The sun., 1918-07-31

Jamaica Bay is pursing-that is. the
vesetable matter lie decay ing-ard while
TWO or three weeks. as In fresh water
lakes, angling is not up TO the mark. This
the view OF James l.. Jordan. Jamaica
bay guide for many years.
Yesterday the cotton thread idea--cot-
ton thread as line versus the linen line
mad good tryout at the Bottles. if-
teen minute run from the Raupt. head
quarters OF the Cotton Thread Fishing
Club OF America. Inc
hshed from Jimmy's boat Troiier. Near by
were three other boats. the occupants
using linen lines, Jordan, Roth and the
other cotton thread angler caught seven
wenkhsh between them, a herring and
three nuke. one of the latter, being small.
was returned to the water uninJured.
pounds each. the others between 2h
and pounds. Each fish hooked on cotton
thread was brought into the boat with
the exception OF the small fuke, which
was released while in the landing net.
The linen line men caught nothing 1t
was Just one OF those days when. the
merely touching the bait. and the small
no sproat hooks caught the Ash in the
up or Jaw and the careful handling OF
them when once hooked resulted In a 100
per cent efficiency record.
Trout Season Ends In Three states To-day.
The brook, brown and rainbow trout
season cloves to-day in Massac husetts.
pennsylvania and New Hampshire. In
is August 81.
Expect Now Record at Asbury Tourney.
new record for distance surf casting
among the probabilities IL wind and
Weather conditions are at all favorable
next saturday. when the annual summer
tournament Of the Asbury Park Fishing
CUB VIII be held at the athletic grounds.
The pre.en, long distance mark is 4s5
,eea 10 Inches made last November IN
al ha n
The Asbury Park tourney marks the
Il is expected that the hes; casters in the
country will compete for the handsome
prizes that are being offered
whether Elingshausen Will retain his
ute or not is mater Of speculation.
Early in the spring. when the Long Island
Casting Club held Its Journeys a; Grant
City. staten Island. the Midland Beach
boy vas sadly OF form and did not reach
400 feet once during the entire days
M, gay, both times by J3hn Shaw.
was plainly plqued by his showing and
offered to wager that he would set a new
it woad ss Bette. Park haS sGy , ssd
The champion IL making his home in
ocean city at the present time. and in
practice recently approached $50 feet sew
eral times
The Asbury clubs casting committee.
scheduled q number 81 events. especially
for the old timers and for those who are
not OF championship calibre. This was
done with the view OF bringing out big
entry lis, from the large number who
indulge in surf fishing. but pass up the
casting Journeys because they 10 not have
chance against the topnotchers More
entries and closer competition" Is the
slogan Of the committee c. E. H.
Asbury Park, y. j., July 30.
Arm Of Conservation Law Long.
ALBANY. July 50.-Folow.nE UP n v,o-
,ation Of the conservation law to the last
diiCh has thoroughly impressed upon La
fayette and William stanton. father and,
son. of WATERFOWL, " Y, who illegally
killed deer In 1910. the the arm Of the
law Is long, even in game cases They
have just paid 5000 to the Conservation
Commission besides spending two months
in jail.
The deer, whose shooting in the town OF
Webb, Herkimer county, started one of the
most talked OF cases In the Adirondacks,
arrived for shipment at Beaver River sta
tlon at o'clock on the afternoon OF No.
rember !. 1910. Ezra Smith. State
game protector, who saw the deer at the
station, noticed that i.s body was sti'l
warm, and called the fact to the attention
OF the station agent John h. Dowd
The Stantons. who brought the deer 70
the railroad. maintained tha1it was shot
prior TO sunset on October Al, at which
time the deer hunting season closed. The
protector was suspicious, especially on ac-
count OF several rife shots that had been