Evening star., 1937-09-20
DISTRICT ANGLERS
SHARE. BAY HONORS
Take Three Firsts, a Second
and Three Thirds in Biq
Meet at SoIomons.
BY GEORGE +. HUBER,
Staf Correapondent of The Star

n OLOMONS, Nd, September 20
Chesapeake Bay fish in this
vicinity the last two days were
hard pressed to dodge hooks
and bait offered by anglers competing
for prizes offered IN the second an
nual Chesapeake Bay fishing fair
held in the Patuxent River and bay
near here. More than 1900 registered
rod wielders and hand-line fishermen
took part in the contest, fishing from
about $50 boats brought from all
sections Of Maryland's bay country.
Washington followers Of the sport
were here in numbers and won three
flrsts in various classes of competi-
ton, one second and three thirds.
Those scoring first places and win
ming silver loving cups for their
efforts were: Jack Newton, with
5-pound 1-ounce shark in the gen.
eral class; Helen S. Bunker, with
an 11-ounce spot, and J. w. Tanner,
with 4-pound salmon trout in the
largest edible fish class.
Tanners trout was one of the
best and most beautiful specimens
of that semi-rare species ever brought
into this sport fishing village.
Prize Winners Listed.
FOLLOWING is a list of the classes
and trophies. with the name of
the angler, weight Of the Ash and the
guide Of the fishing done from char
tered boat:
Anslsrs catching largest variety Of hsh.
Robert Lockerman. solomons. IL Ash.
Capt. Joseph B. Langley. jr.. Solomons
second: Florence Hart, washington. Pa. .
third, J. w. Thompson. washington, Capt,
Carl Parker, Hooper Island.
Largest edible hsh. Senator George L.
1919 Potomac avenue southeast. Washine-
ton. 4-pound salmon trout, Capt. Jack
Johnson; solomons; second. william ,Hol-
trout. CAPT. Jack Johnson, solomons:
third; A. s. White: Baltimore, Bounce
kingfsh; Capt. W. P; Lore, Solomons.
borough Trophy-Won by Ernest Leverage,
Rock Hall. Nd. 2 pounds 3 ounces, Capt
Gass G5sSte5 Gag1oy rown HqGn Hall SECOND Ms
r. B. Bremen. Pittsburgh. / pound IA
ounces; CAPT, Louis Wolf, soiomons.
Capt. W. L. Neil oxford Nd: second second
Aden Miller, Baltimore: pounds ouhccs.
THIRD. r. Lockerman. Solomons. pounds
: Trout, Mayor Howard w. Jackson
1rophy-Won ] by Jack Johnson, solomons,
8 pounds second, W. j; Carney. Pittsburgh.
soiomons: third. George schrick, Donsids-
town. Pa pounds / "a ounces. Capt. Jack
Hardhead. Baltimore News-Post Trophy
-Wan ey Lorena shea, solomons 3
Bsltirnor Bs1tImors' 2 pounds; third. s. A. White.
: Spot. Herbert-Hern Trophy-won by
Helen s. Bunker: .73a5 Blair road. Takoma
Banon PsTt D. soomon1 rs secsas Ssnt SaDt toi
sGemonf slbept Sim so1nes (tie draw Capt
miller. \ u New York City, 10h ounces. Capt
White perch, Bacharach-Rasin Trophy
Won by r; Lockerman. Solomons, 13
c6e bexey Taod asnsfx Bat@oas sSS@0n
tRird ' E Walker rfg sariinston s1i0HSni aStel
,Washinston. s ounces. Capt. S. Parker.
yellow perch. Gunther Trophy-No
sociation@Won By H il. Hill Detroit' i
solomons; second. Charles Baum. i412
s ounces ttie draw. CAPT. Charles Long Long
Solomons: third, Mrs. Pauline Carey, Solo
mons, ! pound ounces. Capt Talbot
Carey. Solomons.
General classifcs tion. Bouens Inn
Trophy-Wcn by Jack Newton. 1912
Seventh street, 5-pound- 1-ounce shark.
Russell, Baltimore, 5-pound shark. Capt
Parker. Hooper Island: third. Sam Pierce.
Wsshinston -pound-5-ounce shark, Capt.
Dick Woodburn. Solomons.
Woman angler catching largest Ash
Mrs. John w. Raskob Trophy-Won by
Mrs. C.. Yake, Sparrows Point Md. s.
pound-S-ounce rock Capt. John Brooks
Solomons. second, Mrs. A. r. Miller Balti-
more, 3-pound-4-ounce rock, Capt John
Gaynor. Bodkin Point, Md: third. Mar
garet Dixon. .Solomons 2-pound-S-o
hardhead, tied with Beatrice Dixon, Solo,
mons
Captain of boat catching largest variety
OF nsh. Patuxtent .Trophy-Won by Capt.
w. T. I1ppett Ridge Md. nine varieties.
second. Capt. Lsneston T. Todd, North
Beach, Md, eight varieties: third. w. p.
Lore. Solomons, seven varieties.