Lads

Three-foot target at 130 yards, if possible on a Steep hillside.

In the target is a bull's eye, and counts . . 9 Within 3 feet of outside of target " . 7

" 6 " " " " 5

" 9 " " " " 3

" 12 " " " " 1

Coup is for 300 at 60 consecutive shots. Grand coup is for 400 at 60 consecutive shots.

(In one or two meets).

Men

Four-foot target at 180 yards, if possible on a steep hillside.

In the target is a bull's eye, and counts . . 9 Within 6 feet of outside of target " 7

" 12 " " " " 5

" 18 " " " " 3

" 24 " " " " 1

Coup for 300 at 60 consecutive shots. Grand coup for 400 at 60 consecutive shots.

(In one or two meets).

Fishing

(By Dr. Henry van Dyke, Author of "Little Rivers," "Fisherman's Luck," etc.) (Boys are those under 14; lads 14 to 18; men 18 and over).

Tackle Making. Boys

To make a 6-foot leader of clean gut, with smooth knots to stand a strain of 5 lbs., coup. To tie 6 different flies, of regular patterns, on number 8-12 hooks, and take trout with each of them, by daylight casting, in clear water, grand coup.

Lads

To make a bait rod of 3 joints, straight and sound, 14 oz. or less in weight, 10 feet or less in length, to stand a strain of 1 1/2 lbs. at the tip, 13 lbs. at the grip, coup. To make a jointed fly-rod 8-10 feet long, 4-6 ozs. in weight, capable of casting a fly 60 feet, grand coup.

Fly Fishing. Boys And Lads

To take with the fly, unassisted, a 3-lb. trout or black bass, on a rod not more than 5 oz. in weight, coup. To take a 5-lb. trout or black bass or a 4-lb. landlocked salmon under the same conditions, grand coup.

Men

To hook and land with the fly, unassisted, without net or gaff, a trout or landlocked salmon over 4 lbs., or a salmon over 12 lbs., coup. To take, under the same conditions, a salmon over 25 lbs., grand coup.

General Fishing. Boys, Lads, And Men

To take on a rod, without assistance in hooking, playing, or landing, a trout, black bass, pike, muscallonge, grayling, salmon, bluefish, weakfish, striped bass, kingfish, sheepshead, or other game fish, whose weight in pounds equals or exceeds that of the rod in ounces, coup.

To take under the same conditions a game fish that is double in pounds the ounces of the rod, grand coup.

Indoor Fly Casting. Boys

To cast a fly with a rod of 5 oz. or less, not over 10 feet long, 40 feet, coup; 55 feet, grand coup.

Lads

65 feet, coup; 80 feet, grand coup.

Men

80 feet, coup; 95 feet, grand coup.

"Every fish caught and kept, but not used, is a rotten spot in the angler's record" (H. v. D.).

Bait Casting

(Revised by Lou S. Darling, of New York. Author of "Tournament Casting and the Proper Equipment.")

With 1/4-oz. dummy frog, 5-ft. rod, indoors, overhead casting, tournament style:

Child class, 40 feet for coup; 50 feet for grand coup. Boy " 60 " " " 70 " " " Lad " 80 " " " 90 " " " Man " 100 " " " 120 " " " If out of doors add 10 per cent, to each of the distances, if cast is made with the wind.

If a wooden plug is used instead of the dummy frog, add 30 per cent, to each distance.