The sun., 1919-08-05
ROD AND GUN NEWS
IL ANGLERS FROM AUGUST 8 TO AUGUST TO-


F1uke at Sandy Hook, Sea Bass Absent.
Many Of the boats comprising the nshing
meet OF New York nshed on Sandy HOOK
on Sunday and huie were caught Few
sea bass and popsies were taken The one
question Unanswered was Where are the
sea bass7"
Asbury Parks Surf Casting Tournament.
The thirteenth annual casting tourna-
was held on Saturday under ideal casting
conditions at North Asbury. N. J. Is was
the most successful tournament OF recent
years.
No new record was established in long
distance work although the champion
John Shaw, attained a distance of Az
The juniors from ocean City again
showed up the Asbury Park juniors. al
though the little men made a game fight.
An eieven-year-oid youngster from the
Ocean City Club. willard Bowman, won
hrst place in Glass b. in the Boys Event.
Event j. Average Of Five Casts. 30 Foot
Lane: Club Members oniy-Won' BY DR.:
". W. Flavell. 27I feet inches: Howard
Won by J. q. Young, 2o1 feee inch; Roy
e, James second. 1877 feet inches; Capt
Cav w. Fe1lmors; third lss feet ,Rc s.st
feet inches; ID. Kofenyi. third. laS feet
Event ?, Average of Three. Casts at
| Sheen. foot 10 inches. Glass B-Won by
Glass C-won by Howard Kahn. 8 feet
"a inches. Special prize for closest
cast to stake won by B. F. Brown, Al
Event 3. Longest Cast of Three, Open
Field-Won by John Shaw, 427 feet; Roy
e ess tSrd S5 feet n Inches a..
s sSosn Korsny as feet - inches:
9 Won BY Claude e. Hoisate. sos fee!
feet; B, N. KurtI, third. iss feet 10 inches
Field, open-won By John shaw. s1s Zee,
inches; Roy Riday, second. ass feet II
inches; DR.. Carlton simon, third: sst feet &c,
Flaveil. 17s feet . inches;. e. Korsnyi
second. ~ feet 5 inches; George weh
inshs:; Il. $. s simpson ; '' tSird. is feet
Event s. Veterans. Average of THREE
Casts, Open Field. Men Of IS Years ant
over1won by DR.. F. G. Raynor. zee fee
bishop. 2s5 feet. class c-won by J. W
Event g. Boys Under Is Years Of Age
erford, second. asl feet; William Brush
ksterita. second, 2o5 feet inches; Do
, Phillips. third, 17s feet l inch.
Casts, open Fieidwwon BY Miss Eliuaest
won By MS, Carleton simo,ns. iss iss
Hungerford. 50 feet II inches.
In event No. An innovation was inaugu
In the q ROD, ss Of cS
make a test of the o-called "long rod
under competitive conditions. and 10 foo
per cent. more efficient than the standar
foot rod.
!, Postponed Tournament Tomorrow.
!. At the Central Park platfrom in the bi
lake. Seventy seventh street and Centrs
/ morrow will hold the postponed July 20 ope
i handicaps. These accuracy events includ
. one quarter ounce weight one-half ounc
= addition. tho regularly scheduled events &c
: for August will be held: distance n
: handicap. fve ounce rod and distance ba
!; handicap. three-Quarter ounce weight.
Information by the Sage Of Brant LAX
!. The despatch from Avalon, Cal.
J. THE SUN OF July 20 stating that invest
cations reveal the fact that the pelag
!; fishes. such as tuna and albacors. live
:. reminds one Of similar gem OF enlighter
nent purporting to come to hotelful {
= eager anglers from the Sage of Brar
|. To be sure. Brant Lake Is a tribe small,
than the great sea. in whose deep waite
/. but II is six miles long and almost q mi
wide. Jud Smith. the sage. had lived the
:, and hshed. man and boy. for fifty years.
l, He knew every shoal and lurking plaI
>. Of the black and could call every BIZ
y mouth OF over four pounds by his Ar
name. Information of all sorts fairly ooz'
|, from his every pore, and he was alwa
t. sure of a large audience around Il
side porch whenever he opened up h
| conversation mill.
70 But strange to say. one ever su
T. ceeded in applying the information prof
s. sbly unless Jud was at the oars to VOL
r. the medicine; and at last II was reco
4 rized that. lovabe though he was as phi
'osoph.r and guide. he hid his secrets und
torrent OF words. For none of his a
, ditors could make connections with Z
a | big fellows independently.
~ Upon a time II about that q
u children at the hotel held fair for 4
:. benefit OF the library OF the little villa
- church. and the grownups Jumped In
- help the good work along. They dew,
- oped all sorts OF schemes to give thea
selves excuses for parting with the coin
- the realm. Success created enthusias