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RP ote ae es x Fi a ees one s eo: = : Sx ~s Sa oi eee cons apne eee ay nee — é et = 7 = ABA - ; ; ie See ae, > a a ih Sak ee IER Se a ners ; eae Ne aes =e eta Aare ah mf? e560 ABA DD daognOOsOn 483 | Intelligence of Wild Animals............... 324, 444 | Colorado Big Game Future...............-. as Aq Michigan Warden........-... se a ees Pose aE erOiGeAd VM bule acim eesk + cetind eect ene 102 | King Snake and Coral Snake..................-- 144 | Connecticut Adopts Plank.........,......- bse 406 PIMASTAtOnY. perk chice+ ese aah : \yi Vehitin i t TAOIC EN TALS HME ath ty.cei taste retest eee arene ee LOS8| Pabradore Diclksenaceet te tare peer oun ce emicceieeea ie LS CuUviers 0 Free emake cc SNe ee ere eerie 70 Minnesota Game Proteétion...............+.--+. OT Weerhcinaes, Wiel Shh ence sce t0d da aaccchngncee ce ieee re By | | Mey fednidatovetsyes navel Pea AClS, fn ay A reese yn gaonen 224 | December Afternoon.....-....necpeeeenecness sneer 29 MOIIES 2.2.2 eee eee Meee eee eee ee ee ete eens 241 | January Afternoon........ ORE Airs ba nee tioh AGW Vouse samp gene sei acienn eet ee cette nents PASS Deer die Commecticutens saree aeceneemteateeee tients 228 Names of Birds and Animals..........-.--.--..-+ WA euiste One VATLertiOb i). oti sent slulaceic einem SP (Oveteranok \AVAUBS A tA ar aA AARON Sty Soest einac et 504 | Dogs for -Wounded Deer........ dee adcicicin 2+. 488 Nevada Schools.......1++ Phe... Wigzas crime B+: " (d Brols\ at gee Ce eae ge Me rn Aa aoe he wie 281 Heron, Teshate, Soe MURR be SODO ODS] sjosMNOD 504 | Dogs I Have Owned...... HAtoOhUCAGHsAlnsn aoe 365, New York Commission...... Te2L,, 41-10 MieGuire: MUlOS camiols- rulrcee eee eae e Eee Sekt Eom BHA || (Ohiaaves (Ovelutr avs aye Hass AOS ays eendecte yu ion 24) Doom of the Big Game: . 5. cee cscs cnn oe ern cere 125 New York Forests, Fish and Game.......... WEGIMOTICS ys srs ite cee aces Seater arate et atone 122) |E@ rhinos Acadia yen cere eeeeateeaty aati Age BES, GEE |) ID ibiolke IBkO rab nS pocanaeoosboaaendsvaceaqonuecds 426. New York Game Seizure.......... 421, 441, 461, 481 |] Millinockett ................ Paso odoin oes 3,1] neo ylimeer tT CUM EL ale nie er se htas Rate ee Cetra l et ee Teen me ere PES |) IDEs aie “WManyovetsennonpcoosdocostc ae sobecdessss 425. North American Association..........+.+++.++++- HOT Vins! eViarks sPiperss Gard etieccsssuaette peters. Son) Bagthers ane sVicitieyallewn ieee ensue .24, 123, 385 | Ducks.Breeding in New York......\........... 189 Platform aval Rey, daanentalergucam aa 55 555245005 2, 281 | Newfoundland Caribou Shooting................ 183 | Panthers in Western New York............0+se0 4] Ducks on Long Island...... awuftaferofaaiseiietelatalaeehes 246 Quail Shooting in Minnesota..........++-.000++0+ 1 New) Guinea Sina rede. esti. cape eerie seRoein set 482. Panther, Ways Of...-.....+ccseeeseseeeseeeneeeees d45) (PR rereladesn ermetastessieaiemterestele Bah otahsh oe Vata. were eet eee 488 aye Vorone (Crehnnl er are ieee Ten Ane ee aes 1, 281, 361 |] Now and Then............... 1 ee ET es ANAS BiB PS yonyovesial Avie UUhtS Ps aan deconndsensnaedssbesonoe 384 | Phas hiorn web Cri Sa Oleic eet etcteen teeta tent ainteer ae 286 Seabee, Guess AAAS Sho acidebyon soto SPi| Notes frome the Woods, ....ossesee ener rae 83 | Skunks and Hydrophobia............s00.+.----> SPy || Tabanan; AVIAN. An cnonannosqeasadenarn aes LOD. DeamDepths. 72... o oes seer eee cee actresses 441 | Parsonage Window......+.sscccceeeesereccreweces IGP, | ASsmelSteS eaGE IKEA a ered eneinGactonmarngtdodns ooas bed 266 | Forest Reserves as Game Preserves...........- 225 PID OMStuA SHA. sumer renee meee attr Tine SD Beshtigo® “Same=:5, eeu 4+. cued eee ee see peas 4221 Southern California Notes..........+seeseererees PY || Obvope IBEbhaMb Ns oan dc Sbaaorseaninsonkoyconsaqtines 227 SPL, SOOM. ves eee sean eees 121, 141, 161, 301 | Poke-o-Moomshine..........-..0+e+cee0e> 384, 484, 503 Squirrels ls IP SiCh ats, 355.33 Jo ORE OREM DON acre ALIS. > 405 | French Presidential Sport................e.seee- 165 OUT A OOP mish nee ripen ene sere etre SLSPole, New PWaAy tosieocehet -acbateulgey fo. meee AZSASaiirceisetlabits, Ofeslessn cess ssilesece cess sae Byes GEE (Cetona, (Cibhatarbalsse ooo ocndnnudobnduosone bed shansdlG5 29 Swecpstdke ShOOpig gatas ts.c t's se elea eerie 401 | Reminiscences............+++-+-- terns ait ate 22s IOZil Statebtn mene se We see treet, aes ieee ecu leeds alates orate Rovner 404 Game iMiarkets.wamaeeuautasicc scenes veeseee 45 DISET Sa ead san Rae: SAAD DORA a Saeene 41 } Sam Lovel’s Boy, on’ Reading..........-.--++-- LLIN PALO ERT Yon qos breed an Janes 150 4donagsasadantecs Z2GG0| Gate” VWiele bitse-.prcdcneteseerseer ceisler ae icicle 5, 30, 228 Trappers’ Camp........- i.e eeeee scene cteeennes POUNESamoath sian tele toeean 1 eel ance nl lavearaene Ele || dersvalst gba, Gites TBlobisich ay qnnds 64 qn das6onopsSoedsoor ALG || (Geers, IMCS Chia jy sossupodeadovdantcorcronstcoondes 25 Trapshooting, International..»...............+6. 421 | Sand Dunes of Long Island..................-- 303 | Tragedies of the Woods......... ts ere ee SA 965 | M@oosine Upisoderesccans.aveee oom Galena 86. = a s. “ SOROS, ARTHAS Seen deh yTrhtiG DORA AG ores 382 | Turtle’s Homing Imnstinct.......... Settee ee enee ee 5 | Goose Hunt in Two Hearts........... suena 464 3 Seminole *iifee (arent corte es see « re ene 262 | Vermont, Notes of a Trip Through.............. 163 | Goose Shooting Episode............... eos HR UITE 27 THE SPORTSMAN ‘TOURIST. Stag. at- Groh tate arerepe nen Lay Shes bee ie 142 | Wild Animal Experience. .104, 188, 228, 243, 266, 285, | Guido, Death of..........scsscseeesesensersneenes 406 RtrpndacleP lice Nace... See ie. AmB SEO SO, TAI aint ia ass yet seal ey eee ER a 182 ‘ 304, 346, 364, 464} Gun Licenses ..........--- pogadotboudsdsgdonecbe 466 Appalactiians, Southern............eseseceeesvees Sel eile) MN ReB Sing onan dude wach eso. Aen Sone omnes 404 | Wild Pigeon Breeding..................--+- 464, 485 | Human Dogs Dog Deer......... fecsta telat oaiaatit rises 129 AOpaidchiane Parl... pe pees eee ea. ee 243, 383 Abel, INCA vamohecl (ok ea nam aso ooosbonoosSsnaoeae 83 | Wolves, North Carolima..........+-..+0+sseerneeee Jaboros suore (Esubl yor ooh onondanonoboBehcosdeddubcoues 145 HSGAOIKGL IRS Say SCR Op A maa nan terhooancobunnsnam ne 103 Mout pogueain, «1+. sees Leaie | DoeSeDO eer ipate 402 |} Woodcock, Englishs.............- Perc Ore wo3db Hunting Licenses..... Rpatetariteces locate etal eestor eens 326 . As Seen Between the Limes.........cccsececeecee 109 | Dultanw 2.22... eect eee cere ee ese rete eee eee Woodpeckers, Concerning Johnnie’s First Moose......... aa S@vaceiapraenes AEE q ' pane bra ir: (oy) A ere et ae, q49| Virginia, In Olds ees eee oe ene eee Woodpeckers. sont bra dA anldiahogedoeth0 Bebo 5 ADI. Tena, 2X84 WeApaoosdngoougnoneeonsabessac eats 446. A a ae 185 | Mirese Ghee O TAM... <..)) eee oe ct Zoo Guide BOOk....s00seeeeceeeeerenreeceseseeees Ibpsolnana, (Cle WBinasecogocods veeeeeeeeneeteas 11 BBB Sea eteiclc. ke et lawanenremeoe: Want Dow ILpclse, OhW Bondo gana scose boon braacoyanuesesss o BOCA ari CoE MMP ona. eto. a eal Where the Loon Laughs.........2:i:0+ 493, 443 462 ; | ReSTettt lems abi armereanstsceae este Se ei aiate arate s6.o-steetbegeee Boyhood Memories: a SV Vai ECCS etter ee use aysteiste sone nist 84 GAME BAG AND GUN. Lumber Camps and Game........00+. +++. ..128, me T. Win Clase sQWarters:ds.sncscsve-seeener ss boat Winters: elyenin pp cnurumecsmedissMerh cet. vr sea 122 | Adirondack Pie ppg IsdbsScEnerhaeEsbIon Se040b998 69 | Maine and Saniewlage ILHOSBAGOSg ssn ovdacny Perera UT Se Ci iSaniverts | Bootsy nen iuLoeaae ie 1, peal aimee rss = Ra derea ca ..n a a eNenemncoe entrance kee 92 | Adirondack Deer Hunt. -...s0eeeeeeee eee eeee ss 2M Maine and Sportsmen....... Ps ee eceegeee eat TUE), An otter WRicst Ttonee, aie ee eee Poe) Ce OMstOmeN eatiioes Anat Fe ars ean 502 " Adirondack Guides’ Association.................- 86! Maine Legislation.......-.....+- Hegnmoes EBOOLO 2 s " ' = a _ i AOE. or A Rf vee Page. Maine Game Law....... Paige erect es phate sac oelOD [Man and Weapon .....csrccreesssenecceee eee. Waele, March Afternoon.......0.seseee0s Preece Sh Massachusetts Association.........- debinicks +266, 406 Massachusetts Game..... Ra tae ee PR caacties thes 'Megantic’ Dinner........ Desde hoes binsidised saan 89 Moose Back of Trousers Lake............ eae 128 Moose in New Brunswick........... Mavauadetahagtalate teens Moose in Quebec....... ASR cate hose saeint ae -130 Murder in“the First Degree............cceeeeoes 487 Jorg Re DE nee, Se An 8 Sp OR AEG ad seca eins a dE New Brunswick Moose Head................05- 51 New Hampshire Forest........0.-.2000s secre sees 30 New York Association..........++0000+s Depo ag se castes 70 MNewr ork Fish “and Ganten.. .cyeiisilesmaaellees 89 New York Forest, Fish and Game Interests. .,185 Wew York Game Seizure..............-..20005: 425 New York Sportsman’s Show.......s.-+.esseees 187 Wew Jersey Deer and Flickers................... 286 MWfion-Resident Dicenses..............-.+----:0% .. 346 North American Association..............cesee0s 106 ‘Ovigiaretar DISS. - De Rak oos boOO GbE iO Ojon hie ees 49 HUET Ge AIG pSACONN oF tA deg Relea nasiPnr melas talons 245 ORGSA KON) TRO Soiree ay to A Ooride coOObUEOUdoLEL 326 Pennsylvania Forest Preserve...,...++:++55++05- 51 Pennsylvania Game Laws............-0seeseseee 129 Pheasants on Vancouver Island.................. 107 Possession Tl SE SEASON! Mel.) eellelet-teisne tees 2 69 Obst TB biabicoRes oo cor dae ee eee ee ion sara int 188 Quail in British Columbia............- ge 268 [Rabbit Hunting..,.....0sesc4seeseeeneseWev esses 426 Reminiscences and Things.............-.....-.-306 Bithode lsland. INOGES. .c. 366 LB kecy trod Stone bel see Soest pore 6, 27, 49, 88, 105, 126 Men gs Celine att tadaows wins poetnersecce ccs 166, 225 Mlboterite: GAMES yo. eel eletesefere cetie ew he bev eos 446 Biniuiceys me @biistinaSe ps orc patiness wae igiclea tas weslatanate 7 ibinlceyentOl uci kKSolvates wets ser cict bse tec se sae ss 5 / Turkey Hunter’s Bull Luck..................... 268 OMapitineap peal fOl.-o;-neyssnnnner snfee ne rats ae ae 266 Washington, Change in........... eee cece eee ares 145 j SREP AMERY TEAC] Cy Se SPEEEN Cini tons caea reine nr ce 406 Brest) Var ott CCTs. cn. cen ced eee e+ cle vce cieielslee ete 130 Wild Goose Trapping Expedition................ 125 Wire Cartridges, Home Made.................+-- 366 ; Wisconsin Deer and Bear............-+---.+-+- 405 ‘Woodchuck AARC. IEICE I BOE oie eee ict adr 306 Woodcock and Wood Duck.................5..-. 487 Wooodcock, English in America:.,...:.-......... 27 Yellowstone Park Hay Cutting.....:............. 130 Brellowstortes anlcy ya aeemenennde en ate ses cass fans 26 _ SEA AND RIVER FISHING, FAlbino Fish........... Wat et treat teh Bree ee nessa 72 American Fisheries Society......-..+.-+0+- tee 91 ARR RISS LOM BOOK tory ete tate ty Oe ees ear to OCS Fett are ae 529 Brmrolers (@IMest: CACHVE.. jecncscncrccecacresacten 52 pAneline Trophies, Permanent.......-.0...+.0s:- 49) BSG Cres lh lpn stim oA dae share sient 370 [ASS Teter ed eral loan 2S eS Os SG 167 SAS SHODNSIIT seam eee cot ine tae: seb sen ne teI a. 248, 268 Bass Fishing in the Delaware..................-.- 409 Beles taMzatt CON aero ye fe het tt sacs. capo cee ble ¢ aha 269 Beaverkill Sabbath Day................2.000000+ 387 mebetween Gastsiionssscostenee ss hs es edceeeesans 447 Bibliotheca Piscatoria..... atm ner tp het rts Ss 288 Hey. cle Hashing, Mitpiccs.++seresenes +t 71, 90, 111, 181 BACK eb ASS 1S) ES ICMELS. bebe rie rete sierieiseis acter «6 247 | Blooming Grove Park Trespass Case...........- 450) STI esew AKG. « Rian Aeneas Ae os Atal s Ano ahha Reet 370 Cabin by the Lake...............00.00- 1. B87, 449 Galifornia Trout Fishing.............00..0++405+-368 Canadian Camp-Fire Stories................ 228, 269 RGaeps itt MEL OTOUTON (BAY as oo oe ne roe, easier +2 2210 LOGUE Gh TRIS eS reso aliyae i aees schyrcmeciy Pe ae ase 490 Seal attatid aan aetlctoee ee ye se Seams tian eked Seether 449 ‘Chicago Fly-Casting Club............-.........- 270 Chinooks, Afternoon With...................... 428 Clinton’s Letters.........sasee05- Hareb =e Ane 426 } Color in Differentiation......3.............2.0055 190 Denny’s Wares ey adele che neice Ria eoteape a © asl Goats 19) Miistrict. of Columbig.....,<-.-.----s<-0--nsse 249, 288 ‘ els i: 2... ene; Teenie slats ofes setiloseelselsleinsats ee e280 Tie ARe(e einee Pep naninnnonccce ao eons aie ++ 2AT Fishing Points....... Perot site Ona DA GEOR ES Bee yal i ishing Rod as Lightning Conductor....:.....- 488 - ~ _ rr re cc Kune dain oe Page. Pie sam repestststers A cletiea ee oo Fciiers cys xa ote 0s epatotaty nea teehta 827 Fly-Book Suggestion..........0seccesnecanes sone ee d08 Ise TAR RMSE nnene her gonnecpuuebacn pater cave e ee: Glenmere Lake)... 52. tssysecsectescesessess e000 0008 (CER DRE! teadao acon a slalaBicesa orate ACCT Tiger iets 447 Grayling of Michigan.............. SIs Baas 481 Greenwood Lake Fishing.........-..+, seesesseo 0 A68 Harmsworth, Alfred C........ccneeecenese eee See ROL Hauling Gear on Southwest Ledge......... bane s009 Hudson River Fish.........cesssceesees ddtesega 0 AAT TCT Re oe ppsoun pH OOu Coe b BUCEASEBBOnEELUCoC 230 Industrious Fishermen..........cesssseeeeses00* 10 TRGani Ge. IGE Eero aaeaiadhtd Mcnecedddocorcticltteriginon 827 eT PESTA ole < disleis alae s exlelas a 13,2 eoaheneran 429, 467 ILete: Sen (Res, Ange didn onnecd beans soH50¢ 190 SEIT LEYS) POE ttt eis chi sare Vapor eslaan tee eet on 308, 368 Landlocked Salmon Spawning........,.....+++5+ 10 ILENE hey ACIS aH bnnaeganenreercnotetis wig rcs 190 Massachusetts Association.........-....... 52, 229 Massachusetts Fishculture.............essnessee 91 Massachusetts Game and Fish...............++5+ 248 Wie santrem Gl tien eunaennamet na eet anuneieney srr sect 190 Witikeeari dur Otiie sacesaacieneen sen olbidarcns sect 371 VIRTaISGeyl OTe meted syeteyeereleprele sities ety tie eee pete el 248, 347 IN Yovseenet Aa eee pana yen bo roo doin ores’ 390 INE ESuea Tea NUS ATT COS en atinerstere eritin tsom preres riepe tmteyeistes 369 New Brunswick Salmon Rivers................. 410 WW aionbbalsbebouch JP ebbonet se Oyen Caters Obl > oop anors 148 Newtoundiland! Wale: Ss ieise.sesnne seen: oF 270, 468 New Hampshire. Hatcheries. -......25+5-.-.0+--- 170 New Hampshire Lake Trout..................... 190 Nie WanvOlLkas GomImisSiOnegeh neds remeber = > aialevelete 30 New Mork shishctlturestssa este dece fence welts sles 31 INGENES Piswitigs (2.4 caaese neds ssantntens senor et 308 ‘North American Association, .......++eecseereeees 10 (pire — Noa aibatte, pape Gb eyo tata i: IOC Acti eCac 52 Onondaga MAtiolersqe eran seme wtlels cite esis atele ales 230 Ontario Bass Waters, Restocking.............-- 429 (Ovnsunbays: IDR Ay semat cos opcode ln Hanon anccordootore 248 (Oksennenpnysinre. JeaeaebHeS: yo6- beso vmoocoongacchagnp 31 @Ouananiche Spawning..2.......sserewscsterseeees 491 Pikeeratideeiclkcerel scent tatisascnsterudey 4s = 2 s4l 231 Teibite,. IDE (Ohalen ce Ang nara dodtogg dG0ouUd JOUCUtAAa 110. PO THOM NG ent S LLCS wenetapele eter ai pbeeerraninrttersleriatele aistebete 7 288 Potomac Fishing: ‘Sjungudbeiye JaWa bed hwo os 9G at 6 See OUe ate OIC 110 WS avebskerhing Evalfel Vawovedbhetery vo reeaseidn on ois soo bad 180 eatple sEtainting- w@reekss2.taghmasan seule se series 187 Wieisleubanrdonorg IDR Sr i pus Sho bucioc cbocogecenen 189 FSO me UNOfMenclatiie..camares ce yrieties = ss a9 347 Potomac South Branch Menaced.......... 170, 190 BGLomeAc: sbineAbenediantnesos etn yeie is Ph ioc 491 Public and Private Waters....................- 30 Quinnat Fry Salmon Planting................5+5 167 Qias Saat em ec Copies tteralsietatalespelactaia aevererctersiaicisterriae 488 Rainbow Trout Spawning..........sssssseeeeee 52 Red Trout of Canada....... 109465550006 J hotewd 131 Remembered Events......222s0s20ssss0ren erasers 148 Rito desma cae yVatensiec etce teases fens cet d ae 407 yore evatéhece Tetley «iene adnan Sanh toa n uicety ane 369 Sale sor hishenn Glose SeaSOlercuprelerisits ce ter : 231 Salmon Angling Excursion:.............+.,..5.4. 249 Salmon Fishing Reports BGO DGE fic Stl Rett tie beets eS 467 Syillinfoyel WokySise see srogoeefiasenaesbaenos9peso tude 148 Syhioakonal SVEMKONy Valet as cn nr coe chne odo denon ten. 389 San Francisco Fly-Casting Club...170, 291, 331, 368 RS CATIEE eISIS. «5 = ster tele nratireboteseyy ease Dapelalake sdasac Hessse aes 270 , Scap INS oo soe ornbrerooeed Reber p ceded 349 ~Steee plleytoyes TROIS. bap o Apu bbs Adenosiatand 408, 428, 507 Settler and Loaded Cigar................., eat a8 507 Siewairiar WSyshaah ger = sin hood DASH O CEO oCOA AOE GMenoond 406 Shad Culture in Hudson River.................. 506 Sineyol sim Sy INS eiehiie, doahos hoohteneordqddtedaed 11 Shao Jeu Subeelsr Cee Ae oh ee we 4p AD ESO BE SOORE 429 Stripedaesassteane- Live rtltactiitrtscyt serie kites 247 Glierll kc Sut calls Oyy-Slwley isa eestecsesistercls: ertie = 248, 268, 288, 309, 347 Marporneandes atk. enters slaleiecd ais Wo wee , 4 A08 Ateachoxorat Ayanol “Wiehe 5os6 Aca cAanane omeAan Sanne eoads 91 Wteneoverar bis, “Naboo suse aogosoere ct oopocern ssa eec bens 388 Tarpon Club, OY WAS iad ate dent cedriod odode 290 Tarpon Fishing Tackle and Outfit............... 510 iracditdionss eWurhelia Mleup111-)-tfel-tl-l~ «| «terete 448, 466 ‘TPrwonsye caiatal TENE Ge rotst wen OSCre ood kc aor i eit care 148 ‘Trout IDeyelOpmentS se. .eceees cic serves sesan a. +467 plenoriteels cosh irmy nee cee ee craeencs s » a remmarc C 447 Apienoye: ARMS IVINS Gaeeoonnaceccoe ee uEeeniur Pee 288, 309 biegbn abel TDIURAKS \Wieikese Sk oe ener cocoon cl 408 “TRiecougha sha AWesse Wires voltage a 6 ay ohio: ce 200-1 410 Gheowbks, AL eee vide, Sunmtlll§ 4546 sddggonecogeedonsdde 349 Gls onWe Neves UST 5644 asa goebeae ee 72 Atresct: “ERIS to a noi epee aie: Re. stemnead 268 Trout Waters and Eel Pots.............5......... 467 Trout Waters Near New York...... Uy apevanNge 290 Trout, Western ........ SE dnb abe idee (bbb Boeediie, 489 ST riaWe Olitbie stoi shies uesasee as ales pene cavers A eet ely: 371 Munem the Wast. lec. cenee: scree esse ences 430 | Vermont Pike Hatcheries................ Dalene tel) Wall-eyed Perch........ apc Orta ny ACE GER see 231 é Page. Wanton Trout Killing......... Serie ...10, 72 Where the Trout Went....... AAA ei See lees eon Winnipesaukee Winter Fishing..............+0++ 189 Yellowtail Record.....-..- Deiat alates Meeene fal eat 90 YACHTING. (Illustrated Articles Marked *.) , American Yachts and Yachting.........-..s..05 252 ANNA) Sevens PAK SrkR Moore Richie be Want elite aoe vee es #74 Weegee s God qsacoadodemee actor mounts re eesti OASpRILGe GAM «+4 ste sce c1sr0 Bg ceotd vet Pet tea Ye Case a etal oT RSG 472, Jae Kol Teeal Ss IOs sap atb ada bosoue 4 Otlanont: 419 BansheG (itetedis ier bec-svemanestssnves net oases tite’ 35 Battle of the Yatches..../..¢....sesssceeeceeeees 476 Boat Stopping Apparatus in Norway............ 515 Boston Letter....20, 34, 53, 75, 95, 114, 150, 172, 191, 213, 282, 251, 272), 313, 383, 858, 874, 394, 412, 484, 450 ‘ 472, 493, 512 (hibeenatel SAS 2 aIR dodo duprnHdtenanheeta ets aut e +32 DB TOFU CHOW ge atstsl idciasonancstcetabddetbberabunokuoon FAB 4 Independence Correspondence.............. 432, 475 Intercity Cup for Raceabouts..................- 456 Tintenmacronaly Siro wal Se leeeeyeietsis eeeleetierat = cesivieretyre siete 20 BLES Cll Glas abe visto tte ood et chat ol Setalie te eremeboretel ters ste eh afar E hs Gree 495 San allie wee sesreeas 2 sates ten Age ee A Sateen nls Cee Yoo ee #233 Larchmont One-Design Class............0..2005: 57 EASCHE Pye te neat Lo 2ibs Dasani oaee hie dee ae long ate ne os) Licyd’s Register of Shipping..................... 476 NINE VGIENREORS Oh shrerees RPE. Gh £25 Oren MAREN GOTT 13. Marine Exhibits at Sportsmen’s Show......... 215 IW RECS PeTSLe TU er crear COUR GO CE SES Laced hey Perea rents SP fet *151 Wise tert iclgaee ne tiecdy (japanese tape Aes ht Re eee a 5 36 Modern Cruising Yachts, their Design and GOMSIEUCTIONS oretre eerste War nesta: 112 New Boat for Twenty-five-foot Class:,.......... 74 New Home of New York Y, C............,..-» 77 New Home of Chicago Y. C................ sosog tt New Measurement Rule, The.......... 195, 334, 354 Obituary: yShaaerene, Taide eke n 5 ouonpoetoon Hoo T debe” L 78 Bolnerrinee @ lage Se estes a ayaa easelereireedsssrctetetvapeaesas: 1 196 eae, |roilowal TE oy eae on eae ee Mee tee Ae. 17 etna. Willie AMP ape es db Bor titer aeteec ta cane 20 QAiO) WHO date eh ho ok tba eobesnmnon Odd sede *375 Treigay TERUG ge eden ser bute Sb HOA Bae #353 etabsi gia ID op han ahaeanshenansenocaase ye ODA OTE Savalas verse yop heet PSD OETA ait oe RAD AAO 516 Sehoomer \\Vabne ce slleshot vas saps « \orstne cee *356 Seecawarbaleratnthiesedve Agee nrc. + ueedimece nels 35 SOE! ies coe soon nc onccre CUCeEROD oof 155, 283, 313 Sitamaroc kar Wrearcrprs-ctstes erate + occ nee #375, 432, 484, 450 Small Yacht Construction and Rigging..*374, 395, #414, 433, *451, *474, #494, 512 3 —— ee Page. Shoal Draft Sloop, 25ft.....0ccseeccecusesecsencer *96 fear] eaieitve Cees HEATER itis Cea s.ccses, Suh aps Raunieie ay de .» 36 | Taormina ....+++ Ree Rata ake acale viele a Hid roti, on ATG Unlucky Ships...... WeeHE Ade ced se naive csew bees sae 96 Vanderbilt Wins Lawstlit........0-sscsesecceones 2a Vanessa ...cscvess Asti ice thet GU CUE UGE an DET Ronen 515 Western Yachts....... Beech a tals ai5 5 acid 456, 494, bIb What Modern Sailors Pear......+.csss+02002+5 ++ OD Wihat saslors. Reads prsnsevwimesteh tleiacca td pats 23as Wachtingeon Suzzard:s: Bayete eminser sr et ek 395 WankGe. y tga dveeaccne aero is Se OOO ERE ra: *354 Clubs and Races. PATHTERICAIL Se elec Hyitet surat gaia cnet tae ate da reece Tr BATIOMIC tate gasps ahe 62.0 tk dafereteiets d 116, 152, 455, 514 PAP IATICICS “CAL VeR DEP pte qete vi eyo ytenear oats arene. ieee ae 98, 152 Bergen (Beachy y sa dees See scat ets: Pe at OP 2765 lepeniferAhign atee Ahem ce cot biel ee fee ee eer eh eee +o. 496, 514 SLOGAN me cil Neete alice te ct eo3.4 2 bother 152, 473, 496 BLS Cee Oe REO TS ALIANI Io « STOUT NS SRCE 496, 515 (CETELINE: Gamers cocdHbo Une UD OLE. JOU ESE. COMCUBMEN 152 (Ginieneye- Aaksoooocee tet ont iatO bo teceO UC cc Or EL tL 113 CL iv pS eta cl remtere shears stedigt ee tne coe erate ade 195. COR ASS CH Mee cere necs ont gag sepsis pysin een einen lta ee wee wa (Cotta den pepe aehe RE Core 57, 216 Corinthian, Vian bleheadisnsor sass saeaaag este es 514 Cominthian, Ueiadelplitiat cid ucse: + sigrsres ss 473, Als. Corinthian, Spiel leno soon cocdotkeere: 496, 515. IDoydel asta PF 77 AP ARS OF COL SHOOPM AO DSCs OEOROEE OEE: 515 IEDR Op IUE ose ttr oH ORL ORC alee <8 ot evneepongeat a CTC 514 ASLeT Hee sehr he AA ey Gaus els sduhs Sete gale 514 Bast GlOougeStetie dee nce nnnnecsr ac Pe ero ee ds: 51s. Gloucester City........... KM BELA g SPR IRS 238, (GRESIVILIES (eager steele onl alal she ceapnare ecestubad Sapte 20 run oe ae 216; IEES1 TeV CNY Meal e ogetetafotslers ss soetese-b Mveitvidd wo Gai ned cnrlinie ae eee 452 Hes VickT Cy Ate. deste tetete,crenspsbhyeveons srs sees otitetS16Sepeses ak arene ea 153 Horseshoe Harbor Sadooctbotoéeneoenoonodquretddgos 36) Tat C heey SEO rice to cadet keen elo ade tects tao 153, 413 Houll-Massachusetts..................-.. 473, 496, 51& Tudian. HanbOtises.scsesqeceserc+adenes cae eeca 454° IIT Li Cum Non CN Pelelal sist chscatereralehtietelalee ee GE PE ApHoG LYS Tetbalcere a aeeee be. cet ere eh acs cascades eeceeeosblf GV SHOT Cae: -talgck oo set Ebon at clddteisiete cuceemy deze th.ds TE ‘ Pe eCHREe eee te hee th cols Mey, weber EAC W OOS wieterin. cere nsieet Ne si slalaas sites siererclai em esl cy igietete 36. Ibpnifclannevosrd?s ae Asn ass AAG occee oor 116, 176, 233, 276, 496. Manhasset Bay........ hein asele tear 395, 473, blé IWkoRiaseioe, An acenidodddarnen ce nbacomocuiaesren 133. Newport Special Thirties.......... Sesin nse e 400s, Glee UINTenvVito. Git Une ag Levees Nate 'e: Pstataletsletaicettalotery noGtIND »..296, 613 Newark Ochelllemes sass cnaieeces peda nae Ge scecd 183, 484, B13 ING NAO eA coe note escicrepicks 158, 274, 376, 415, B13 INVayeadahoYerae qyad dada a; An taode stele aye vie Gisi9 saris ae e LOTS Pay OL Ag need o's ai eaialey ace scatterers lente iterate eisia ae Pelham Country Club....... aideislese sa keene nance Philadelishita” Gta. acsseeenecies seus Le iaieaietine vam Loc Tetey iu etaal- Peet cone arpscictacator Cae Crime eeeveee alo LO Some one onoronde COLE te gi dee ppamrdkgstd 514 PRON RRMONY CAPE OR COO TRIE SAOOEED COGS AAS SOBOBOEEY c 473 UREVOLS1 CG: dstry torscertarteacs nas koe OU SUD t Az Ne /5/ 5 fi siren alblann eat 116 Seabee TRG hed ares onda sar nA eC nth aden rar 514 Seawanhaka Corinthian...... 56, 233, 254, 455, 494, 514 DOMME OStO mM ki tienen ee isaeienene y 454, 473; SOUS ON OmValles: cs eveswetiees uadaeeel nosis arate 456. SiORURGIKG at Ae eis ero Ah Re ers ded cer an inh Ae hn pan cad 313. SHAR Sce hgh he 4 tear ut pti ea ea a ee pens Moe beran ar 233. WSU sonisloyiiee: “a5 Sano notbocseciret c Lec hancr te. 56, 452 WEA T A cs Se huadarlanslltee a ealcsils elt ents 451, 478, 496 NW VPOMLaS toi vetoes sae & scaler ra Sree tetsard syed bscrt pce clatacsreoe deters ATS: VIG CAUSTIC: She eee Latico Pee aaa t Wren sats 76, 176 Wiallean Catziit hie timer enn niaetnta ace iitinensa ntictelstt o. 9S NER PAD ofleon cael aides ouiids.. ease oekecsses 274. Steam Yachting. IRIS 6 Aan Ait icntg ete be DLO 0 oA RRR Rc AT ISHmeES GO her sno neipe RORAOUREAS bdocdodctr sees: 35 (Carat cuir stipes teat trae st alae llelasiasenees mrelole si erasgamlare 476 (CInTISIBIOKEl ello abd bobhee.oo unEtAndaandho ss Ae en ess (CiBRSION eT 3 6a Bs i nt A ORT poh no she 476 LOnehAnIGED. Oau AACE ne stp race econ Rane Orc 1 i)5 cootacand 476 High Speed Sea-going Launch.................. *294. ashley Head eater OO OAD as Bene sani ald a. dratees 454 IBEATIES 20, RoR ARE ab oo ernie oeanAgoa de 86, 456 TKR DES Fg eeeee 65 30s cotta pear eh Sabon beetettd 495, etiialis’ *...1jeaueeeieeelaeria + acto setae aniactia serie sheets 495 Wadiy. GO diy aetearae rata accie on ete eiel retcrnis aietaroeresiays 4716 Lysistrataseeene? | 201.2 S50. Se een Sonne eee 314 ' Oxierttaeeenennc, + c.)ano ener Ren acess Cede aemers 354 OSeWHISR). HOB Gort eee iach e AGE ne Asner ei 375 ACIS RONe eeerepe ole JANI OV ETH I ei Bleed sin heater orn dOoe de 58, CANOEING. (illustrated Articles Marked *.) AL Gy AS: Atlantic Division............ Sohbb pion oe mTaTE 40h Eastern Division.......... Pp asia iia ue ele cies «pp 472: Western Division......... ARO E BOO cog le aalliete 92 Ralesoanacy ves wer: S Acrcten te asattyntoer stress 116, 186, 155 Gravesend Bay Y. R. A....274, 384, 455, 456, 514, 516: ec eer ee re resesacrece cess esse corer T eer se Brooklyn _ Canoeing in California Canoeing at the Pan-American Exposition... B51 Central Division Meet.........esseeteeenes yeasty “Correspondence BEEN vsho34 coon ee RUD Aye “From the Connecticut Lakes to Lake Kenne- iaiic 5, aoa Wott is San cae eas _ International Ganoe Racerkeestaoree: ees dl2, BOL Mest of 190L....--.1ssenettesetenneeseers eer *Mid Reef and Rapid....*172, *191, 213, 237, 250, 271, 991, 310, 372, 411, 431, 471 sted Wracons ween eee emeestcre sateen 92, 432 SROLOTILOL Gilet e ee Cesena reir airs = pe ieeeneer eee 272 TRAPSHOOTING. Pun DlersiGtin eGlue wen spa -ciere t olele clare pines crores 118, 159 Amenca qs. mp ands casas s secs t es 159, 160, 180 ‘Anti-Recreationists’’ Defeat..............--2++++--d00 Armock Rod and Gun Club..................5.- 13 ‘Aschenbroedel Gun Club......... 300, 340, 400, 437 SAS rir rae LOOKING? GGIASS shae suai eiorinatei tense: 79 Aquidneck Gun Club.................+. 239, 319, 340 Audubon Gun Club........ Bere et ir CEL 200, 300, 358 Baltimore Shooting “Association...............- 239 Bellows Falls Gun Club............0-eceeeeeeeees 51? Belvidere Gun Club... 00... cece eee cece ences 99, 198 Boston Athletic Association..........ceeeereeees 25) Boston Gun Club....79, 100, 120, 138, 160, 180, 198, 220, 240, 300, 317, 359, 380, 397, 440, 498, 519 LiGeoihe (Oak Ue We tea pemtnes nao cb anaonte tats 168 Brockton! sctscmcsieceesssene OK san dunes 317, 460 Buffalo Audubon Gun Club............ cece eee eee 516 Butte Rod and Gun Ciub...............-..-----. 260 Cannibal ‘Gun Cluab..../4.--....... Bebe 39, 219, 317 Carlstadt ‘Gti Club. . 2.05... kee eee rr seneeee 458 Cartaret Gun CIWB ee. ce cece erence e geen 28s 79 Gaste@te and) Hend.espssseees noun ines sneer cas 258 Catchpole Gun Club..........eeee cece ee enee 60, 118 Chambers and Cartridges.......--.:2eceecenecsees 59 Chelsea Gun Club... 2.2. cae ees csecercress 199, 340 Chesapeake Gun Club.......... cece cece reece eens 258 Chicago Gun Club....38, 80, 119, 200, 320, 338, 358, 380, 397, 487, 458, 498, 517 Cincinnati Gun Club.:....6.. eee ee eee eee eee eee 138 City Park Gun Club.......- ee eee ee eee eee eee 516 Cleveland Gun Club..119, 140, 180, 198, 239, 337, 397 Columbus Gun Clubs... sce eee cece n een eee neees 14 Concord ‘Gun Clubs... 2.2... cece ee ee tees sega A Crawford Gun Club.........0 eee cece ener te eeees 30 Crescent Athletic Club. .38, 60, 120, 188, 158, 218, 260 Dewar Trophy....---.s-cteesseeserttrerrencs 138, 197 Dexter Park, Trap at........+----eesee seers 78, 260 Distance Handicap..:........steeee sence ere eects 13 Dupont Park, Trap at....60, 99, 156, 198, 239, 259, 316, 359, 440 Emerald Gun Club....... 79, 180; 198, 260, 338, 436 Elliott Diamond Medal.......--.---:seseerteeeees 14 Elliott Holiday Shoot......-.---++:s+seeeereeeee AY) Bit eaile mE WR Ce ety cueee BOTs Excellent Nerve ...-:-:c-csecesenerecnser rt receer 218 Experts on Guns.....----scneseeeerrte tee e se neres 3 Fitchburg Rifle and Gun Cliitsac: en teentae ea Fitchburg ...2....scseee cere cere steers eesee? 437, 460 Florists’ Gun Club......--....--stee 60, 99, 138, 180 Forest Gun Club.......+-:.-+-++ 18, 37, 60, 259, 338 Frankford Gun Club...... BAAR ERAS Oooo bt acs 178, 319 Freehold Gun Club............ssscresee eee erseces 198 Fremont, Trap at.......2:-cste ec ce teste seeree sees 60 Fort. Smith Gun Club..........se reer e ese rnneees 436 Fort Worth Gun Clr ..... 021s. seer tere eee: 238 Garden City Gun Club....38, 60, 100, 140, 157, 200, 220, 260, 320, 397 wardner -Gun Club.-i¢ casceerreceeeness sss sne ees 357. Garfield Gun Club....14, 38, 80, 119, 157, 200, 240, 300, 358, 380, 397, 437, 458, 498, 517 Genesis of Donation ..)1282 eee ior crt ae iE: 80 "Grand Istayde"IPap’ ats..coaecsactaeia vectra bee, 199 Grand Prix......0c.sessees calle, a apres 160 Griesedick-Spencer Match.............0-+eseeeeees 13 Guelph” Drap: tGlupreant serecaea tener nea fete 319 Guttenbert a alitat acta aaa nant Rann eeian 257 Dah aol Chehoy on halen ae Stes boon po WSSU BOoLoganSaane 319) 39% Harrisburg Shooting Association............ 40, 198 Elayverhils Gin Olibasateseiee ne eens 14, 359, 460 EIB CP LTIT SC hives LEOpliyes bs,5 eaten eee 120, 140 EW Gate Gun. pe linnt pride et nee eee 38 Highland Land Association..............4.--+-- 160 ELOTA CES SSUSI Wie leleietstore merece ctetetet ealertae ee Peta reese 157 Hoffmansville Gun Club........ Sty deaege Nea 99 JaloyanSyorisakesy Wether Site ss eas sooo: Sood ooet oC uO 79 Humanitarianism as Graft......... wi dade ate ante a ake 8 319 Hudson Gun Club....60, 79, 198, 219, 257, 300, 378, 458, 499 MilamtoisemGain= SOlubigeesas seer ces Sree eee 340 Intercity Shooting Park........... 219, 440, 458, 517 International Subscriptions....................-. 339 Interstate Association Events................20-- 139 Interstate Park, Trap at............-... 158, 178, 436 Jacob Rentz, Death -otfisr:2s2:occe ers eta tee 12 | Weannette -Gine Chitose. crs as: osaeeb eee 79, 158, 260 | John F. Weiler Gun Club....... Se let Sie cate oe 317 ! iE ST Aee 5 OM 158, 260 | Keystone Shooting: League: ::..60, 79, 100, 118, 159, 178, 238, 240 Iimeponte Gune Chitbece seem ce oe cece ae eiencralesenrs 160 | iN hese Weep C ibhel ol Ohl Dee Re LA RAS AEE RRED SAAR A ARARARAP 99 Vilibrook= Gunny Chuibraepaessc cece see erences 180, 357 Minneapolis Gun Club................s0000 300, 406 Mississippi Valley Notes..14, 138, 199, 219, 257, 300, 337, 380, 460 Wileyekyere Ah correndams moon OhooosnobboubotanicDht 319 | Mion tes Garlosijssceetetioeectalsbins siete custe se tease ctiaees 14, 219 Moonachtem Grin m (Gli Dinsiaeeaies astm cree enn eee 198 Nation of VAMAatents. «a... escies SARA ARR AR ART tae 158 National Gun Club................: 100, 180, 380, 436 Wews GastlomiNiOteSsrrstces 00s ndes seen nate 198, 378 aN Tet Sky Bye Wate gos, SUMO pa Hato sorbose aa catae 317 News Haven Gun ‘Clabscc ssi oe cee eens 240 New York German Club... ico ccec sec cscs er esses o> 60 New Utrecht Gun Club....14, 38, 60, 79, 99, 120, 138, 158, 177; 218, 238, 260, 338, 378, 397, 436, 457 Nonpareil "Gun w@lup. sare see merece 358, 380, 437 Wortolks Gite GID. aise str acetone croee etd epviece sis sfeinisi=yads 100 Oceanic Rod and Gun Club....38, 79, 120, 158, 197, 338, 378 Ossining Gun Club....40, 79, 99, 118, 159, 180, 200 239, 317, 359, 378, 397, 437, 460, 517 Palmer Rod and Gun Club............. 100, 120, 138 Teer (Gyoray (61h eo 5 spon deo tcoe Hho hatonnsoon 338 Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Ass’n.......--- 138 Pickaway Rod and Gun @litb setter -ltasiseeee 100, 340 Pigeon Shooting Law..........---...--- 13, 317, 398 Portsmouth Gun Club....+.++.sssrsseee: ....-260, 340 Providence Gun Club..............++-. 200, 337, 460 Reading, Trap Around............. 39, 198, 360, 516 Richmond Gun Club...... 40, 160, 180, 379, 498, 460 Richmond Pigeon Club........- 59, 100, 157, 238, 316 Riverton Gun Club......2---...cceeseeecr ses eeeee 39 Rochester and State Shoot....-.-...-seeevevere 397 Sanguinary Muse......+--.+eeereeeeee este ttt ees 338 Sheepshead Bay Rod and Gun Club...79, 177, 197, 260, 317, 338 Sherbrooke Gun Club......-.-.-sseesees 160, 489, 498 Shooting Notes in South......+.:+:s.seseseeeees 259 Sp lionel ot Ssh, JAG. Rur inal TOU ge sideete ts labels loledeus 439 Southside Gun. Club.....-.. eee 39, 257, 317, 517 Standard Gun, Club.......-0-e ese tees GSC ARE cr 198 Staunton Gun Club......