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WI UtDVUUVCUIl • 'Angling Content-—Fridav being the day appointed for the angling contest for a medal given by the St. Ronan*# Angling Club* Piper Angus, at an early hour, struck up the Gathering of the Anglers, when numerous competitors appeared, fron? Coldstream to the head of Tweed. After their names being duly enrolled, they marched oft towards their favourite streams; and, agreeably to the regulation* of the club, returned at five, when the contents of their baskets were weighed in the presence of Earl Traqoair and Mr. Hogg, wnen the glory of the day was declared in favour of Mr. Boyd, the club secretary, who killed with the Earl Grey, tr Reform Fly, 20lbs* 10 os. of splendid trout. A* MitcbeU son, Esq., of Middleton, was found next in weight. For the information of anglers it may not be improper to mention that the Reform fly, the recent design of the Ettrick Shepherd, is composed of a Grey wing, and a body the samecolour as the furze of the Brougham, and is found to be kkilling fly in any. river and rivulet in Scotland. At six thecompetitors, with their friends, sat down, to dinner In Bid-dell’s inn.—(Caledonian Mercury.) '
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London Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser
London, Middlesex, GB
Fri, Jun 15, 1832
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