percentage Of OF 7-l5.
The last bait casting contests were held
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-09
M4R4UDING BLACK WOLF.
Colorado Cattlemen Want the Rascal
Hunted Down.
From the Denver Repubheo,

from te DcNCCr hfphONCdnt
An animal supposed to be a black wolf
has been creating havoc among cattle past
ured in the vicinity OF Green Mountain, just
south OF Golden. j. NJ. johnson. Jr. clerk
OF the District Court, who has been the chief
loser, has lost twenty head OF stock during
the last two months. six OF which were az
tackled Wednesday night during the storm.
C. G.. WEIGH. Jr.. has also lost several head
In the same manner.
The animal does not confne itself TO ths
calves for victims, but has mutilated several
large COWS 90 that they have either died or
been killed TO relieve their Sufferings. and u
has also caused the death OF one horse. The
method Of attack is somewhat peculiar and
has been the same In every case. 1t first
hamstrings Its victims and chews their noses
40 that. being unable TO eat, they either die
OF starvation or have to be killed.
Several hunters have been out looking
for the animal. which Is supposed 10 have
It's den on Green Mountain. but they have
not been able TO get within shooting distance.
although some claim TO have seen II with a
field glass. Attempts have also been made
to kill II by placing poison on the carcssses
OF cattle which II has killed. but IL seems
smart enough 70 select a fresh victim when
hungry instead OF returning 10 an old one.
Those who have seen the animal say thai
II Ia q large black wolf and can run faster
than a deer. There IA talk Of getting q pack
OF hounds and organizing a large hunting
party 10 go after II.
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dimensions show that Herreshof has taken
the limit of length. The Effort is 85 feet on
the water line and carries 5000 square feet
Of Cavas. and in races where these boats
meet the Effort will have to allow the new
81 footers about 81 seconds a mile. Ii is
rather unfortunate that the Effort this
year will not he sailed by an expert racing
skipper.
These three 50 footers are now ready for
racing and will meet in the first regattas
sailed next month. They are the Istalena,
owned ,by G. Mallory Pynchon; the Win
some, owned by Harry F. Lippitt and the
Aurora. owned by Commodore Cornelius
Vanderbilt.
For the ~ foot class there is a new HERES
hoG yacht built for X. W. Emmons, I'd.
which in model is very similar to the 81
footers and which has given promise Of
being n good racing craft. This yacht
has been named Ayenger. She will sail
against the Doris. Affair. Humma and
others. and in the Aston and Kings cup
races will meet the Yankee. Effort, Weeta-
moe, Nicola, ~lTOlita, Winsomc, lstalena,
Aurora and Others.
The Gardenia built last year for Alfred
Henncn Morris. has had changes made Tor
this years racing and she is likely 10 prove
a thorn in the side OF those who expect TO
win rich prizes. The Gardenia was de-
signed by William Gardner, and in the Aston
cup race she almost won. Uuluckily she
got in a calm spot when near the finish
and was hold up for ~ minutes. Had she
got over thu line when she reached il she
would have won the Gun easily.
Class q will In the feature OF the years
racing in all waters. Through the interest
stimulated in Massachusetts waters by
Sir Thomas Upton having given n chal-
longe cup eiK yachts have been built for
the class from designs by Hcrreshoif,
Crowninshield. Burgess and Packard and
Small Brothers. and the racing will he Of
the best. For racing down ihe bay, Robert
A. Brown has had a boat built from de-
signs by Henry j, Gielow, which X named
Ningt-trois, William Gardner has turned
out another FOR a Baltimore yachtsman.
which will I've raced on the Sound, and
Charles ID. Mower has another IN hand for
n Iarchmont Yacht Club member. The
best Of this feet will race ~ Jamestown in
September for King Edwards cup. This
class is "A good one. The boats are about
u feet long and cost about 81 900 to build,
10 that they are within the reach Of men
Of moderate means. They are easily
handled and first class boats for an after
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FEW CAIRNS LEFT.
One Hundred. Maybe. OF the Tribe Found
by Columbus In the Antilles.