-:-.0e+ssser eee ees 259, 357 St.. Wowis Sp Ane. ec neccsae ean secre rc eccsscteas 317 St. Louis, Trap at....cceceeeeeeeceseceercttseees 339 , Trap at Singac.......... BARA RAN eee AROS ED) Trenton Shooting Association....60, 79, 157, 178, 239, 300, 309, 338, 357, 378, 436, 458, 499 Loe Milwaukee: vs. Garden Cityesec eat ae Morris vs, Brewer..... Tech: Dressers ese sece . feces eossenee National vs, Garden City fete hae eee eee eee New York vs. New Jersey Union Gun Club.......... ae POT Fs ee 218, 240 Philadelphia, Trap at............0...00 ae AVEDA AS TE Saie Be Me lbonh dae laseased eae 295 | Smith vs, (CHAIN aR akc) a a 40) Wollaston Trap Club..... 858, 878), 207, 487, 460;2620, | Steatle ee tamered ane Watson’s Park, Trap at....... 100, 157, 320, 498, 517] Steffens vs. Eee eat 1 phloeme lee 4 | Wiesteetin ducts lit b emeieie nee eee ere ae 436 | Stevens vs. Applegate. SRO ick HD SCOb Store Poe Wiest chester Giinss Olu Daemon hee eenE ee eae: 197 | Townsend vs. McElreevy.........-:.+0.s0+---+-- West Virginia S. S. Association............... ZS eV am: ANE ME APR eerie esa tee : Wtespembariree (Crore CCG tet onsunenbosasasocn 458 | Wayne vs. Hite ian deans atest tA ek WrestmountmGrres Glitis.isanneheeeeee 160, 180 | Welch vs. Money....... Reed Betta PAP, 99. Widstwoodie Gir «luli. se seeaereeere ere enn 458 | Williamson vs. Graham.......s-s+ceseeseeseceees 358 | Winchester Gun Club....... 200, 240, 317, 397, 437] Zionyille vs. Limeport..........00lecseeeeceee sss 458. LEN eS Vill Gas Crti tae Olt Derpeete entice eictcee ie tees eae 380 Tournaments, At. | PAIMAT ete Ura ShOOteLsiam arco mer sitrite: ete 317 ILLUSTRATIONS. Baltimore.» i iindaGret anh Asieees ete eee ee BOOM MAMI ys EE RASK Es. oa ccacun dy Pot eaee e Ee 368, Jakeiad ee eee orict tr ar bt hamtien ona Ae oles asso 399 | Antoine .............- Pees Ce Ce or LKR OO 263 Bos tonsiG uns Clitb senses cniee aure cee eee a eet PID) | BRATION LE» ARON een AS eS Be ogo nite de 369 | Carteret Championship BRIDE pte rae trees SAR ASO aA LTS IMB ass, 5 Shrine dierent cease ree eee 247 Goloradot State ShoOtahssae nits peer eee REE ee LOG? MBAts «sti Outer: Sadie eae alse ae ee Eee eee. 264) Dixie Gun Clubissis.:.4da805.555e508 sense eee aha tne 520 | Beaver House...........- as eae adi alee 9 athe 425! Fitchburg Rifle and Gun Club............., STi 480 [eBlackcock Wiryes secs ieginsee = conte ameter ee ae 505 Eléating, Ponrnamenitasssnssseeoeeeeeaine tees eee SU Boardman aGeo me Amenere a ener err ae nee 64 Grands Gentral-sElan dicap arias aie stiesaiin tein te 159 |,Budd’s Lake Fishing........... ConbeshecosKoer 310 | Hot Springs ..... AODOA GRID SION aoa IA sds ee 5O4 179 | Butterfly ........ vat ant eMart mh siolaiehetesct rans ete 283 lin Gis States eee cey eee nee BOBO OA SHOES 309s 438 |e Gapercailzien mses Seen nates oe en ee 486 - Tterstates o2-ot.sos see ee nee tes 296, 3387, 520 @nantatiaie Wakew ishing od. tasers acct a9) Onan State os s.r stems tere sae pale ee mine arcs 440 | Columbia TEAR yt sen ae sistsPiehs se aS 544d SCO 323 ale sted eRe th AAR ASR AH OOO AAAS AO QA Tera Saat need 340 | Connecticut and Kennebago Lakes............-.- 15) iarisas | sity c= esos 6s eee eRe Eee errr eee ee ree 1A TPCGOnS. ...cee ce eee ei Pa ee ee een waht ate 422 KANSAS WS TALS» ololarininyste) aetelalaalnstefalgntn palace Aare cise siete Seo) Gora ona iceeeeeen eee peepee SAA. ee | 144 WMit'S SO tinge StAte® scr ctrctafeapelars ost tere oe 378, 459| Dall’s Mountain Sheep,.........:.0.0000--e0e0es 4 Witesbyaves (Ertiel TOs os soonscunnas so0nsyauneungsouec 59 eDragon: / Bly tek cs eee teen ee bet oar tocar tetera 265 | Montana: States Sioote sence nares ota hen eter 458 | Ducks (see American Wildfowl in ‘‘Game Bag { IN Ga eAde:tsd7s: Wh me Sons ice Age retest ee 120 and AGuney | ING braska:SState eee ules ut. at iste a esa ese tie 399 | Eckstorm, Mrs. Fannie Hardy...............+++- 284 N. J. State... 2... cscscessesereeereerereeresceteces 398 | Florida Bloodhounds.........0+:eeeeeeeeeeee eee ee 411, IN EW nYOne *STates scrtiat st nace eee he eee eee ore 498 Flying Foxes...... PEA a ee 264 | TEA Wal vie Fs. aieiie.sistscg co ciscs, stole Sieh) plop lols sp spot oon hets ais on 357 | French President’s SHOGEI SEE et ees seas 165 Peters Cartridge Company’s........ 259, 320, 360, 379 | Glenmere Lake Fishing......-.--+ee-+eeeeeee sees 508 Riyvertone Grin sCletbsSosw yea ptiectnie neiceactad a senate 257 | Greenwood Lake Fishing..........0.+sees+eeeeese 467 Roots Gardenren: oceans: «cri deters saree 197, 219, 239 | Hannah, Seminole Slave..........2000sseeeeeeee 262 | TR (Os DEGAS Sis SueneonasAdncceote ete sche UE || aperara Camp at Sportsmen’s Show.............+ 230 | Soor Grint i@lubes osrereas saa cte stene alae alcelelstata ais alotais/e 499 | Keuka Lake Bishinpamareiaccemenumatcaye:s tice 329 Threyen Al eAcpeenyeliy Waar andy cetpno daha oc ocubncnEcnses PLE Fiebre ha en eA Pesta. ind ehoon nn bbGASE ORR ERD oe 146 West Virginia State Sportsmen’s Association..498 | Kootenay Lake Steamer.......- b bota to COB COREE: 323 Virginia Trapshooters’ Association...........-.. 439) | alee. cA ees amie s RT RCE espa setein a nc 303 | Zoo Roden) Gites Glib tenet setae ty eee ier? 439 | Landlocked Salmon of Newfound Lake......... 468 : Matches. TN f6) (CONRAN Tape DEI OD 8>3 38-23-53. 00007 UNDE nDeT ae 264 | IS TERGTS, SOBEL RUS iath nace cory om atece- 499 | Moose from New Brunswick..........-. een ois Applegate-Von' Lengerke.....:-..sceccescss---e- 39 Moose on the Tobique....-...:-:ssssreeeeeeeeee 128 | ER NES WL IRCA NES yah cnteewone vu orenaoon 160 | Mosquitoes ............ sere eeee recess eee es ers 485 | Baltimore ‘vs. Philadelphia.....,.-..-.-...----.-- 79 | North Bay Fishing.........++1+++++++e0sseeee ees 302 | Bon Weel secon) engenceuet on eee 99 [Outing ai Acadiae:: tevseae taeamaue sr ts. = aes 3 43 Braittord. cvs). Gallteer ac ce-eleeestoeiceteiteicnsiers sit 498 | Pelicans at Tampico.......-++sssereererereseees 3889 Fa ee Pst MID ICICSOTLA AIS eee 44 | Potato Caterpillar.............. 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Des -eon gt. y...ckueenee eee 178 Illustration Supplements. | Hallowell vse Biddle tases cerineatt ini eects eas 196 Quail Shooting in Mississippi, Jan. 5. | International Match......238, 300; 320, 357, 36v, 378, | In Boyhood Days, Feb. 2. 380, 436, 440, 500, 518| Trapper’s Camp, April 6. Kansas City vs. Omaha........-..+2++.+2+2020-0 80 Rap Full, May 4. Keystone S. League vs. Baltimore S. A.......-.520} Between Casts, June 1. i Leoble vs. Steffens..:...-...-+----202-222-2-- 99, 158 Home of the Bass, July 6. 1 7 - 4 Fo EST AND STREAM. | A Weexty Journat or THE Rop anp Gun. CopyriGHT, 1901, sy Forest anp STREAM PuBLISHING Co. Terms, $4 A YEAR. 10 Crs. A Copy. { Stix Montus, $2, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1901. ; VOL. LVI.—No. 1. No. 346 BroapwaAy, New York. The Forest AND STREAM is-the recognized medium of entertain- ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen. The editors invite communications-on the subjects to which its pages are devoted. Anonymous communications will not be re- garded. While it is intended to give wide latitude in discussion of current topics, the editors are not responsible for the views of correspondents. Subscriptions may begin at any time. Terms: For single copies, $4 per year, $2 for six months. For club rates and full particulars respecting subscriptions, see prospectus on page iii, An Epoch Making Editorial. A PLATFORM PLANK.—The sale-of game should be for- bidden at all seasons.—FOREST AND STREAM, Feb. 3, I8o4. A Boston correspondent writes: ‘Estimated by the im- portance of the proposition, the attention it received and _ the progress already made toward its attainment, resulting from the attention attracted to it and the effort stimulated Plat- form Plank, as announced in your issue of Feb. 3, 1804, by it, we may fairly call the Forest ANp STREAM’S an epoch making editorial. Certainly it is the most last- ingly influential single article that has ever appeared in sporting journalism in this country.” The article to which reference is made was the original publication of the Forest ANp StreAm’s Platform Plank, that “The sale of game should be forbidden at all seasons.” In this first number of the new century, at the moment when we are all reviewing the past and laying plans for the future, reckoning up the achievements of past efforts and preparing for renewed endeavor, we reprint the Plank as a renewed declaration of principle. We print it as it was originally printed in 1894. The six years that have elapsed since then have brought no reason for modifying the views there expressed. Rather have they emphasized the neces- sity of adopting in general practice the system advocated. Now at the close of the century the game supply in re- spect to every important species is much less than it was in 1894, when the editorial was penned. There is to-day, even more than there was then, an urgent necessity of cutting off the destruction of our game for commercial purposes. The steady and progressive diminishing of the stock gives point to every argument then advanced for The Plank proposed in 1894 may well be made the Plank in 1901. We said in 1894 that the principle of the absolute prohibition of the sale of game might be adopted as a the abolition of the game market. platform after the manner of the platform of a political pariy, which, while not always possible of immediate achievement, was something to aspire to, labor for and strive for, with confidence in the ultimate attainment of it. The principle found much more immediate and much wider acceptance than the Forest anp STREAM had antici- pated or dared to hope for. Individuals, clubs and asso- ciations indorsed it and urged its adoption; and legis- latures in different parts of the country approved it and The results already achieved are important and wide reaching. State after State has adopted the principle of the Plank, in some instances without reservation, in others in part only; acted upon it, incorporating it into the game laws. but the general tendency of game protective legislation of the day is in the direction of the absolute prohibition of the sale of game: and its shipment to market are in line with the Plank. The killing of certain species of game for sale is now prohibited in Alabama, California, Indiana, the Indian The laws forbidding the export of game Territory, lowa, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee. and Wyoming. — The sale of game is prohibited at all times, with respect to certain specified species, in Alabama, Arizona, Cali- : fornia, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, ‘readers. Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio; Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Indiana, - Wyoming. Prohibition of the export of game applying to certain species and haying the effect of cutting off the market supply holds in the following States, all such laws having been enacted in the period subsequent to the Forest AND STREAM’sS publication in 1894 of its Platform Plank; Ala- bama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indian Territory, Kansas, Maryland (coun- ties), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Neyada, New Hamp- shire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin New Jersey, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Similar laws antedating 1894 prevail in Arkansas, Connecticut, North Carolina. From this review it will be seen that either in the direct Delaware, Indiana, Iowa and prohibition of the sale of game, or in the limitation of export, the principle enunciated by us in 1894 is now at the beginning of the new century practically in universal application so far as the existence of statutes is concerned. There yet remains much to be done in the way of making these laws effective by insuring their enforcement. In view of the history of the past six years, it may well be said, as our Boston correspondent has written, that the FoREST AND STREAM’S editorial of Feb. 3, 1894, was “epoch making.” QUAIL SHOOTING IN MISSISSIPPI. Tue excellent field scene which we present to our readers this week in a supplement to ForEst AND STREAM is a copy of a painting which was composed and executed with special reference to the pleasure and profit of our It is beautiful in itself, therefore it is pleasur- able. It portrays the subject with fidelity, therefore it is instructive and profitable. By referring to it one will readily perceive that it is a work of rare merit in every particular. H, Osthaus, whose practical knowledge, skill and fame as a sportsman are second only to his like properties as an artist. Its title, “Quail Shooting in Mississippi,” is a theme of interest to all sportsmen, whether they have, with dog and gun, roamed over the broad, picturesque plantations in quest of the elusive “partridge,” as the quail is termed in that State, or whether they have learned of its bird wealth and hospitality as a matter of hearsay only. For is it not a land where field trials have flourished these many years since their inception; where the traditions of the competition, of conqueror and conquered, most abound; where in field work the dogs gallop merrily to and fro in front of the shooters as they ride, comfortably seated on the backs of horses or mules, a pleasing contrast to the more laborious and slower Northern manner of hunting afoot; where an open hand and open door ever greet the worthy stranger whichever point of the com- pass he deigns to face, and where the birds are so plentiful that the number of them taken is measured only by the pleasure or skill of the shooter? To him who has shot in Mississippi, it is a land of pleasant reminiscence as to the past, and a factor in the outing plans of the future; to other sportsmen its shooting advantages cause a long- ing to journey thitherward when their ships come in or when the carés of business shall permit. The picture contains all that appeals to the fancy of the sportsman, whether it be associate or reminiscent. Does he delight in nature? The plantation fields stretch far away in the distance, marked at their boundaries by con- glomerations of rails, weeds and brush, bearing corn, wheat, stubble, sorghum, sedge, weeds, grass, with stretches of woodland intervening here and there, all together forming an ideal habitat and food store for the game birds, Does he delight in the most complete equipments? The picture portrays then. The dogs, types of\the finest bred ” piles the game birds. It is from the masterly brush of Mr. Edmund ~ finished field form, while the costumes and guns of the shooters are of the most approved patterns. The method displayed by the latter in holding their guns with a view to the safety of each other and of the dogs, their complete observance of fairness in joint action, combined with a steady alertness for instantaneous shooting on the rise of the birds, are worthy of much more than passing notice. The wire fence, relatively insignificant as a part of the picture, portends much of importance to the sportsman. It, on the one hand, is the bane of the shooter. since it is an obstruction to his purposes and his pleasure, besides being a menace to the life or limb of his dogs; on the other hand, it is an index of greater advance in agriculture and prosperity, being a connecting link between the methods of the old era and the new. It marks the evolution from purely slipshod methods to the more thorough. To the sportsman in his capacily as a citizen, the change brings much over which to rejoice; in his private capacity it brings something regrettable, inasmuch as the best shoot- ing, abundance of birds and good cover mainly considered, is a correlation of the poorest farming. The negro, with his slipshod methods of agriculture, is the ideal farmer of the sportsman. His ideas and methods are astonishingly primi.ive. He is rarely other than a tenant. The idea of making any improvements of a permanent nature on land which he does not own and which he never expects to own, or even which he does own, never enters his head. As a consequence, the widely set fences of his leasehold are always in a more or less tumble-down condition, with brush growing freely along them and in numerous other neglected or unused nooks and corners, while fallow fields are left to grow weeds or whatever other growth may spring up on them. Also, his methods are slow and dilatory. The pleasant season is long, therefore he gathers his crops late; the necessities of life are not importunate in his land of abundance, there- fore he gathers his crops carelessly. The delay of days and weeks and the grain ungathered add generously to the food supply of the game birds, after the methods which obtained in the older era. The wire fence! It marks a new era in agricultural in- terests in the South, and incidentally it marks a change in the life of the game birds and restricts the free roam- ing of the sportsman. It takes up much less ground than did the old- faainoned worm fence. Unlike the latter, it affords no protection to In many places in Mississippi and other Southern States where a few years ago the shooter could ride freely to and fro in any direction over plantations containing thousands of acres, the wire fence has come into greater and greater use with each passing year. Mammoth plantations then containing a few great fields loosely fenced are now plantations divided into many smaller fields firmly wire fenced. Thus the wire fence in the picture marks a transitional stage. It affords no shelter for the birds as do the fences in the background. When the wooden fences rot, they are removed, the brush is cut away and the wire fence supplants them. Then the shelter of the birds is reduced accordingly, and the negro boy is used then mostly to take the horses back through gates and barways to in- tercept the shooter at some place ahead where he best can do so. And yet, despite wire fences and progress, there is much left of good sport on the typical Southern plantation so deftly portrayed in our supplement. In Brooklyn last week Judge Gaynor reversed on the re- argument of the case a decision imposing a penalty on a New York dealer for having brook trout in. possession in the close season. The fish had been brought into the State from Massachusetts, and Judge Gaynor was governed by the recent decision of the Court of Appeals, which held that the law forbidding possession in close season does not apply to fish not taken in the State. As we pointed out the other day, if this Court of Appeals ruling shall pre- vail, the effect will be practically to open the market to both fish and game brought in from other States. But as the decision arrived at the other day by the Court of Appeals was a complete reversal of the Phelps-Racey | case which has for years been an unchallenged precedent, there is reason to believe that this new ruling in turn may be reversed, and we shall see the principle enuneiated in the Phelps-Racey case once more controlling. An illustrated supplement, “Quail Shooting ii in Migsts- Sipps,” accompanies this number,” ry 4 FOREST AND STREAM, [JAN. 5, toof. A Platform Plank. From “‘ Forest and Stream,” Feb, 3, 1894, WE have just been celebrating the four-hundredth an- niversary of the coming to this continent of men equip- ped with firearms. For four centuries, from the time of Christopher Columbus to that of Charles Delmonico, we have been killing and marketing game, destroying it as rapidly and as thoroughly as we knew how, and making no provision toward replacing the supply. The result of such a course is that for the most part the game has been blotted out from wide areas, and to- day, after four hundred years of wanton wastefulness, we are just beginning to ask one another how we may preserve the little that remains for ourselves and our children. With all the discussion of the subject in the columns of the Forrest AND STREAM from 1873 to 1804, there has been and is a general consensus of opinion that the markets are answerable for a larger proportion of game destruction than any other agency or all other agencies combined. The practical annihilation of one species of large game from the continent, and the sweeping off of other species from vast regions formerly populated by them, have not been brought about by the settlement of the country, but by unrelenting pursuit for commercial purposes. The work of the sportsman, who hunts for the sake of hunting, has had an effect so trivial that in comparison with that of the market hunter it need not be taken into consideration. The game paucity of to- day is due to the skin hunter, the meat killer, the mar- ket shooter. From the beginning wild game has played an important part in the development of the country. It has sup- plied subsistence when there was no other food for the pioneer and the settler. Buffalo and elk and deer and grouse and quail and wild goose and wild duck have sustained the men who first cut into the edge of the unbroken forests of the continent, who blazed the trails westward, and, directed as mariners at sea by note of stn and stars, pushed their way across the billowing prairies. Many a halt would have been made by these advancing hosts had they been compelled to depend upon sutler trains, instead of foraging on the abundant game resources of the country as they took possession of it. For generations, then, it was right and proper and wise and profitable that game should be killed for food; that every edible creature clothed in feathers or in fur should be regarded as so much meat to be spitted or potted or panned. as But times have changed. Conditions are not what they were. Game still affords food for the dweller in the wilderness, for those who live on the outskirts: and for people in such situations venison is a cheaper com- modity than beef. But for the vast and overwhelming multitude of the people of the continent game is no longer in any sense an essential factor of the food sup- ply. It has become a luxury, it is so regarded, and it is sold at prices which make it such. With the exception perhaps of rabbits or hares, the supply of wild game as marketed is not such as to reduce the cost of living to persons of moderate means. The day of wild game as an economic factor in the food supply of the country has gone by. In these four hundred years we have so reduced the game and so improved and developed the other resources of the country that we can now supply food with the plow and reaper.and the cattle ranges cheaper than it can be furnished with the rifle and the shotgun. In short, as a civilized people we are no longer in any degree dependent for our sustenance upon the resources and the methods of primitive man. No plea of necessity, of economy, of value as food, demands the marketing of game. If every market stall were to be swept of its game to-day, there would be no ap- preciable effect upon the food supply of the country. Well, then, why not fecognize this, and direct our efforts, in line with such a recognition, toward the ut- ter abolition of the sale of game? Why should we not adopt as a plank in the sportsman’s platform a decla- ration to this end—That the sale of gaime should be forbidden at all seasons? To share and express the sen- timent is one thing, to put it into execution is quite another. Perhaps the time is not ripe for such stringent measures. Yet this very rule of no game traffic holds in certain county laws in this State; and one of these days it will hold in every State, East and West, North and South. It may not be brought about in our day, but the present moment is none too soon to adopt the plank as a working principle and to work for it. That which stands in the way of the present prohi- bition of the sale of game in the larger cities is the magnitude of the commercial interests involved. The traffic:is one of large proportions, much capital is in- vested, and the business is not one which would readily be sacrificed. No one of these considerations, however, can withstand a campaign of education and the creation “the present. snared or shot for the market stalls. of a public sentiment which will surely follow when that education shall have taught the community the true place of wild game in the economy of the civilization of Absolute Prohibition of Game Traffic. gS From “ Forest and Stream,” Feb, 10, 1894. In Great Britain and various other cowuntries artifi- cial game destruction is offset by artificial game pro- duction. Birds are bred by the million, to be killed by the million, marketed by the million, and replaced by the million. The system is that of a gigantic poultry farm. The supply is inexhaustible. Game in market is thus a legitimate article of traffic. In America conditions are different. Here we are wholly dependent upon the natural increase, unaided by human agency, for the maintenance of the game supply. And the natural increase is by no manner of means ade- quate to withstand the augmented destruction, While the game stock has been gtowing less and less, the drain upon it has been growing greater and greater. Shoot- ers who pursue it for sport have multiplied a thousand- fold; consumers ten thousand-fold. There is not to-day enough game for the two classes, One or the other must surrender its. claim in favor of the other, The sportsman must yield to the game dealer or the game dealer must give way to the spottsman. Which shall it be? Selfish. and personal considerations aside, the answer is readily found. That interest must give way which is of least advantage to the community, and that one must be preserved which is of paramount public importance. This is to say that the game must be saved for the en- joyment and benefit of those who pursue it for the sake of the pursuit. A grouse which gives a man a holiday afield is worth more to the community than a grouse The game supply which makes possible the general indulgence in field sports is of incalculable advantage to individuals and the State; but a game supply which makes possible the traffic in game as a luxury has no such importance, Ii this be granted, public policy demands that the traffic in game should be abolished. And if public policy demands this, the commercial ‘interests involved, although of magnitude, are not to be considered. This is advanced doctrine; it is radical; it goes to the root of the thing, But, as we have said, the time has come to take an advanced position. When a political party formulates its platform, it does not confine its declaration of principle to the advocacy of such meas- ures alone as are susceptible of immediate attainment; but going further than this, it commits every man who marches under the party banner to the support of cer- tain -other principles, the struggle for the supre- macy of which must be arduous and protracted, and the triumph in them long deferred. The planks of the party platform stand for the articles of party faith; they embody a declaration of “the things hoped for,” and which may not be the achievement of one administra- tion nor of a succession of administrations. In like manner, when we suggest this declaration, The:;sale of game should be forbidden at all seasons as a plank in the platform of that yast party of men scattered in hosts over this country, interested in pre- serving the game of the continent, the suggestion is made without any optimistic delusion that such a sys- tem could be effected at once. But we do hold that the principle of the absolute prohibition of traffic in wild game is the true one, that it is the only one which is adequate, and that it is the one to which sportsmen as a class should be committed, heartily, unreservedly, with determination, courage, steadfastness, patience and persistency. The campaign must be a long one; but will it not be a campaign for that which is wise, just, and of public advantage? AN appeal which every member of the Order of Elks ought to hear and heed has just been sent out by the Colorado Springs Lodge. Members of this lodge who have recently rettirned from a trip through the north- western part of Colorado, the region recognized as the rendezvous and feeding ground of probably the greater part of-all the elks still left in the United States, reported that these splendid animals are now the objects of the relentless pursiiit of men who hunt, not for sport or for meat to eat or sell, but for teeth out of which to make the ornaments worn by this widely extended society. In one case they heard-of nineteen elk slain for their teeth alone, the best of which, even in the hunting country, are valued at $25 a pair. The members of the Colorado Springs Lodge have therefore not only resolved to ab- stain hereafter from wearing or trafficking in the teeth of elk, but they have earnestly requested all other lodges to take the same action. “It is the sense of this lodge,” they say, “that loyal Elks everywhere should and will co- operate in this movement, so that it shall be quickly known to those unprineipled and unsportsmanlike in- dividuals, who, fora paltry consideration and in defiance of the law, are hastenmg the destruction of this noble species, that no further profit will inure to them from so blameworthy a practice,’"-—-New York Times, Che Sportsman Canrist. ——o-——— In Frontier Days. L—The Eagle Creek Wolfers, YEARS ago, in the buffalo days, three wolfers looking about for a likely place to pass the coming’ winter and ply their vocation, decided to locate near the mouth of Eagle Creek, This streamlet, as old-timers know, enters the Missouri River irom the north about fifty miles below Fort Benton, Mont. It was then, and for that matter is to-day, one of the wildest and most picturesque places in the Northwest. Loading a Mackinaw boat-with-sufii- cient supplies-for the winter, the three left Fort Benton one day early in September, and in due time, without much effort on their part, the swift current carried them to their destination. Just below the mouth of Eagle Creek, and on the south side of the river, was a narrow stretch of bottom land, and there they built a cabin of green cottonwood logs, roofing it with poles and a layer of dirt several feet thick, In one corner they constructed a broad fireplace of stones and clay, the chimney being built of the same material, and extending far enough above the roof to‘insure a good draft. All in all, it was a very comfortable shack. Ditectly in front of the cabin was a narrow but dense growth of cottonwood and willow, which sheltered it from the north wind, and incidentally hid it from the sharp eyes of any prowling war party of Indians who might be passing up or down the valley. At least, that was what the woliers hoped. Immediately behind it, the sage brush hills slanted upward at an acute angle to the foot of the frowning sandstone cliffs where ends the great plain lying between the Yellowstone and the Mis- souri, For many miles along this part of the river na- ture seems to have done her best to give us some idea of the mighty convulsions which ages ago shook this old world of ours. Here are the bad lands, red, yellow, black and ashy gray, silt of that ancient lake which was before the mountains rose; and, shot up through it, are thin volcanic dykes, which cooling, broke into immense rectangular blocks. One could imagine that some fabled giant piled them there; layer after layer they rest one above the other with the precision and definiteness of walls built by human hands, in places towering for hun- dreds of feet above the water’s edge. Many of them stand at tight angles to the course of the yalley, where they catch the full force of the wind, and are so thin that one wonders they have not long since been blown down. Here and there the river has exposed old flows of lava, bent, doubled and twisted into all sorts of shapes. But most picturesque, most fascinating of all, are the glittering white sandstone cliffs which wind and weather have carved and cut into a thousand-fantastic forms— castle and turret, Grecian columns and Turkish minarét, all are there, and often, in the distance, looms a white sites of them of surpassing beauty. It is a strange, weird place. ) After building the cabin, there was absolutely nothing for the wolfers to de but loaf around and wait for cold weather, when they could begin operations against the wolves. Of the three men, crusty Ben Underwood and careless, happy Jack Fenn were old-timers who had passed their lives on the plains. The third was the writer, then very much of a youth and tenderfoot, whom the others called the “Scribbler,” because “he was always wastin’ his time writing things that no Eastern news- paper fish would ever belieye or print.” They were good, faithful friends, Jack and Ben, and very kind to the Scrib- - bler, albeit they loved to joke him. Peace to their shades; they have long since returned to Mother Earth. For a long distance above and below the mouth of Eagle Creek there were but few places where the game could get down from the plains to the river, both rims of the valley being walled by cliffs. Here and there these had broken down, or terminated in a steep bare hill, and at intervals they were pierced by long deep cafions. At such places the buffalo, the antelope and deer had for centuries traveled up and down on their way to and from the river, and had worn trails many feet in depth, even in the comparatively hard sandstone. Of course, where the game traveled the wolves were also continually pass- ing, and that was why the wolfers had located there. They felt that one or two poisoned baits on each thoro’- fare would be worth many times that number promiscu- ously scattered about on the plains. The Scribbler never tired of gazing at the immense herds of buffalo and other game which were continually passing in and out of the valley. Of course, there were many bands in sight at all times, but every morning a solid stream of buffalo could be seen pouring down over the rim of the valley by some narrow trail, and then spreading out like a fan as they hurried to the shore of the river. With them came band after band of antelope from the plains, and mule deer from the pine-clad slopes and buttes, where they made their homes; and often a bunch of bighorn, led by some wary old ram, plunged down the steep hills into the bottom. But the latter never tarried long; their thirst assuaged, they lost no time in returning to the cliffs and buttes near by. Then there were bears, numbers of them, especially the light colored grizzly, which Lewis and Clarke called the “white bear,’ and which they dreaded to encounter. Elk and whitetail deer were also abundant, especially further down the river, where they frequented the large timbered bot-. toms. And then the wolyes! There seemed to be thou- sands and thousands of the great shaggy fellows. By. day and by night their long-drawn, melancholy howls echoed and re-echoed through the valley and along the beetling cliffs. There was something indescribably sad in the cry of the wolf, something that made even the most lighthearted and careless of men pause and listen. Many persons could not bear the sound; yet to the true lover of nature it had a peculiar—if perhaps undefina- ble—charm. How the deep, clear, plaintive, minor strains of their voices used to grow and swell down in that lonely yalley, as the shades of night drew on. Often a single old male, sitting on a commanding ridge or harren butte, would start it. Throwing back his head, until the long, keen, muzzle pointed straight up to the am | 4 zenith, ‘he shuts his eyes, and from his powerful throat, through parted black lips, offset by gleaming fangs, came the wail 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0; faint at first, then rising to a resonant erescendo, and finally dying away. And presently, perhaps from the far shore of the river, came _the long-drawn answer; and before it was finished others ‘took up the refrain; here two or three, there an old female and her nearly grown family of young; and then far up and far down the valley, and out along the frown- ing cliffs, others and still others joined in, until the still air trembled with the burden of their voices. Oh, never, hever again shall we hear the like! The days of the buffalo and wolf have forever vanished; days when it was possible for the adventurous spirit to view nature as yet unsoiled by the ruthless cupidity of civilized man; days when her children, the wild creatures of forest and plains, and the still wilder redmen, were almost the sole ‘inhabitants of a boundless domain. Was there ever a hunter who failed to scrutinize each sandbar, mudhole ard beaten path he chanced upon? The footprints there revealed are to him what the daily paper is to the business man. They tell him of the game about; of its abundance or scarcity, when it passed, and what course he should pursue in order to find or overtake it. The Scribbler, it is to be feared, was always more of a sandbar student than he was a hunter; even if game was in sight he never came upon one of these records of its going and coming but what, perforce, he must needs stop, lean upon his rifle and carefully look it over. Thus it happened that at different times and in different places he noticed the trail of an enormous grizzly that had a deformed foot; at least the imprint of the right hindfoot was nearly at right angles with the animal's course, the claw marks almost touching the line of impressions of the left feet. When he spoke about it to his comrades, both Ben and Jack said that they too had noticed the ttail. By common consent the maker of the tracks was called the “splayfooted bear.” ; Ben had an ancient grudge against the grizzly tribe and neyer neglected an opportunity to slay one, often ‘at no little risk to himself. Years before he had been severely hurt and permanently disfigured by one, and eyer since, to use his own expression, he had “been trying to play even with ’em, gosh durn their picturs.” “You see this here crooked mug o’ mine?” he once Said. “‘Pretty lookin’ jaw that is, set in sideways; at’ them red an’ blue scars acrost what's left 0’ my nose! Beautiful, aint they? D’ye reckon any woman ‘ud marry such a face? No, sir, not even a Digger Indian squaw. Wal, I looked different once, an’ I was goin’ to marry as pretty a little woman back in the States as ever you set eyes on, but a measly old bear had to up and knock out my plans at the very last\minnit. You see, ‘twas this way. Me and Polly was poor; she lived with her widder mother on a little farm that was mortgaged for all ’twas wuth, an’ I didn’t have nothin’? much but the clothes T stood in. But if I do say it, 1 was a willin’ cuss, an’ always glad to rustle. When me an’ Polly agreed to get spliced, I says to her, says I, ‘Polly, it ‘pears to me that the fust thing to do is to pay off that mortgage, an’ |’m goin’ to do it. Just you wait a year, old gal, an’ I'll make the riffle. Then we'll have a home of our own, an’ be able to hold up our heads with the best of ’em.’ “I'd heard about there bein’ lots of beaver ont West, an’ I’d made my mind up to go out and catch a lot of ‘em. Polly cried an’ took on, of course, an’ when it came to the partin’ I nearly give in, but I give her a_kiss an rin away as fast as I could, havin’ promised to return in a year an’ marry her whether I made any money or not. Came out here to the Rocky Mountains an’ did -first tate, barrin’ bein’ set afoot onct or twict by the Injuns, That fall I catched nigh onto a thousand dollars’ worth of fur, an’ the next spring I got as much more before the season was half over. I had enough to pay off the mortgage an’ somethin’ left, but I says to myself: “I'll keep on so long as the fur is good; a thousand ot so extry: ‘ll come in handy to buy a team an’ wagein, an’ a few pretty dresses fer Polly.’ “One mornin’ I was makin’ the rounds of my traps, an’ when I found a beaver I jest carried him back in the brush a piece an’ skinned him. Well, I was busy takin’ the hide off one, when I heard a little noise, aii’ turned around jest in time to git a swat acrost the_arm, an’ a biff in the face, from the paws of an old grizzly. It put me to sleep all tight, an’ when I came to I found my arm was broke, an’ likewise my jaw. The ~bear had lit out with my beayer, which was all he wanted Jf me and mine. Of course, I was awiul stiff an’ sore, ‘an’ my eyes was nearly swelled shut, but somehow er another I made out to get to the house of a settler, who had just moved into them parts, an’ there I staid fer many a week, suckin’ milk an’ soup through a goose quill, an’ a nursin’ my wounds.” er another, when I run acrost a bit of lookin’ glass an’ thought I'd see what that old bear had done to me anyhow. When I caught sight of myself I nearly fainted, an’ I knew that ’twas all up with me, that Polly, never would marry sech a horrible lookin’ cuss. I feit awful bad. It took me a long time to figure out just what ' should be done, but the upshot of the business was that - 1 packed up them beaver skins an’ shipped “em to Polly, an’ got the rancher I was stoppin’ with to write her that I was dead an’ buried, killed by a grizzly. And that’s - why I do love to fill a b’ar’s carcass full o° lead.” at,’ 2 _ what things turned ont fer the best after all. “But what became of Polly?” the Scribbler asked. “Oh, Polly? She’s all right. Some years after I see a feller from down in that country, an’ he said she was - * Married to a no account cuss, and h ad a house plumb I don’t know but How in full o’ children. Come to think on it, ~ thunder could I ever have lived in a hoitse chick full o° oan = young ones?” _ - October came; but still the leaves hting green upon the trees, and the heat of summer continued to make the * ,flays uncomfortably warm, But the hunters no longer ~ loafed restlessly about the cabin, wishing for cold weather to set in that they might begin wolfing. They had found something to occupy their time; the death of old splay- foot had been decreed, and every day from dawn to dark ‘Was passed in quest of him. The bear was to blame. One evening Ben shot a fat ram back in the breaks across the river, and carefully dressed it, for be it known that not even the “boss ribs” of a fat, dty buffalo cow Deeps. L toe => = -- 7, —— ae ges = y . w ne day I was a-pokin’ around, lookin’ fer something — come back along ‘little thinking that they was quite as good meat as that of a bighorn ram at that season of the year. The sun had set when Ben rowed back across the river to get his partners to help him carry his prize down to the boat and up to. the cabin, but they went with him cheerfully, smacking their lips in anticipation of juicy steaks, cut an inch and a half thick and broiled rare, and fat ribs roasted brown before the open fire. It was a long and stiff climb up to the foot of the cliff where Ben said the animal lay, and in their hurry to reach the place before dark they were drip- ping with perspiration and gasping for breath by the time they got there. But lo, no ram was to be found; there were the head and entrails, mussed and dragged about, but the body had disappeared, There was still a faint, crimson glow in the west, and by its aid the hunters found a well known trail which explained miat- ters; old splayfoot had carried off the carcass for his evening, meal! It was amusing to witness Ben’s rage; he stamped around and swore, calling on héaven and earth to witness that he would have the bear’s life ere the set of another sun, It was evening again, The sun had set in a halo of fleecy, crimson clouds. As the stars came out the wolves commenced their usual sad refrain, and the owls began again tO repeat that answerless question they have been asking for untold ages. Primeval man, from the depths of his noisome cave, heard their asking, ‘“‘Who-who- who?” and doubtless shuddered at the uncanny sound. During the day Jack and the Scribbler had been up on the cliffs after bighorn, and as the result of their efforts the red and white meat of a two-year-old ram graced the outside cabin wall. Before the fire hung a side of the ribs browned to a turn, and the hungry hunters were impatiently awaiting the return of their partner before placing it upon the table. True to his vow, Ben had started out long before sunrise that morning in quest of Splayfoot, It was quite dark when the clank, clank of the oars told of his approach, and presently he came in, hung up his rifle and. wearily sat down without a word, Jack hurried to place the ribs, the coffee and beans upon the rude table, and the three whipped out their sheath knives and fell to. ; Tt was quite evident that Ben had one of his “spells,” as Jack called them, for he tore the meat savagely from the bones in great mouthfuls, and swallowed cup after cup of coffee in utter silence. When he got into one of his surly moods his partners had learned by experi- ence to. leave hint alone, and let him thaw out by himself. This he finally did under the influence of the good sup- per they had prepared. “‘Fellers,’’ he said, as he filled and lighted his pipe and stretched, out lazily on his bunk, “Fellers, I missed him slick an’ clean, at ten yards, Think on't! ten yards, and a standin’ shot at that!” “Maybe yer rifle sights are out of plumb,” Jack sug- gested. : “No, they’re all right; jest wait an’I’ll gin you the facts. As soon as twas light enough to follow the ole thief’s trail I picked it up, an’ in the course of a mile or so come to where he had cached the sheep carcass; that is what was left on’t. He had eat considerable an’ kinder coy- ered the rest with dirt, grass and sagebrush. As soon as I see it, I climb up on a rock shelf handy by an’ sot down, feelin’ sure thet the ole cuss ’d come prowlin’ around after a while to git his breakfast. It was a first class place I had to lay for him; the shelf I was sittin’ on might have been ten foot high, an’ right at my back another one rose straight up for a consid’able ways, Well, the sun came up an’ I kept my eyes peeled fer a sight o’ the- critter. They was lots o’ buffalo feedin’ around, an’ antelope an’ sich like, but nary b’ar. Some blacktail does an’ fawns come a steppin’ an’ a prancin’ along, stoppin’ now an’ then to nip off the top of a greasewood brush. They kept workin’ their ears an’ a sniffin’ an’ a lookin’ back an’ ahead, an’ all around, but they never seen nor smelt me as they passed. Putty soon an cle bitch wolf an’ her four pups—nigh about as big as she was—come a irottin’ on ole Splayfoot’s trail whar he had drug the meat, an’ when they got to his cache they sniffed around an’ begun to paw the dirt an’ brush offen it. I got up an’ shooed ‘em off an’ you’d oughter seen ‘em light out. By and by a little piece o’ rock dropped down on the shelf where I was sittin’, Sheep, thinks I; too bad I can’t shoot one, but bear before the belly this mornin’, I twisted my head around an’ looked up, an’ danged if thar wan’t a big ole grizzly lookin’ down at me. I jest laid down kind 0’ slow like on my back, took a good sight fer his neck, let go ker-blim, an’ then jumped an’ run to git out o’ the way of a ton er so o’ bear I expected would be a fallin’ down in about that place. But they wan’t no ton fell, nor a pound, nor nothin’; nor was they any sound o’ groanin’ er scratchin’ or cayortin’ up on_ the cliff. So looked around, found a place whar I could git on top, an’ scrambled up as fast’s I could. Well, fellows, I could hardly be- lieve my eyes when I see they was no bear there, nor no blood nor hair; nothin’ but ole Splayfoot’s tracks whar he had moseved off over the hills. You bet I was mad! I had a notion to smash the ole gun, but when I see the sights was all right, I just cussed myself an’ lit out on the ole bear’s trail as fast as I could go. Course I lost it soon’s he struck the grass an’ sagebrush, but I kep’ on huntin’ down along the river for miles, an’ then the cliffs, but I never see him agin, But just you wait. I swar I’ll never quit till I have his ole hide. What I can’t git over is a missin’ him this mornin’. I ain’t no tenderfoot, I don’t git excited; ne, not eyen when the game is Injuns, t? say nothin’ o’ bear. How could I have done it?” P Jack and the Scribbler duly sympathized with Ben, also were about to join him in his quest for the bear. When they arose the next morning, they found that their prized fat sheep meat no longer adorned the cabin wall, and the tracks of old Splayfoot around explained. the cause of its disappear- ance. “We've got to kill him,” said Jack, as he re- _ luctantly cut some slices from a slab of bacon for break- last, “an’ J for one propose to begin a teglar hunt for him this mornin’,’” The Scribbler also signified his intention to make Splayfoot pay for his thieving with his blood. Litttle did any of the hunters dream how their quest for the cunning old grizzly was to end. - THE SCRIBBLER, “same conditions in my short trip to South Carolina. mam A, Small iCook* Book For (Our Clab House. Chapter I, Anp the Forest ann Stream is welcome to print it for other club houses, if it so desires. ; If the food is not well cooked and properly served, the pleasure of the shooting or fishing ixip is lessened, One will be hungry, and will enjoy any kind of cooking, the first day, but the second day it must be good. Cooking is not a high art in many rural localities, and yet a little attention to two or three details is all that is necessary in order to make it so, The first thing to learn is to “get breakfast.’ Because you live in the country, dear lady, it may well be that your chief reliance is upon the hog for your piece de te- sistance for this meal, if not indeed for the other two. Well and good. Pork is all right once in a while, since it ts so much more readily obtained than any other meat. But do not often offer the man from the city pickled pork, or salt pork. .Give him ham or bacon, well cured! He eats that kind of pork at home, and is fond of it—for breakfast. Cut it in thin slices and broil it. No, I take that back. Cut it and put it in the broiler and have it ready to broil when he sits down at the brealcfast table. If you broil it five minutes before it is set before him, he will not eat it unless compelled to by hunger. And the same is true about the fried potatoes and exgs. Do not cook them until he sits down at the table.~ Boil your potatoes the night before and in the morming peel them and cut in slices and salt and pepper them well and lay them in a dish beside the Waiting broiler and bacon. When you hear him at the table take a frying pan and put a teaspoonful of lard it it, and set it over a hot fire. Take off the stove lid so the lard will fairly smoke in- stantly. When it smokes, throw in the sliced potatoes. They will brown (such of them as are on the bottom) in a moment, and while this is taking place, seize the broiler and plunge that bacon in the hottest of the fire. Turn over the slices of potatoes once and let another batch of the slices brown. Now turn the bacon and make the other side of the slices of bacon sizzle. And fry the man an egg or two, or boil or poach them. at the same time as you fry the potatoes and broil the bacon, Now the man is going to have a good breakfast unless you spoil it in the serving. The thing is to get it to him the instant it comes from the fire, served in hot dishes with covers, so the things will stay hot until he can get at them. This kind of breakfast, if supplemented with good bread or rolls, good butter, and coffee, costing 35 cents per pound and made as hereinafter described, is what the city man likes. You will notice that where it differs from your accustomed method of cooking is in its being cooked in the one breath and eaten in the next. Give him a little of your excellent fruit along with the above. Oh, anything, so it is fruit. Dried apples is better than none at all. When he begins to look satiated, give him three hot griddle cakes, and he will be yours. for life. About the coffee. Put three tablespoonfuls of ground coftee (freshly ground) in a coffee pot that is perfectly clean and dry inside. Now put the coffee pot on the stove just long enough to make the bottom of the pot hot. Lift the lid and smell in! Do you notice how fra- grant that coffee begins to smell? You have periormed the mystery of liberating the very last atom of fragrance from that coffee. Now pour two cups of bubbling boil- ing water on the three tablespoonfuls of coffee. Let it set five minutes on the back of the stove and then pour about two tablespoonfuls of cold water down the spout. Tf you do this you will be able to give the man two cups of good coffee, although one cup should satisfy him. Good coffee is sometimes made in other ways, but the other ways are not to be trtisted. I almost forgot to say that the first thing an epicure wants at a meal is a glass—a clean, shining glass’ of cold water, The next morning give him ham, or, better, beef- steak or chops, or broil him one of his quail, Do not be afraid to ask him for it, or if you are the lady at my club, help yourself from his-string of birds—it is one of the rules of the club that game and fish ‘taken on the club’s preserves is subject to its fair contribution to the club house table. In my next chapter I will tell you about dinfier. GEORGE KENNEDY, The “Sportsman” and the “Sport.” WATERBURY, Conn., Dec. 16.—Editor Stream: In your issue of the 15th inst. spondent Dick Swiveller, under the heading, “Sports- man and Sporting Man,” hits the nail on. the head. Twenty-five years ago a sportsman was a thoroughbred gentleman, whose hobbies were shooting and fishing in a legitimate, gentlemanly way; who used fine guns, rods, and well-bred, well-broken dogs. No one ever thought of his being a gambler, roué, or tough—he was as much of a gentleman in the field as in the parlor. Nowadays he is considered a “sport” or “sporting man,” which is gen- erally understood by the public to mean a man who spends the most of his time shaking dice for drinks, going to ball games, horse races, and that most “noble” sport of all, prize fighting, and betting on them. Thank goodness there are still plenty of the real, “sure enough” sportsmen left, who know enotigh to let the “sports” alone, but it always makes one tired to see the papers of the present day tty to bring the “sportsman” down to the level of the sambler and loafer. Pornt. Forest and your corre- The North Carolina Quail Supply. Hickory, N. C., Dec, 23:—The crop of quail is not as large this year in this State as usual, as far as I am able to judge from observation and report, and I found the The reason is that cotton is high, and also wheat, so much so that large fields are plowed up, the natural cover dis- turbed, and, too, the dry, hot summer may have had some- thing to do with it, I hunt harder, range wider and work the dogs harder to get even fair results, and I hear the same story from others, _ Pink Encr, , A Panther in Western New York. Mepina, N. ¥., Dec, 22.—Editor Forest and Stream: The editorial in your last issue concerning the fear of wild animals contains statements which are rather sweeping, conveying the idea that wild animals will always flee from the presence of man. There are many well- authenticated instances to the contrary. Many of your readers will know of the old Lewiston road, so called, running from Batavia, Genesee county, this State, in a northwesterly direction to Lewiston, which is at the foot of the rapids in the Niagara River. Many of the roads in northern and western New York in an early day meandered in the direction of Lewiston because that was the great entrepot for all yoyagers coming by the way of the St. Lawrence, Quebec, Mon- treal and Lake Ontario up on to the Great Lakes and the surrounding country, Lewiston being in an early day a place of considerable consequence. “The State of New York dug a deep and wide ditch from the Tona- wanda Creek to the Oak Orchard Creek for the purpose of taking the waters of the Tonawanda into the Oak Orchard and. thence to Medina to feed the Erie Canal. This deep ditch was dug about the year 1822; it is known as the Canal ot Oak Orchard Feeder. It was dug in the Tonawanda swamp along near the western borders ‘af the town of Alabama, in the county of Genesee, down into the county of Orleans. This ditch crosses the Lewiston. road at the very borders of the Tonawanda Swamp. In the years 1848, 1849 and 1850, on the north- east corner of the intersection of the Lewiston road with this canal feeder, the land had been cleared away; it was in early times covered with hemlock trees, and after the hemlock trees had been cut away it grew up-into all kinds of bushes and briers, It was a great place for picking blackberries. ; The writer was raised in the town of Alabama, Genesee county, N. Y., and in his youth Jearned to pick black- berries, and has picked a great many baskets and pails of blackberries on that ground. A man by the name of Hoag, working for my father, desired to haye me pilot him to the blackberry ground. We all lived at Alabama Center, two miles and a half easterly from this canal feeder. I stayed with Hoag over night. I was then about ten or eleven years of age, and I think it was in the year 1848 that the circumstances I am about to relate oceutred. We arose about 3 o’clock A. M., and footed it two miles and half to this blackberry ground. We arrived there before daylight, but I being familiar with the paths, we went along down into the bushes and among the trees quite a distance until it becamie light enough to commence to pick berries. Gradually we worked ourselves deeper and deeper inta the forest, and I recollect very well coming to a spot where the tall blackberry bushes hung overloaded with great berries as big as the end of a man’s finger. I looked to the tops of the trees and saw that the sun was rising, by the glinting of the rays among the branches of the trees. Just then Hoag, who had become separated from miysell, spoke up in very sharp tones and said: “Stanley, come here; here is a wild animal!” I had a dog with me which was a fighting dog. I instantly hurried to the place where Hoag was—perhaps five or six rods away. I found Hoag standing under a hemlock tree with a space of perhaps 15 feet in diameter around that tree where there were no bushes. The bushes outside seemed to be a mass of tangled briers and other vegetation, There was some animal passing back and forth in front of Hoag and myself, not over 15 feet away, snarling and snapping his teeth as he crowded his way through the bushes, It circled backward and forward there perhaps ten minutes. Hoag took my knife, and cut an immense large club off of a green sapling. I recollect the expres- sion that he made, for Hoag was a yery nervy fellow. After the club was cut he said: “Now let him come!” IT sicked the dog into the bushes; the dog went in; the animal made a lunge for the dog; the dog made one yell, and out of the bushes he came; I caught a glimpse of the animal, and determined at once that it was a panther; I had seen such in the trayeling menageries of the country. Hoag said that he saw him several times, and that he knew that it was a panther. .We stayed a few minutes; that animal moved backward-and for- ward half around the circle, but kept out of our way and in the bushes. His snapping and snarling and crowding through the bushes were very plain to be heard. We started to get away from him. J remember well that L could hardly kick the dog away from my feet; he kept constantly in front of me; and yet that dog was the bully of Alabama Center, so far as dogs were con- cerned—it had whipped every dog in the vicinity—but it seemed to be frightened very badly. The dog went ahead first, and I next, and Hoag in the rear. We would stop. every two or three rods and listen. We could hear the ‘animal now and then as the dry limbs snapped-under him, We went substantially in a direct line,. nearly hall. a mile, and within about filty rods of the outer edge-ot the woods. We could hear no more of him, and stopped, thinking that we would fill our baskets with berries, - Perhaps fifteen minutes had passed by, and Hoag had gone away from me about three or four rods, and I was on one side of an immense great log, around which’ the bushes grew in thick profusion. ~ ‘one spring, evidently; it struck within about 6 feet of me, right in the midst of those bushes, with an immense crash. I spoke loudly to Hoag, and we got together quickly, prepared for any attack that might be made. ‘Just then a number of young men known as the Diviney boys, Kelly boys, Horning boys and Green boys, came into the woods and commenced to yell and halloo like so many wild Indians. Perhaps they had been yelling away for a minute or so, and then we could plainly hear that animal jump and run away in bounds. We could hear its feet strike pat, pat, pat, as it jiimped’ along, fainter and fainter, the dry leaves and sticks cracking under its feet, until the sounds faded away in the distance. We went and met those young men, and told them what had occurred. A man by the name of Julius’ Greer ‘found me. the tree. That animal made | FOREST AND t = started with Hoag to hitht tip the hemlock tree above spoken of. Perhaps they had worked for two hours to find it, and were unable to do so, and came back and Hoag asked me if I thought I could find I told him I thought I could, and I led them back to the outer edge of the woods where I had entered, and I took up the trail there and moved from point to point as I had come into the woods, and per- haps went nearly three-quarters of a mile when I found the hemlock tree, The animal had been where we stocd and had torn the earth up all about the tree and thrown it over the bushes, so that they were literally covered— it was light soil. It had torn the bark from the lower part of the hemlock tree, and had bit into the side of the tree, showing in a good many ways its great wrath and anger. The prints of its immense paws were all about on the fresh earth. It made no sign of its being about us then. I recollect very well that this was Sunday. My good old mother, who is now living near Alabama Center at the ripe age.of almost eighty-mine years, when I seasons seyeral persons, mistaken for deer, haye been- killed; 'therefore, be it resolved, that there shall be no open season for the killing of men in the State of New York. Resolved, That this Association condemn buoy or anchor fishing, and respectfully request the Legislature to pass a Jaw prohibiting fishing at buoys or anchors in waters inhabited by trout within the forest preserve. Whereas, The present law does not define at what age a young deer ceases. to be a fawn; therefore, be it resolved that this As- sociation recommend the passage of a law defining in its game laws the meaning of the word fawn. Amd that no deer shall be killed uptil it'is upward of one year of age. Resolved, That this Association recommend that the close season for wild deer shall be from Noy. 1 to Aug. 31, both inclusive, Resolved, That this Association recommend that the game laws proyide that no hound or dog capable of running deer to water can be kept or brought within the forest preserve. Whereas, in the past the game Jaws of the State have not been properly enforced within the forest preserve; therefore, be it re- solved that this Association recommend that the number of game protectors in the forest preserve be largely increased, and that the inefficient ones now on the force be removed, and that capable men be appointed in their place and stead. Resolved, That this Association heartily indorse the candidacy of John E. Ball for the appointment of State Game Protector for the Herkimer district. Whereas, The question of lumbering State lands within the forest preserve is now being discussed; and, whereas, in our judgment, this not only means the destruction of the forest, but also the cutting off of the present water supply of the State; therefore, be it resolved that this Association most strenuously protest against lumbering or cutting the timber from said lands. A banquet was then held, after which the meeting ad- journed, SA, M, About a Bird-Hound. THE WHEATLANDS.—Editor Forest and Stream: Being a devoted admirer of dogs all my life, J was much struck with a new breed I lately found in the columns of the New York World. In the inclosed you will find that the reporter speaks of a “bird-hound” and again of this same “hound” retrieving a snipe. William’ Kohles risked his life yesterday in the most dangerous eddy in Jamaica Bay to save his dog, and was netrly drowned when rescued. Although he was unconscious when taken from the water, he still retained a firm grip on the dog, the animal being also unconscious. It was fifteen minutes after the rescue that man and dog re- gained consciousness. . Kohles has a summer home at Bayswater, and visited the place yesterday for a day’s shooting. He had his pet bird hound with him. The dog started a snipe from a marsh beside the eddy, where the tide was running with a strength that stirred several whirlpools into existence. t he snipe flew out over the eddy, and Kohles fired, the bird dropping dead into the water about 20 feet from shore. The hound gamely leaped in to retrieve the bird. The animal was caught in a whirlpool and was drawn beneath the surface. As he was sinking he turned his nose toward his master and set up a plaintive howl that was plainly a call for help. Kohles tossed aside his gun, took off his coat and jumped into the water. He was soon over his head, but struck out for the spot where his dog had sunk. He poised himself and dived, searching for his dog. He found the animal near the bottom, seized it by the neck and dragged it teward the surface. He arose with the hound tightly clutched by the nape of the neck. But, encumbered as he was, he was unable to swim out of the whirlpool, and he and the dog were whirled round in it until both sank. A fisherman had seen their plight, and reached the spot where they sank in time to locate them. Then he got a boathook into Kohle’s clothes and brought him to the surface, Kohles, now unconscious, was still clutching the dog, which gave no sign of life. The fisherman dragged both into the boat and took them to shore. He and other men worked over Kohles, and were almost in despair before the man regained consciousness. The fisherman who saved the man and dog left without leaving his name. Kohles and the hound were driyen home, the animal licking the hand of his master. 3 Now as I am away out of the world in the Eastern Sho’, will you kindly tell me whether the “bird-hound” is a new breed that you Greater New Yorkers have intro- duced, and whether the said bird-hounds are stperior to the Chesapeakes? (of which I have long been a breeder), for if so, I would like to secure a gross or so for stock purposes. Another thing I note in the story, and that is the dan- gerous whirlpools that seem to lie in wait for the shooting fraternity in the vicinity of Greater New York. Can it be which is con- ceded to have disappeared from the coast of Norway has popped up in Jamaica Bay? Seriously, is it not amusing often to read the reports in the great dailies about yacht- ing and the-other sports of the field, bird-hounding in- cluded? i fe aed SINK-B@AT. -+ Death of. a New Brunswick Guide. Bart W.,Rer, of St. Almo; N. B,, died at Victoria Hospital, Fredericton, Jan. 11, of appendicitis. He was one of the best guides at Geo. E. Armstrong’s caimps, where he has guided for the last three years. He was a first-class hunter and a good companion and was honor- able, generous and kind. Everybody that knew him liked | him. He was well known by a great many American sportsmen, It seems particularly sad that a life so full of promise shold end at such an early age. = J. BA, An Appeal to Theodore Roosevelt. MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16.—Editor Forest and Stream: Please find inclosed copy of resolution adopted in our last general meeting, and which was sent to our Hon. Vice-President this week; an : To His Excellency Theodore Roosevelt, Vice-President- elect of the United States. _Dear Sir: The Wisconsin Game Protective Associa- tion, an organization of hunters and true sportsmen, organized for the protection of game, adopted a resolution at its last general meeting, which we herewith respectfully _ submit to your Execellency : _“Whereas, The Wisconsin Game Protective Associa- tion observes with alarm the rapid decrease of our wild game, especially of birds; and “Whereas, This rapid depletion is due in a large meas- ure to the persistent violation of our game laws, and in the lax enforcement of the same, the appointed’ game wardens generally not being hunters, and poorly’ quali- fied to perform their duties, and therefore having no in- terest in the protection of game; and “Whereas, The worst of all is the great difference of law in the different States for the protection of migratory birds; therefore, be it i : “Resolved, That the Wisconsin Game Protective Asso- ciation begs and requests our Hon. ,Vice-President- elect, Theodore Roosevelt, as a great game protector and true spor{sman, to cause such bills to be proposed to our Congress for the purpose of securing a Federal uniform (United States) law for the protection of our migrating birds, and asks His Excellency respectfuly to use his ut- most influence for the passage of stich a law.” : Hoping this very important matter will haye your ap- proval, and your Excellency will kindly take action in this affair, and propose a bill to our Congress-as expressed in the above resolution, we have the honor to remain, dear sit, | ae a JosrpH Fismer, President. iS pal Gust. STEPpPAN, Vice-President: Vat, Raetu, Secretary. To be successful in protecting game and singing birds we must haye a uniform (United States) law for migratory birds, as these birds are at one hour in one State and the next in another. One State protects the ducks from the first of January, and in the other State the law allows the killing to the first of May, The States of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and North Dakota protect: water fowl after these birds have leit these States in the fall, and the laws of the Southern States. where they go and remain all winter, allow the slaughtering of these birds intil May, or do not protect them at all. These birds are really the property of the entire country and not of a single State, so far as they are not stationary or local birds, and therefore Uncle Sam must take a hand in this business and put a stop to the slaughter of our migratory game and singing birds, as he has suecessfully done about the transporting of dead bodies or skins of these birds through the Lacey bill, Every hunter or true sportsman, every friend of nature or lover of our feathered friends, should do his utmost to secure a Federal law through our Congress for the pro- tection of our migratory game and singing birds. — VAL, RAETH. New York . Association. | Editor Forest and Streanu: ~ ; x cS when THe fifty-seventh annual meeting of the New. York Association for the Protection of Game was held at the Union Club on Jan. 14, toot. