Evening star., 1915-05-15

W. p Bowie is conducting an inter
esting contest for the w. F. Roberts
Company. Silver cups are to be
awarded the anglers who land the
largest three rockfish during the pres
ent season. the catch to be made be
tween May ! and September l, 1t being
stipula ted that the fish must be taken
from the Potomac river between
Jones light. short distance below
Alexandria. and Great Falls
The fish must he taken with hook and
line Fish caught on out lines. trot
lines or in nets viii not be considered.
1t is further stipulated that the fish
must be weighed at the store of the
company conducting the contest. and
arrangements have been made to have
fish and anglers photographed.
S. J. Held of the publicity department
of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company was the first entrant
Mr.. Held visits the Potomac each year
during the rockfish season. and tries
to establish a record, and his catch
Thursday was such good one that he
telephoned to friends in Philadelphia to
come on.
His catch Thursday was made be-
tween early morning and sundown. 1t
consisted of five fish. the largest weigh
ing seventeen pounds and nine ounces
The second largest one weighed four
teen pounds and one ounce, and the
combined weight of the five was forty
four pounds and fourteen ounces.
While the expert angler was more
than pleased with the catch he made, :,
said Mr.. Bowie, 'he was disappointed
at not being able to land the biggest
fish he hooked"
The big fish, said the angler, was az
long as his boat and he thinks it must
have weighed fully sixty pounds.
But" remarked Bowie, that was the
one he missed"
N. L. Pulliam, also an enthusiast
with rod and line, was on the river
Thursday in an effort to capture a fish
big enough to put him IN line Tor one
of the prizes. He was there early in
the morning, and did not leave the
water because of the heavy downpour
of rain.
"Rainy weather" he remarked. "is
said to induce fish to take bait more
freely than when II Is clear ana the
sun is shining"
His biggest fish weighed a trife
under five pounds. but as a rule or the
contest is that one individual Is not
eligible for more than one prize, ne
entered his catch.
Mr., Pulliam landed five fish, making
the catch between IL o'clock in the
morning and 2 o'clock In the afternoon.
and while his fish were not as big as
those caught by Mr. Held. he said. they
put up lively nghts ana Iufhlsheo
splendid sport
"When one of them comes along. he
said, Its an easy matter to know
there Is something on the line"
The smallest of the five fish weighed
three pounds and six ounces.
THE size that some anglers would
call horse" remarked John Hurley.
Mr.. Puliiam says he intends to keep
In the game in an effort to beat the
catch made by Mr.. Held.
Capt. Joe Smith of the steamer
Northumberland brought news to the
city that anglers were enjoying f1ne
sport on the lower Potomac and WI
comico rivers, mentioning Bushwood
and Rock Point on the latter river.
He brought the information in time
for Capt. Tony Schroth. who reached
home from Asheville, N C.. with George
his guests, and they started for Bush
wood Wednesday night aboard Capt
Schroth's launch Atlanta. capt. Billy
Hettinger, also an enthusiastic angler,
accompanied them.
While the members of the party will
live aboard the launch. they will visit
and fish with Capt. James Dingy, who
Is said to be the most successful angler
on the lower rivers, ana they probab!y
will bring back a good supply of fish.
Capt Dinsy sent word that hardhead
are biting. They are said to be about
as game as any fish that are caught
in salt water.
George A Williamson. Harry Ward,
Charles Green. Charles A. Cotterill,
Charles A. Hamilton and George
Howard were members of an automo-
bile party that went to Rock Point, on
the Wicomico. Tuesday morning.
"It was a glorious trip" said George
Williamson, when he returned. The
road was good. fishing was splendid.
and we had a shore dinner that was
worth the trip-oysters, crabs and fish
fresh from the water
The party made an early start in two
automobiles, and made slow enough
time to enable them to enjoy the seen
cry and get the benefit of the bracing
country air,
When they reached the resort there
was boat in waiting, and the six
anglers soon had their lines vet. Bait
was plentiful, the warm weather hav-
ing brought plenty Of soft crabs to
that section and soon after the boat