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Page Twelve
HISTORY TOLD BY
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By W. H. (OBAK) WALLACE
(In the Sport i ma d and Fancier for
March.)
It fly tilting, whila it ii compar
atively dw in thi country, ia an
o.i. old sport in the Rriil'h Uln. lti
oriffin date bark ao far that U i
du'Tuilt, offhand, to aay juat who the
ruler wai that firit encouraged the
ljrt.
iu the Mother country, dry fly
fi iiiug, like the fiid trial, was a
pi, m worked out when the wild game
b gan to dimiaifth and the aportamen
were in need of new paaturea, ao to
eey. Field triula were inaugurated
ao that men could 'till enjoy their
dgM without having to ihoot over
them. Later on. the field trial prac
tice waa introduced in America and
at once became popular. .
U Lata Sport
It baa been leia than fifteen yeira
aio-e dry fly fishing first became
aemi-general in the northwest. Now
it baa become ao popular and ao
many anglers have become interested
In it, that it might be well, in addition
to covering the subejet itself to add
- i 1 L.
Beoteh do it. They were the origin
atora. One of the Interesting mementoes
in my collection of anglers' tools ia
a fly casting rod of a well-known
Knglish make. While this rod. is but
eight and one-half feet In length and
weighs but four and one-las If ounces,
the Kngiish prefer and recommend an
fgbt to ten ounce rod of ten or elev
en feet in length. Their reason for
thin will be dealt with later.
Id comparison with this the Amer
icans have adopted rods that will av
erage about five and three-quarter
ounces and about nine and one-half
feet long.
"Spear" la Peculiar
One peculiarity about thia English
rod I have and by the way, it ia
not ao peculiar considering that all
Knglish rods are made that way is
that it has an aluminum appendage
from the butt end which is screwed
In. Thia la called a "spear," and is
merely a metal point with which
the rod is "stuck" into the ground
at convenient times.
The Knglidhman, yon know, does
ant go out to kilt quite in the same
Hunt ss does the American. I be
Knglish Isaac Walton goes out to his
fftvorito spot on his particular stream,
stit ks his rod upright into the bank,
loads his pipe and site down patiently.
Not until he Hees a (mil break water
diH'i be cast. The jumping fish is the
big boy he goes after, and usually
gets.
That is his reason for using the
longer, heavier rod.
American it Killer
The Americans, on the contrary,
are nniil to be the greatest killers the
Korhl has twin?, gong urvlrr the
g'i e f ()nrtHiiien. A good author
it Ii.ih sa.il that the American Indians
'te the only coimervative sporta
iim ii tli emmtry ever had. They
u t wiutt'd thfir fund. It is a
I ii fiirt, litiwi'ver, that a large per
ctut of spLirtMUH'n here find greater
ii toe kill. us than in the
it itHflfn regrettable fact.
tii-ucrnlly t limiting, dry ty fishing
h, I'tt.ifu- Vi.rlhu...i ha. .,r
ai-ific Noriliwent ha not
h-viiine hii popular ns thr forma due f
largely to the following reasona: ' Oregon streams, ia that the stage
w kiu with, dry fly fishing Is the water, temperature, the light
nothing more or less tlmi a matching.01, dark of the inoou do not seem to
of the manufacturer's skill at imitat-1 affect ,ne overage fly fisherman. 1
lug the ktud i f inxect the fish like to 1,11 T known men who would not go
strike for. against the ability of the ' r the Willamette river during per
fih m d.ern between real and arti- i,,ls h'fh water when tbe atreain
ficiat Insects. j luiked almost muddy.
Seeoudly, not all anglers aeem to i Almut five years ago a most con
get the knack of casting correctly.' v' "g experience befell me when Kill
To make your artificial fly perform i Wayward and myself opened the fish-,
; just like the lunects who habitat the' "'I ',nn n April l." near Nimrod,
' amfuce of the water ia Just another1 1,11 t'"' "Plr .McKentie river. About
t trick the auccessful fisherman muat 1 Ur inches of snow fell but the bug-
master. Jn cnst.ng rightly, he should hntrh took plm-o just the Kame and
! enst in audi a iimnnrr that his fly throughout the storm we cast and
"ulights'' most delicately, just as '""'l beautiful ratcb. In counec
tliougti ita wings were- aiding in its tI(,n Wltl1 XiXr mention of this 1 will
careful deicent. ,l1, oppiirtun.ty to emphasise the
Cast Upstream 1 liut more. 1 murtetl dry fly fishmg
A part f the right cast lies in tak- hvrn yra ago und I do not recall
lug advantage of the current and single day that 1 was out that 1 did
doling up stream, as moat insects n,) 'tch at lentt seven f.sh. Tii I
float down on the surface- and the ! hlieve was because I was never halt
fish simply lie in wait for them. i ,,T mythical hoo-dooa.
