The evening world., 1908-02-26
FLYCAST|NG Z" BUGS GREATEST Of EN- ALL

, and another combatant takes his .nedi-
cine.
BY this time you are probably begin
ming TO wonder-just ike ! did-why
this exciting sport is called "tlycast-
ing; II might be for the same :eason
that oallplayers are sometimes known
as 'H)oc." because they never studied
medicine; but that is not the case. III
tell you.
covered, when ne was out OF bait, that
ne could make an artificial fly and the
iish = I. w"uld fall for i just the same as
tlsh will try anything one time; hence
Wall street and the three-Shell game.
Wei, there got TO be great r.'A.ry
between the fishermen as TO VINO could
throw one, OF these. flies the greatest
distance. Later on the tish got WISE to
the taste of varnish and dropped
out OF the sucker class. But ;hat didn't
there was, no use in wasting 80 inuIh
ime on making flies. so they lust Used
the. .bullet-sinker it is Technically
Later improvements showed there was
no use in going 10 the country to do
then built. them selves a trough 1T The
Sportsman's Show, and when once they
get In weaving way they keep on
throwing those bullets every right un-
til they turn out the lights. When the
show Is all over they are yoins 10 tell
them who won.
one fellow last night broks ,wo IN,
the string got tangled around l.s legs,
but the crowd applauded v"c'fere usly
just the same, because they thought he
was shooting at them.
Frequently the spectators get bsl!ed
up between The shooting IItestS and
the fycasting. and every lime one Of
think he has rung the bell n tie ,ar-
get. The real rifle shooters som .t'n's
get nervous. because they !, AZ !, one
nf hair m na
side. It's great!
In tiycasting every move !. l. picture.
and II Won .ant ., rsru =; ioop,i' 'e-
The water sports, under the auspices
Of the United States Volunteer Life ~
The bows all performed we'll and
showed results of careful training. The
ana the canoe fitting
prorei amusing. and the contestants
top, of the mattress.
inc summary OF events is as follows
Won by E. RaSer7nacher, SSeepshesd I.s% ,
Time. ~ seH. Second heat won by Roy
Ss Ssa, Won h g rSn T9i F@e wsss as ss
1me - SO. Forth heat won by j.
Rottser Fort WASHINGTON, Time, Al sec.
IS sec. Second heat won by J, Mullins,
and t,ahlll, Fort WASHINGTON. from Simpson
and bromley. City Island. Time sec.
Second hes, won, by Re eynoids and Mullins.
sheepshead Bay. from IIerschner and Myeer
v ,,,:'w Time 2 -. Third heat Won 10y
Baldwin and Spalding. Fort Washington.
from Finn and Ton"lson. City Island Time,
- soc.
Exhibition of life saving by Hell Gate
dlvis!ucl,
The Brewer Whcelmen won in an in
ieresting series of home trainer races
from the vearers Of the colors Of the
Tiger Wheelmen, by a score of II points
to points. The space IN which the
events We're contested was free from
spectators, and the onlookers had
clear view of the contestants.
The summaries follow:
Three mile team race between Brewer and
Tiger Wheetmen-Ffrst neat Won by MIL
howit. Tigers. Time-5.l2 3-5. Second heat
won by Schos-@r, Brower Wh.elmen. Time
S25 -. Third hea, won by j, Hawkins,
Brewer Wheelman. las ID.
Event No. 0-slnsle-handei fly casting
for distance under forward obstacle won
. in; r. J.. Held, second G3 #. . in, <.
i3rookiyn. fourth 80 It; e. J, Mccarthy,
Boston, tifth, % IT.; L. S. Daring. New
York sixth. 20 n = in,