Americans will always be interested in
the Garth Indians because they we're the
inha bitants Of the Antilles when Columbus
and his successors discovered those islands,
The Carlos were mostly eSterminated 10y
the Spanish conquerors, and not n vestige
Of thrm is left except in the islands OF
Dominica and st. Vincent.
The largest group Of Garth isla nders
is now kept by the British 90 q reserve
tion on the windward coast ~ Dominica
Tho group numbers 500 persons, OF whom
only about one hundred are pure Caribs,
the remainder having more or less NO gro
blood. s., Grieve, the Scottish naturalist.
has recently visited the reservation and
tell. what he saw in the book I've has just
written.
He says the pure Cnribs arc proud az their
race and think they come OF the same stock
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vantage ground for hundreds of spectators
very few Of whom had a clear idea of what
was going on. TIL uprer Fast Side fishes
with hand lines when it fishes at all, There
were q few benches for friends of the con-
~testants, who stood or lounged on a platform
when not on the casting stand. built over
the water.
There were two judges in a boat, and tho
casts were along n floating line Of buoys,
which ave the measurements at a glance
UP to 200 feet. In the record bait casting
che throws exceeded the length of the
buoyed line and fell among the PEOPLE on
the walk. The judges called the measure
ments through a ~megaphone IN the referee
Rnd scorer on the platform,
Each contestant had eight minutes to
make his casts. accidents counting against
him after the call of time. These accidents
included a tangled back cast. the swapping
OF Of a fly and fouling the buoy line, and
nearly all had a cast spoiled by some such
miehap. The scene was quite lively On
che one dry afternoon and the contrast
between the different forms If casting
was very interesting
Front fly casting is with single handed
rods, the limit OF length being III, feet.
but with the weight usually unrestricted.
The lines are the swiftest running 10 be had
and the fly is furnished by the committee
Eighteen foot rods are regular in the
ealmon casting, for which both hands are
used. Single handed bait castinr Is lone
with the style of rod used for salt water
fishing.
Split bamboo is the sort Of rod used by
Ill but a few. Reels are free running always.
The general rules for casting tournaments
are framed by the National Association of
Scientific Angling Clubs.
Fifteen years ago or more there we're
casting tournaments on Harlem Mere under
the management Of the old time Rod and
Reel Association. The revival is under
the direction Of the Anglers Club, which
haid its first competition last fall on the
same waters.
Word had come TO Manhattan's fisher
men that John Enright of Castleconnell.
ireland. who held the worlds record for
fly casting with a salmon rod, made AT the
Crystal Palace in London. was coming on
q visit and the tournament was in his honor
10 some extent. Walter d. Mansfield, who
holds the record in this country for trout
hy casting, was also expected on from San
Francisco.
Enright did some great casting on Harlem
Mere. He broke his record Of ~ feet with
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Exchange In Neckues.

From the Philadelphia Record.
4 South Penn Square business man has
again evolved a plan OF how to dodge wife
but there Is merit attaching TO IL in this case.
His wife insists on buying his neckties ar I
dotes on lavender with red or green spots.
or a pale shimmering nile green shot Win
purple.
Rather than cause her any anguish b.
seeming to decry hor taste in cravats, her
husband most deceit fully starts for tho oNlrs
every. morning wearing a tie Of her selection
once IN the ONCE. however, the traitor u1ict'.
thing quieter which hr kceps under oBretHl
lock aud key in his oWn priva'c uesk
sensations should shr pHv him a yi.t somn
day In ofiCe hourH or -lioltl he forget 30
make the eIcht1ge again before Ms RAG
lOine
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-09
NEW YACHTS FOR RACING
SEVERAL TURNED OFT FOR THIS
SEASONS SPORT.
Ehree 81 Footers Designed by Herrcshor
for Competition with the Effort and
Yankee-Many Additions TO Glass q
Fleet Prospect for Good Contests.