Thirdly.' not all fishing enthuiasta' 'Vl' dvic is never to hesitate for
eem to realise that gotd eutpment ' 'r J11 w,,t get a "bug-hatch."
Is needed for successful dry fly ra-t.j You'll always get it morning, noon
Ing. One mint have a rod of the "r ni,,t if nu '"rp n th proper
highest quality. strew m chosen in accordance with the
As I mentioned hefort, the rod 'funeral outline gien above. There
houtil be nb ul nine and one half feet ! " positive way of telling, how
long, stiff and weighing from five J'"1 wnn J Wl11 nin D'
and three fourths to six ounces. The hug hatch. .
drawback to getting this type of rod
in grneral use is the price; they
rt from forty to amy dollars
Sometimes more.
Thia powerful rod ii reeoromrmled
because one should ue in connection
with it a tH fHit double taper line,
especially treated for the purpose.
These sell from six t fourteen dol
lar a.
Reel Not Important
In speaking of reels, one need not 1
, be so particular. Any of the stand
ard make reels will work for the gxvl
sportsmau nho gets his fisb through
retrieving.
In this article we will not g into
details about the k nd of flies to uie,
but will chrr. more to baste f tinds
tions. We have already covered Ught
ly the origin of the sport. Now let
us consider tbe pos.lilitiea here in
the North!.
V.Ttt, e bad belt go Ivack to our
Kagtob fly fan vt. aits ou tbe bank
a tut waits for the fish id jump, lie
fellows where lit gttme Is. and that,
t. helps spell eucvess.
Tae Northwest ht beo eiieoialy
fnr-, with insect infested streams
and pecuily Orejoo and I!aho hae
WJier here rrsl s;-nrt !oucJ.
Knew Voer Territory
It is a g.MHl plan to ie.irn to know
t ifttttung arojt the cunirr :n which
you i tree J to fih. Al:bouga yon msv
gyl printed bulletins cnc-rmitg ttse
wond'Hut cati he ma.Je by ether,
- u atay fiml yourself unhappily, "eut
? huk unless you select tb ngtii
locuiioa or stream.
Take any strern En which y tn
r-ck. especially not corel f. is
- whether ttsere t-rvsh oa tbe
backs does not itu!?er much. In tV.a
k'tnl of "!o.-aiion' too are a'mst
lws sore to tM insect t.fe in arMin
e. The initial step after that i
to deterwi n the kind trifn l haJ
tattrg this pdrtijiar stream. wVth
e it s the clii, blwe or reil up
rchta or Marvo brown. It is thea
MARATHON GOLF MATCHES ARE .
Greatest Event of Its Kind Will 'Start on the Water's Edge of the West Coast,
and Will End on the Rugged Coast of the Atlantic
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The Masked Marvel
quite simple to select flies accord
ingly. Few Flies Needed'
Only a few iff the flies have been
mentioned but the writer has found
through experience that the u.sp of
these flics usually results in a greater
i tlt'ree uf success. ,
A peculiarity, especially pertaining
Lawn
Mowers
Repaired
Sharpened
We will call for your
lawn mower, brinjr it
to our service shop,
sharpen or repair it,
and deliver it to you
Jujt Call
151.
Hendershott's
(iun Store
779 WILLAMETTE
(By NEA Service)
JIAMI, Kla., April 11. The world's
greatest marathon golf match is
in the making.
It will start at the water's edge
of the west coast, where the placid
Pacific Ocean swallows a setting sun.
and end at the rock-fringed coast of
the enst. where the Stormy Atlantic
bids Old Hon'fiood morning."
The entire Lnited States is this gi
gantic golf courst: tbe highways and
byway will constitute the fuirwava
and IS of the larger cities the
"greeiiB."
Playing in this most unique match
will be Mr. X., champion long-distance
golfer of all times; the greatest
swinger of a club pince the daya when
Abel knocked Cain for a goal in
better than par. 'Pitted against liun
will be none other than old "Colonel
Bogey.