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: > President, Hon. Robert B. Roosevelt; Vice-President, Alfred Wagstaff; Treasurer and Counsel, Thomas N. Cuthbert; Secretary, Robert B.-Lawrence; Executive Committee, Charles E. Whitehead, Simon J. Drake, Henry Steers; Committee on Admissions, Charles E. Whitehead, William Carpender, Alfred Wagstafi, Richard Pancoast, Robert B. Lawrence, pte A communication haying been received by the counsel of the Association from the proprietor of the Waldort- t . Astoria, requesting information as to the law governing the serving of foreign game to guests, the following reso- lution was offered by Mr. John S. Wise and carried unami- mously, viz.i a. ; “Resolved, ‘That the counsel of this Association shlal reply to the communication of the proprietor of the Wal- dorf-Astoria, that while the Court of Appeals has recently indicated that under the laws of this State and of:the United States, in existence when the case then-considered arose, foreign game may be brought into this State; even in the close season, said decision was rendered on a‘_case arising before the passage by Congress of a law, known as the Lacey law, that in thé opinion of this Association the Lacey law makes the State laws of New York effectual against the importation of foreign game during the close season; and that this Association will so contend and will prosecute all importers of foreign game in the close sea- son until a decision holding that it 1s wrong has been rendered by a court of last resort.” = ta The subject of the preservation of large game: ur:the neighborhood of the Yellowstone National. Park heing brought up for discussion, a resolution was adopted “That Mr. A, A, Anderson be appointed a committee of one tu go to Washington and adyocate the enactment of a law for the extension of the Yellowstone National Park tu include the adjacent timber reserve on the east and south.” ak Ropert B. Roosevett, President.’ Danvers, Mass., Jan. 17.—Editor: Forest and. Stream: Here is winter half gone, and up to the roth no snow; now we have not more than 3 inches. The game-has had. the very finest weather to live in, with lots of feed. So far north we cannot feel like crowing much, as 1 have seen snow 4 feet deep. on April 1; but everything’ so far so good. Lots of partridges and quail leftover.) 1-héar of them far and near. Fox hunting (or fox shootitig, I should say) is about a thing of the past around here. I know of only one being killed this fall by the half-dozen hunters who hound them, Haven’t heard of any poe ~ a ' ts ‘ > © Jan. 26, 1901] ta FOREST AND STREAM. 71 Megantic Clsb Dinner. __ Boston, Jan. 21,—The annual dinner of the Megantic ish and Game Association is. to. be held at Hotel Bruns- wick next Saturday evening, Preparations are being com- pleted on a more elaborate scale than ever, and that is saying a good deal to those acquainted with the dinners of the Association, Premier Parent, of Quebec, is to be an -honored guest. Other distinguished gentlemen who have promised to be there will include Lieut.-Gov. Woodruff, of New York;, Capt, J, W. Collins, chair- man of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Commission; Chaplain Crawford, U. S. N.; J. Russell, Reed, President of the Massachusetts Fish and Game-Protective Associa- tion; Leroy T. Carleton, chairman of the Maine Fish and Game Commission, and Speaker Myers, of the Massa- chusetts House of Representatives. These gentlemen may be regarded as the leaders in fish and game protection, both in New England and Canada, and their presence at the dinner will add the best of influence to the annual social gathering of what has become the leading fish and game association of this part of the country, both in point of numbers and the character of the merchants, business and professional men that constitute it. Several of the club members, notably Dr. Heber Bishop and Dr, George A. McAleer, -will tell of experiences in the forests and along the trout and salmon waters. A. gentleman just out from the Maine lumber woods tells of 18 or 20 inches of snow that fell late in November, with little or none following till a few days ago, when the volume of winter covering was increased to 2%4 or 3 feet. During all this time he says that the deer have _ toyed around easily and kept in good condition. He has been surprised. to note how closely they have kept to the lumbering operations in many sections. The lumbermen say that they visit their works every night, nibbling for spears of hay, and particulatly for salt. His idea is that the lumbermen are not troubling these deer; that the feel- ing in regard to close time is much better than formerly. Still, lie “says that the wardens are visiting the lumber regions, making unexpected calls at the camps, where they will ask for a peep into the larder, and ‘will look well to the waste heaps where ‘refuse food is thrown, Felt ‘SPECIAL, a Have You Voted? Editor Forest and Stream: At the winter meeting of the New-York State Fish, Game and Forest League, a resolution was passed unani- mously that a bill be introduced at Albany prohibiting the spring shooting of wildfowl, and that the Law Com- mitteeof the League be instructed to go to Albany and -urge the passage of the. bill, ‘the members of this committee will do all in their power and work hard for the passage of his. bill, but what does a Senator or Assemblyman from Oswego, Onondaga or ‘any other county care for a member of a law committee from Canandaigua county? He doesn’t vote in his coun- ty, and every pot-hunter, hotel keeper'and person in his county who is likely to lose a dollar has written him, op- ‘posing the bill, and everyone of these fellows has a vote, “and it is votes that Mr. Senator and Mr. Assemblyman need in their business. But just so soon as you can con- “vince him that you have’ more votes in his particular county than the other fellows have,"just so soon will you get his active support, and not before. Write him to- “day. Ask your friends to write him. Get in every vote “you can this winter; get more than the other fellow and ‘you ate stire to win. Don’t be afraid to use the local “newspaper; present your argument in a clear, forcible “Marner; convince the public that you are right and the other fellow wrong, and’ when you ask them to sign a ‘petition you will find them willing to help you, We can ‘stop spring shooting of wildfowl in this State. We can stop the sale of game in this State. But you'll have to _ yote, and vote often. Pus , The polls are now open. Vote. an sab W. H. Tatrert, President J. C. S. A. . Watertown, N.Y, — . i ‘i , The Boston Game Market. + Bosron, Dec. 18.—No particular fish and game meas- ures are yet proposed in the Massachusetts Legislature, but fit is well known that the marketmen are chafing under the quail and grouse prohibitory law, passed last winter, and the friends of fish and game protection are keeping close’ watch. The Lacey bill is giving the marketmen a good deal of trouble in this city. It is certain that hardly “more: than one-tenth of the usual flood of game is being *teceived here, and the Lacey act is believed to be the cause of the lack of supply. The receivers of game complain of séizutes of quail and grouse en route here, and I notice that the Forest anp Stream has’ records of game stopped ‘at Chiéago and-other points that was started for Boston. far, but I have seen one or two lots of saddles that have come through since the close season in that State began. ‘The receivers are aware that they aré liable, or at least that the game is liable to seizure under the Lacey act.. But they hope that they will not be troubled. They may be panies may be! asked to explain. a TE ad dir P. nn SPECIAL. a _ The Toothsome Muskrat. .) BETHLEHEM, Pa.—Editor Forest and Stream: Inclosed find a*hewspaper clipping which maybe of interest to your readers. I:had some muskrats prepared last’ fall for a small company of friends, but none of the party can ‘say ‘that'they are as palatable as. terrapin. None of my Party ‘knew what they were’eating, and’ pronounéed them good, and. were tinder the impression that they were tabbits, although several remarked that the bonés were too small, - = “M. C, LucHenpacn. The report from the Baltimore Sun says: A “tmusk- tat supper’ is the latest gastronomic innovation at the Jniversity Club, famed for such wrinkles, ~ Periodically an informal supper‘is held at the club, at hich some one or more culinary curiosities form the There is no question that’ Very little Maine venison is coming here this winter so. hoping in vain, however, and some of the express com- | chief articles of diet, and last night the muskrat occupied the place of honor at such a supper. The lowly muskrat as atv article of diet was suggested by Prof. Powhatan Clarke, but it was noted that some urgent business prevented his attendance at the banquet. Nevertheless, under the skillful manipulation of the club steward, John A. Biddle, the muskrat was declared by those present to be a most toothsome delicacy, almost, if not quite, equal to Maryland’s famous bird, the diamond- back terfapin, and much superior to the swifter, not to say more beautiful, rabbit. The festive board at last night’s repast was ornamented with whole mtskrats, enveloped in hard aspic jelly, with tail rampant, with fish in mouth and with tusk and whiskers in plain view. As a spur to the appetite these were declared a success. Steward Biddle had the famous animal prepared in three ‘styles—the Maryland or Eastern Shore style, in which he is stewed in his own gravy; and broiled whole, like a chicken, and in the New Jersey style, in which he is roasted whole, Some Weights of Game. Quart in Warren county, N. J., will average, when full grown,-634 to 7 ounces. On Dec. 13 I killed three birds within two miles of Phillipsburg that weighed 20 ounces, one cock tipping the scales at 714 ounces. C. E. Voucu. BAYvitte, N. Their total weight was 71854 ounces on postal scales. is sahehs weighed 544 ounces, the largest 814 ounces (a hen). Two cock woodcock weighed 7 ounces and 8% ounces. Of three grouse, two males weighed 24 and 2834 ounces, one female 227% ounces. There are lots of- birds left. I believe that every flock of quail that I know of has at least seven.birds in them, and a great many are full flocks of eighteem or twemty birds. Hers, ~ An Expetience. Some four yeats ago I had an Irish setter—the best re- triever but orie I 'ever saw. I was hunting quail and made a double out of a covey. Dash brought me one bird, then the other, both apparently dead as the old door nail we tell of. Got another shot, let both barrels go and made a clean miss. Suddenly I heard the flutter of a quail, and with the flutter came a quail from my coat and flew straight away and before I could reload was gone. I imagine I was a sight while the quail was flying off. I had told my partner afew moments before I had five quail—then true. When I told him this true story—and I will take oath to its being such—he only laughed. That quail was prob- ably stunned, came to life, and, like the plucky little cuss he was, got out and away. Next! W. C. Jacer. The Balling of Shot. Editor Forest and Stream: Do you know if a load of shot ever balls? I killed a quail, and all that was left of him was a leg and part of his breast: he was at least 20 yards away. . To-day I. shot another. He was in the woods, and was, I should judge, 30 yards off. I had a factory load of 3 drams black powder and 1% ounces No: 8 shot. When I picked him up his back and head were missing, his body was completely riddled and the wad that had been next to the powder was driven into his stomach cavity. | HERgE. [Shot are ‘sometimes balled by the concussion of a heavy powder charge, and sometimes are fused by the heat of the powder.] A Montana Hermit. THE stir that is being made over the death of Cadet Booz, alleged to be from injuries received by hazing at West Point, revives interest in the case of John W. May- nard, a former cadet at that institution, who lived the life of a recluse in the Northwest for many years, and finally died in his lonely cabin near Great Falls, Mont. Maynard went by the name of Missouri Jess, and told nobody in the Northwest his real name or the story of his past life. He lived by the sale of furs secured by trapping and trading with the Indians, with whom he was on terms of friendship. After his death a back room in the cabin in which-he lived was opened. ‘This room, which had been kept secret, was lighted by a large lamp which hung from the ceiling. The furnishings were quite luxurious and showed taste and refinement. The walls were lined with shelves, on which rare volumes rested. There were works on art, literature and science. The presence of well-used Latin and Greek volumes indicated that the owner had been a scholar, and works of the leading learned authors of modern and ancient times showed that he had enjoyed, in his silent life, the com- pany of great men in the works that they had written. In a box of letters were found-several which revealed the man’s real name and the reason for his retirement from civilization. “He had been a cadet at West Point, and had partici- pated in a hazing affair which resulted in the death of a fellow cadet. Maynard had been engaged to marry the sister of the dead boy. After the occurrence, she ‘had broken off the engagement, denouncing her lover as a murderer. He at once resigned from the army and went into the then unbroken wilderness’ of Montana, ‘to’ end his days in solitude.—Buffalo Express. 3 aS {PUEEURRR REE RE RRRRREEeR eRe S as - Take inventory of the good things in this issue & ® of Forest AND STREAM. _ Recall what a fund was x ry given last week. Count on what is to come next & & week. Was there ever in all the world a more 3 - abundant weekly store of sportsmen’s reading 2 F ‘We RARE KeeeeeeyuNenecqaeuyanunnuanennat ri J—tast season I weighed 102 quail, Pit them in my coat and went on. ———5 —<— Notice. All communications intended for ForEsT AND StTRH#AmM_ should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual connected with the paper. Sea and Biver Hishing. Proprietors of fishing resorts will find it profitable to ‘advertise them in FOREST AND STREAM, The Log of a Bicycle Fishing — Trip.—l. Through the Mountains of Virginia and West Virginia. dited from the Diary of Mr. George N. Beall by the Commodore, F, R. Webb. Frosteurc, Md,, Nov. 18—My Dear Commodore: I inclose herewith my little diary of my last summer's bicycle fishing trip to the Greenbrier, thinking that it may interest you. Read the same, and picture to your- self the good time I had. JI went from Frostburg, through Romney, Petersburg, ete., to Franklin; thence _to Hightown, where I struck the old Parkersburg pike, thence to Travelers’ Repose, where I turned off up the river to Van Buren Arbogast’s. I fished for trout in the Greenbrier, with a little bass fishing- below the forks thrown in. Coming back I went across the mountains to Sinnett’s, on the Thorn, where I had some trout fish- ing, Thence I crossed over the mountains tothe South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac—queer way they have of naming the rivers in these parts!—along down which I worked my way until I reached Romney and civilization again. I was out thirty days—the last - week only being spent among relatives. The expenses for the three weeks footed up the sum of $11.25. How’s that for an inexpensive trip? The only feature of. the trip that I did not like was the fact that I was entirely alone. A congenial companion would haye wonderfully improved the trip. “Leaving that item out I can truly say that the trip’ was one of the most enjoyable ones I have ever taken. I find the bicycle to be entirely. prac- ticable for such a trip, in all kinds of weather. An outht for roughing it can easily be carried; and a moderate jog trot can be paced very comfortably. Next year, if we could arrange to take such another outing together, I know you would enjoy it. You could meet me at Hightown, or ata Franklin via Harrisonburg. The wagon trip to the mountains isn’t in it if only one could have two or three in the party. Very truly yours, GrorGE N, BEALL, It was 6:30 in the morning when I wheeled out, of Frostburg on my way to the mountains for my annual fish. My destination was Arbogast’s, on the upper waters of the Greenbrier River in West Virginia, and my route lay through Romney and Petersburg to Franklin; thence to Hightown, where I would reach the old..Staunten Parkersburg pike, which I expected to follow oyer-the Alleghany Mecuntains for Travelers’ Repose, a somewhat pretentious and very comfortable mountain hostelry of the old school—now rapidly passing out of existence and seldom met with outside of these mountain regions— nestling at the foot of the western slope of the great motntain range, on the banks of the Greenbrier, Here my route led me off the pike, and along a rudimentary, very rocky and sandy and generally more or léss..un- rideabie two and a half miles of road to Arbogast’s, where I expected to remain a week fishing for trout, with a little bass fishing thrown in on the side, in the- broad river below the junction of the two forks, some six or seven miles below Arbogast’s. I carried my personal plunder in a leather traveling case in the frame of my machine, and a carrien on the handle bar, while a rod case strapped on the bar of my frame contained two rods. I had a ‘beautiful morning’s run, which carried me to the second ctossing of Patterson’s' Creek, about ten miles above Frankfort. I forded the creek with my machine under my aim, after which I mounted and hustled along lively for shelter from an impending thunder storm, which I soon found in the shape of a' wayside barn, where, curled up on the seat of an old bugsv, I enjoyed a re- freshing nap of half an hour, lulled by the patter of the tain on the roof. The storm over, ] was soon under way again. Sur- nrounting the brow of a hill I let go all hold, and turned my machine wide open for a glorious coast down a straight, hard, slaty hill, a straight-away stretch of flat road at the bottom giving me assurance of a safe landing., It was undoubtedly a glorious coast, but with a.most ingloricus wind up at the bottom, for when | reached the flat stretch it was like planting a foot in a new-laid huckleberry pie. Oh, how the mud flew! while consterna- tion seized upon mv soul. Down went the brake, thoughtlessly, in a frantic attempt to check my flight. My wheel immediately ‘“slewed” all over the road, and we went to pieces in a jiffy. I picked myself ruefully out of the mud, to find myseli plastered from head to foot, while my wheel escaped with a slightly sprung rim. After this little mishap I moved on more cautiously, and with frequent rests on account of the intense heat, and finally wheeled into Moorefield at 7:30 in the evening, after a day’s run of fifty-eight miles, A streak of a. thunder storm made very bad going of the last four miles, and my come in was almost a walk in, TF had a good warm greeting at the hotel and a good warm supper made quite a new man of me, ; = I left Moorfield at 7:30 next morning, and arrived at Franklin, forty-two miles distant, at 8 P. M. The ride through the gap to Petersburg was a toyal one, as the road was it fine shape and the mountain scenery- both — beautiful and imposing, The heat, even in these high © latitudes, was almost unbearable irom -Petersburg- on toward Franklin, and sandy stretches of road along the viver bottoms made the wayside springs seem few and far between. I loitered lazily alon'@ the road, hunting the shade as industriously as possible, until 6 o'clock, alter which time the remainder of the day’s mileage was 7 2. . ae quickly disposed of. The Virginia House, in Franklin, a typical Southern home, looked cool and inviting; and Mrs. Haup, in a watm, motherly way, bade me welcome. I had a good supper and a short stroll around the village streets and along the river bank, after which I was ready for bed. Alum water applied to the blisters on my hands gave instant relief. The next morning was cloudy, with every prospect of ‘ain, but I put out in spite of the unpromising appear- ance of the weather. I found it so much cooler than ~ yesterday that wheeling was easy and pleasant work. Twelve miles out I dismounted to swap yarns with a camp of Franklinites, ameng whom I found an old ac- quaintance, Hugh Boogs by name, who speedily helped me to make new ones. They were fishing, and incident- ally enjoying the heat destroying effects of a casé of export beer on ice, qualified with a little whisky, brandy, etc., on the side, after the manner of all true fishermen. I tarried awhile with them, then proceeded on my way, after making a full hand at their dinner table, and assist- ing in pulling a few corks. A steady pull up the long divide to the old Parkersburg pike took the entire after- neon, and brought me to the old tollgate in Hightown, where I was to spend the night. I telephoned friends in Staunton, sixty miles away over the mountains from here. This little hamlet derives its name from the fact that it is the highest settlement in Virginia—its elevation being 2,800 feet. The next day was Sunday, but I kept right on. I had nothing in the world to do but lay around and wait until Monday, and I hardlv cared to do that. I had an easy tun before me as far as mileage was concerned, but the immense mountains towering up before me, which had to be crossed, were well calculated to eat up time and shoe leather. For a mile or so up Hevener’s Mountain 1 chatted pleasantly with Mr. D. Yeager, of Travelers’ Repose, who was on his way home with a wagon load of goods, bought ‘way east in Staunton, seventy miles from Travelers’ Repose. The old Parkersburg pike was surveyed and built by Crozet, Napoleon Bonaparte’s Chief of Engineers, and is one of the finest pieces of en- gineering on the American continent; and a trip ovet its entire length from Staunton, in the valley, to Parkers- burg, clear across the entire Appalachian system of monntains. on the Ohio River, will amply repay the ad- yenturous bicyclist who is not afraid of considerable mountain climbing—most of which, of course, on foot. It is so well graded that the rise to the tops of these towering mountains is made with less effort than 1s required to surmount many of the hills of an ordinary country road, The only thing to prevent the wheelman from riding to the tops of all these mountains is the gteat length of the grades—owing to the thousands of feet to be sunmounted most oi these ascents are trom three to five miles long, This day’s trip was right over the backbone of the great central chain of the Alle- ghanies, and consisted in slowly walking up the grades, tiding around the mountain spurs and wild spins down the long, long western slopes, with the machine well in hand. Thereis fifteen miles of alternate climbing, riding and coasting to be had in crossing this great central range—the Alleghany Mountain, as it is locally known The historic top of Alleghany, and the site of the Con- federate Gen. Johnston’s winter camp, was reached at 11:30. A battle was founght here on the mountain top. The Federal forces endeavored to dislodge Johnston, but were repulsed. Service was being held in the little old weather-beaten church on top of the mountain, and scat- tered around were vehicles of all shapes, sizes and de- scriptions. I had to exercise great caution to avoid a stampede among the horses, or “beasts,” as they are termed in mountain parlance—the sight of my unfamiliar combination was too much for their nerves. Finally dismounting, I led my steel steed through the gauntlet of hoofs, keeping up a running string of “Whoa, now!” “Veal” “Steady there!” etc. Some stragglers outside the church crowded around to see my wheel and to ask the usual round of questions. On the very highest point of the mountain, and in plain sight on either side of the pike, lie scattered the remains of Gen. Edward John- ston’s winter camp—the old earthworks still doing busi- ness at the old stand. Heaps of stones and sunken hollows mark the site of the hundreds of cabins and hovels that years and years ago dotted the hillsides on, the mountain top and afforded shelter to the Confederate hosts who wintered on this bleak, exposed height. On around the turn,- around the vast shoulder of the mountain, and the nine-mile descent into, the Greenbrier Valley was begun; the long, down-mountain spin made my brake hand weary, and frequent stops were made to cool off the bearings and rest the tires. Finally, on around the last turn of the road, and I shot out into the cunshine, and-on a long stretch of gentle slope let go of the brake and rolled gently up in front of the old moun- tain hostelry, Travelers’ Repose. The genial old land- lord. Mr. Peter Yeager, gave me a welcome and a halt hour’s chat, after which I got under way for the final +wo and a half miles of my journey. Here I took leave of the old pike and worked my way along a rocky, sandy, little used road, up the river to Mr. Van Buren Arbogast’s—imy destination. High spring freshets had- washed out the river road more or less, all the way up, conseatiently most of the distance up was made on foot. { received a hearty welcome from Mr. Arbogast and ‘his family, and sat down to a good hot supper, to which I did ample justice, for I was a hungry dad that evening, sure! An after-supper stroll with my cigar, to haye a look at the familiar river, and I turned in, to dream of the morrow’s sport. [To BE CONTINUED. ] Trout on Tap. In the days when the only means of rapid communica- tion with Eastport, Me., was by steamboat for Portland and St. John, N. B., Bert Bean, a commercial traveler from Boston, paid a visit to Campobello Island, which belongs to New Brunswick, though only a short distance down the harbor. Bean had a little money, and liking the island, he bought a tract of land on top of ‘the hill, His purchase contained about 100 acres, in the middle of which was a small pond in a hollow about 200 feet above tide- water, which washed the shore less than seventy-five rods away. As the pond was fed by springs, Bean had it =. - = FOREST AND STREAM. stocked with trout, which were caught in brooks on- the inainland and brought over in pails. Then he went away for four years, On his return the pond was swarming with fine trout. Though the place had been fished by ex- pert anglers, they had never met with any luck, because there ‘were so many caddice worms and other insects in the water that the fish had no need for taking the hook. Bean consulted a lawyer and found that as his pond contained less than ten acres, it was his to hold and pro- tect against all comers. He waited a few years longer and sent down a crew of men, who bored a hole from the shore through the bank facing the ocean, inserting a water main in the opening. When he had put a turn tap in the pipe so far inside the hill that it would not freeze im winter, he was ready to supply fish to order. Orders were taken in Boston and other large places for as many trout as he could furnish. Then Bean came to Campo- bello, turned the stop cock, drew off the water and picked up his fish as easily as he could kindlings, He always left enough to stock the pond with young fry, after which he closed the faucet and allowed the springs to fill the bone for the growing of more trout—Cleveland Plain ealer. Albino Fish. Tue Marine Biological Association has come into pos- session of one of the most interesting fish specimens caught round our coasts for some time past. It is an albino hake, which was taken in a trawl off Milford, and is entirely destitute of the usual pigmentation both on the external surface of the body and on the inner linings of the buccal cavity and gill covers. The specimen is of considerable scientific valtte for its bearing upon the problem of natural selection in the coloration of fishes. Although quite healthy and of normal length, it is in a very lean condition, its girth being 11 per cent. and its weight 23 per cent. below the normal. This is due to the check placed upon its catching powers by its conspicuous whiteness. The hake is a predaceous and nocturnal fish, and depends upon its dusky, inconspicuous appearance for success in catch- ing its active prey, while a white hake would be easily avoided. Albinism in fish is of exceedingly rare occur- rence-—Westminster Gazette. The Fish Were All Used, New York, Jan. 18—Edttor Forest and Stream: While your criticisms are seyere in regard to the quantity of fish that were caught by my companion and myself and the letter of Sportsman was justified by the reports, as given with the published photographs, I desire to correct the impression existing that the fish were wasted, All were carefully packed in moss and were carried on our pack mules until the last one was eaten, and with five hungry men in the outfit they lasted about three days, but we did not want fish again for the rest of the trip. SARTELL PRENTICE, [Mr. Prentice refers to a note in our issue of Jan. 5, relative to a reported catch of sixty-eight large trout by members of a stirveying party in Montana. The writer of the communication assumed that in part the fish were wasted. This statement by Mr. Prentice, however, is such as ta justify the fishing. | Maine Fish Hatching. Boston, Jan, 19.—Senator Mcfarlane, of Maine, has introduced a resolution calling upon the Commission to furnish the Legislature with the cost of hatching and dis- tributing fish for a number of years back. He wants the Legislature to know just how much both fry and finger- lings are costing the State. He will attempr to conyince the Legislature that the cost of fish propagation as now managed is too great and that he believes, with others, that it would be far cheaper for the State to encourage private hatcheries, buying the fish hatched at a fixed price. Tf few fish were hatched, the State would have little to pay. If a great many were hatched, as the Senate is re- ported to believe there would be, then the State would reap the benefit of abundant restocking at a reasonable cost. SPECIAL, Che Kennel. Fixtures. BENCH SHOWS. Jan. 23-26.—Chicago.—Chicago Pet Dog Club’s annual show, Mrs. J. T. Buhrer, Sec’y. Feb, 19-22—New York.—Westminster Kennel Club's twenty-fifth annual show. James Mortimer, Supt. March 6-9.—Pittsburg, Pa—Duquesne Kennel Club’s annual bench show. F. S. Stedman, Sec’y. _ March 18-16—Chicago.—Mascoutah Kennel Club’s eleventh an- nual show. John L. Lincoln, Sec’y. FIELD TRIALS. February (First Week).—Grand Junction, Tenn.