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Angling
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Angling at the 1900 Summer Olympics in La Vie au grand air. August 19, 1900.
VenueÎle aux Cygnes
DatesAugust 5, 1900 (1900-08-05) August 8, 1900 (1900-08-08)
No. of events7
Competitors600 (560 French and 40 foreigners) from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) M. Goethiers  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hyacinthe Lalanne  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) N/A  France

Angling was contested at 1900 Olympics in Paris.

At a series of competitions in August, some 600 fisherman, of whom 40 were from 5 countries other than France, participated in 6 separate events and a final contest.

Events

Committee

C'est plus directement le syndicat central des présidents des sociétés et syndicats de pêcheurs à la ligne de France qui est chargé d'organiser le concours. Le comité d'organisation est donc présidé par Émile Ehret, président de l'Association syndicale des pêcheurs à la ligne de Paris ; ses vice-présidents sont MM. Ravet de Monteville (président du syndicat des pêcheurs à la ligne de Lille), J. B. Joulin (président de la société des pêcheurs à la ligne de Haute-Garonne), le marquis de Tanlay (représentant les pêcheurs de l'Yonne), Bichat (président de la société des pêcheurs à la ligne de Meurthe-et-Moselle), L. Rey du Boissieu (président de l'Union des pêcheurs à la ligne de Rennes) et Gustave Frenzer (président du syndicat des pêcheurs à la ligne de Saumur). Tous les autres membres sont comme eux des bourgeois présidant des sociétés locales ou départementales de pêche.

Jury

The jury of the contest has been appointed by the committee of the contest.

It was headed by Albert Petit (vice-president of the honorary committee of the Central Union of Anglers of France).

Its vice-presidents were

  • the Dutchman C. C. A. de Wit (president of the Amsterdam Fishing Club)
  • L. Mersey
  • Doctor Navarre

Its members were

  • Th. Brenot
  • Count Camille de Briey, a Belgian MP
  • André Dejean
  • Charles Deloncle
  • M. d'Hénouville
  • Émile Ehret
  • John Labusquière
  • Louis Lion
  • M. Magnien.

Contestants

Of the 600 contestants, 560 were French and the 40 others came from Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Fishermen, who could be men or women, French or foreigners, of 18 years and above, could enter as individual contestants or as members of fishing societies.

Individual contestants were encouraged to compete in the same heats as the fishing societies of their hometowns in order to simplify the organization.

Any would-be contestant had to pay 3 francs before June 15. Only 500 contestants paid the fees, and the remaining 100 contestants had their fees paid by the organising committee.

Regulations for the contest

Competitor were only allowed one line each, with a maximum of two hooks. While each one was allowed to use a landing net, they could not get helped by another person. Finally, competitors were allowed to use as many groundbait as they wished.

Conditions of the contest

On July 27 and 28, more than 30 tons of fish died because of toxic releases from ruptured sewers near the Pont de la Concorde.

Starting heats

Six "heats" of 100 anglers each took place : Sunday morning for foreigners, Sunday afternoon and two on Monday for non-Parisians (French provincial fishermen), and two on Tuesday for the "local" (Perisian) fishermen.

The first ten anglers of each heat in number of taken fish qualified for the "concours d'honneur" (final) on Wednesday.[1]

1.800 francs of prices were awarded for the six heats: in each heat, a prize of 200 was given tot he contestant who caught the biggest fish and 100 to be distributed among the first ten anglers with the most fish.[1]

Heat Time Contestants Number of taken fish President
1 Sunday morning Foreigners 17 Minister for Public Works Pierre Baudin
2 Sunday afternoon Non-Parisians 104 Minister for Public Works Pierre Baudin
3 Monday morning Non-Parisians 78 Minister of Justice Ernest Monis
4 Monday afternoon Non-Parisians 66 Minister of Justice Ernest Monis
5 Tuesday morning Parisians 264 Prefect of the Seine Justin de Selves
6 Tuesday afternoon Parisians 641 Prefect of the Seine Justin de Selves

During one of the non-Parisians heats, Mrs. B.[Note 1], member of the Fishermen Society of Amiens, finished among the first ten and thus qualified for the "final" on Wednesday.[2]

Concours d'honneur

During the "concours d'honneur" (final) on Wednesday 57 anglers competed. 20 contestants were from Paris. At least 15 contestants belonged to the Fishermen Society of Amiens; they all came wearing the same khaki uniform and the same hat, came with a fanfare band and a cantinière.