NAfhtt-NIdus N'iiiNluIlN W NlhNs "
FIeet-Prospect for Good Contests.
While there nave not been very many
yachts built this winter several have been
turned out that will create considerable
interest in the seasons racing. The fact
that yacht clubs now nave one rule Of meas
urement and that during the winter there
has been no tinkering with his rule has
given a certain amount of confidence and
yachtsmen are beginning to think that il
they build now their yachts will not be legis-
lated out Of racing by changes in the rule
before the next season. The rule is work
ing we'll. 1t is developing n good type Of
vessel and one that is not only fast but
speedy, and il is yet a matter that is still
debatable whether the new boats are not
quite as fast as those built under the old
rule.
Under the old rule n yachtsmnn had 10
sacrifice comfort for speed. but under the
new rule he can get all the accommodations
possible. and with speed, too, and the yachts
that nave been built are stanch, able and
make good. comfortable cruisers. That
this IL so IL shown by the Queen. Effort
md lrolita Of last year, while the new yachts
Of this year are expected 20 further demon
strate that the rule in a sound one.
The largest racing craft that have been
built are for the 81 foot class. Three of
these have boon turned out from the HERES
hof shops at Bristol and they are alike in
ell details. Practically they make a one
design class, but they will not be raced
az such. Lui amy vessel that fits the class
will be allowed to meet them in contests.
They will race against the Effort. Yankee
and other craft in races for all classes Of
eloops and yawls, These boats are Of
composite construction and their dimensions
are IS feet over all. 81 feet on the water
line. 10 feet beam and II feet draught. They
spread 1000 aquare feet Of canvas. These
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a salmon rod 20 feet long, scoring LIZ feet,
and in competition, with a rod OF IS feet
3 inches, he cast las feet 0 inchos. Eighteen
feet is h limit of rod length and Enright,
although the contestants did not protest,
would not take the prize
r. c, Leonard won, with a longest of r7
and an average Of 1920 feet. Enright also
broke one Of his former records by casting
126 feet with a fourteen foot rod. He uses
greenheart rods Of his W make. The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-09
TESTING The ANGLERS SKILL
YEATS WITH THE ROD AT THE
CASTING TOURNAMENT.

nuieS Governing the Contest with Trout,
Salmon and Salt water Ia III Two
New Records Made-Contrast Between
the Various Kinds !Of Casting shown.
Casting competitions with trout. salmon
OF bait rods and lines are frequent through
out the country and they have recently
been revived in New York. The scene has
been the lake in the northeast corner Of
Central Park. called Harlem Mere-or to
DO more exact, the northeast corner OF that
lake.
The walk borders the water, and il was the
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Of New York State pigeon shoots, their
extre me distance was from rs TO 90 feet
with an eleven foot rod. Now the infant
class does as well in length.
Accuracy is held as OF more importance
than distance and when a contest includes
both that for placing precedes the distance
test. In working a fly in a brook switch
casting is often the only available way,
but only overland casting is permitted
in the competitions.
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vice in the interest Of the maker or seller
thereof. or one who has been engaged in
the manufacture or sale of fishing tackle.
In brief, men in the fishing tackle trade
must hereafter cast as professionals.
But the rule does not include the amateur
rod builder or fly tyer. To build ones own
rod is not 30 common now as in the days Of
wood rods, yet there are some who under
take the job. Milton H. Smith Of Smith
town. L.. l., is one OF them.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-26
A TRAIN HELD UP.
Robbers Xiii One Harvest Hand and
Wound Another in Attempt to
Get Earnings.

Cherryvale, Kan, July 1.-Two
robbers early Tuesday held up st.
Louis & San Francisco freight train
five miles east of Cherryvale, Kan,
shot and killed o. J. Brown
and seriously wounded Otis Taylor,
harvest hands.
The victims were beating their way
home to western Kansas after hav-
ing worked in wheat fields in the
southern part of the state. They re-
sisted the efforts of the robbers to
rob them of their earnings. Brown
was shot and died almost instantly.
Taylor was wounded twice, one Dull
let striking him in the left shoulder
and the second IN the stomach. lay
lor was brought to the hospital here.
He is in a serious condition but may
recover The robbers escaped. A
posse has started in pursuit.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-26
HEARING THE KANSANS.
Complaints Against Santa Fe Regard
ing Coal Rates Being Heard
at Garden City.