—Championship Field Trial Assoctation’s annual trials. W-. B. Stafford, Sec’y. Fox-Hunting Reminiscences. Tue story of the Wellman Fox, which was so delight- fully told by Carlos S, Head in Forest AND STREAM of Jan. 5, calls up many very pleasant memories of days spent in pursuit of this crafty little animal. I will freely confess that the pursuit of larger game has not destroyed my relish for fox hunting, fox hunting with a good gun, a good dog, and a good companion or two, and minus the anise seed bag, and all the other frills which are in- separable from the fashionable sport called fox hunting. T think I was about ten years old when I had an ex- perience which implanted the Jove of fox hunting so deeply and so thoroughly within me that it will probably abide with me while life lasts. I was standing upon the piazza of my home one December morning, away back in 1858, 1 think it was, when the mellow, flutelike voices of three hounds in full ery were waited to my ears upon the frosty air. Looking in the direction of the sound I was struck speechless, breathless, paralyzed in fact, by the sight of a fox not over 20 rods distant, running across [Jan, 26, 90%, = acteristic of this animal. a One of my older brothers owned at the time an, old- fashioned singel-barreled English fowling piece. It was quite a remarkable gun in many respects, but I will mention but one of its many peculiarities. Its barrel was octagon, and fully 5 feet long, yet so light was the fine metal of which it was made, and the whole arm was so nicely balanced, that, young as I then was, I could hold and fite it without artificial rest. ‘ The fox disappeared from view about the time I re- gained control of my faculties, and to seize the old gun and rush pell-mell over fences and through ditches to where the track of the fox showed in the fresh snow was the work of a moment. It was the first fox I had ever seen, and I was laboring under such excitement that I could not have stopped long enough to formulate any plan for its capture, even had I known enough to do so. All I thought about was chasing and catching it, and chase it I did. : I don’t believe I ever ran a mile in less time than I Tan one then, J remember that I was scrambling up over a high rail fence when a great black streak shot past me in the air, without touching the fence, across a small field, and into a woods, before I fairly realized that it was a hound in pursuit of the fox. I will say here, this hound was owned by Calvin Metcalf, a veteran fox hunter, and I shall have more to say about this hound. Well. as I sat on top of that fence I began to feel as though I had lost my job, for it was evident to me that that dog could outrun me. While I sat thinking the mat- ter over, two more hounds passed me in full cry. This discouraged me Completely. But the ardor of the chase was still strong within me, and so! I decided to take a wide circle on my return home, hoping that by so doing I would find some sort of game. This took me around to the other side of the woods through which the chase had gone. and here I came upon the fresh tracks of an- other fox, Running, too. Evidently started from his lair by the racket the dogs made when passing near to it, Once more I started on the trail, but this time I went more cautiously. My surplus enthusiasm had been worked off, and I could think and reason. Down through valleys. up over hills, through woods and alder thickets i stuck to that track until it led me into a woods which was quite near to my home. This woods had a thick undergrowth of hemlock, maple, birch ‘and other small growths, and here the trail zigzagged about so that it was very difficult to follow it. Gradually a very peculiar sensation began to creep over me. I haye often experi- enced it since when stalking game—a sort of presenti- ment or intuition that the game is near. With bated breath and noiseless steps I crept forward. ‘ In the district school where, my young ideas were taught how to shoot, there was a text book used, known as Sanders’ Third Reader. _ Among many other things which I had learned from it was a very interesting little story about a boy who had two chickens which were stolen by a fox. The boy's Unele Rufus undertook to kill the crafty robber, and started off on what the boy at first thought were little dog tracks. Soon the hunter managed to get quite near the fox, when he squeaked lke a hurt motse, the fox trotted back around a fallen tree-top, the hunter fired and the old fox fell dead. While I crept forward on the trail this story occurred to me, and boy like, I thought I would try Unele Ruius’ ruse on the fox I was following. No sooner had I given the first faint squeak than it was answered by the Wah-wah-wah of the fox, and so close to me that I came near fainting. As it was, I sank limply into the snow, hoping and praying that that fox would go anywhere except toward me, yet dimly conscious that 1t would be a terrible disgrace to let it escape if it gave me a chance to kill it. This thought neryed me for a supreme effort, and pulling back the hammer of the gun I swung the long barrel around until it pointed in the direction of the sound J had heard. It seems to me even yet that fate had decreed beforehand that I should kill that fox, for no sooner had I got the barrel of the gun leveled ‘than, pop, up came the head and shoulders of the tox above a little hillock. not mare than two rods dis- tant and directly in line with the barrel of my gun, and then he very obligingly stopped and looked in every direction except toward me, as if he were purposely wait- ing for me to kill him. With my last strength I pulled the trigger, and the old gun did the rest, * T-have killed over a hundred foxes since that day, but never a larger or finer cne. My! but didn’t I feel big? Washington's overcoat did-not contain cloth enough to wake a vest for an individual of the size I felt myself to aS as I strutted to the hovise with that fox on my shoul- er. -I could fill a good-sized volume with incidents from my own experience to illustrate the subtle cunning of the fox, However, I will relate but a single episode, which must serve as a specimen brick. About the year 1885 there lived a fox that sorely puzzled the hunters and hounds of Gansevoort and vicinity. Many times was this fox run with cur best hounds and always with the same result. Ata certain spot it would seem to vanish, and the most careful investigation would always. fail to discover the way it did it. Some of the baffled hunters asserted that the fox had wings and that when it had run wntil there was no more fun in tunning it would start from this particular spot and sail off into another town- ship. One of these hunters finally registered a vow that he would unravel the mystery if it took all the remain- der of his life. Three times did he essay the feat and three times did he go home a sadder and no wiser man. The fourth time it chanced that a fresh snow covered the ground, which photographed every jump of the dog and fox. The hunter reached the point where the fox usually did its vanishing act almost as soon as his hound reached it, and at once tied up the dog to prevent him from track- ing around in the snow. There was a large field, and north of this field there was a large woods. A fence separated the woods from the field. The center third of this fence was tnade of posts and boards. The two end thirds were built of. rails. The hunter took the trail of the fox and dog, and soon found where the -fox had. jumped up on the outer end of one of the rail fences. The snow on the top rail plainly showed the footprints of. the fox until it reached the point where the rail fence the fields with that airy, graceful motion which is char- Jan. 26, 1901.] FOREST AND STREAM. 78 joined on to the board fence. There was no snow on the edge of the boards and so the hunter passed along the board fence until he came to where it joined on to the other piece of rail fence, looking carefully all the while to see whether the fox had jumped off of the board fence into the snow. It had not done this, and when he reached the rail fence he found that there were no fox tracks in the snow which lay on top of the rails. He next made two circuits around the entire fence, the first _about 10 rods from it, the next time about 20 rods from it, but could find no place where the fox had gone out of the circles thus described. Then he subjected the board fence and its immediate strroundings to a careful scrutiny, but could find nothing which threw any light upon the mystery. He paused at last near the center of the board fence, utterly dumfounded, and admitted to himself that the problem was too muth for him. While he stood thus his eye chanced to fall upon a beech tree which stood 3 or 4 feet from the board fence, and which leaned at an angle of 45 degrees from the perpendicular. About 8 jeet from the ground the bough of a small hem- lock lay across the body of the heech, and it occurred to our hunter to see what that bough covered. Aha, a hole. Things were beginning to assume an interesting aspect. A moment sufficed to cut a slim sapling and run. it up in the cavity he had discovered, when he feund the entire trunk of the tree was hollow. After punching vigorously up and down in the cavity, he plugged the hole and started for the nearest house for an axe with which to fell the tree. When he had got a few rods irom the tree he stopped and looked back, his g@aze ranging upward, and there lying flat upon a large limb he saw the fox, motionless, but intently watching him. His punching with the sapling had made it so un- comfortable for Reynard that it had crawled out of an- other hole at the top of the cavity, in the center of the main crotch, or upper end of the trunk, and conseqtiently invisible from the ground. The great mystery was solved at last. Among the many good fox hounds which have been owned in this section during the last 50 years there were two or three which became especially famous. One of these famous dogs was bred and trained by a noted fox hunter by the name of Ira Wilson. She was quite a small dog and bore the plebeian name of Sally. Her namer, however, was all there was about her that was ‘plebeian. Every inch and pound of her make-up counted, and she was game to the backbone. Throughout her Jong and checkered career she acquired a knowledge which enabled her to promptly trump any trick which a fox could play. She died before I was old enough to be trusted afield with a gun, and my knowledge of her was gained chiefly from listening to her exploits as narrated by her master. He was a loquacious and versatile story teller, and the charm which he would impart to a fox _ story would hold me spellbound for an entire evening, listening in open-mouthed and sleepless-eyed ecstasy to his vivid word pictures until I was driven to bed by my kind-hearted but somewhat strict mother. Many of his. stories are still fresh in my memory, and IT will relate one which will show one of the many superior characteristics of the dog Sally. Near the village of Ft. Edward there lived a fox hunter ‘ by the name of Thompson. One winter he had a lot of trouble with a big dog fox. This fox whipped his hound at the close of a long race, and thereafter every time he started this fox it would run a few minutes and then turn around and driye the dog back. He told his grievances to Wilson, and as trouble of , this sort was just what Sally was always looking after it was decided that she should have a piece of it. The first favorable day the hunters started early in the morning to try conclusions between the fox and Sally. She soon had him on the go, for his lurking places were well known and his big feet always gave him away. The hunters purposely chose the southern end of some high ground, known as Reublins Ridge, from which nearly all of the surrounding country for the distance of nearly a mile could be plainly seen, for a vantage ground from which to watch operations. As luck would have it, the fox came isto their view only about 30 rods away, fan out from the woods into the field a few rods, stopped, turned around and bristled, in blissful ignorance of the character of the dog he was challenging to the combat. The clear ringing voice of Sally came nearer and still nearer, until she burst from the woods and ran to within 3 or 4 rods of the fox, when she saw him. With one long ‘scream of anger. or delight—who can tell whicli?—she fairly flew over the ground which separated her from the fox. It must aye dawned upon that fox about that time that he had a different dog to deal with, for while Sally was in the air in a terrific leap which would have landed her upon him, his nerve failed him,’ and he ingloriously fled the field.. And then.our. hunters saw a race which made them almost forget.to-breathe.. Before Sally could check her momentum the-fox gained a lead of 8 or 10 rods. Steadily did she cut this. lead down until they reached the road to the south, half a-mile away, when her nose almost touched the tail of the fox at every jump. Here ‘the hard-pressed fox dodged under a passing sleigh. scooted out from the opposite side, and again gained a lead of 8 ot 30 rods. The race now led through a farmyard, scattering sheep and poultry in fright, then swerved to -the east, across another road and ‘a level meadow to the foot. of the Cary ridge. A stone wall ran along between the meadow and the foot of the tidge. There was a hay barn on top of the ridge, and the fox was evidently trying to reach and.slip under this barn. All the way across the meadow daylight did not show between the end of the fox’s tail and the point of Sally’s nose. When the fox reached the stone wall he paused the smallest fraction of an instant to gather, energy for the leap. Fatal pause. At its end Sally had him by-his neck and his doom was sealed. Another famous hound, and undoubtedly the greatest of all those that were ever owned in this section, was the Metcalt.dog, Tiger, briefly alluded to in connection with my first fox hunt. At that time he was scarcely more than a puppy. In fact, it was one of the first, if not the very: first, race that. he ever ran. In color he was black. In build he showed that he had received an infusion of grevhound blood fram some of his ancestry. When fully matured he stood about 28 inches at the shoulder, perfect in form, with muscles hard and tough as steel. In addi- fon to his great power in body and limb, he had a remarkably fine intelligence which enabled him to_amass an almost incredible amount of dog knowledge. During the many years that he retained his faculties unimpaired any ordinary fox which he got alter had three alcerna- tives presented to it: i. e, Ist, to be shot; 2d, to be caught by its purser; 3d, to run to earth; and it would have to choose the third alternative and act yery quickly if it escaped the second one. | This dog also possessed a scent so keen that he could wind his quarry at astonishingly great distances. Often he would be going along quietly with those who had him in charge, when he would suddenly sniff the air, and then shoot into the wind like an arrow from the bowstring until he reached some distant woods or brushy hollow, and then it would be Yip-yap, Ki-hi, dash, dodge and scurry, until the fox was either shot, caught or lay pant- ing in some friendly hole in the ground. On an average, half of the foxes started by this hound were caught by him, Most of the others were either shot or they would manage to dodge into a hole in time to save their skins. In the whole of his long career this dog never found but one fox which could stay on top of the ground ahead of him on good running for more than 15 minutes, and that one held him even for three hours. And what a race it was. Who will ever know the number of miles covered by it? Those who are best qualified to hazard a guess have held their peace, rather than be laughed at. It was run on the Argyle hills and the flats between them and the Hudson River, in Washington county, N. Y.. deep snow lay on the ground, but a hand, firm crust had formed which would almost bear the weight of a horse. An inch of light snow lay on the crust, which en- abled the hound to run on a breast-high scent. The white expanse of snow covered fields, the firm foothold on the hard crust and the bracing air of a January morn- ing acted like wine on the spirits of the hunters, and as for Tige, he was ready for anything, and like Micaw- ber, was only “waiting for something to turn up.” The something which turned up that morning was a big dark- red fox, and away went fox and dog out of sight and hearing before a man who stuttered could have said scat. And away went the hunters on the trail, confident that they would find a little heap of snow within the first 3 or 4 miles, from which they could dig the defunct fox (Tige always gave his victims decent burial), for they felt sure that the fox did not live which could keep out of Tige’s jaws for a greater distance on such running. But they went the 4 miles and found no place where Tige had started another graveyard. But, hark! Far away in the distance, but coming nearer with the speed of a lightning express train, they heard the Yi-eek, Yi-eek, Yi-eek of Tige’s voice, which told them that he was running on a warm scent, and not by sight. The next instant they saw a red streak shoot along a nearby hillside and disappear, followed the next moment by a black streak. Streak is the only word I can find in my vocabulary which will be likely to convey a correct idea of the tremendous speed of this hound. Back again went the hunters to near the starting place, and again the red streak, followed by the black streak, came into view,and disappeared like phantoms. And so on for three full hours did this terrific contest of muscle against muscle, endurance against endurance and wind against wind continue without lessening in any degree. However, when the fex was last seen alive his drooping brush and protruding tongue showed that he was rapidly nearing the end of his last race; and they found him, nicely covered with the white shroud which Tige had in- dustriously collected and spread over him, covered ex- cept the pads and black stockings of his feet and legs. which protruded through the top of the little mound of snow in which he lay as though they were still trying to shield him in death, as they ever had in life before that fatal day. And they found Tige sliding about’ on the crust, first on one side, then on the other, rolling and kicking his foot in the air in the exuberance of his inexhaustible strength and vitality, and fit as a fiddle to start in an- other race of the same sort without a moment's delay. i have enjoyed a few very pleasant fox hunts with Cal- vin Metcalf, who is a gentleman of the old school. of the sort that now, alas! are too rarely met with, And I have enjoyed a great many with his son Eugene, who is a true scion from the parent stem, During these hunts I have often heard them express a desire to possess another hound like Tige, but I think they will never see his like again. Nature does not often produce a dog like him, And it may be that, “Nature, satisfied, hath destroyed the mold Wherein his perfect shape was formed.” Jos. W. SHURTER, GANSzEyOORT, Jan 9. Points and Flushes. A long list of additional special prizes have been added to the prize list of the Westminster Kennel Club. The premium list is one of rare value, and worthy of the atten- tion of all bench show competitors. Address Mr, James Mortimer, superintendent, 1001 Townsend Building, 1123 Broadway, New York. Ducks Near San Francisco. San Francisco, Cal—Dr. Trask and Mr. Young went duck hunting. They bagged two dozen, which is a good limit. Young shot five with his pistol at about 90 yards, four of which were wounded and escaping the gun. He got the crippled ones at the second shot each time and the well one at the first shot. More ducks could have been shot, but the dog would not retrieve at first until the Doctor taught him with a duck shot on the land: Some men would have thrashed him, but the Doctor took the intelligent method, and just as soon as Jack found out what his master wanted he did his part perfectly. An effort will:be-made to protect the ducks from overshooting by placing the limit at twenty F OUNG, _ s fr ] for ducks to a gun. RED O, Hachting. ——— Notice. All communications intended for Forest AND STREAM should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual connected with the paper. THE vary‘ng reports regarding the possibility of a cen- terboard boat built for the trial races are most confusing. During the past few years the typical centerboard boat has been seen only in the smaller classes. The majority of designers have bent their best energies toward developing keel boats from the smallest to the largest classes. and this type of boat has reached a point of perfection that great skill and years of careful study only can produce; on the other hand, there have been a few men who have con- tinued to produce successful centerboard boats, but as many were designers of the old school, the moment they got beyond the small classes it was found that they had overstepped themselves, as was shown by the perform- ances of the centerboard boats in the srft. class. The question of type (keel versus centerboard) is a sertous one, and if a centerboard boat is to be produced so that any definite conclusions may be drawn as to their relative merits, she should have the advantages of the best design, lightest construction and superior workmanship, such as is being put into the new keel boats. Tue Hanley Construction Company, of Quincy, signed a contract to build a yacht for the Chicago Y. C. to defend the Canada cup in the races the coming summer. The Hanley boat is to be one of many to compete in the trial spins. She will be a 3oft. centerboard and a true type of Genessee, which took the Canada cup two years ago when she sailed under the colors of the Rochester Y. C. Work will commence on the boat about Feb. 1. She will be launched about May 1 and proceed under her own sail to New York, where she will be loaded on a steamer for Chicago. Tue work of laying down the Seawanhaka cup defender, Illinois, has been completed at Lawley’s. and workmen are engaged in getting out the wooden keel. It is ex- pected that she will be set up at once, and will be in frame and ribbanded off by the first of next week. This cup defender is a production of Mr. B. B. Crowninshield, and will be owned by Messrs. George M. Pynchon, Benjamin Carpenter and F. J. Dunn, of the Chicago Y. C. Denny BrorHers, of Dumbarton, have at last formally announced that they are building Sir Thomas Lipton's challenger for the America Cup, Shamrock II, Up to the present time little progress has been made on the new boat. but the work will now be pushed forward rapidly. The keel was run while Denny’s yard was closed on New Year's Day. Since then a score of the side frames have been set up to port and starboard. All work on the yacht is done at night. Everything, even the waste and scraps of metal, is locked up in a shed and sealed before the yard 1s opened for the day workmen. Ninety-five tons of lead were melted for the keel. The finished block weighs within a few pounds of ninety tons. Epwarp Sycamore, the captain of the new challenger for the America Cup, has arrived in London from G!as- gow. Heretofore he has refused to be interviewed, but he has at last talked with a representative of the Asso- ciated Press, to whom he said: ’ “Tt seems to me that magnificent opportunities for sport have been thrown away by the practice of taking a chal- lenger to the other side and using her there only for the purpose of sailing the number of races necessary to decide the ownership of the America Cup. These boats, of course, have been built with the object of bringing back the Cup, and that must always remain their principal work. Shamrock II. will cross for that object, and nothing will be allowed to interfere with that. When the races shall have been decided, howeyer, I should like her to be sa‘led in a few races against the pick of the American fleet for whatever prizes may be offered. “The Cup contest is sailed tinder conditions calculated to give the fairest possible test, Still, it is conceivable that these very conditions might tell heavily against one or the other of the boats. I think it would be satisfactory _ to the owner and the designer of the defeated boat and good for sport to have a trial or two at open racing. If we are fortunate enough to win the Cup we would be glad if our opponents had an opportunity for revenge un- der other conditions. -If untortunate enough to be beaten, we would prefer an opporitinity to try at someth‘ng else instead of the certainty of returning empty handed.” In view of Sir Thomas Lipton’s promise to take the Erin, and possibly Shamrock II., to some of the principal American yachting centers, the challenger is likely ta be seen on more courses than that at Sandy Hook this fall, Danger for Launch Owners. THe attention of our readers 1s called to a bill intro- duced in Congress on Dec. 14, 1900, and which has been referred to the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries. On Dec. 4,-1895, Senator Perkins, of Cali- fornia, presented a bill to the Senate providing that ves- sels using for their motive power naphtha, gas or fluid should carry licensed engineers and pilots, and have their hulls and machinery examined as if they were steam vessels. This bill met with the greatest opposition every- where, not only from the builders of launches, but also by their owners, and the Committee on Commerce at once changed it in such a manner that vessels under fifteen tons were exempt. On March 2, 1896, the Senate passed the bill, but when it reached the House of Representa- tives the public opposition proved so great that no action was taken until Jan. 11, 1807, when the bill was finally passed. It would have been impossible to get this bill through had not the change been made. The bill now offered by Representative Charles H. Grosvenor, of Qhio, has for its ultimate end to bring all pleasure power | Dressing Case with deawarg fl ix ; Smatl Locket | i Gales Aimee Beh FOREST AND STREAM. Chins. Closet Cabin Pra N°95 scale >=!" ' Drawing N°7683 Jan. 6.1900 B.B.CRoWNINSHELD- Des. Cw. -Del_ Sters Space boats propelled by electricity, gas, fluid or naphtha under the samme laws that govern steam vessels. It does not seem possible that Mr. Grosvenor understands the situa- tion, and we do not believe the ofiginal act of March 2, 1896, will be amended. However, it is always the un- expected that happens, and we therefore urge every one of our readers to make this a personal matter and to pro- test against this offensive and dangerous action. Every yacht club and boat-owneér in the country should write to their Congressmen at Washington immediately and enter a formal remonstrance. It is a matter of record that as a general thing legislation has been unfavorable to yachting interests in the past. The sport has now become national ‘as well as international, and supports some of the greatest industries in’ the country. Millions of dollars are now inyested in small power-driven craft alone, and the -pas- - sage of this unnecessary and absurd law might deal a death blow to some of the largest establishments in the United States. The idea of compelling the owner of a launch of small tonnage to carry a pilot and an engineer is too ridiculous for serious consideration. . Ane “+ t -- The steamer Mount Morris, built at Athens, N. Y.; last ‘year, will be:the tender for the Belmont-Stillman syndi- “cate boat.’- The vessel is 137ft: long, 28ft. 8in. beam, and “Sft. sin. deep. She is of 4o00-tons burden, and is of sufficient size to contain the living; quarters for the crew and also the extra spars, sails, etc., which the racer will have to move from place to place in the summer. Altera- tions will be made in her interior as soon as she is turned pyer to Mr, Duncan, * Transem Dry Sterage ee Smoll Locker: a i below ti oe Pescpentne aa ooking Forward SS ANNA——CABIN PLANS. Anna. By permission of Mr. B. B. Crowninshield we publish this week the plans of the cabin launch Anna. She was designed for Mr. J..B. Cornwall, of Rochester, N. Y., who speaks very highly of the seaworthiness and speed of the boat. She was launched in August, 1900, and on her ‘maiden trip went to the Thousand Islands and back. She crossed Lake Ontario in a very heavy blow, and her. ex- cellent performances under these trying conditions were most gratifying to both her owner and designer. The power for the boat was furnished by an 18 H. P. 3 cylin- der engine made by the Rochester Gas Engine Company, of Rochester, N. Y., and has given perfect satisfaction in every way. The .cabin. is well arranged, as may be seen from the drawings, and every bit of available space has been utilized. The cockpit, engine room and cabin are all finished in mahogany. - “i? ry : Her dimensions are as follows: Length— nega ha: Oren bere ta. B Barada tack Hiei oka 43it.. 8 in. Deel ig ee RA oS te RA IE 38ft. ; Overhang— “4 ; , a IRON ibdCl Memes ee ae Eos eS ae .. 6Y%in. Pe et fae ee ne OS So es se Sib sete ona Beam— _ we ee a a cl? A SEE Sar oa nlce bc Te aie Sft. §Y%in. 9 NGG gta te st ce a, Ae ae me Sit. 2 in. Freeboard— ae nh SMF Sldi etary sath Pep ware een pth Teg a PR, , 3ft. 10%in. Tattrail 2. steaks AAAs aan As . 2it. 104in. Least rrrerrerrvsossvevepererssrege @fh @ in, seatanillicoa rae Oi ‘To rabbet . <4 At se Propelleie tis Suey te fee gen heel oe BL ayy OIE. Displacement ...... Yeeeah Meinl atta eae, . 19,860.00lbs: . Pounds. per-inch at L.W.L.....+....-- % es OU, TPE O2 tae Stem and stern posts are’ also steam bent. ‘ She~carries 1,80olbs. of otitside lead’ ballast.- ~~ ai hi A New Boat for the 25f. Gree ie ‘Last season Rochelle had*everything in the 25ft. class pretty much: her own way, arid the: news that there: is-‘to be an addition to, the class is most welcome; partictilarly as she is. to be a cenierboard boat. _ , pia alee |S ‘The newcomer will be from a design made by’ Mr. Charles D. Mower, and is for a gentleman well known in yachting circles, but whose name is withheld for the present. Mr. Mower has had wide experience in deésign- ing and sailing centerboard boats, and he is well known . as the designer of Vitesse, Duchess and Heiress, all very successful boats. These boats are of a type that. Mr. Mower has done much toward developing, and his néw production will contain many ideas that he brought’ out. originally in Vitesse. The new boat is a very shippy looking craft, her long overhangs adding much to her ap- ap-__ pearance, as they are particularly well balanced. "The cabin house is low, being only 12in. high, and is oft. long, giving 4ft. headroom under beams. The cockpit is Sit. long and is watertight; the deck is carried in to make the. ‘ ' Jan. 26, toor.] cockpit seats. To strengthen the boat amidships, two deck beams run across the boat at the after end of the _ cabin. She will steer with a tiller, and the rudder will be hung on the deadwood. The centerboard is of wood, and will be weighted with 300lbs. of lead. There will be t,00olbs. of outside lead ballast, which will make the boat practically non-capsizable. There will be -some inside ballast for trimming. She will carry a jib and mainsail rig, and will be fitted with hollow spars and a short bow- sprit. All blocks and cleats ‘will be of metal, and her halliards.will be of wire. ~ “aay Her dimensions are as follows: Length— : Oyeisp all eae oe lee ee beer ene oe 37ft. 7in. TR AWeleeb nate) 28s. coi wichce Se naumay 2 Petes —ZOLb. itl Overhang— on RORW ATC axes catpens Seaton cet se aia als le eben) Sit. UARTIAD EE. tong ote te eel See sgt. Bate EMC rr oft. 4in. Beam— J ; iBectremie) pesentsrate: L Aeee Rhee cea eT Hise ie gft. sin. IDEN GIES fea Ri bs £2 pa eee Deanne Sift. Sin. Freeboard— al JEON acl dic Oca Se CE eee mee ae aft. gin. ACW tecoU ELE Se taster ee era By a aft. [eeast), “erie oe A elran aca er nie erat ores tit. 8in. Drait— | NG) TER DVOVC ed oe ch ae eS Seer es rt. 3in. IBEXDTENITER Renee Nt Merny eases os ak false eh aft. tin. Board down .......... 9 qomgra Sgennae Bows ft. Sail Area— INGEN Con Ane) DA acer oe eee 670 sq. ft. ithe esp seat AE Se a Ob cont Btetanehs ai ett ae 150 sq. ft. | BOTA Salleanca wes schoo tile eee. ent ots 820 sq. it. The.-boat..1s..built..in.accordance with the cabin and scantling restrictions for the 25ft. class of the Y. R. A. of Long Island Sound. Her frames are of oak, steam bent, 134x12Zin. and spaced gin. on centers. The plank- ANNA—SECTIONS. ing is of cedar 7Zin. thick, and she will be copper fastened throughout... Her deck.beams are of spruce 1x1%4in. and spaced Ioin. on centers. The deck planking is of pine, 34in. thick. The deck and the top of the cabin house are to be covered with canvas. Her topsides will be painted black with a gold stripe, and the bottém will be painted a light green. Our Boston Letter. Boston, Jan. 19.—Capt. Haff and Capt. Watson have for the past two days been in consultation with B. B. Crowninshield and Adrian Wilson, in regard to the cut of some of the light sails for the Boston:Cup defender. An argument over the cut of the jib topsail took up nearly the whole of Friday morning. It was decided to change the cut of the club topsail. Capt. Haff said that the club of the club topsail on Volunteer extended 23ft. ; ‘beyond her topmast head. The topsail which’ Crownin- shield had designed for the Boston boat was not quite so lofty, but the designer saw that he could carry a few feet more without difficulty, so it was agreed that the topsail . would be enlarged. Like Volunteer’s, the club will ex-: _tend 23ft. beyond the topmast head. Saturday afternoon.the two captains and B. B. Crown- inshield visited Lawley’s and looked over the plant. They inspected the new mould loft and had a look at the hol- low spar which is being turned out for the boom of the ' Boston boat. While there, Capt. Haff made a great find ' for second mate in Frank J. Miller. sidered one of the best light sail men on large yachts in the country. Although a native of Bremen, he has for several years -been-a. citizen of the United States. He was with Capt. Haffin Volunteer and later in Defender. sailed on Marguerite, Lasca, Yampa, Constellation and many of the larger. yachts in this country. He brought Astrild around from New York last fall and cleared her ' out for hauling out. His brother, Lem Miller, was on board Defender and afterward on Columbia in 1899. Capt. Haff says that he has selected several men for his crew, but-that no articles have been signed yet. He will probably go to Deer Isle within a few days to get some of Mr. Miller is con: - He has - FOREST AND STREAM. oak bilge stringers ay aay. Jan.3 1800 BB.CnowNiNsHieLp- Des. Cw. Dew acale CoNstnuction Pian N°95 Drawing N78 / 3 Hanging Knas: Hanging Knew —= == Tend Keel? Note Hanging knaeat every tic red Banging Knee ‘like — us chain plate chain plate] Z < FLIEZLAZE Hanging Knee —-|= = Si ted SSS , ii, al = a “at 4 st at ra tok i He beta iE o| 0 Uipe oat flea beame Ifa >~~--- alfisiding of keel, _——— ee . tham plate | a CONSTRUCTION PLANS. ANNA 25 a ee ee ee 46 FOREST AND STREAM. 