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Show PLY CASTERS BREAK THREE WORLD'S RECORDS NEW YORK. May 10. Three world's records were claimed by tho memberp of thc Anglers club of New York In their third annual fly and bait casting tournament tourna-ment at thc Harlem Mere In Central Park. The conditions wero not at nil conduslve to unusual fasting, variable winds affecting af-fecting the flight of the lines, but this did not prevent Dr. R. Johnson Held fron. surpassing anything that has even beon done, so far as ls known. In balt-casllng for distance with a quarter-ounce bait. At his first cast ho covered a distance of 141 feet, nt Ills second 150 feet and his Inst of tho five tests netted him 161 foot. The previous American record for amateurs ama-teurs was 131 feot 6 Inches, made outdoors, out-doors, and 137 fe't for professionals made Indoors. Dr. Held was not the only one to eclipse these records, Ed. Rice making a cast of 142 feot on his second attempt. The salmon ily casting for distance, open to amateurs and professionals, resulted re-sulted In some excellent performances. Among the competitors was W M. Plcv-Ins Plcv-Ins of North Hamptonshlre. England, who came to Now York especially to take part in tho tournament. The Briton will carry home with him the title of amateur champion of tho world with a salmon rod 15 foot long for his beat cast yesterday was 129 feot, supplanting sup-planting the old record of 120 feet. The piofcsslonal record with tho same length of rod was also Increased ot 140 feet by E. .1. Mills, the old mark being 124 feet S inches, made by John E, Knight of Ireland. |