The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-04

July e......... 1:s5 $50 ass 3s6 SO
Angling Outlook Coed fer Holidays.
Indications last night were that thou
sands Of anglers viii spend the holiday
hshing in the fresh and salt waters. After.
noon trains were crowded with men carry
Ing nshlng paraphernalia, all bound for
their favorits brook. lake or stream. whore
brook and brown trout, black bass
peT th. pike yeSw perch snd the a:
holiday.
A number of the deep sea fishing boats
as . o'clock for the hsunts Of the sea bass,
porEies and nuke. Settled weather has linz
proved ground hshing much.
splendid for striped bass ashins. and in the
bays of Long leland, Staten Island and
Nav Nav J'rssy the wsaknsh outlook Is prom
Cramer Makes Best Casting Score.
The ofieiai scorers having returned from
their various fishing trips, and having
that this surf casting reel dopated BY the
Long island Casting CLUB Tor the best
aggregate SCORE at their tournament May
rs was won by Edward Cramer.
High Hook Also Prize Winner.
Fifty anglers in tho Josephine OF Sleeps
asS es1sh 81 GS nuke Eiss hook s snd
prize winner was Timothy j. Eagan OF 1908
Fulton street. Brooklyn. with 20 fish. one
VI iHeHl Weighing otf DoundB
Request es TO Whore to Got Big weaks.
the best place in Great South Bay, near
woakhsh without too much Of row.
100 west Tooth street, July :.
Good Sport with weaks on Light Tackle.
send to THE SUN herewith a snapshot
OF the two big weaknsh OF peven brought
into Joe Hauers hoat at Rsmblersvillc
~ rha
nah were caught on June is, our nrst
hnh OF this season. ono weighed 6A, the
other eh pounds
Conditions in my estimation point
toward good season. We caught nsh
on all the evening tides OF last week and
while not getting any big mssses !hfteeu
good sport on iight tackle.
81 eSpec, TO be up at osdcnsegrs, y; r.;
to have some sweet water angler INFORM form
me OF tho fishing conditions for black bass
In that vicinity.
The name OF good guide In also wanted
and where he can be found.
1 have read quite some OF the game.
ness OF the black bass and have nshed
Cossayuna Lake. am from Missouri. but
am still willing to be shown.
II the small mouthed bass in the st.
Lawrence River can give me as much sport
as our weakhsh or bluefsh do with rod
and reel. want TO try and catch some
OF those black bass.
Howard Beach. July ..
The Yarn.
Wall 1, happened UP at Moosehead,
This here yarn I'm bout to spin,
But perhaps you're incredoolous,
Not the kind TO take II In.
All right, stranger. which Is meaniu'
No offence need here be took
At the apinnin, OF this Ash yarn.
Written in this little book.
1t war on the dam at Wilson's,
Or to make II stu more plain
The East Outlet OF Old Moosehead,
whar the lake from out the darkness.
An the mists O. airly morn,
Goes a shootin' through the sluices
An the Kennebec IL born.
We war on the dam at Wilson's,
Ole Jim Jackman, him and /,
And war sittln' thar fshin.
Sort O. castn' Of ny
Toward the rock---perhnps you know I'll
Wal. bout sixty feet away
From The apron meath eat the :iu ,.n. Ia,
I had on Silver Doctor.
An Parmachenoe Belle,
An, our luck 'twan't very,liksfy.
ia been castin' for spell
An war kinder leanin' over
When I saw n dorssl nm,
An, a sauar' tall took my Doctor;
Down / went into the raptds.
And heard one yell from Jim.
Jim war nachuriy excited,
An the place. p'rsps you know u.
Seen the rips from the big sluice.
You'll agree. I'm kinder thinkln'.
Thet for swimmin' faint much use.
Past the rock l went q rushin,
In my ears a roar an hum.
An ] dmly sort o. reckoned
My last day had shorely como.
Wal. II didn't, strange to tell III
An this hore's the reason why,
That's presoomin' thars a difference
'Twixt n hsh yarn an lie.
ar I
An wen; plungin down below.
held on. to that air nsh rod.
And never let It GO.
So 1, war that on a sudden.
Thet felt that nsh line tighten,
Ana thsH S sSsa S wIl yo SG0 S.IleSs m
I went up sgin the stream.
Up agin the rips and eddies.
TIL | thought 'twar all dream.
An thet fsh he did the puilin.
Like IA tugboat with a tow.
No. It warent rapid transit.
We war movin' mighty slow.
But thet rock war gettIn' nearer.
1t war bout six feet away,
In a moment would reach II.
on put sudden Sss m" tSc ha i'm. saGkenSd
An felt myself go down.
An agin l eort O. reckoncd
"a. rh ecu 'sls in hnsw , snfrsy us uIOuh
Meath the apron he'd rsacned homo,
An of course the line would slacken,
An my journeys end ned come
Wal, nachurly went under.
Out OF sight from hend TO heel
In my ears q roar like thundor.
When my loft hand struck my reel,
Then a thought like iight'n ming hit me.
An you bet rseled ike sin.
AN WALL .H'i my Th head Sosse ea'n out w ss,n
Up I reeled aEin the current,
BY tho rips war knocked about,
Toward the rock until reached II,
An exhausted clum out
nj ct
'Twar the only thing to do.
An them Jim. he Gun, and fetched me
Back TO shore in his canoe,
An OF course l want ongrnteful
To tibet squar' tail for tibet tow
So ] took out my old 1aokknhe.
Cut the line an let him go.
But, say. stranger. II you're thinkin'
This here yarn Is rather thin,
And ain't edSlcated to believin'
Thet air squar tai'a dorsal nm
War a foot wide ionEotudal,
Though I didn't measure him,
IL you think tibet I'm Jest lying.
Wal then, stranger-jest ask jim.
J. WARREN HARPER.
A Reply 60 Comeback.
Replying TO Brother Peck's "comebAci<
on my experiences at Cranberry Lake 81
the western AdirondAcks last year I viii
give him n few moro facts.
II you Will look at your map you vii
| md that the hoadwaters OF the Osws
gstchie. locally known as Cranberry LAX
Inlet, enter the lake at tho falls at wana
At the outlet. beyond Cranberry village
this same Oswegatchis River carries oi
Intervening stretch OF water must he an
is 4 continuation Of the upper stream fol
lowing its course toward tho SEA.
The maps define this body OF connectin
4 49,