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Show -- 18 nmj.mBaaiim Sunday Herald Thompson Says: J 'There's Money In Drag Racing Outdoor Roundup By Cosey Bown days of fishing came late this year, probably because of the cold-wJune weather, and our reports say the fishing is still slow in most of the lower elevation waters Arnold Bangerter reports Fishlake is back on productive schedule and this favorite 9,000 feet is An example of what one can expect from the rim lakes on the Boulder to the upper Uinta Mountain country. Jeff and Ann Johnson stopped by early last week to say limits of rainbow came easy evening flyfishing the east shore at Fish lake. They used renegade flies and accounted the trip well worthwhile even with the relatively long trip to and from Hyde Park. . Dog: et , The medium and low elevation waters will pick up with the current change in temperatures, with some of the seasons best fishing to be had " from now on at the like of Scofield, Bear Lake, Strawberry, and the front mountain streams. The last named are home to Utah's brown trout populations and the larger brown spawners now come easier to the creel as they go into their . production period. . By KURT FREUDENTHAL INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. (UPI) It's his love for speed and ingenuity that keeps Mickey Thompson going. The California speedster Is credited with holding nearly 500 national and international en- durance records. Later this year he plans to tain another-- crack at the overland records on Bonne ville's salt Cats and December he'll spend in Australia drag racing. And finally, he wants another crack at the Indianapolis "500," the world's richest auto race, but not until he feels cars stock block with equipped engines are equal in power to the racins plants of Ford and Qffenhauser. At 40. the speed kine from Long Beach, Calif., is leaving most of the driving to his Hawaiian sidekick, Danny On- eais. Their latest Droiect is a pair of Mach 1 Ford Mustangs which they have raced on drag strips throughout the country all year, winning more than so per cent of the events they All in all the period from now to close of the general angling season Nov. 30, summerizes to a great time for fishing when you include the Indian Summer weather, the lunkers of the feed, and elbow room aplenty as most of us stow away the tackle and take entered. to the hunts with rifle and or shotgun. "We've WHICH reminds that the dove hunt continues t through this month, with a pickup in the wing shooting 'opportunity coming Sept. 27, when the Huns, chukar, blue ani ruffed grouse seasons get underway. A fine time to take both tackle and blunder buss afield from How en. ' DEAD fish, many of them trout of size, began showing up in the Strawberry River below the lake last, week and they brought a host of questions to the ZKoundup, and our state fishery folks tell us this is "what happened. , -- " Tht river' below the dam was treated with vrotenone to remove a heavy population of chub and other rough fish. They were removed to pre-- ; vent eventual movement downstream behind the new Stravation Dam where impounding waters - this fall will form what is expected to be another - fine trout water. ' :. A detoxifying station was set up downstream jnear Stinking Springs to prevent any kill of fish below Hhat point. The rotenone got the rough fish as intended the upper portion of the river but somehow a slug 'Jot the chemical got by the neutralizing station. The 'result was an apparent loss of all fish some miles downstream into the upper portion of the Wild Straw berry which was set aside as a fly fishing only area some five years ago. Fisheries chief Don Andriano tells us that though ; , the Stinking Springs and upper canyon area were .wiped out, the lower part or some 10 miles of the . raced In 39 states ana that's the best any car has ever done," said Thompson, who is recognized as one of drag racing's foremost innovators. He started one of the first drag strips years ago at Long ueacn and despite a myriad of business commit ments decided to soend the Labor Day weekend at Indiana polis Raceway Park because he considers the Nationals the most competitive event in drag racing. In draif racing they let you use your inventive mind." said Thompson, who has introduced a number of innovations for the "500." "And did you know that attendance at drag racing surpasses other racing? now Japanese 27-O- ct. " Yours for fun, Casey Mi i ) it" "There are classes for every type of car, from 25 horsepower on up," he said. But he didn't hide his anxiety to