The match will start early this
summer. It will end some time iu
midwinter and in Miami. Here Mr.
X will rest at the litth hole, com
mune with "Colonel Bogey" as well
as other congenial spirits and re
count hia tallies for an all-time rec
ord. Playing the largest courne ever
laid out. thia modern Christopher Co
lumbus of golfdom will ploy across
the entire' United States.
Hoy, page Mr. Bogey.
In golf, Mr. Bogey is usunlly o
known quantity, but this -time is an
uncertainty. Speaking, approximate
ly in large figures, this intrepid golf
er will traverse a distance cipial to
1400 championship courses, averaging
71 to 72 strokes for par. This would
mean close to 100.000. Wealthy clouts
to cover this titanic journey.
The match will be played under
the auspices of the Southern (olfer
and will be managed by "Pickey"
Martin, sports director for Miami.
Mr. X will finish his trip in time to
compete in the third annual interna
tional professional tournament to be
lyid here.
To make the unique stunt all the
more mysterious, Mr. X. aside from
keeping his name a secret, will also
I conceal his facial f cat urea by wear- ,
I ing a mask on all occasions.
Mr. X will be one of tbe game's
stars. Walter Ilagcn admits that
, much. Celebrities like Ilagen. Mel-
horn. Ktrkwood and others will play '
exhibition matches with the masked
marvel en route.
By fall, we will know the coast to
coast par for overland golf. This
knowledge, however, will not play so
important a part in the welfare of
our country as the progress made in.
aviation or radio. But it's interest
ing, if true.
Scouts Hold Rally
At Round-up Park
rKNII.ETO, Ore.. April II
Approximately four hundred boy
WILLAMETTE
AT
SEVENTH
THE EUGEXE GUARD
IN THE MAKING
scouts from the Blue mountain
council which takes In five t-f un
ties in Oregon and Washington
were here recently for annual boy
scout rally in Roundup park.
There will be competition between
troops In all l'nea of scout craft
Ross Dry Flies
Rod3 Reels, Lines
Baskets, Flies, Leaders
If the . baseball or tennis bug
has bitten you Come in and
let us fit you out right, with
SPALDING GOODS
77 East Ninth Street
Whan You're Ready to Play
See Obak!--
SPRING'S HERE and whether you have a few minutes' vaca
tion to pluy pool, or a few weeks to plnv with the fish on the
old MeKoime, we're readv to help vou'
WE ARE HOUSECLEANII(G rijrht now, putting in a mezzanine
pool and billiard floor upstairs, with 11 tables. When finished,
this floor will be a jrentlemen's club and lounging room. There'
will be two 5x10 billiard table?, one C..12 and one .1x10 Snooker
table, and seven pocket billiard tables.
NEW FIXTURES are on the way from Seattle, and will be
installed soon. Mahogany, finished in lieht Circassian walnut
e rx).eet to make ours the finest billiard parlors in Kucene'
and Obak "s Cigar store the '
HEADQUARTERS FOR EUGENE SPORTSMEN!
OBAK'S
One of the very best things that
"Ad" Topperwein does in his daily
shooting exhibition is tbe drawing of
beads of people who are in the public
eye, drawing them on a sheet of tin
with rifle bullets instead of wirh the
brush on canvas, is the report of a
member of the Winchester shooting !
team who will shoot here next Mon-j
day and be will cut out the prof.le of,
I'ncle Sam, an Indian Head, Pres
ident Wilson, or our old friend Mutt.
The beads that most people and
grin clubs ask for are I'ncle Sain and
the Ind an. It takes about U" bul
lets to work out the head of the
Indian and about 350 to make the
profile of I'ncie Sam. Mr. Topper
wein turns them out so quick that it
is unbelievable. He shoots the In
dian Head in less than three minutes
and I'ncle' Sain in four. The guns
are loaded by an assistant.
The likeness is cut out on a piece
of sheet tin ubnut two by four feet,
set out in front of the audience, and
Topperwein sits on the ground nbout
20 feet from his tm canvas and puts t
in the bullets with a 22 Winchester j
automatic. While this is a remark-"j
able bit of work it isn't tbe only kind
of shooting that he does. He is a re-
mnrkable shot and the exhibition will!
Opens
Be ready Confer with us Let us put
ycur outfit into first class shape. 'We
chocse yours just as carefully as we
choose our own.