They caught 881 fish and the 24 head contestants won a total of 3.800 francs. The jury used the name of their fishing society for the final ranking.[1][2]

The biggest fish was caught by Élie Lesueur, from Amiens, who received the title of "world champion" and to whom the Président de la République Émile Loubet gave a trophy.[1][2]

Palmares of the concours d'honneur
Ranking Name Hometown Notes
 Gold M. Goethiers[Note 2] Louveciennes
 Silver Hyacinthe Lalanne Amiens He caught 47 fish
 Bronze N/A Paris
4 N/A Paris
5 N/A Paris

When the Fishermen Society came back to Amiens, they were bestowed a hero's greeting, with official discourses describing them as the "leading angling company in the whole world."

  • Mrs. B of the Fishermen Society of Amiens[3].
    Mrs. B of the Fishermen Society of Amiens[3].
  • The men's team of the Fishermen Society of Amiens surrounding Elie Lesueur holding his trophy of "champion of the world"[3]
    The men's team of the Fishermen Society of Amiens surrounding Elie Lesueur holding his trophy of "champion of the world"[3]

Public

More than 20,000 spectators attended the four days of the contests.

After only receiving 46 francs on Sunday in entry fees, the organisation committee decided in the following days that they will no longer ask the spectators to pay.

The buvette only manage to break even.

Financial bilan

The angling competition costed 18,000 francs, including 5,600 francs of prizes; meanwhile, the organization managing the Exposition Universelle of 1900 gave to the angling competition a subvention of 14,000 francs and the total of the sums received during the competition, mainly the inscription fees, was around 1,500, meaning that the angling competition ran at a loss.

Expenses
Items Amount (in francs) Notes
Prizes 5600
Advertising 3200
Costs of the manpower 2500
Preparation of the venue 2400
Others -
Total expenses (in francs) 18105
Income
Sources Amount (in francs) Notes
Subventions from the Exposition Universelle commission 14000
Registration fees 1500
Spectators tickets 46
Others -
Total gains (in francs)

Official status

These events have generally not been classified as official, although the IOC has never decided which events were "Olympic" and which were not.[4] There was no such designation at the time of the Games.[5]

Sources

  • Drevon, André (2000). Les Jeux olympiques oubliés. Paris: CNRS Éditions. ISBN 2-271-05838-4..
  • Mérillon, Daniel (1901a). Rapports : Concours Internationaux d'exercices physiques et de sports. Vol. 1. Paris: Imprimerie nationale. T1..
  • Mérillon, Daniel (1901b). Rapports : Concours Internationaux d'exercices physiques et de sports. Vol. 2. Paris: Imprimerie nationale. T2..

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Only the first letter of her surname has been registered
  2. ^ Goethiers is a grocer from Bougival, who caught 70 kg of breams in September 1899

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mérillon 1901b, p. 75-76.
  2. ^ a b c Drevon 2000, p. 143.
  3. ^ a b La Vie au grand air. No. 101. August 19, 1900 https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97383886?rk=21459;2. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Lennartz, Karl; Teutenberg, Walter (1995). Olympische Spiele 1900 in Paris. Kassel, Germany: Agon-Sportverlag. p. 147. ISBN 3-928562-20-7. In many works, it is read that the IOC later met to decide which events were Olympic and which were not. This is not correct and no decision has ever been made. No discussion of this item can be found in the account of any Session.
  5. ^ Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-0-7864-4064-1.
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