get back into "500" competition, or to make another assault en Utah's salt flats. "My goal is to hit 425 miles per hou- on the flats, in both directions," he said. "Then I'll said he Thompson quit." reached 411 mph in test runs, but in one direction only. The record, both ways, is 409 mph. His cars have taken a crack at the Memorial Day "500" here six times. In 1963 Ai Miller finished ninth in a Thompson machine. Tho year before Dan Gumey was sixth when mechanical problems cut short his maiden ride. said when they Thompson increase stock block engines from 320 to 345 inches "so the small individual can race, too," he'll return to the speedway. That r;ould give file stock block engine an additional 65 horse power, he said, and should be on the enough to take conventional power plants on an . equal basis. f ' 'p WHEN THE BIG' FISH STORIES are being swapped, Leo A Taylor, left, of 635 N. 500 W., Provo, and James A. Arizona, Kartchner, formerly of Orem now residing have photogaphic evidence to back their story. The time was August 1919; the place, at the head of Strawberry River. Wayne Kartchner, who later moved to Palo Alto, k TTTT U Sears ANNIVERSARY DAYS Minoru Omori, a newspaper publisher and organizer of Pa cific University, said,. "Some students want to travel to the U.S. in the winter holidays and do some skiing, so we asked Chaiha Igaya, one of the most famous skiers in Japan, about Squaw Valley, Calif." Minoru now in Utah with 123 foreign students, said that Cha iha Igaya had advised . .that the best snow and facilities in the United States are in Utah and agreed to act as special advisor to the student group if they went to the Salt Lake area Aburzzese. 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Your cost is only 1 0 of the total cost. V It SALT LAKE CITY (UPI)- -A group of Japanese students Odds and Ends Great Basin and both brood stock and production of young birds were about one third below normal - thu3 the later opening as a protective measure . . . Fall 17, turkey season is longer than usual, Sept. with a two bird limit in the south state hunting areas . . Pleasant visit with Arlington Snow and Phil deLaMare. Old timers and avid anglers, their report of "best fishing ever" was good to hear. Of course, no one keeps their hooks in the water more than these two born companions . . . Tight rules and regulations "governing taking and use of falcons as they were recently set by Utah's fish and game board. Among others, every falconer must be licensed now. r f Praise Utah Area York Jets quarterback Joe Namath has officially sold his share of the controversial The goose hunt starts one week later than the nightspot, Bachelors III. October 11, duck season this year, and not until Nov. Rozelle did not name a date of sale, though he said 15, in Daggett County. Upwards of 90 percent of Namath's interest was bought the Canada geese taken in Utah are brooded in the by former teammate Ray ' "This is big business $750 worth in this country annually and a good drag racing driver makes more than $100,000 a year." who described Thompson, himself as the largest manufacturer of high performance enspeed equipm gine components, wheels and tires is a drag racing bug because "you can take your family car and go racing with million Skiers quality fishing area sustained losses as evidenced by checks made of the total stream. Major fish loss was 'i the brown trout for some miles beiow the springs. !. The major fishery product in this area comes from plants of catchables. It should be good angling next year as it is restocked except for the brown trout which will take several seasons to reach the lunker size of some that were killed. . The fishery folk admit an as yet unexplained er- -' ror and they are still seeking the answers. In the meantime, time, their chief goal was accomplished in the We feel mat Utah would be removal of rough fish. Looking ahead to the new dam one of 'he best candidates for on Strawberry it is probable the brown would have the Winter Olympics," he add ed. eventually been removed anyway since there is no place for this species in our lakes under the present fish- NAMATB SELLS SHARE ery program - and the Stinking Springs area will be NEW YORK (UPI)-- Pro covered by the new portion of the lake when the dam football Commissioner Pete Rozelle said Tuesday that New is constructed. - 1 r 373434 ENTERPRISES, INC. 825 Columbia Lane 375-149- 1 Provo SHOP AT SEARS AND SAVE - Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back Sears 207 N. 1st SHOP 'TIL 9 PJIi WEST, PR0Y0, UTAH MON., WEDV TKUP.S., FR!. |