Garden City, Kan, July l9.-lhe
hearing of the complaint of the South
west Kansas Farmers and BUSINESS
mems league against the Atchison,
"Tppeka & Santa Fe Railway company
before Special Commissioner John H..
Marble of the Interstate Commerce
commission, was begun here Thurs-
dav morning. The question involved
in the complaint is discriminating
against this section in coal rates. A.
e Helm. of Wichita, who represents
the complainant. introduced evidence
to show that rates of coal from Colo
RADIO points to points between Dodge
CITY and Coolidge ranged from lO.1
mills per ton to 1871 mills per ton
per mile, while from the same ship
ming points to Oklahoma City the rate
per ton per mile is 4.9 mills. EVi-
.dence was also introduced to snow
that rates on coal from eastern Kan
sas points to the same points in west
.ern Kansas averaged about six mills
per ton per mile. A. A. Hurd is rep
resenting the defendant in the case
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-26
THE DAY OF THE FARMER.
Occupation Properly Recognized as
One of the Professions.

The farmer who is not an amateur
is a really increasing factor in to-
days life. In fact, farming is rapidly
becoming one of the professions. We
have our agricultural schools, just as
we have our law schools.
It is getting to be business as
we'll. Farmers have their trusts, like
other manufacturers.
1t is a far cry from the New Eng
land farmer, trying to arrange an eX-
ploded granite quarry into a stone
wall that he may have room in which
to plant his crop, and that master OF
capital, science, and black earth ten
feet deep who plows with a traction
engine and reaps with a ten horse
team. And between these two types
of farmers the drift is steadily toward
the latter.
The comic paper does not laugh at
the granger" as frequently as 1t used
to laugh. 1t wants his subscription.
The capitalist does not foreclose
mortgages on the prairie farm now
lie DOTTOWS ulOlCy VI ilo O"ASt'
And what is vastly more impor-
tant. the entire country looks with a
respect bordering upon apprehension
on this new type of American who
has decided views on railroads, trusts,
and. in fact, on every subject, from
the "green bug" to the lecturer at his
Chautauqua This rise of the farmer
into national significance is welcome
in view of the inundation of great
cities by immigrants who have sig
nificance only en- masse.
The farm is the nursery of indiVld-
ualism. If you are cliff dweller in
the city send your boy there this sum-
mer and let him see what it means to
create wealth with the help of nature
rather than with the ticker. You VIII
help make him a better American
The World To-day Magazine.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-26
NEBRASKA FLOODS.
Streams in Southern Part of State at
High Flood Mark and Much DAM
aoe Has Been Done,

Lincoln, Neb., July 1S.-Heavy rains
of the past three days have swollen
streams in Southeastern Nebraska to
high flood marks, carried away bridges
drowned cattle and inundated fields
where grain had been harvested but
stood in the shock. One estimate OF
the damage to county road bridges
in Southern Lancaster, Gage, Richard
son, Nemaha, Johnson, Pawnee, Case
and Otoe counties is $150,000 The
Burlington railroad is said to have
sustained losses near Salem, where
the tracks had been raised to what
was regarded above the flood level,
of more than $4,000. The Nemaha
river is out of it's banks and many
smaller streams are raging rivers.
Many lowland farmers have lost their
entire crops.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-26
TRADITION OF THE ROSE.
Pretty Legend Current Among North
American Indians.

The North American Indians of the
western coast have tradition that
roses were created without thorns.
So tall and fair they grew that all
creatures were attracted by their
beauty and grace. Animals that
browse upon grass and green heritage
soon discover the tender sweetness OF
the roses abundant foliage, and then
every rose tree holding its flowers
aloft but attracted attention and drew
destruction to itself.
Every part of the earth had been
given it's glory of roses, but in every
place there were animals which
sought the bushes to devour them,
and and tribes Of roses were in dan
ger of becoming extinct. In their ex-
tremity they held council, for in
that faraway morning Of the world
plants as well as animals had power
to speak. To the council all the
roses came, and each had tale to tell
of suffering and disaster. At length
1t was decided to send for help to the
goldman of the tribes-the Hiawatha
of the west. Delegates were chosen
from among those who were MANNED
and torn and had suffered most. 9th
ers also were sent who were tall and
fair and graceful. Wisely this coun-
Gil discerned that should justice be
denied the tribes, beauty might pre-
vail in their cause.
The conference was long and grave.
At its close an armory Of thorns was
given to every rose, and thus were the
tribes Of roses delivered from the en-
emies-Circle Magazine.