The sun., 1919-08-07
ROD AND GUN NEWS
oH WAIVER FOR LOCAL ANGLERS FROM AUGUST TO AUGUST 10

-Four Species Bite nj Rcckaway.
are catching kingfsh weakhsh, huke and
lafayettes j. c. Small on Monday caught
az lafayettes, 2 weakish and nuke.
Juicy Founders nc Execution Light.
Sundays fishing up the Sound was a
who took that trip. We started from ella:
son Point on the Anwy1, Capt GIL ana
iished near Execution Light, l personaLy
great surprise to me- as l never got noun
ders to amount. to anything in July or
some FISH. A few blacknsh were caught
also, and lots of bergalls.
I.afayettes and mackerel will soon bite
and the Sound boats will have their In
JOSEPH RINDsKoPF.
ss4 Tiffany Street, Aug 6.
|. Dead Fish Along Ashoisan Dam.
What is the reason for the thousands
miles OF shore line of the Ashokan dam?
New York, Aug 6. H.
Where TO Catch mohawk Trout"
where is the nearest pond or river for
II Mr.: Glashow wishes some good carp
fishing he should take the first train for
Mi nn n r. located midway between S en-
Of Mohawk trout With very little
Albany. Aug. 8.
Ocean City Cup Classic Saturday.
The Ocean City Cup. the classic of the
surf casting ishermans world, will be con-
tested for on next Saturday at Ocean City.
the SSSur ya' pPTs " FRhns esb WITH
average score of 2s2 feet I as inches
THO Sn score On 1917 10 y f ss S isS %
slo feet 2l2-25 inches.
The statistician Of the Ocean City Fish
ing Club has figured that the contestants
walk 700 feet for each cast, or a totAl Of
$500 feet for the Eve men on the team.
made at least 1000 casts each. which
would figure $4,000 900 feet walk, or near
II the other teams practise as much the
total distance walked by the three con-
testants would be about 1000 miles.
II each contestant in the Ocean City
team made 1000 casts each, with four
ounce lead. It would be the equivalent OF
casting 1000 ounces or $50 pounds Of lead
lent OF 1850 pounds OF lead distance OF,
say. 400 feet. four ounces at time.
cast on the club team are selected frtln a
larger number, II will give a fair idea of
the Immense amount OF physical exertlon
i requires to prepare for the Ocean City
Cup event.
Blue Fishing Desired.
Will some reader kindly advise me where
In the Great South Bay party OF six or
eight men could arrange a biueish trip?
understand that the latter part of Au-
gust Is the best season in these waters and
the fishing is done with rod and reel, as
spectively.
Is it possible to arrange for sleeping &C
commodations. as we prefer to spend Sat-
urday evening at such station and get
out early the following morning?
HERMAN W. FRoMME.
7O3 President Street. Brooklyn, n. Y.
Now York and Newark Teams to Cast
August 8.
Next Saturday afternoon at weequahic
Park, Newark, the third leg OF the casting
tournament between teams Of Ave men
Club will be held
The events include one-quarter ounce
distance bait. one-quarter ounce accurs cy
bait. salmon fly. accuracy wet fy, five
rod.
Anglers Have Vaudeville and Clambake
Twenty members of the Etiinger Fish
Ing Club on their annual fishing trip last
Sunday held aboard the auxiliary yacht
Devoe. Under the direction OF Gus Rein
heoter there was a vaudeville perform
served In the clubs headquarters, 4s Rose
| street.
Metropolitan Elects Officers.
The Metropolitan Fishing Club have
elected officers as follows: Joseph Spears,
| dent; Charles Walburn. treasurer; Max
Friedman. corresponding secretary: A.
| Schwartz financial secretary; Gilbert
Michaels. chairman board OF trustees:
| George Quint. chief steward: Dave Peiz,
| sergeant at arms; Henry Hinners, cabin
| boy, and Morris Bronson. deck hand.
The Menace Of the Hunting House Cat.
Considerable has been said in the Rod
| and Gun column OF THE Sun. asa we'll as
| nearly all the sporting papers and period.
| calls OF the country that have the wei.
i fare OF the feathered denizens Of oul
| helds and forests at heart, about the men
| ace of the hunting house cat. This Is
| In reality a serious menace and a policy
| or DETERMINATION should be vigorously car
| ried out 10 end the nuisance, even II II
| entail the appointment OF special deputy
| game wardens and trappers properly
| equipped to combat the situation.
The house cat that goes back to ma
| ture' is infinitely more dangerous to the
| Gathered population than the predatory
| Wild animals whose natural food is the
game and song birds. and occasionally the
| domesticated birds of the State. for these
enimals are hunted and in consequence
/ their numbers are curtalled whereas IN
the case OF the wild house cat" n one
| Is seen to run at the approach OF a human
being nothing Is thought OF It, as Il is 1ust
| attributed to timidity, whereas in nine
| cases out OF ten a house cat that runs
| from you In the woods should be Killed
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