Complete Outers' Supplies
Our Experience at Your Service v
Eugene, Ore.
be worth the time of everyone in this
vicinity to watch, it ia announced.
It will befin at 3:30 in the after
noon and is free to all comers.
Topperwein has just concluded a
tour which took him through New
Mexico, Texas, Colorado, L'tab, Wyo
niug. Idaho and Arixona. Lay af
ter day the average attendance was
far over the 1000 mark. Topper
wein not only gave exhibitions but
in a number of cities he was invited
to apeak before the Lions. Uotary,
Kiwanis and other clubs and in ev
ery iaa ta nee he accepted and made
excellent talks.
Mrs. Topperwein, who is also an
expert shot, receutly emerged from
her season of inactivity by shooting
at 500 clay targets in the San Au
tonio municipal range in one hour j
and ten minutes, a world's record j
and breaking 4U1, an average of bet- j
ter than & per cent. Her lowest j
score in any 1(H) was 07. She bad
a long run of 1ST, As a warming up j
to tbe endurance and speed test she
shot at 125 targets the day previous
and broke 124, with a run of 102.
Few Birds Found
at High Altitude
HANOVER, April 11. OP) Air
planes have served to give the worli
some definite knowledge of the habits
of birds in the air, according to Hugo
Weigold, of the local provincial mil-'
seum. and this baa corrected a number
of previous misconcepptions.
No air pilot has reported birds
fcigher than 12,000 feet, and most of
tit em do net rice more than 1000 feet
in the air. Tbe blue throat, once
credited with a wing speed of 200 1
miles an hour, cannot actually do bet
ter than US miles, according to nir
pilots interested in ornithology.
FISHING
SEASON
April 15th
Going Fishing?
SeeObak!--
"LANE COUNTY The Finest Fishing Spot in America." This
slogan was invented at Obak's, and will become n stnto and
nationwide motto this, summer. If you want to know how thev
are biting, ask here, for we compile regular bulletins throughout
tne season. B
DRY FLIES Designed by Ol.ak and imported especially for
Kugene sportsmnn. are sold here. These 'flif.s WPI!e 1(l(i0
S" fish mS 'J-"'-""1' nn'1 " guaranteed to git
DON'T FORGET Wp also specialize in drv flv rods leaders
reels ajid lines, and nil fishing equipment. " 1",
"MEET ME AT OBAK'S"
CIGAR STORE and
BILLIARD PARLOR
FOR STATE SHOOTS
To accommodate the gunners who
are to take part in the annual Ore
gon state trap shoot to be staged at
the Kugene aviation field Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday, May 20 to 111, an
other trap will be installed at the
grounds, according; to members of tbe
committee of the Lane County Sports
men s association iu charge of the
event.
Three traps are now in use at the
grounds and (lie fourth, wh;c!i will be
of the most modern, type such as
those at present installed, will enable
the gunners to complete their siring '
Fishing Season
Opens
Wednesday April 15
IT'S GREAT SPORT
We have the
Tackle
WE WILL SUPPLY THE
LICENSE
We sell Fishing Tackle by Mail
Order from us, wo assure prompt
delivery and complete satisfac
tion. AL COOK
is in chargo of our Tnckle department. Ilia assis
tance and advico costs you nothing, but is worth
a groat deal.
Buy your Fishing Taeklo from a Sporting Goods
Store.
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Saturday Evening, April 11,
of l'H birds on alternate trap, j
".t W tn tho tint I-.- . M
ed out. I
rive gunners win fire at each tn-l
and when each has completed hiil
i lion. 'am tlm firing 1in.
j the other squad. I
j This method will add to th uu..l
', nt tl.a at-l.t .. Ml V.
j venient for the entries as well u W I
: ter l"tr tho spectator trb. I
the squads move throucU ths
traps and each complete the itriJ.
of 100 shots without waits.
As the event will be h!d o?n
week-end us well as Memorial H,!
it is expected that there w;y
large number of visitors here frJ
wtr.ou parts of the state as wn
those who are entered in the comp
tion. according to official 0( t
A.
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Baseball Season
is hero and so are wo Lero with
the most complete lino of Base
ball Goods Ever shown in Eu
gene. It sure pays to buy your Sport
ing Good from
Hendershott's
Gun Store
770 Willamette
R. WALLACE
Proprietor
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