7 ee eae the men who have been with him on former boats. The Deer Isle men are fond of him, and there is no doubt that he can get as many hands as he wants. Last week the big stick from which the hollow boom will be made was towed over from Pigeon’s Basin and ‘afterward placed in the west shop at Lawley’s. It is of Oregon pine, and is a beautiful piece of wood. After it had been squared, it was blocked at the middle and shores Were put under each end. It took nearly two days to saw through it. The two halves have been lowered and now. rest upon blocks. The work of cutting out the heart is now going on and will probably be finished some time during the week. It is not expected that this spar will be finished up be- fore the last of May or the first of June. Wooden spars are only to be kept for spare ones, to be used in case of accident or if the steel spars should prove in any way a failure. The stick, in the rough, measured a trifle over 1i1ft. It is expected that about 3ft. will be taken from this. leaving the spar about 1o8ft. long. Mr. Lawley ex- pec s that the spar will season very evenly, and is much pleased with its general appearance, though the wood is now perfectly green. The keel is to be cast in three sections, the bottom, the sternpost and the forward part of the keel running up to the forefoot. The pattern for the bottom of the hol- low trough has been made and was last week shipped to the Victor Metal & Casting Company, at East Brain- tree. It has the appearance of a small skiff or a canoe with a decided tumble-home to the topsides. It has moulds placed much in the same position as in yachts. The patterns of the sternpost and the forward part of the keel are now being turned out and will be shipped to East Brain:ree early in the week. It is expected that all the parts of the outline of the keel will be finished about the same time. in ten days or two.weeks. The steel bu'’bed angle bars arrived at the Atlantic Works last week, With the exception of a few bars, all of the metal for he frames has arrived. In the two weeks that it will take to turn out the parts for the keel, many of these angle bars can. be turned into shape, and upon the arrival of the parts from East Braintree, the construc- ticn of the boat should proceed rapidly. The steel bolts which will be used in the construction have been sent to the Atlantic Works. The keel of the Pynchon syndicate defender for the Canada cup has been set up at Lawley’s. By this time the moulds should be all in place and ribbanded off. There is a generous block of lead on the keel. The filling of the keel is hard pine and the keelson ‘is oak. Hanley says that he has an order from a Chicago syndicate to build a centerboard defender for the Canada cup. This will be welcome news to Mr. Pynchon, who has been desirous of having another trial horse built besides Tllinois. There is considerable doubt whether the members of the Annisquam Y. C. will build 18ft. knockabouts or keel 21-footers. They would like to take up the 18ft. knock- about class. hut there are many members who desire a larger boat with a greater sail spread, in which they can AAG compete more generally in the races. One of the mem- bers has been talking boat wich designer Crowninshield. He has inspected the plans and model of Sumner H. Foster’s new Y. R. A. 21-footer. If he should build a 21-footer, it is likely that she would conform to the re- strictions of the Massachusetts Y. R. A.. and he expects that two more boats for the same class will follow. The completed list of the officers and committees of the Hull-Massachusetts Y. C. for toor is as follows: Com., E. P. Boggs; Vice-Com., E. P. Boynton; Rear- Com., J. L. Sturtevant; Sec’y, Wm. Avery Cary; Treas., John L.. Amory; Regatta Committee, Louis M. Clark. W. E. Sherriffs, L. B. Flint, H. N. Nute and John L. Amory. The Executive Committee is composed of the three flag officers. the Secretary and the Treasurer and J. R. Hooper, H. J. Thayer, J. W. Dutton and E. D. Ver Plank. The Membership Committee is composed of the same officers ex officio and Chas. Hayden, H. S. Potter, J. A. Barby, Jr.. and Paul F. Folsom. The House Committee will be appointed by the Executive Committee. No fleet captain | fas yet been appointed, but it is expected that the Com- modore will reappoint H. J. Thayer. Kiley’s Marine Agency has sold the 4oft. cabin naphtha ~ Jaunch Pet to Edwin Junkins, of Providence, and a 2rft. Jaunch to Frederick Dutton, of Boston. The schooner Marguerite has been sold to Prescott Hall Butler, of the New York Y. C. Capt. George Barry will probably remain in charge of her. On Monday evening the annual ball of the Mozquito é Fleet Y. C. will be held at Paul Revere Hall. The soft. steamer which was designed by T. F. Poekel, of Lawley’s, for use in Southern waters, has taken form rapidly. It was expected that she would be all ready to ship to New York Sunday night, from which place she . will be carried south on the deck of a steamer. ; ze Joun B. KILLeen. / / The Yachtsmen’s Club. THe annua) meeting of the Yachtsmen’s Club will be ! theld on Feb. 12. The Nominating Committee, Frank | Bowne Jones, Charles P. Tower and E. M. MacLe'!lan, T, Pierce. John F. Byno, who died last week, had agreed to give a course of lectures on “Knots and Splices.” These will now be given by Herman White, who was foreman for Mr. Byno. On Wednesday evening Clinton H. Crane will lecture on “Cruising Yachts: Their Design and Con- struction.” Henry J. Gielow will lecture on Feb. 6 on the = “Steam Yacht.” and on Feb. 20 William Gardner will lecttre on “Racing Yachts.” The lectures on “Knots and Rigging” are every other Wednesday, the first having been delivered on last Wednesday. Twenty members have been elected during the last ten days. The latest provosals are Henry F. Lippitt, N. Y. Y. C,; Charles Lane Poor, Shelter Island Y. C., and Win- ty field L. Tucker, Hull-Massachusetts Y. C. Wa The steam yacht Shemara, owned by Mr. A, L. Barbour, ‘N.Y. Y. C., arrived at Miami, Fla., on Jan, 21, scaled xi” thas prepared the following ticket: Pres., David Banks; Vice-Pres.. Fred M, Hoyt; Sec’y, Edward M. MacLellan; Treas., Philip G. Sanford; Trustees, Class of 1903. Clen- denin Eckert; Class of 1904, Hazen L. Hoyt and Charles Lines N° 95 Drawing N8773, Dee.29, 1699 BB CROWN INShiELD. Des CW -Dal. ‘, : 1 Mee, 190t.] The New Home of the N. Y. Y. C. At eight bells on the morning of Jan. 19 the burgee was hoisted aloft on the new home of the N. Y. Y. C. and the building was formally opened to its members, the old house at 67 Madison avenue being permanently closed at mid- night the preceding day. The new club house is located on the north side of West Forty-fourth street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. “a After over two years of careful study and attention, Mr. Whitney Warren, the architect, has completed his work on what is conceded to be the finest yacht club house in the world. Mr. Warren has had entire charge of the building from the laying of the foundation$ to the de- signing of the linen and china, and the result is that the work is perfectly harmonious throughout. 7 The exterior of the building is modern French Renais- sance, and conveys even to the unpracticed eye the pur- pose for which the building has been constructed. Al though the height of the building is really six stories, the effect is that of a low structure, as the three top stories are set back some distance, making a sort of terrace, which is fitted up for the use of members on hot summer nights. This terrace will be made most attractive with palms and shrubbery, and along an arbor built at the bottom of the fifth story will be trained vines that will be allowed to run to the top of the building. The material used on the facade is Caen stone imported from Normandy, a sort of cream colored limestone which is easily worked when first quarried, but hardens rapidly with age. The first, second and third stories are marked with appropriate and striking wide, and is wainscoted in quartered oak, and above this ~:~ In 1871 the club moved to the southwest corner of the walls are covered with sea green burlap, the hangings being of red. The room accommodates four tables, A sort of companionway leads from the-east side of the billiard room to the glass domed palm +oom, which is - 25ft. in diameter; it can also be reached from the landing at the head of the main stairway.’ A large electric elevator, around which winds the stair- case, leads to the next floor. Here the model room 1s located; it is 96ft, long, 45ft. wide and 26ft. high, with a balcony: running around the east, west and north sides; this room is finished in oak, and the balcony is supported by colored and gilded dolphins. On the west wall is the fireplace, an immense affair of stone weighing over forty tons. Hanging in front of the fireplace is the model of an old sloop-of-war, on which the club places great yalue, On the left of the fireplace is a large Flemish oak chest inlaid with coats of arms which was presented by one of the elub members, The ceiling is formed by three large panels, the center one of cathedral glass, and helps materially to light the room. On the walls are hung the many valuable models, and on the backs of the settles and on the tables will be placed the full-rigged models, which are now on the way back from the Paris Exposition, The effect of the model room viewed from any point is magnificent and impressive. Opening from the model room balcony on the east side is the mezzanine floor, by means of which the card room, 35x28ft., is reached. The entire front of the third floor is given up to the library and chart room. The library is 46ft. long and 32it. wide. The books are well arranged, and _ each division is marked with the subject of the books it con- i ANNA—Designed by B. B. Crowninshield for J. B, Cornwall. a ornamentation. The prominent feature of the front of the building is the three large windows which light the model room. Thgy have immiense circular panes above, and below are made to resemble the sterns of old Dutch vessels, the effect being very unique. On entering the: building, the visitor finds himself in a large apartment, two stories high, floored with marble, the staircase being directly opposite the entrance leading to the next floor through:twe marble’ columns which support the ceiling. The balustrade on the stairs and the landing is a conventionalized design carved in Caen stone, represent- ing waves curling; over and breaking, with sea growths entwined through; it. On the east wall, hanging aboye the stone WainSconine: is a large tapestry portraying the defeat of the Spanish Armada. On the south and west walls are hung paintings of former Commodores J. Pier- pont Morgan, E. A. Stevens, J: C. Stevens and George F. Schuyler. On the right of the stairs is the office, and on the left the entfance to the bar. A short flight of stairs lead from the left side of the hall into the grill room, which is 68ft. long: by 3o0ft. wide, and is made to represent the, ““’tween decks” of an old ship. The room is most effective,and the work accurate, as it was executed under the, stpervision of a ship’s carpenter, the deck beams, kneks. timbers and planking all showing fastened with {reerails, rivets and bolts. Although the deck is crowned, it wis found to be!impracticable to give the floor the con- tour of the sheer, so the idea was given up, but the effect is gained by means:of corrugated glass placed in the doors and‘windows. The room is lighted by wrought iron lan- terns: hanging from overhead and others sunk in the planking to give the effect of portholes. The woodwork is of unfinished oak and the tables, chairs and seats that run around the sites of the room are of the same ma- terial. In the center of the west wall is a huge fireplace with a large copper hood where the grill room cooking will be done. On the walls are hung many valuable prints of the older yachts. At the south end of this room is the back board from the gig of the old schooner Gimcrack, the first. flag ship of the club, aboard which the club was organized. At the;north end of the grill room is the en- trance to the-billiard room, which is 45ft. long and 28it, L bia ote - ‘ The chart room, which adjoins the library, is 34ft. long and 28ft. wide. Both of these rooms are finished in natural oak with red hangings and furnishings. Owing to the large size of the prominent rooms, it was necessary to have the rugs made, and it took over a year to weave them. On this floor are the rooms of the secretary, treas- urer, superintendent and several private dining rooms. The latter rooms are finished in mahogany, and the walls are a deep blue with gold decorations. The fourth floor contains one square room, from which large French win- dows open on the terrace. There are also a number of private rooms on this floor. The upper floors contain pri- vate rooms for the members, while the seryants are on the top floor. In the basement are dressing rooms and baths, also the locker rooms. The kitchen, store room, ice house, wine rooms, pantries and waiters’ dressing rooms are also here. The west side of the cellar is taken up with the boiler and machinery: under the sidewalk is a coal vault capable of holding 500 tons. The heating apparatus is so regulated that an even temperature may be had through- out the building, The ground occupied by the club house is 75ft. wide and Tooft. deep. It was the generous gift of Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, and cost $148,000, The building itself cost $350,- 000 to erect, and only the clith house committee know the expense of the furnishings. . Secretary Oddie submitted the following statistics for the consideration of the club on the eve of taking posses- sion of the new club house: The club house in the Elysian Fields was moved into July 15, 1845. The first club book was published in 1846, when the club had 122 members and 12 yachts. In 1853 there were 159 members enrolled and 14 yachts. In 1861 there were 488 members and 25 schooners and 22 sloops. Two of these schooners were offered to the Goy- ernment and accepted. ‘ On June 10, 1868, the club occupied the N. H. Wolfe cottage, Clifton, S. I It then had 278 members, 228 schooners, 13 sloops and 1 steamer. In 1869 there were 383 members on the roll, 29 schoon- ers, 20 sloops and 4 steamers, tains. Madison avenue and Twenty-seventh street, where there were 452 members on the books, 37 schooners, 14 ‘sloops - and 8 steamers. .- On May 1, 1884, the club moved to No. 67 Madison “ayentie. It had then 300 members, 50 schooners, 23 sloops, 35 steamers and 6 launches, There are now 1,495 members on the club’s roll and 80 schooners, 119 sloops, cutters and -yawls, 174 steamers, 3 naphtha and 19 other launches in its fleet. New Hotne .of the Chicago Y. C. WHEN the Canadian yachtsmen come to compete for the Canada cup in August they will be entertained in the beautiful new home of the Chicago Y. C. The proposi- tion to build a new house had been discussed many months: before it was finally decided to build, and when the ball was fairly started rolling at one of the smokers of the club, it was kept going until enough had been subscribed to make the erection of the house a certainty, It is to cost between $17,000 and $20,000 and will be located opposite Monroe street just outside the park breakwater. Work upon the substructure will begin immediately, and the ‘construction will be pushed to an early conclusion, The exterior will be of half timber and rough cast con- struction, so as ta be best adapted to smoky atmosphere of the water front. A broad dock will be placed on: the east front, and access to the building will be by a bridge con- necting with the park breakwater. The interior will be finished in hardwood. The principal rooms will be on the main floor, and consist of an entrance hall, flanked on one side by the superintendent’s desk and private office, and on the other side by the women’s parlor and cloak room, and leading to a reception room 28x3o0ft. On the south side of the reception room is the living room, 35x4oft., with broad yerandas on the south and east sides, The din- ing room, 24x4oft,, will be on the north of the reception room, with kitchen and pantries adjoining it upon. the west. The reception room is extended to take in the porch, this portion of the veranda being inclosed in glass, so that it may be used in inclement weather, There is nearly 200ft. of porch in the main floor level, with which the main rooms communicate by French windows extend- ing to the floor. This arrangement will give great elas- ticity, allowing a great crowd to be cared for upon occa- sion, at the same time giving rooms of a size small enough to be comfortably furnished for use by the smaller num- ber of members ordinarily in attendance. Oarsmen of the club will have their shells in the lower story, convenient to the water. Also, on this floor will be lockers, servants’ dining room, store rooms, toilets and shower rooms. | Ser- vants’ quarters will be in the attic, where there also will be committee rooms and bedrooms for use of members. Yacht Club Notes. The annual meeting of the American Y. C. was held on Jan. 15, and the following officers were elected: Com, Henry W. Eaton; Vice-Com., William H. Brown'‘ng; Rear-Com., George W. Quintard; Sec’y, H. de B. Par- sons; Treas., William Porter Allen; Fleet Surgeon, Samuel B. Lyon, M. D.; Measurer and Consulting En- gineer, George W. Magee, U. S. N.: Trustees, Class of 1904, William H. Parsons, John Murray Mitchel land William Porter Allen. zm eR At the annual meeting for the election of officers of the Keystone Y. C., held at the club house at Tacony, these officers were chosen: Com., Robert W. Brown; Vice- Com., Thomas McKane, Jr.; Sec’y, Samuel Y. Dingee; Treas., Frank Fisher; Board of Directors, Samuel Y, Dingee. Thomas McKane, Sr., John Hirst, Jas. Ayers, Alois J. Muller. YACHTING NEWS NOTES. John F. Byno, well known as a yacht rigger, died on Jan. 17, He was born in 1840 at Cape Cod, and his early life was spent in Boston, where he helped to rig many of the best’ pilot boats of that port. For thirty-three years he was with Francis Low & Co., and then came to New York to manage the business of ex-Congressman Philip B. Low, with whom he served ten years. He then started in business for himself, and was successful. The Jast yacht he rigged was Genesee, built from designs by A. Cary Smith for J. S. Watson. He also had charge of rigging the yachts Lasca, Colonia and Corsair. RRE Mr, C. L. Eckert, of New York, has purchased the 6oit. sloop Thistle from Mr. J. F. Fordham through the agency of Messrs. Huntington & Seaman. Mr. Eckert is to change her rig to that of a yawl. RRR Mr. William P, Kirk, of Toms River, N. J., has com- menced work on a sloop yacht for Mr. Allan Pinkerton, which is to be completed by May 15.’ She is designed by Mr. H, J. Gielow. Her dimensions are: -Length over all, 4rit.; length of waterline, 26ft. gin.; beam, 11rft. 7in., and 3it. draft. Her keel, stem and deadwood will be of oak and she will be planked with cedar. Her joiner work will be finished in natural wood. The cabin is large and is fitted with transoms so that four persons may have sleep- ing accommodations if necessary. There will be a galley, ice box, fresh water tanks, ete. . RZ Re The steel steam yacht Alvina, built for Mr. Charles J. Fletcher, of Proyidence, R. I., was launched Jan. 19 from the yards of the Harlan & Hollingsworth Company. The Alvina will cost about $250,000, She is a twim screw yacht designed by Mr. A. S. Cheeseborough, of Bristol, R. I Her dimensions are 2rsft. over all, 20ft. Sin. beam and rift. 6in. draft. The yacht will be schooner rigged. Alyina is intended for long voyages, and the contract speed is fourieen miles an hour. Next summer she will be faken to Europe. She will be elaborately furnished ; besides the five staterooms, there will be a large cabin. Electric-hght and ice-making plants will be among her equipment. mR RE Manning’s yacht agency has sold for Mr. Ackerman the sloop yacht Pocahontas to Mr, John C. Sharp, of Taun- ton, Mass, : >- = —— , FOREST AND STREAM. [Jan. 26, root. Capt. Chas, Belmont, commander of the steam yacht Saranac, owned by Mr. J, M, Quintard, was run down and instantly killed on the night of Jan. 18 by a trolley car in Brooklyn. Capt. Belmont was well known among yachtsmen along the Atlantic coast. He was fifty-five years old, and ‘had been an officer on the yachts of a num- ber of well-known yachtsmen of this city and elsewhere. He was at one titne first officer of John Jacob Astor's steam yacht’ Nourmahal. About thirty years ago: Capt. Belmont crossed the ocean in the schooner yacht Faustina, being one of the first to make the trip in such a craft. 2 eR Capt. Rhoades, of the Herreshoff defender, has chosen for his chief officer Mr. C. B, Howell, of Port Jefferson, tL. I. Capt. Howell has been identified with yachting since 1878, He acted as Capt. Rhoades’ mate on Defender in 1899. : Rifle Range and Gallery. ——_. International Palma Match. Edstor Forest and Stream:: ' The inclosed invitation has been sent to_the proper representa- tives of the following countries: England, France,-Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Switzerland, Denmark, Japan, Ireland, Scot- land, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Argentine Republic, Brazil, Norway and. Holland. ALBERT S. JONES, . Sec’y National Rifle Ass’n of America. At a meeting of the executive committee of the National Rifle As- sociation of America, héld in New York on Dec, 22, 1900, it was “Resolyed, That the National Rifle Association of America hold an international rifle shooting competition in the month of Sep- tember, 1901, on the range of the National Guard of the State of New Jersey, U. S. A., located at Sea Girt, and that the Centennial trophy ‘‘Palma,” emblematic of the word’s championship, the. gift of the citizens of the United States, be again put up for com- petition, along with such other prizes as the committee of ar- rangements may decide, and that the secretary be authorized to send inyitattons, in the name of the Association, to the riflemen of all countries where rifle shooting is prominent, to send a team 1 ;participate in the said tournament.” In conformity with the 2bove resolution, I have the honor to extend the invitation herewith, and state that it would afford the National Rifle Association of America, as well as the riflemen of the United States, great pleasure to welcome to this country a teams of representative riflemen from . ae Visiting teams will be supplied, without cost by the military authorities of the State of New Jersey, with tentage, blankets and camp equipage. The Sea Girt rifle range is located on the New Jersey coast, midway between New York and Philadelphia. Express trains from either place, which run with great frequency, make the journey in ninety minutes. The city of Buffalo, State of New York, U. S. A., where the Pan-American Exposition will be held, is only a twelve-hour journey from Sea Girt. Visting riflemen ee ee could therefore visit the Exposition either before or after the tournament. The Centennial Trophy Palma Match—Value of Trophy, $1,500.— For the championship of the world. The conditions are: Teams o eight men; 15 shots each at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards (731.52, 822.96 and 914.40 meters), The Hilton Trophy Match—Value of Trophy, $3,000.—The con- Hirst Class. Third Class. Second Class. ditiens are: Teams of twelve men; 7 shots each at 200, 500 and 600 yards (182.88, 457.20 and 548.94 meters). i -In addition to the above are matches for regimental,’ battalion and company, teams with the tifle, and for troop and squadron teams with the carbine and revolver, as well as matches fer club teams shooting with sporting rifles, | ee There will also be special prizes for best average and high scores in the world’s championship match. : Rifles and Ammunition.—All teams must shoot with the national military arm of the country which they represent, without any alteration of any kind. : _ The ammunition must be standard, in original packages, as issued by the Government for troops in the field. : Positions allowed are: At 200 yards (182.88 meters), standing; 300 yards (274.32 meters), kneeling or aL: 500 and 600 yards (457.20 and 6548.94 meters), prone, with head toward the target; 800, 900 and 1,000 yards (731.52, 822.96 and 914.40 meters), any position, , Targets.—The targets to be used in the world’s championship match and the dimensions and count on same are as follows: Third-class target, 4 by 6 feet (8.65 by 5.48 meters); 200 and 300 yards (182.88 and 274.22 meters). Bullseye, 8 inches (0.20 meter) jn diameter; center, 20 inches (0.50 meter) in diameter; inner, -82 inches (0.81 meter) in diameter; outer, remainder of target. _ Second class target, 6 feet (5.48 meters) square; 500 and 600 yards (457.20 and 548.94 meters). Bullseye, 22 inches (0.55 meter) in diame- ter; center, 36 inches (0.91 meter) in diameter; inner, 48 inches (1.21 meters) in diameter); outer, remainder of target. First class target, 12 by 6 feet (10.96 by 5.48 meters); 800, 900 and 1,000 yards (731.52, 822.96 and 914.40 meters). Bullseye, 3 feet (0.91 meter) in diameter; center, 444 feet (1.32 meters) in diameter); inner, 6 feet (5.48 meters) square; outer, remainder of target, * ne complete programme of events will be sent later. Hoping to have the pleasure of welcoming to the United States a team of sharpshooters, J remain, respectiull Lieut. Albert S. Jones, Sec’y N. R. A. of A., Care Adjutant-General, State of New Jersey, Trenton, N. J., U.S:A. Executive Committee: Maj.-Gen. Wesley Merritt, U. S. Army; Brig.-Gen. George W. Wingate; Brig.-Gen. George H. Harries, Commanding District of Columbia National Guard; Brig.-Gen. Bird W. Spencer, Inspector-General of Rifle Practice, State of New Jersey; Brig.-Gen. John S. Saunders, Adjutant-General, State of Maryland; Col. James M. Rice, Illinois National Guard; Lieut. Albert S. Jones, New Jersey National Guard; Nathan Spering, Esq,, President Philadelphia Rifle Association. Jan, 10, 1901. Cincinnati Rifle Association. Ciycinnati, O.—The following scores were made in regular com- petition by members of the Cincinnati Rifle Association at Pour- Mile House, Reading road, Jan. 6. Conditions: 200yds., off-hand, at the standard target. Strickmeier was declared champion for the day with the good score of 88. Weather cool and cloudy, thermometer 54, wind 3 o’clock quarter: SUICHTTICIES WascateMRRRRR LOR Renee. 109 78 8 9 9 910 9—88 810 6 910 9 8 8 9 &—8 ’ 10° 7 8 9 8 610 7 8 881 Gindeles sae N5 S550008 eee. oe 10 79 810 8 910 7 8—86 $10 9 79 9 7 6 10 10—86 10 810-7 6 7 9 8 9 8—82 RAVH Ee Wee cASS AI ase aetna Hi s.s0ee 7 910 710 6 8 910 T—s3 7910 6 610 9 9 7 780 8 810 7 679 8 8 879 INEST er ms ppreistes ane F alent snisehien Gees 8 710 8 999 9 6 9-84 78 7 8 5 710 810 9—79 6 610 7 7 6 710 8 976 Ib RS Sa tS reppeaueceee Ene Haledilele apres 108 7 3 8 9 9 9 4 779 66 7 61010 7% 7 9° S—77 5.9) See 8s by 10 T—75 Jonscher .......5, Feet FEMI el atute Risa 910 79 9 710 4 6 T78 FED! SSS Te i ST Se RT AS, el0A"G 10) SeGal0e 8 — 72) TRO BES ecerereee eh eb ie beret qin ad ocel.c 9 8 7 6 41010 5 9 9-77 7610 9 610 7 4 6 772 - 75 +b 4 510 (1010 8-71 Roberts @ sense. eee eetlahuliienee ate 1010 99 8 5 6 8 6 879 -8 : 68 69 6 7 % 5 8 8—T0 : { 7 5 910 7 8 4 5 6—68 IDET ware gi etcietate hele tier Osteteteate steerer aed 66 7 8 8 9 810 6* 6-73 77710 7478 7 77 6 4910 6 9 5 4 8 ‘8-69 Werk einiaroscns ssn tumtasaie ricer eee 8 810 6 6 5 6 8 7 670. 610 710 476 7 7 6—70 919536 8 6 510) b 7 S70 The great national rifle shodting tournament, known as the Third Bundes Schuetzenfest, will be held in San Francisco, Cal., July 14 to 28. The ranges are at Shell Mound Park, situated on the Bay Shore, near San Francisco, with ample train service to this fameus resort of pleasure seekers, Grapshoating. he oe Notice. All communications intended for ForEsT AND STREAM should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any indiyidual connected with the paper. Leading dealers in sportsmen’s supplies have advertised in our columns continuously tor a quarter-century. If you want your shoot to be announced here send a . notice like the following: Fixtures. Jan. 29.—Dexter Park, Brooklyn, LL. I,—Open live-bird Handi- cap shoot of the Parkway Gun Club. : Jan. 30-Feb. 1.—Dayton, O.—R. O. Heikes’ target tournanient; added money. : ones Feb. 6-7.—Cincinnati.—Cincinnati Gun Club’s sparrow tourna- ment. Chas, F. Dreihs, Bote : Feb, 15-16—New Orleans, La.—First annual Mardi Gras tourna- ment of the City Park Gun Club, under the auspices of the Peters Cartridge Co. Percy S. Benedict, Sec’y, Denegree Building. = > ~~ S Feb. 18-23.—Hot Springs, Ark.—Tournament of the Hot Springs Gun_Club; four days targets, two days live, pigeons; $1,000 added. C. E, De Long, See’y. > ina wane 4 Feb. 22.—Harrisburg, Pa.—Washington’s Birthday live bird and target shoot of the Harrisburg Shooting Association. eb. 22.—Albany, N. Y.—Annual midwinter target tournament the Forester Gun Club. H. H. Valentine, Mer. F Feb, .22-28.—Colorado Springs, Colo.—Colorado State Fish and Game Protective Association’s thirteenth tournament, under the auspices of the Colorado Springs Gun Club, Match 2.—New York.—Two-week Roof Garden tournament of the National Sportsmen’s Association. Capt. J. A- H. Dressel, ec’y. J ij March 18-19.—Ashville, N. C.—The Peters Cartridge Company’s two days’ target tournament, j ™ : April 9-12.—Baltimore, Md.—Eighth annual spring tournament of the Baltimore Shooting Association; two days targets $100 er day added; two days live birds, $500 guaranteed. H. P. Collins, ec’y. ; April 1618.—Leavenworth, Kan—Annual tournament of the Kansas State Sportsmen’s Association.- May 7-10.—Tournament of the Néw Jersey State Sportsmen’s ~~~ Association. C. W. Feigenspan, Sec’y. } May 7-10.—Lincoln, Neb.—l wenty-fifth annual tournament of the . Nebraska State Sportsmen’s Association, undér the auspices of the Lincoln Gun Club. W. D. Bain, Sec’y. P May 14-17.—Allentown, Pa.—State shoot of Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association. C. F, Kamlich, Cor. Sec’y. May 21-25.—Springfield, Ill—Twenty-seventh annual tournament and convention of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association. Chas. T. Stickle, Sec’y. May 30.—Auburn, Me.—Annual shoot of the Auburn Gun Club. June 5-7,—Circleville, O.—Under auspices of the Pickaway Rod atid Gun Club, annual tournament of the Ohio Trapshooters’ League. G. R. Haswell, Sec’y. June 11-13.—Sioux City, la—Seventh annual amateur tournament of the Soo Gun Club. W. F, Duncan, Sec’y. June 17-20—Warm.Springs, Ga.—Southern Interstate tournament; two days targets, two days live birds. Chas. L. Davis. ~ June —.—Columbus, Wis.—Tournament of the Trapshooters’ League of Wisconsin. First week in June, July 23.—Dexter Park, Brooklyn, L. J.—Annual clambake and handicap merchandise shoot at targets. Eugene Doenick, Sec’y. Newark, N. J.—South Side Gun Club target shoot every Satur- day afternoon. j . 7 Chicago, Ill.—Garfield. Gun Club’s live-bird trophy shoots, first and third Saturdays of each month. Grounds, West Monroe street and Fifty-second avenue. CONTESTS AT INTERSTATE PARK. . Jan, 29.—Interstate Park.—John 5. Wright’s live-bird handicap shoot. . ; April 1-5.—Interstate Park, Queens, L, I.—The Interstate As- sociation’s ninth annual Grand American Handicap Tournament at Liye Birds, June —.—Interstate Park tournament of the New Yorle of Fish and Game, ; } _ Monthly contest for the Dewar trophy till June, 1902; Bendirars 25 live birds; $5 entrance. First contest took place June 20, 1900. Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—Two miles beyond Jamaica, on = SP OR. Trains direct to grounds. Completely appointed shooting grounds always ready for matches, club shoots or private practice. Café and hotel accommodations. ; Interstate Park, Queries L. I.—Weekly shoot of the New Utrecht Gun Club—Saturdays. INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION CONTESTS. April 1-5—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I,—The Imterstate Asso- ciation’s ninth annual Grand American Handicap tournament at live birds. May 8-10.—Memphis, tournament. h July 23-26.—Interstate Park, Queens. L, I.—The Interstate Asso- ciation’s second Grand American Handicap target tournament; $1,000 added money.” Edward Banks, Sec’y. < iP June 19-21.— Cleveland, O.—The Interstate Association’s tourna-~ ment under the auspices of-the Cleveland Gun Club, ~ ueens, L. J.—Forty-third annual tate Association for the Protection Tenn.—Interstate Association’s target mo reason why he should seek a match with Mr. Brewer. _ of March, on some grounds of modern’ complete equipment. *- live-bird: shoot on Jan. 29, at Interstate Park, O “be misses as no-birds and kills in addition to the , made, of interesting matches shot on the Riyerton Gun Club’s ‘grounds. DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. Club. secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in these columns, also any news notes they may care-te have printed. Ties on all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported, Mail alisuch matter to Forest and Stream Publishing-Company, 346 Broad- way, New York. i eee The programme of the Rolla O=Heikes tournament, Jan; 30, 31: and Feb, 1, at Dayton O,, provides a like programme for, each day,. namely, eleven events, of which five are at 15 targets, 'fiveat 26 targets, and one at 25 targets. The entrance is based upon 1. cents per target. Five dollars are! added to each eyent, excepting. the sixth, at 25 targets, which has $10 added. To the first high gun of the entire Bae etets the prize is _a silver pitcher; ta second, $10; to third, $6; to fourth, $4. Mr. J. J. U. M. CG. Hatlo- well will be tn charge of the cashier’s office. “Mr. H. M. Alticl will have.charge of the traps. ‘The programme presents further information as follows: “Shoot will start promptly at 9 A. M- at the grounds of the Buckeye Gun Club, to reach which take a red cat, in front of Phillips House, for Fairview Park: Cars run every. seven minutes. Headquarters for shooters, the Phillips House: One set Sergeant system, one magautrap. ' No handicap. (Nobdédy barred, except for using black powder or 10-gauge guns. Interstate rules to govern. Target loads for sale at the cashier’s office. A. first-class hot dinnet “Served on the grounds each day. Fifteen: target events, 40, 30, 20 and 10. Twenty ‘and twenty-five target eyents, 30, 20, 20,.15 and 10. Traps will be in order, and grounds open tor practice, Tuesday, Jan. 29. Plenty,of shelter and heat for any kind of weather. Contestants making 90 per cent. or more the first or second day will be charged $2 extra entrant: for the succeeding day, which will form a. purse to be divided equally among the men shooting through the entire programme who have on neither the first nor second days averaged 90 per cent. or more.” . Mr. J, A. R. Eliott was attacked by the prevalent la grippe soon aiter his, match with Mr, R. A. Welch, Jan. 8, and was confined in- doors several days thereafter. On Wednesday of last week he was ‘a visitor in the gun ‘colony, but was’ still weak, though nicely con- valescing. In conyersation with him on the topic of the Brewer- challenges, concerning the importance of which a part of the daily press of New York had most exaggerated opinions, he justly stated that from his position in the ‘trapshooting world there was Ti the latter desired a match with him the proper procedure was_to challenge him directly. However, he had no objection to a match with Mr. Brewer, and would authorize the following proposition to Mr. Brewer, namely, to shoot three 100-live-bird matches, 30yds. rise, $500 each, $1,000 on the total scores’ of the three matches, winner to tdke all, loser to pay all, in the third or fourth week The foregoing was said in a quiet, resolute. manner, which was entirely deyoid of the theatrical press agent style which has been so con- spicuous in Mr. Brewer’s challenge generalities. & To Chicago belongs the honor of discovering a new and ef- fective handicap, which, upon further trial, may establish the much-to-be-desired condition wherein every man shoots alike. The Chicago American of Jan. 11 states: “Mayor Carter H. Harrison, handicapped by an arm sore from vaccination, managed to finish a close second at the prize shoot of the Chicago Sharpshooters’ Association yesterday, held at the club park at Palos Springs. He punctured a target with a rifle at 200yds. accurately enough to score 282 points out of a possible 250. John Broekman: got the first and honor prize.” : 4 Mr. Fohn S. Wright announces the programme for his Y ueens. ~There will be four-events, at 5, 7, 10 and 16 live birds, $3, $5, $7 and $10 entrance, birds included. Class shooting will govern the divi- sion of the moneys, ‘Hach event will be a handicap, ‘There: will 1 ; distance ‘handi- cap, in the 10 and 15 bird events. Mr. Wright will haye a full staff of expert assistants, He intends ta make the shoot pleasant and interesting to his friends. a. : fore t Loeble, at 28yds., and C. Steffens, at 30yds./ ek There was a good attendancé of the Riverton Gin! Glubi nembers — at Riverton, Ni J., on Saturday of last week, notwithstanding that the weather was blusteringly wintry. The northwest, gale, sweeping across the grounds, carried the birds before it with astonishing rapidity, notwithstanding which several straight scores were There is a rumor that this week there will be a couple s The energetic manager of the Interstate Association, Mr. Elmer Shaner, announces that. the second: annual Grand American andicap target fournament of the Interstate Association will be held at Interstate Park, Queens, L, I., on July 23 to 26, inelusive, and that thereto will be added $1,000 in money, Also that on - June 19 to 21,-at Cleveland, O., an Intérstate Association’ tourna- ment will be held under the auspices of the Cleveland Gun Club. RB The second contest of the series, between teams of the Baltimore Shooting Association and the Keystone Shooting League of Phila- delphia, at Baltimore, Md., on Thursday of last week, sixteen men to.a team, resulted in a victory by the latter, the scores being 283 to 274. They now are a tie, the Keystone League haying won‘the first contest by 9 birds. The grounds of the Riverton Gun Club were talked of for the final shoot. , Sd : On the grounds of the Forester Gun Club, Newatk, N./J., Feb. 22, Messrs. Wheeler and Fieming have arranged to.shoot a match at 10 live birds each for a stake, commencing at 9 o’clock. For the afternoon of March 9 Mr, Fleming has arranged to shoot a match with Mr. C, Smith, at 50 targets, for a $10° stake. Mr: Fleming is the secretary of the Forester Gun Club, : Ld “he Poe The tean®match at live birds between trapshooters of New York and New Jersey is making progress. Messrs. Banks and Feigen- span are in active correspondence on the subject, and there is every, probability that the match will be arranged to take place in the Jatter part of February next. The number of men, birds} ete., are still under consideration. » : ' Entries to the Grand American Handicap are taking actibn to a certain extent, even at this early date, and the signs of the times indicate that it will be a great contest this year, as in fhe years of the past. The preliminaries are being arrdngéd with that deftness, thoroughness and quickness so peculiar to this great organization, : s RB On Tuesday of this week Messrs. R. A. Welch and Harold Money shot their second match on the grounds of the Carteret Gun Club, Garden City, L. I., for $500 a side. Mr. Welch! won; the score being 88 to 83. In their prior match, they tied on aaa conditions are unusually difficult, the boundary being 30yds. i + ze The main event of the Parkway Gun Club’s tournament, to be held at Dexter Park, Jamaica avenue and Enfield street, Brooklyn, Jan. 29, commencing at 10 o’clock, is‘at 15 birds, $6 entrance, birds. extra. The sweepstakes are open to all shooters. & r - alle | The Forest AND STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday. Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at-the latest by Monday and as much earlier as practicable, > ag*y Oo" « “fare ~aet . : ee er eet ; ro + ao ee He Jan. 26, ‘to01!] — FOREST AND:STREAM, 79 - | Under date of Jan, 17 Mr. J. H. McKibben, secretary of the Peters Cartridge Company, Cincinnati, O., writes us as follows: “March 18 and 19, Asheville, N. C., two days’ target tournament ‘by the Peters, Cartridge Company, of Cincinnati, , , Maj, MeKissitl; Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, N. C.” | e On Saturday of last week Mr. Justus Von Lengerke, of Von Lengerke & Detmold, started on a trip for North Carolina, to take a well-earned outing in that game-favored section. He will dally with the festive quail bird after it is duly identified by the well- bred smell-dog. » c The second race of the series between the Trenton Shooting As- sociation and the Freehold Gun Club, fixed to take place on the ‘grounds of the former last week, did not take place, owing to the absence of the Freehold team, caused by illness and accident. ® The fourth intercity ten-men team shoot between Kansas City and Omaha was wou by the former at Kansas City, on Friday and Saturday of last week, by the score of 4383 to 440. It was a close Tace. ach contestant shot at 50 birds. Ld Mr. Chas. L. Davis, of Warm Springs, Ga., informs us that “the Southern Interstate tournament will be held at Warm Springs, Ga,, une 17 to 20; two days at targets, and two days at live birds, Me Dayis will be the manager of it. ¥ In the shoot of the Emerald Gun Club on Wednesday of last week, at Dexter Park, Brooklyn, L, I., Messrs. Landcake and Sands killed their 10 birds straight in the club event. There were thirty-nine contestants in this event. bad The Chamberlin Cartridge & Target Co.,. of Cleveland, O., offers to the public a simple yet useful gun cleaner, specially devised for taking the lead or fouling out of éither 12 or 10 gauge guns, or for oiling them. . Next week in the West the main shoots begin with R, O. Heikes’ tournament, followed the SARE hat eet RAE by Cin- cinnati, O.; Indianapolis, Ind., and Hot Springs, Ark, td ‘Mr. W. F. Dunean, secretary of the Soo Gun Club, Sioux City, Ta., informs us that his club will hold its seventh annual amateur tournament on June 11 to 13. Ps te &® In the eighth trophy -event of the Garfield Gun Club’s shoot, Chicago, Iil., Jan. 19, Dr. Shaw, at 3lyds., was the only one to kill his 10 birds straight. The Interstate Park Handicap takes place on Wednesday of this ee commencing on the arrival of the 12:20’ train from New ork. x The Interstate Association’s tournament at Memphis, Tenn., will be held on May 8 and 10. ts The next shoot of the Oceanic Gun Club will be held on Feb. 4 at Rockaway Park, I. BERNARD WATERS. ON LONG ISLAND. Emerald Gun Club, scorer. The scores: EO Weiss, 28......20*1021202— 6 T Short, 28........ 211*1*1221— 8 IPT Keay eon deers 2021122022— 8 WH Anderson, 25....0212220200— 6 r O’Connell, 30...0212202222— 8 HH Quinn, 28....... 1011220022— 7 Wm Joerger, 28... .1221102220— 8 C Cone, 28...... 202**00222— 5 G E Greiff, 30,....2002222002— 6 W_A Sands, 30....- 222222222210 Dr G Hudson, 28. -2212110202— 8 EE Moore, 28..... 1102120110— 7 A Schoverling, 28.20022020*0— 4 G Breitt, 30........ 222011*021— 7 B F Amend, 30....0222212222— 9 E J Roberts, '28....2010202012— 6 R Regan, 28.......2220022222— 8 Dr Stillman, 30....212129999% — y 6) WT 628 eee 122220*202— 7 Dr Casey, 30....... 0222222222 — 9 C W Billings, 28...0121101200— 7 D Wohrman, 27...2210222112— 9 { J Pillion, '28..... 0000221010— 4 Hillmer, 25......... 1011221000— 6 UCandceake, 28...,... 111112112210 Ratgen, 25.......... 1200222121— 8 Kall) 25...........,.2122211012— 9 Woeful, 28......... 2211110221— 9 Williams, 28........2202222002— 7 Dr.Grohl, 25....... 0002010222— 5 Mi Daab,. 282.2... 2*222*0222— 7 Dr O’ Donoghue, 28.02220000*2— 4 Ds W Wood, 30...22*2022022— 7 Dr Miller, 28...... 022220122*— 7 E a peers, Se 222022201*— 7 W G Amend, 28...102221*200— 6 A Duncort, 25...... 2201222*21— § Hillers, 28.......... 0210*1122*— 6 Warfield, 28......-.0201201112— 7 Five birds: j Maller: 0,.ei..% 102224 222204 Breitt .,....... 10002—2 2210 —8 Casey’ .....,...20022—8 222225 O’Connell .....22221--5 29992 5 Sheepshead Bay Rod and Gun Club Sheepshead Bay, L. 1. Jan. 17.—The live-bird handicap of the Sheepshead Bay Rod and Gun Club, held to-day, was well at- tended. Messrs. Ira McKane and’ H. Montanus tied on straight scores, and in the shoot-off, miss-and-out, the former won in the second round. The scores: Jas Voorhies, 26........1101221—6 H Montanus, 26........ 2222122—7 Suet Hoey gets eee 2010002—3 MM Rauscher, 25........ 1220220—5 ii Pilliony 280.) Je 72., 2221220—6 “P Schweickert, \23...... 1002000—2 JiHefiner? 25.9.0 22220025 E Heffner, 26........... 2021202—5 W Van Pelt, 27........ *122221—6 “Phil Suss, 28........... 1012012—5 PANOcllar y25.. peeneenl, 01022204 TL E Allen, 25.......... 10122105 hsSindye2beeee een: 00*1121-4 ZT McKane, 28.......... 2222222 —7 H Koch, 26..:........ ,02112226 Dr Roof, 31:......... 211112*—§ W Lundy, 23..... a Aaa 4 0120122—5 D Sloan, 28..........% i H Kronika, 26......... 2112011—6 Shoot-off for badge: | He Montantiss) 26e.ua)2scs-ase 25 JOM OE Mekanes- 2820. a aeseinees 22 Trap at Dexter Park. Brooklyn, L. I., Jan. 11.—At Dexter Park, Brooklyn, the shoot- ers encountered an all-day rain in respect to weather. Scores were made as follows: Twenty-five birds: Poeky be | UGy. 6 UB 3 ae cecerrigtee Say Met eee FMR 1*22220022002102120121000—15 MbeenS Mees. Oras ee tet ac! dies Talece teers «i 2122*221122*1221122112999 93 The following were also shot. No. 1 was 7 birds; No. 2, 5 birds; No. 3, 7 birds: 4 : No, 1. No. 2. No. 3, MOLETZEL MOS A bce wena eas Hed accesses 3 2*21222—6 22120—4 2211200—5 DTGIUGIIS IN 2S vty «alu eee geo 12*0220—4 11102—4 22011216 IBTEItt N28 At Ouleviw ean katcacagawece re 0011122—5 00102—2 00101*2—3 PNIDERts obec cys aileasmeeengy taeeewes QL OZ1F2—5 1202210—5 Let oat i SORA in GRRL S NA ea ae 10112116 ie psa Maan grantee 22222206 21999 5 onpn9 6 Voss, 80.........5 SoMa ata hb iron aes 1001212—5 11221—5 2021122—§ New Utrecht Gun Club; Interstate Park, L. I., Jan. 19—Notwithstanding that to-day was the stormiest for a while and most wintry of this season, there was a good attendance at the shoot of the New Utrecht Gun Club to-day. A handicap by distance and misses and no birds as kills were given the contestants.. No. 1 was the club. event. No. 3 was at 7 birds, $10. Seyeral miss-and-outs were shot. The scores: S Jay, 28, B../....222220*022 7 J Gaughen, 29, B. 2299999909 19 Jack, 28, B.........222229929* 9 C Lincoln, 28, B.. -2222202*22— 8 No, 2: T Chapman, $8, B.....2229992 7 & Jay, 28, Corte... 2 B2200w No. 1: T Chapman, 28, A.2202202222— 8 } Gaughen 28, A...2212212902— 9 ' € Lisicoln, 28, C.......2199999 -¢ *D G Bernett 29, C. 21219) i . reenway, 28.......20011**221-— § No. 3: T Chapman, 28, B..,,.22202*2—5 Gaughen, 29, C........2222222—7 BVEL Gaadnedivdees 02*2212-—5 bese 29, C..+...-1021200-—4 C Lincoln, 28, C.,..-..2222222-7 Ramapo, 28, B.........220222*—5 Eel ont PAS CRE eee 2220022—5 “Pat Ray, 29, C......... 2222220—5 Bennett, 28, B....-.. 2222022—6 A denotes handicap allowance of one miss as no bird and one miss as a kill. B denotes ome miss as a kill, C one miss as no bird. *For birds only. Oceanic Rod and Gun Club. Rockaway Park, L. I., Jan. 21—The weather was fine and clear, with a light wind, The next shoot will be held on Feb. 4. Ina match at 25 targets between Messrs. E. F. Boutke and J, Stoney the former won by a score of 17 to 15. The scores follow: Events: Le 2G on eee oD ao Eyents: 123 45 6 Targets: 20 20 20 10 25 20 Targets 20 20. 20 10 25 20 UB Yee VR ee ey 181418 82216 J Stoney .,.... 151510 .... .. S Charles ..... [Gea eit Car kent t saya) hi B Mate Ni SS ea he ory 13 1715 92019 © Keim ....... .. 13.15... +. FES NTINC Aree OPT oShe Oot ee. Gail TONeSEe wy, seas w 16 .. 19 13 JOHNNIE JONES. Jeannette Gun Club. Brooklyn, L. I., Jan. 18.—At Dexter Park to-day the following scores were made in the Jeannette Gun Club’s shoot: Club event: HF Ehlen, 25....... 2210120100— 6 W Rottman, 28... ..0222200022— 6 J Kroeger, 28...... 220*022000— 4 C Meyer, 28..:..... 1112211011— 9 Job Lott, 30........ 2122212120— 9 C Bohling, 25...... 2012221220— 8 C Steffens, 30....., 2210222122 9 WN Brunie, 28...... 1121112012— 9 G Leoble, 28..:..,. 2221221*22— 9 \V Rolphs, 28...... 2221010011— 7 Kid Peters, 28...... 2211212102— 9 © Meyerderks, 25..0001221110— 6 J Mohrmann, 28. ...22111]1211—10 Match at 15 live birds: C Steffens....222022202000022— 9 G Leoble...... 200102122012222—11 Sweepstakes: a ee Sweepstakes: 12ers SLEHeS: Syl seins cette see “en. Weyerdérks’ i.e..:sces st Dees Weoley news sees bse oP pies bom A bohinier. trea ee teas aus OBR CE fee aslege hs Piaenaase ee sore Ghiin kp thee CUeL E-Uee ae 4. JHArerce BAB ee dng Nene BnOieed Om bonlwe -livwsemhendn ee th) ie 3 FCTOES GEM siete egelnilaeaioe Se PROLDHS IS enreeuate aes any le Z Piaiihorsiie, sarrnitenieene Zee 8 Ehien’ iti.t.. licklssents't Silt ghee oe 5 MiGhramarimin srsssuivasiivanin oe Ape GaMeyer sumungqudats s otet cll ce 1 rable gts Oke eS adres pam pire ACUERDO ES Tite jadoddn de Ee 4 Steffens ws... .. hitiniteoees 4. Baltimore vs, Philadelphia. Battimore, Md., Jan. 17.—The second of the team series of live- bird contests between teams of the Baltimore Shooting Associa- tion and Keystone Shooting League was held to-day on the grounds of the former. There were sixteen men on a side, al- though the conditions as. originally contemplated were for ten men on a side. There were nine men on a side in the first match, and Baltimore won it by 9 birds. Two sets of traps were used, which expedited the shooting satisfactorily. Snow and a 12 o’clock wind weré weather conditions encountered by the shooters, Eight men from each club were formed into a Squad, each man shooting at 10 birds on each set of traps. There was an optional $10 sweepstake, and twenty of the contest- ants engaged in it, a * indicating such sweepstake contestant. This made a purse of $200, which was divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent. The conditions were: Teams of sixteen men, 20 birds each man, 30yds. rise, 50yds. boundary, the losing team paying for the birds. The scores: Baltimore Shooting Association. ite LL Donen a neta dale ec Sete ee eee ts 12222*22222212*22922 18 UN ASGSRi ane eo onane os hee ee oe 2212202122221 2122212 19 Wee Eleiriciits sae oe Ca En Seen 212222*22221 2222229219 pee Beebatrohinanitete sc eae cot ae ae 22222222222222012222—19 EA Wa rls Saree Ao rote a ronatt 2211221122229399*212 19 GEE Cetin ee en pron ees 12022202222220222222 17 SRIRAM eras site eee ek ok ok Annee oes 11*11022111222110221—17 Hp Dee ULItS. cence cto ua inc ke eee 1022022222*222201 200—14 EIMES@cilittc tatesae acces ees eee 222220*0222222222222 17 rel PARC IV EED OSS Set See i BO Sete teed oe 21112202212112111221—19 SIC sid erieee sas cob ac tee ee 0211212*2222122220*1—16 EVV Ey Eyiitdd bait eee 2 ann rea ae 22:2.21221222222222%29- 19 WwW b Rel ER eaten oases tebe nateodibatrs 12022022202120111110—15 A eMiddletone ttc... pons men ee 11111*22020122220210—15 Ware Marstalloss ss. canta eee. 0020222222110121022115 *W Hood! *,...12.: pe outta otcboy sete 20200222212201121122—16—274 Keystone Shooting League. Pada MEV eIZny wane oye Naseer ins ee 12101112222110122212—18 oe WAT econiitien.s he eteety ps. o: een 21211122222112212220—15 SEB Clin elle sates ona aah | ee 22222202222922222922 19 TPERS Amdercon nacht. taleuods.s Peete. 2222222229203922292 19 SNS UL sisi TrCI eae tue sed hae to Seeerenp” 2221202220222*120222-16 W Mo Packs 1)... ... Jag hee ERAT b eee 22220220222222299322 18 2 RAL Dy een dass sce oe MELAS Sate speisec 222221021222112221202 18 185 al ap] Diiats Visa er ek iy ed nt a ee pas AE Bay 12121212120120211112—18 alt ae MCCOY: tek, Ase beet nec en 22222020202229202222 155 War Eh Wolstencrotts) ec caddee ees te Phe 02012102222223122999 17 HVS LUODDS a atecle el mace ee ae un Rett 00222220222222221222- 17 sl) 1 EE ec Au diuEEee ene neUy toned 202011 22222221121211 18 * JSS LS De Rr ah Gb Ears Moh coo bers 21221*2*201222202221 16 WwW IDEN ee ene pieaorraeem et oder 2112*212110102111222 417 SEN iV alle scores nero EPP en 12112222122202222291 19 CONS ST rte cet eis ROSES ENE A oe ocr 0*222212121222929099 18 999 Boston Gun Cltuh, ~ WeELiincton, Maés., Jan. 16—While fine weather did not grace the opening day of the Boston Gun Club’s annual spring’ series it did not prevent ten devotees of trapshooting who were pres- ent from haying a thoroughly enjoyable time. Many were the regrets at the loss of the club’s lady shooter, who’ has since the last shoot departed for other regions, but we hope still to have the pleasure of her presence on our platform once or twice during the series. wie Much interest centered in the prize match, and honors were even between Baker and Spencer, they leading, haying ground ‘to dust 25 apiece. Leroy was not much outdone, being second with 23, others trailing along in the rear with very different results. Scores: Events: 123 4567 8 9101112 SBakcen, wal feaeee Shastra nd een nce SiC eS due S Se ee NT Leroy, 21. 2h.00 a. RAPE ty MEUG soeaca Tipit sl Oa RON kesh ua RS WathaiES AG Hn ee gl Sy MRR ee (ne ret fe 5 Se ‘aS Gish aGL hee ute, lsagemoas 53 4768 576 67, ATBY). ol Gide weno teen se eee ELE e ~Sotltoslit Ui Re ghana Neat oo Poore abs see nee Peter id daees alga eUbeek 8: tyke ET Dy ATO TAGES SIF Sey Pee CME gS forth a Die By HOR Fre Tee a eh ighands slo e ugh aeenre ween Smee so 14,68 5-998 4 160 7 89 Spencer, 18..... Oh EOS 144 00dd-dea se Oe 6868 849 7.., Pefibapkbtal kere SINE Gray qiopocmtier he citadel ae De ids 4G Tabet 2 WG Event No. 9, 5 pairs; No. 12, 15 unknown; all others, 10 un- known, Prize match, 30 singles, unknown angles; distance handicap: Baker, ale maseltdaewlete ee 1). Wepes ‘=~ «1011111097109 1100111119111 —25 SHO tel geet 1 epee pe een gobs aydeeHbeuelde 1911111101911 0111 011110101111 —25 Ler er aek Oe ahs ob A Bea doer idee 191110191111101 01111111101 0100—93 ietalngecils, ses eeh acre Ub ne ee . - 100111110011101001001111001011—18 Barry, 16...... PEE COUR LE Ka arte 000011111310111001111011010010 18 Manitoba, 16.,....-.. vreeeresess+.2+-010101100011110101101011000011—16 OAC eee Suerte meee ee ea + -01111010001000101001101110011116 Withame 1 GSer Eener cee eee Reena 0011010011.00000110100101100010—12 Poor lGnecececeen nA oe tinal ae 000000000001010000000001101000— 5 i) Ossining Gun Club. Stnc Sine, N. Y., Jan. 19.—Only five shooters braved the 60- mile-an-hour northwest gale, with the thermometer at just 3 above zero, to-day at the regular weekly shoot. The club house faces toward the north, and the wind, laden with snow, got in its fine work. Rey. E. D. Garnsey, of appaqua, one of the club members, a crack shot, always shooting in the old style of gun below elbow, showed that he was of “sterner stuff? than most of the cloth by riding seyen miles across country in the teeth of the gale, It was noticed that the shooters holding their guns to shoulder were handicapped seriously. In the case of I. T. Wash- burn, who on a calm day averages 85 per cent.,. the fact was most noticeable, Washburn’s gun froze up after the first string, which a a measure accounts for his poor showing in the second and third. E. D. Garnsey shot at 75, broke 46; €. G. Blandford shot at broke 26; I. T. Washburn shot at 50, broke 14: Winfield Smith shot at 10, broke 4; Frank Waledtipe shot at-10, broke 3. i , G. B., Captain O. G Club. ‘IN NEW®" JERSEY. Fi sortr yaa a osc Trenton) Shooting Association, Trenton, N. J., Jan, 16.—The members were © on hand: early to-day in anticipation of yiewimg the second race of the Freehold-Trenton Shooting Association series, but the out-of-town team failed to put im an appeatance. As- sistant Secretary Ellis telephoned that, owing to the illness of his father, and that another member of the team had fallen from his bicycle and sprained his wrist, it would be impossible for them to keep their engagement, This caused some disappointment as well as personal inconvenience to some of our people, as a full attendance had been requested in order to do honor to the visitors, and some of the boys dropped other matters and came down with guns and shell cases in response to the urgent sum- mons. After some grumbling, they got started on the balance of the :programme and shot until darkness ptt a stop to it; in fact, the ties in the merchandise event were shot under very trying conditions, as it was so dark that the targets could not be seen until they had climbed above the sky line, and well broken targets only could be counted, P Hall won the watch from Williams in this event, and certainly earned the honor. Comp tan away from the bunch in the final Hie shoot-off for the Walsrode cup. lost the match race with Widmann, Billy lost his first bird and then ran 24 straight, a magr nificent finish. His wife presented him with a son earlier in the day, and this no doubt caused his excellent form. His first child, a girl, was also born on a day that we had a shoot, and Billy is beginning to feel superstitious, The weather in the early part of the afternoon was clear and bright, but later clouded up and threatened rain. A At the business meeting three new propositions for membershi were acted upon, This makes a total of nine new members ad- mitted during the past three months, The indications are bright for a good season, Events: Te, to-g \e On aT *g *9 #10 Targets: 151505 1500 6 2a 10 10 10 JORG AGN! coc kus vada pe me a OY Be Cee eee iS GUS eae eee acon 1h 6 fpr LID ee Oe SE A BRP 2—8 1—5 Ap TS Masada hee eee IgM tee tie URES (tll nips besa ee LF [Ere OSS Bird assist arose neler A Pre citer! Cau RE eS e: CRE REED ee Soci tos ts LAr See fe Ee ee fanaa Rie ry) Neen cere OL ON Sree y ee METIS ee ee ee ey Et pete ee Oe re eee Hee ee ita baoRzy dct) Mee REEL Ge ceo 12 10 11 Sy ees te aiseeinn TETUIEV Sw peetces cele sat eielaeoete SOE. pee Pee ete cap ratee osc eee Mickel soos: ne wath re 11 10 11 UV Ge rear Sores 3—8 1—8 Compe waa eke ee LaateeaE THEE LM ae eee aes 38— 8 1—10 COTE Sinden erty teers & Ui 11 13 11 S—O ities 2—9 1—65 Dalvie reeset yea eee ese yeas carry ates Cet ete Tinea sede (LATOPP \ch.cayt ede elesles sels LON Or lee psec O—Toeree ay DATES repe recamee leans 10 611 6 tO oe aba) sane: AM toy pnts; oe Petree 10 de 22 IL 22 8 s3— 20) Val laciaid Syecedele a tcistyter iy wethee 913 10....10 520 2— (Ore Lep ke onsere Anat a3 SF ented BORO CLO te Oh en Cnn ae ore Maddock ; De et 1 es comerey alee. (ote Kirby ., fio clue Aa Saas Emmons 8 5 6 6 6-18 .. Oe Cole ame taven tanta ead ford eet emi RPee nL ier ieee TWh |W Keres pee ee ch clskeclehe rane Wiehe pees Eni Seen ao anes ene ee S21 4-5 2.2... a0. F Brouse ..... geass Tee ae Deo tene on pen ee Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, sweepstakes; No. 5, match; No,-7, mer- chandise; No. 9, postponed ties for the Walsrade cup; No, 10, tie shoot-off, The * indicates handicaps. Gro. N. THomas, Sec’y. As in a Looking Glass, We have received the following from one who is cognizant of the subject, treated as follows: : While Brewer has been talking of shooting anybody in the world three matches for good large sums of money, he seems to be scarcely anxious to shoot a series of races with Jim Blliott. Shortly after the first of the year—that is, on Jan. 4—Brewer’s backer, who is a Mr. W. J. Alden, of New York, wrote Elliott the following. postal: “Tf you will call at above address I will arrange three matches with you, to be shot after the 15th, with Brewer.” Elliott was taken with the grip after his match with Welch on the 8th inst., and ‘did not reply to Mr. Alden’s postal until a few days ago, when he wrote that if Mr, Alden wished to make matches between Brewer and himself he (Elliott) would be glad to meet Mr. Alden at the office of the W. R. A. Co., 312 Broadway, on any day and at any hour that would suit. A little more correspondence between the two decided upon 2:30 P. M. Jan. 22, as the day and hour for the meeting. he parties came to- gether punctually, but Brewer would not shcot anywhere but on the grounds of the East Side Gun Club at Newark. Mr. Elliott naturally wished’ to have the matches shot at Interstate Park. Elliott’s proposition was as follows: ; “Three matches, to be shot Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during the last week in March, 100 birds each match, 30yds. rise, bUyds. boundary; each match to be for $500 a side, with $500 or more on the total score made in the three matches; loser to pay for the birds and winner to take all,” Elliott has allowed Mr. Alden and Brewer until Feb. 1 in which to accept this offer. In this connection it may be mentioned that on Saturday last, the 19th inst., Elliott met with an accident. A man runnin against him in a crowd at the corner of Fulton street and Broad- way, Elliott, in endeavoring to ward him off, put out his right hand, and had the thumb on that hand doubled back out of joint, with the result that he is now carrying his hand in bandages, ‘badly swollen and out of business for two or three weeks to come. In connection with the discussion between Elliott and Brewer as to where the match should be shot, Brewer said that he wanted to be sure’ that the birds were strictly first class; he was then assured by a representative of the Interstate Park Association that he would be permitted to furnish the birds for each match, pro- yided it was publicly announced that the birds were supplied by Brewer. He then said that the system of trapping the birds from a pit made good birds poorer when they came out of the dark into the light. He was then assured that there would be no ob- jection to the birds being trapped from the score instead of trom underground, thus knocking out two of his objections to shooting at Interstate Park. Thus it would seem that Mr. Brewer was See how not to make a match instead of how to make a match, Keystone Shooting League, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 19—A powerful winter wind was in evidence to-day, blowing from right to left across the traps. There was, nevertheless a large attendance of shooters. Birds, though hard hit, were not infrequently swept over the boundary by the gale; and this explains why no straight score was made in the semi-monthly contest for the championship challenge trophy. I. W. Van Loon was the holder. There were nineteen chal- lengers. The conditions were 10 birds per man, 30yds. rise, sweepstake, entrance $2.50. JI. W. Budd and F, McCoy were first, with 9. C, E, Geikler lost 4 birds dead out of bounds. The shoot-off of the tie was at 3 birds per man, Budd won by killing straight, while McCoy lost his second, The scores: were first, with straight scores. The scores: ETS lenny inate capac 010*122222— 7 FM Hobbs........ 2022000000— 3 WWE iddrsvcker: 2122202212— 9 € E Geikler....... *222**2520 __ § Anderson ........ 0220222220— 7 Wi Bees ............ 20*0121*22— § W Van Loon...2202201122— 8 © S§ Prickett....... 1*12100202— 6 Dr GD B Darby. -22202*020I— 6 H Cashmore ‘ee wae oe22200*20— 6 lt Re Pamitere ses. es 2*21100021— 6 F R°* Albure,..... »-1112202201— 8 Brewer ...-.1..«.:2102201222— 8 E J Russeli........ 1122100002— 6 Vandereriit....,. 2200112121-— 8 G Hauff ...,....... *212100210— § Ae Baltizi aoe wena 0002212022— 6 W ‘Best ............ 1002120200— 6 i WeGoyoh eet. ose 2220222222— 9° W H Davis...... --1121200201— 7 The second event was the Keystone weekly club handicap, 10 birds, handicap rise, $2.50 entrance. e€ event was not con- cluded until dark, and was.only finished. then by compelling all those with 3 misses to drop out. R. Painter i were first with straight scores. The score: SNES Be: Elen ysas Seer eset 11222201229 “Fees, 28........... -112202**21— McCoy, 30....,..,.2222272020-— 7 Anderson, 30....... 2202222*02-— i Vandergrift, 30... ..12*0222111— 8 Fitzgerald. 30.12/77 0102120w obbs, 80...... oe -e2*22200W LSS Gleme Oberon eis: 2220w Van Loon, 29..,... 1120222100— 7 Cashmore, 30....,. + 2222202222 — 9 Darby, 29...,..+.,-1112222120— 9 Geikler, 28..._.. 4+ +-222220020w. Davis, 29...........2121101122— 9 --Hauff, 28..20..2-..,100110w Painter, 28.........2211212111—10 B Itz, pOoDbag oun Ey Brewer, Q.yeyr---s 2222222024) P reserve wenn AldLRO2N— 7 Match of Wishininne Club Members. Chicago, Ill., Jan. 19—Altogether the warmest thing in Chicago trap matters for this coming week is the bloody internecine war thet has sprung up among certain members of the Wishininne Club, whose doings have from time to time appeared in these columns. No one seems to know just where the trouble started, but in a few days—this thing has been brewing for a month—it had attained a definite form. It might have been Bill Haskell who was guilty of the first challenge, and it might have been Charlie Dennis who first hotly resented any aspersions upon his skill with the pigeon gun. At any rate, the last few noon hours at the Wishininne Club have been spent in consistent arguments as to the shooting of everybody who meets there for lunch, not ex- eluding Mayor Harrison and ex-Mayor Washburne. Simmered down to brass tacks, there will be a race shot at Watson’s on next Tuesday—unless somebody backs out—between C. S.\ Dennis and W. L. Wells on one side and J, V. Clarke and Bill Haskell on the other. Mr. Clarke is a prominent banker in this city, and was this week elected president of the Chicago Clearing House, so he should have uo difficulty in raising the requisite stakes, large as they are. But he has failed to cover all the money offered by the opposing faction and their friends. As much as $4 or $5 is up now. It is all for the price of the birds, 25 birds a corner, and I do reckon this will be the most fun ever happened at Watson’s. Bill Haskell has bet $25 against $5 that his side wins, and has laid odds of $30 to $1 that he will not be low man oi the four, Mr. Clarke has bet Mr. Dennis $5 that he will kill more with his first barrel than Mr. Dennis, and another $5 that he will kill more with both barrels. There is mony up that Billy Wells, the artist man, will be high gun, and as much up that every other fellow will be high gun. There has been very little eating done at the Wishininne meets of late, nor does there promise to be any until this feverish state of mind shall have disappeared, which may only be after the battle is fought out to the bitter end. The race will be shot as early as possible on Tuesday morning, before anybody else Bets out to the grounds, this being in defer- ence to’ Mr, Haskell’s wish, as he is liable to feel badly if he falls into last place. At last news to-day the odds were fluctuating very rapidly and the talk getting hotter and hotter all the time. The race really will be a hard-fought one, and it is a toss-up which side will win. Wells is picked for high score, and he should beat Clarke a bird or so. Between Dennis and Haskell it is a near thing. Haskell thought for a minute he might kill 28, but the wagers persuaded him otherwise very soon. Then he said 22, but changed his mind, and at last failed to connect with a bet that he would not kill 17, and that he would not get enough to make a pint of soup. Similar propositions were floating about at a late hour this atternoon. We shall see what we shall see. Ambetrg—Healy. Another warm race will in all likelihood be shot at Watson’s on the same day, between J. H. Amberg and ‘J. M: Healy, of this city. This race is at 50 birds per man, for the price of the birds and a corned beef and cabbage dinner, the latter being expressly stipulated as part of the conditions. As in the above-mentioned race, this is a near thing on form, and it is hard to pick 2 winner. Vhis race will be shot after lunch, at Watson’s; and will go to fill out a good day at the park. ~- Crescent Club Sparrow Shoot. Crescent Gun Club, of Chicago, will hold a two days’ sparrow tournament at the grounds at Forty-seventh street and California avenue, Jan. 26 and 27. A handsome gold medal is offered in the State championship sparrow event, at 25 sparrows, $5. There will be five events daily, and a good programme is offered, with 1,000 sparrows guaranteed on hand ready for trapping. Birds to be trapped at 10 cents, five traps, one man up, 25yds. rise. Added money to the F. S. Boyden medal championship shoot. Kentucky Gun Club Would Shoot Chicago. Mr, Emile Pragoff, of Louisville, Ky., is in town this week for a few days, and he intimates that a team shoot could be very easily arranged, so far as the Southern end of it is concerned, between a ten-men team of the Kentucky Gun Club of his city and a team of ten men from any one Chicago gun club. This is not offered as any challenge or bluff, but just as a feeler and in perfectly good faith and good feeling. The Louisville boys would want a return race ofcourse, and should have it, and herein lies’ the greatest difficulty about concluding terms. The Chicago club men all would be glad to shoot the visitors here, especially if they hap- pened to come up at about the time of the sportsmen’s show in late February, but they do not know about going to Kentucky, The members of the Chicago Gun Club are-the ones to whom the proposition was first made. The Louisville men would have several good men, such as the Pragofts, Harry Lyons, etc., and it would be no walkover for a team from any oneeclub of this city for the Kentucky contingent can keep on picking eut pretty good ones from their list. It 1s to be hoped that this event will be arranged. Two Other Team Races Off. There was some hope of a team race between ten Milwaukee men and ten of this city, the Cream City men to come from the National Gun Club, and the Chicago team from the Gardén City Club. This arrangement was open to modification in case the race took a tendency to an intercity shoot. There seems, however, to have been a considerable misunderstanding on the part of the Milwaukee boys, and Mr. Bush, of Milwaukee, who is in town to-day, says they do not ratify any challenge as coming from them, and says that perhaps the matter arose out of some. mis- understood talk of a personal nature. Mr. J. H. Amberg, who had_ details in charge here, to-day thought that there was not likely to be any race between the two towns, though there may something turn up suddenly later on. There was also some talk of a race with a St. Louis team, to be held at Chicago this winter, but nothing worth calling a _cer- tainty develops as yet regarding that. So, with three very good city team proposals before us, we are in the attitude of not securing any one of the three, which is too bad, as the game here could stand a little stirring up of the right sort. E, Hovcesx. Hartrorp ButLpineG, Chicago, Ill. Garfield Gun Club. Chicago, Jan. 19.—The appended scores were made on our grounds to-day on the occasion of the eighth trophy shoot of the season. Dr, Shaw carried off the honors of the day, being the only one to go straight in the main event. A strong S.W. wind blew directly across the traps, and the birds were an extremely fast lot, taken as a whole—as fast a lot of birds as I have seen trapped in many a day. Several visitors favored us: with their’ presence, among whom were Dr. Kelly, of Winnipeg, Man., a genial gentleman and an excellent shot; also Mr. and Mrs. Wachsuruth, both of whom participated in one event. The at- tendance was only fair for our club: Trophy Event. No. 1. No. 2. Delano; 27 3153 69s 0eetass 33 202*000120— 4 100011—3 012000—2 MicDonald, 28 2.3 se. essi.333+-- 1112122120— 9 0220202 201112—5 WoOrtiiatiy 200. nee cetesyes ste stoi *11"21"102— 6 2222226 212220—5 A McGowan, 27......+: -2110221002— 7 *12101—4 =. 2212126 Dr A NLeelen So LN fet oat ee cesea 2211010212 § 2111126 ..,... 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Chicago Gun Club. an, 19,—The scores made by Chicago Gun Club contestants at Waisorte Park to-day are appended: fy Ena Br ee (=) OL, E M Steck, 30 F, Carson, Boorrceorseccsreernnenntes Wee UST ILEAT TTT) 8 f Vuehboe heeds eopeamesaeee * FOREST AND STREAM. oe Miller, 30...-csvecreeconcessssnccvccvenersaeesssL11221122292102—14 IBAIDEDral-nse ceases even g sats tee ana? ae ee eee 02*2101*1202121—10 Mack, 28........ rititneee a eee Pelco tece ice 211*01*0*101202— 8 Six birds, $2, two moneys: Dr Carson ..... etceesesroelttI—§ Dr Miller ....-...0+0.--21111—6 feck: Ve esas pipette eee eeeddle—p : , The ae morning, shortly alter breakfast time, Hiram rode up to Saunders’ cabin a-straddle the back of the aged mare. Mast of the Dotiglas county horses were built on lines peculiar to that section of the country, and this particular mare was no exception to the rule. Hiram discovered his friend seated on the big boulder beside the road, just opposite the barnyard gate, and greeted hin) with a cheerful, “Howdy, Eb!” ; Saunders was in a dejected mood and responded in a half-hearted manner to Hiram’s salutation. ae “Waal. has Satan bin behavin’ like an angel P” the visitor facetiously inquired, as he swung himself off the mare’s back. The old man sighed deeply, __ ee \ [Fep. 2, 1901. “That's haew he’s bin behavin’,” he responded, indi- cating with a jerk of his thumb a gap in the fence and some broken boards that lay scattered over the ground. The words and the gesture spoke volumes. “Y° don't mean -——,” Hiram began and paused, letting his gaze travel from Saunders to the remains of what had once been the barnyard gate, and then back to Saunders again. Saunders nodded his head. ‘‘He’s skunt aotnt again,” ‘was the only information he vouchsafed to. give. “Waal, 1 swan! Who'd a-thunk it!” Hiram exclaimed, and then slowly seated himself on the boulder beside his friend. His next move was the nattiral one, under the circumstances, and hardly unexpected. He produced a dark brown bottle from his hip pocket, extracted the cork with his teeth and passed the flask over to Saunders. They each took a long pull in turn, which apparently had the desired effect of relieving the tension of their feelings. “What you all goin’ t’ do *baout it?” Hiram asked. “Ther ent no use doin’ nuthin’,’ Saunders replied. “We'll hey t’ wait till the dern cuss makes up his mind £ come back.” “Mebbe you'd take less’n forty an’ the mare naow?” Hiram ventured, after a moment's silence. “Ef you all wants that air limb o’ Satan arter this,” the old man answered with decision, “you kin name yore own price, ef hit ent onreas’nble.” “How does twenty an’ the mare strike you?” “Make ’er twenty-five an’ hit’s a go.” “Hiram deliberated. “‘All right,” he finally agreed, “she’s a go, an’ I'll clinch the bargin with a fiver.” So saying he drew forth a greasy leather purse and counted out five silver dollars into Saunders’ outstretched hand. “Tll ride over to-morrer an’ git the mule ef he’s back then,” Hiram answered as he rose to take his leave. “I kin manage him all right, Hit seems like he had it - in fer you all.” “Hit suttenly do,” Saunders assented in resigned tones. Hiram departed, leaving Saunders seated on the boulder wrapt in the contemplation of the vacant barnyard. The day passed without event and with no signs of the vagrant mule. When Hiram arrived on the scene the next morning he found Saunders in anything but a happy frame of mind. The two men discussed the situa- tion anew, but without coming to any satisfactory con- clusion, Hiram was about to take his leayé when a small bey, mounted on a scraggy looking pony, drew rein in front of the house. “Does Eb Saunders live yere?” he called out, “That’s me, son,” Saunders answered, coming forward. “What's wanted?” “Pap sez fer you all t? come an’ git yore doggon ole mule,’ the boy replied. “He’s bin tearin’ “raound awful, .an’ pap sez fer you t bring a couple o’ dollars “long fer damages what the mule done afore pap got him shet up in the barn.” ' “What's yore dad’s name, son?” Saunders inquired. “Bill White,” the boy informed him. “We live in Wright county. You all was at our haouse onct afore lookin’ fer yore mule the time that man thar,” pointing at Hiram, “an’ another man sot on pap while you was a-huntin’ fer the mule.” “All right,’ said Saunders, with resignation, ‘Tell yore dad I’ll come arter the mule an’ settla everything.” The boy wheeled his pony about and cantered away ‘without further words. The men gazed at each other blankly, Here was'a new complication to be dealt with. “TI reck’n,” said Hiram, “I'd better go “long, too, in case o’ trouble with that man White. He mought git reckless.” “He suttenly mought,” Saunders admitted. “I’d be tight glad o’ yore company, Hi,” and they made ready for the journey. During Satan’s brief sojourn on the Wright county man’s farm he had made life interesting for every living thing on the place, and Saunders considered himself lucky in escaping with only two dollars damages to pay. The two men never forgot the ride back from Wright county. The mule disputed each step of the way, and balked at every turn in the road. With each new devel- opment of his many sided character his value as a domestic animal decreased, and by the time he was safely housed in his own rightful quarters his owner, in de- spair, had agreed to part with him for fifteen dollars and the bay mare, As it was late in the day when they returned, Hiram decided to spend the night with Saunders and take possession of the mule the next day. To avoid a repeti- tion of such an experience as they had just passed through, they resorted to the method Saunders had for- merly employed, and hitched the mule securely with a slip knot about his neck. They then administered the well-deserved chastisement and leit him to meditate upon his sins. Tt will never be known what bitter thoughts entered Satan’s mind that night. It will never be known what feelings of rage and despair surged. through his breast. He had tried and failed. He had resorted to strategy and had feigned meekness to gain his ends, but all to no ayail. He had allowed himself to be ridden without a single protest by one of those great hulking man creatures, a stranger at that. He had humbled his pride and had behaved himself as any ordinary Douglas county plug might have done, and all for what? Why, merely for a brief moment’s independence—the transitory joy- of creating confusion and disorder in another man creature’s barnyard, only to be driven into a prison at the points of a pitchfork. Those two-legged animals called men never did fight fair. Here was this rope about his neck. If he attempted to pull away and break it, it only choked him. That rope! Ugh! How it galled one’s spirit as well as one’s flesh! He would not submit any longer. Liberty or death! One or the other should be his portion. He would be free. ' And then a tragedy occurred out there in the darkness behind the walls of the black mule’s prison house. Whether. in his efforts to break loose, he accidentally threw himself. or whether, realizing that escape was im- possible, he deliberately hanged himself, will always re- main one of the secrets of the dead. They found him in the morning. He was free at last. The rope that was to have insured his -safe keepine had proved the cause Fes. 2, 1901.] 7 of his undoing. The coroner’s jury of two rendered a verdict of “Death from hangin’ by a hitchin’ rope. He done it on purpose.” They interred him in a remote corner of the woods, and Saunders’ eves were moist as they turned away from the newly made grave that matked the black mule’s final resting place. Hiram mounted his old bay mare in silence and rode thoughtfully homeward; Saunders shut himself up in his lonely cabin and composed an epitaph. He fastened together some pieces of boatd irom the broken barnyard gate, and with infinite pains burned the letters and words oi the epitaph thereon. The next day the graye of “that mule o’ Saunders’ ” was marked by a wooden headboard on which were written these lines: 2 HERE LiZE SATIN THE MENEST AN BiGEST MULE iN DUGLAS CONTY HE HUNG HiSEF AN DUN ME OWT UV 4o$ AN A BAY MARE, FAYETTE DURLIN, JR. Notes from the Trail. On the morning of Oct. 1 we left the Valley of the Rio Aras at Santo Tomas, Chihuahua, and started boldly westward into the Sierra de Jesus Maria, bound for the Ric Mayo and Sinaloa. We leit civilization be- hind us; for exactly three weeks we saw no track of Wagon or cart or anything wider than a burro trail, and during those three weeks we traveled each day as much as our mules could stand, The first day after leaving Santo Tomas was passed without seeing either Mexican or Indian, but about 10 ‘o'clock of the second day we came to a beautiful little valley on the Rio Verdi. A few stone hotses marked the site of the village of Carriaziachic, and from the caves on the mountain side curled smoke, The Verdi, which wandered leisurely among the cornfields, was fairly well sprinkled with pintals, gadwells and teal, and it took but 4 short time to shoot enough for several meals. Then we noticed, for the first time, that all the people whom we had seen working in the field when we entered the valley had mysteriously disappeared. All our hammering at the house doors brought no response. We were literally in a deserted village. Halia mile further on we surprised a family out of doors. Instantly the man sank out of sight, while the woman and boy hastily gathered together their goats and drove them up the mountain side into a cave back of their dwelling. We pursued, and when the woiman found that we were not Mexicans, and were per- fectly harmless, the animals were allowed to come out and graze, and the paterfamilias came from the corn- field where he had concealed himself. Except for his dilapidated hat he was absolutely devoid of clothing. He could talk a few words of Spanish, and a trifling present made him very communicative. The village Car- riaziachic is the most northern town of the Tarahumaria, the descendants of the ancient caye dwellers. Some live in stone houses, but the majority stay with the ancestral habitations. They are afraid of strangers, especially of Mexicans, who are wont to swoop down upon them as the Turk is said to do upon the poor Armenian. Corn is their only agricultural product. For everything else they depend upon fishing and hunting. They claim the headwaters of the Yaqui, Mayo, Fuerte and Sinaloa rivers and their territory extends southward into the mountains oi Durango. The old man reported the country as being great for deer, and in watching for one I became so in- terested in a natural-history lesson that I forgot to take advantage of an excellent opportunity. It came about in this way: On the top of a hill near by, surrounded by heavy timber, was a bare spot, an acre or two in extent. It was so marked by tracks and fresh signs, and we had seen so many white: flags disap- peat unceremoniously in the underbrush, that I concluded that this was a good place to conceal myself for an hour and let the procession pass on. On the bare ground, about thirty yards from where I sat, was curled a large rattler enjoying a sun bath, There was a rustling in the bushes opposite, and a spring fawn came in sight, It did not see me, but it saw the snake; stopped a moment trembling, then sprang with all four feet upon the reptile, bounding safely to quite a distance beyond, where it turned and surveyed the damage that it had done, The snake writhed, that was all. Its back was broken, and it was too badly cut up to be capable of much harm. The fawn approached slowly, sniffed of its victim, and once stead ot forward, Five times it repeated the operation and then it stalked off with a self-satisfied air, while I entirely forgot that my business was to secure fresh meat. During the remainder of that week we rambled among the mountain tops, amid pines and where the scenery was similar to that of the Rocky Mountains, in Colorado. At noon, Saturday, Oct. 6, we were 7,900 feet above sea level. Then we commenced to drop through a steep and marrow caiion. The pines disappeared, and the perpen- dicular walls, that towered to the very skies, were draped with adiantum, nothalaena and other delicate ferns, with giant creepers and with gorgeous festoons of red and yellow flowers. At 4 o’clock we reached the mining camp of Jesus Maria, elevation 5,600 feet, where an orange grove, figs and citron in the market place and a tem- perature resembling that of Tophet assured us that we Were nearing the tierra calienté. The mext day’s climatic changes were yet more noticeable, for after climbing to an altitude of 7,200 feet, we made camp at night on one of the tributaries-of the Mayo, only 1,700 feet above the -sea level, and feasted on a fruit that I suppose to be a species of guava.. Down the river we made our way for ten days, piloted by an Indian guide. Mexicans were as scarce as Americans, and Wara-wari huts thatched with palm leaves were the only habitations. The-scenery along the Rio Mayo, where it breaks beyond description. At times the walls rise perpendic- ularly from the raging torrent to a height of thousands oi feet, and again, where the river widens into a peaceful more leaped upon it, this time bounding backward m- . through the main chain of the Sierra Madre, is grand. FOREST AND °STREAM. stream, the hills recede more gradually from. either bank and from water's edge to mountain top exhibit the char- asteristic flora of the tropics, warm temperature and teniperate zones. The Mayo abounds in fish, large catfish and a smaller fish, about a foot in length, that very much resembles the eastern dace. Owing to recent rains the waters were high and muddy, but grasshoppers were a fairly good bait, and a monster crawfish (eight to ten inches long) which our guide procured for us proved to be a line beyond compare. At length we tired of the river. In fording our packs had been soaked enough times to satisfy us, and our tents © were beginning to mildew; so, about thirty miles north of Alamos, Sonora, we left the Mayo and the mountains and commenced to journey through a rolling, bushy country—hot and dusty. It seemed like a chaparral waste. The change in flora and fauna was sudden and marked. Our diet now consists of rabbits and partridge (Cullipepla elegans, Less.). Evidently the latter have never been hunted, for they are too easy for right good sport. ; , eS | One of the most interesting birds in this region is Audubon’s caracara (Polyborus cheriway, Jacq.). Like the partridge it has no fear of man, It is usua@y found in pairs or in flocks and a pair will perch on a gian’ eactus and sit and survey us while we ride underneath, near enough to touch them with an ordinary fly-rod. The caracara is an adept at hunting. He always stalks- his prey. i wondered for a long time why I saw so many pairs walking along the ground, peering into the dense underbrush, and why I always found partridges near them. The caracara locates a brood of young birds, and alights some distance from them, then steals closer and closer,"and finally pounces upon the victim with a spring wherein the feet rather than the wings furnish the motive power. Just at sundown, last evening, while crossing a low range of hills some twenty miles south of Fuerte, Sinaloa, a flight of parrots, entirely new to us, made a most deaf- ening clatter. They proved to be the white fronted patrot (Amazona albifrons, Sparrem.). We found them at least three degrees north of Mazatlan, which is given in Ridgway as their northern limit. I ruined two skins this morning, and then concluded that if I should stop work long enough to write to Forest any STREAM, I might have better luck with my third. By the way the shadows are lengthening, it is time to recommence operations. SHOSHONE. fii Hires oF Srnaoa, Oct. 28, . Welsh Indians. Ir is a curious fact that among our grandfathers there was a general belief that in the far West was a tribe of Indians of Welsh descent who still used the Welsh lan- guage in greater or less purity. These Indians were be- lieved to be descendants of the companions of Madoc, who is said to have discovered the coast of America and formed settlements here in the year 1170,,- This’ belief was founded upon the evidence of several individuals who had been among those savages and heard them use the Welsh language. Faith, in these days, demands a more vigorous demonstration of facts than in former times. Travelers’ tales at second or third hand were then considered good enough for all purposes. There was no disputing anything that appeared in a book. The most circumstantial account of the Welsh-speak- ing Indians that we have come across is in a little book, now very rare, “Journal of a Two Months’. Tour,” by the Rey. Charles Beatty, London, 1768. Mr. Beatty was a Presbyterian minister who had been sent out by the Synod of New York and Philadelphia in the year 1766 to examine into the religious state and needs of the people on the frontier. western part of Pennsylvania he met with one Benjamin Sutton, who had been taken captive by the Indians, and had lived many years among them in different parcs of the country, He stated that when he was with the Choc. taw Nation on the Mississippi he went to an Indian town a very considerable distance from New Orleans, where he fell in with a tribe of Indians who spoke the Welsh language. He said that he saw a book among them which he supposed: was a Welsh Bi: ‘e, of which they took the greatest care, though they were not able to read it. He said further that he had heard them speak Welsh to one Lewis, a Welshman, a captive there. Another man, who had lived among the Indians from his youth, also informed Mr. Beatty that He had been among Indians on the west side of the Mississippi who spoke the Welsh language; while the Indian interpreter who accompanied the reverend gentleman on his mission also assured him that he had been among Indians who spoke Welsh, and in proof of it he gaye some words which he said were Welsh. Mr. Beatty further remarks that there were other traditions current in his, day of certain captives who had been among Welsh-speaking Indians, one a Welsh clergyman who had been captured while traveling “through the back parts of the country.” This gentleman, while earnestly praying in his native language in view of a speedy death to which he had been condemned, was understood by the savages standing around him, who instantly reversed the sentence of death: “and thus this happy circumstance was the means of saving his life.” They then showed him a book, which he found to be a Bible, but which they could not read. “He stayed among them some time, and endeavored to instruct them in the Christian religion. He at length proposed to go back to his own country and return to them with some other teachers, who would be able to . instruct them in their own language, to which proposal . they consenting, he accordingly set out from thence, and - arrived in Britain with full intention to return to them. with some of his countrymen, in order to teach these Indians Christianity. long aiter his arrival he was taken sick and died, which put an end to his scheme,” . But Mr. Beatty is not the only authority in point for the fact of Welsh-speaking natives in América, In a book, “Primitive Ages,” by the Rey, Theophilus Evans, a Welsh minister, translated by Rev. George Roberts, and published in Ebensburg, Pa., in 1834, we find assurance He says that when he was in the- But I was acquainted that not. - of the same fact, He states that the Rev. Morgan Jones, of Tredegar, in Monmouthshire, while traveling through the wilderness of America, in the year 1660, was taken prisoner by the Indians. Possibly it is the same incident related by Mr. Beatty. He was discovered to be a Welshman in the same manner as related by the latter; whereupon the chief approached him and addressing him in the Welsh language assured him that his life should be spared. He was treated by the Indians with the greatest kindness. He remained among them four months, preaching the gospel to them in the Welsh tongue three times a week, Mr. Evatis, who seems to have been thoroughly familiar with the ancient history and traditions of his native country, says that many of Madoc’s companions remained in America and married women of the country; and that they had kept themselves apart trom the other tribes and preserved their native tongue, To all this the query arises, What degree of truth is in these traditions? It would seem to be quite improbable that statements made with such particularity by different individuals kad no foundation in fact; at the same time the other question occurs, What became of these Welsh- speaking Indians, that they- have not been discovered by modern travelers? T. J. CHAPMAN. Mrs. Mark Piper’s Gardens. THE Pipers are a large family, and they are a family that pride themselves greatly on their personality, Perhaps it is not so much the Pipers themseves as it is their wives, but particularly Mrs. Mark Piper. Two years ago she insisted on buying a strip of land on Grand River, where her husband goes to fish for muskalonge. Mrs, Dayid Piper demurred, and Mrs. John said that it was a crazy thing to do. Mrs. Mark named her place “The Gardens.” ‘Gardens of what?” asked Mrs. John. “Come oyer and see,” answered Mrs. Mark, pleasantly. It was not until Mrs. Mark had owned the place two summers that Mrs. John and Mrs. David decided to drive over and call on the eccentric sister-in-law. “I knew you always thought it a foolish thing for me to do,” said Mrs. Mark, after she had made her guests welcome, “‘but I always thought that I wanted a garden. I was not quite sure about it. When Mr. Barber said I could have this land and the old school house with it for three hundred dollars, I just said I would take it. Really it was nothing when you think how much the boys spend when they go off on a fishing trip.” “Certainly,” replied Mrs. John, “butyouhave no company here at all. Seems to me you must find it dismal.” “Tt is only during the children’s vacation. I would not have the heart to be dismal anywhere with them, and here they, are sO occupied that I am neyer in a worry about them.” “What do they do?” asked Mrs. John, Mrs. Mark laughed as she replied: “Well, Johnny is head gardener, Martha is housekeeper, and Bruce takes care of the live stock.” “And pray what do you do yourself?” queried Mrs. David. “Keep the books, make the children take their work seriously and pay them seventy-five cents a week and their board.” “And you have the temerity to call this a vacation!” exclaimed Mrs, . David. “Come outside and see the gardens,” was the gracious answer. “You see we have just as litttle inside the house as we can, so that we are not crowded at all, and it simplifies the work for Martha. Of course I wipe the dishes, and_ help her, but she thinks she has all the responsibility. It is her especial pride to have the meals on time, and we get very hungry working in the gardens all the morning.” As they went out the door and off the wide porch that faced the east, they stepped upon a graveled path that wound among some flowering bushes and led to the river bank. “John built that porch when he was over last summer fishing.” continued Mrs, Mark, laughing. “You surely don’t mean my John!” exclaimed Mrs. John. “To be sure. What other John?” “He never thinks he can mend a door knob at home,” “Well, I didn’t ask him. The first thing I knew there was a load of stuff here, and John was bossing Mark around like a head carpenter.” I don’t think, myself, that it is quite plumb,” she said, as she looked dubiously at the floor; “higher on one end than at the other. John says if we will get stones together for a foundation he will lay it this fall, and that will straighten it.” It is useless to attempt to convey to the reader the charm of Mrs, Mark's gardens. Things had grown for her as the might have done for a trained gardener— flowers and yegetables. “Tt is all very beautiful,’ exclaimed Mrs. David, “but seems to me it js lacking in system.” “Yes, I think it is, but it interests the children more than if the gardens were laid out regularly as Mr. Barber said I should do when I begged him to plow arotind the bushes and to make separate beds for things in level spots along the bank. Don’t you see how pretty the lettuce is against that bank of moss? I like the flowers tucked away in tnexpected places. I would have them in masses. You see the gardens are mostly along the river. It is pleasanter for the children. Up near the road is meadow. and Mr. Barber takes care of that. Really it costs us so little to live here, and there are so tnany things wedo not buy that we would if we stayed in town, that Mark is beginning to count it all as a great economy, and he has about stopped laughing at me about Tite “It is pretty, any way,” said Mrs. John, with real feeling, “and I do think it has been shabby: in me not to have looked at the. matter from your point of view. Really I did not know how.” “The children have a boat, and there is 4 small island just around the bend of the river. They play Robinson Crusoe, and they have a cave in the gardens where J understand a great many things are concealed, some gold and a few bags of diamonds. Then they fish. Johnny caught a ten-pound muscalonge last week, Last year he caught turtles and shipped a barrel of them to Pitts- burg. They learn a great deal more than they would ‘ 84 }| FOREST AND STREAM. [FEB. 2, tgo1. under other conditions. They are learning to get along ee each other, and I think that means a great deal to em. When Mrs. John went home that afternoon she said to her husband, “Why did you not tell me about Harriet’s gardens?” “I don’t know,” he said. “I suppose I thought you knew.” FLORENCE L. WRIGHT. Hawaiian Wild Turkeys. East WaAREHAM, Mass.—Editor Forest and Stream: In _the ac- cession of new territory our country has gained-considerable hunt- ing ground and an amount of very desirable game. The following is an extract irom a letter written by my brother, who is living in Honolulu: Well, I have killed my first wild turkey, and will have to tell you about it. One of my workmen by the name of Durant wished me to go hunting with him. We took a train at 3 P, M., and rode out into the country about thirty-five miles, landing at a native’s house, where there were lots of women and children and no end of dogs. A big sign on the house told us that hunting was forbidden, but Durant held the key to the owner’s heart and we were welcomed. After sitting down to a big table loaded with boiled hog and poi, we watched the natives who finished their feast with a glorious drunk on a liquor made from honey. We were given the only bed, but sleep was out of the question; the natives do not quarrel when drunk, but keep up an infernal din. About 3 A. M. we were called to breakfast (hog and poi again), and at 5 we got off with our guns and lunch, and started for the mountains. Five miles of up-hill work. We soon heard the turkeys ~ gobbling on all sides, and hens cackling, My partner went off on his well-known hunting ground, and I went for the nearest gobbler, which took me up a cafion with almost perpendicular walls of rock on either side. On my way up I saw three wild hogs that would weigh as many hundred pounds each. They were black fellows, but I wasn’t hunting dogs. I drew nearer to the gobbling, which seemed close at hand as I got to the end of the gulch. Presently I saw two big turkeys walking up a steep slope about-a hundred yards away. for a rifle—and only a shotgun loaded with No. 6, The. “bush” was awiul thick, and full of thorns; just such stuff as the wild gooseberry of Washington» The ravine was not over thirty yards wide, and I began to think I was_sure of a shot as the walls went up plumb for a thousand feet, and I thought they must surely come‘out by me. All I feared was being tangled up in thorns so I could not shoot. The bush was so thick that it was impossible to get along, so I climbed up about fifty or sixty feet and then care- fully followed along a ledge inch by inch. The turkeys kept gobbling all the time and climbing higher. Finally I got where I thought I had them sure within thirty yards. I knew there were at least three birds, and I sat down for a minute to catch my breath, as T had been climbing furiously. Everything was quiet. got my gun all ready (a six-shot repeater) and stuck my heel into the ground and stood up, expecting to see tur- keys flying in every direction. You can imagine my surprise and disappointment at seeing nothing; while I was rubbing my eyes and trying to collect my senses I suddenly heard’ a loud gobble right over my head. | Perhaps I didn’t look up quick, but I think I did, and you can picture my chagrin when I tell you that square over my head, on a pinnacle of rock, stood two big gob- blers. They were eighty yards above me, and one was strutting and gobbling incessantly, while the other was . peering down at me. I sat about ten minutes and watched them. Still higher, on the other side of the cafion, I saw three goats. One of them looked as big as a cow, standing right on top of the mountain like a statue. I could hear a kid bleating, but could not see it. With a good tifle I could have knocked the big buck over. Well, I was helpless—the turkeys were too smart for me, and they knew it. There they stood as if laughing at me. Know- ing if I tried to climb higher (which seemed doubtful to accomplish) the turkeys would spread their wings and sail away. I suddenly turned my gun loose at them just - as they were in full strut. The feathers flew, and some of them came drifting down by me; the birds disappeared and so did the goats. However, I saw the turkeys again - on a “hog back,” and they saw me about the same time and went sailing away for a mile. ant On my way out I founda cave with a good trail lead- ing into it, but, as it smelt of hogs strongly, and as I hadn’t lost any wild boars, I did not investigate it very closely. I had heard Durant shoot several times, and when I got out on the ridge I saw him on the opposite one, with a turkey over his shoulder, that was almost as big as himself (it weighed twenty pounds). I was feeling rather blue, but was glad he had one. We ate our lunch and started again. v could hear turkeys gobbling, and cocks crowing, hens cackling, just like a farmyard, but always just a little ahead. In our vicinity it was quietness, Farther on the brush was alive with fowl—always just ahead when we . would get there after incredible toil over rocks. and through “lantanna,” a kind of prickly shrub, in flower, and full of fruit all the year round, which every wild thing lives upon. : With a good dog now we could haye shot Gallas bankiva, vat: domesticus. I saw one rooster fly out of a tree. He looked like a big black game dunghill fowl, nor could he fly any better, but when I got to where I saw him alight he was not to be found, though it was all open there; he’ might have run a half mile while I was - going a hundred yards. You can imagine. how I felt; turkeys everywhere just out of reach, I saw twenty-one all told. but try as we would they would get on to “hog’s backs” three-or four-hundred feet up and wait until we were almost within-gunshot, then while we were holding on to some cliff and:tryirig'to get a little nearer, they would sail away down the valley, one after the other. Finally, when I was almast discouraged, and it was time to start for the train, while I was crawling through a thicket on my hands and knees, I suddenly heard almost under my nose“Quit! quit! quit!” and saw a turkey. mak- ing its way through the ‘bushes as fast as its legs would carry it. It could not fly because there was no chance Everywhere we to spread its wings. Thunder! how I struggled to get my gun to point somewhere near it. The bird’s instinct to go up helped me to keep it in sight, as it dodged this way and that through the brush. Finally I got the muzzle of my old ‘gun pointed at its neck, and let her go. Mrs. Turkey never took another step: or even a kick, though not shot in the body. I was not so excited but my aim was good, even if I had not fired a gun for two years. i grabbed my turkey and struggled out of the brush, and with enormous strides went down the valley to join my partner. 1 felt completely satished; we had just time to catch the train, with our turkeys in a gunnysack, ourselves dirty, torn and bleeding from a thousand scratches, but happy as when we were boys and I used to shoot little dappers down by the big rock when you would drive Bee in for me. We got heme all right. The turkey was ne. The Island of Molokai is one of the greatest game spots on the globe, alive with deer, cattle, goats, hogs, ' dogs, turkeys, peafowl, mongolian pheasants, quail and dunghill fowl. of all kinds, all escaped and gone wild, reverted back to nature, They are as wild now as originally. An acquaintance of mine was there two weeks and brought home twenty hides of deer (Japanese spotted); said he could have killed a hundred. There was a bounty om them awhile ago, and still is on hogs. I am going over there before I leave the Islands. HONOLULU, PHinip SAVARY. It would seem from the above letter that our island possessions are natural game preserves, and the game is not likely to find its way to the “dumping grounds” of our large cities. I have no doubt that these conditions would obtain in Puerto Rico and Cuba and in our south- ern country, if it were not for natural enemies. Save the dog, and probably cats, the Hawaiian Islands are not infested with game destroying mammals. My brother does not mention any birds of prey’ in a list of the birds he has seen, and in such cover as he describes they would work but little harm. With care to exclude undesirable species, there is a great field for sport. WALTER B. SAVARY. Just One Afternoon. Sunpay afternoon, not long ago, after a hearty dinner, I took my Forrest AND STREAM and, seated in an easy chair with feet stretched out toward the fire, prepared to enjoy an hour with others, like myself, chained to business. My good wife was here, there and every- where for a while.and.then settled down in a chair by my side, and was soon apparently engrossed with the Ladies’ Home Journal, but I notice she does not seem to make much headway, and looking up I am greeted with “Jack, you are the slowest reader I ever knew. Do hurry up and turn over that leaf.” My three-year-old boy Forbes is rolling on the floor with my black and tan hound Tuck, while Jack the beagle has taken up a comfortable position in a cozy spot behind the stove. Several pages of FoREST AND STREAM are gone OVET, the descriptions of scenery are photographed on the mind, and the success or failure of the brotherhood with rod and gun is applauded or condoned, and perhaps their methods mentally criticised, and then I come to canoe- ing and yachting and trap scores, and then my eys begin to wander. Jack Frost, the crystal artist, has been at the window with his pallet and brush, and the lower two-thirds of the pane is covered with his artistic work. What a lover of nature Jack Frost must be, for all his pictures are painted from that illimitable source—the hand of man is entirely absent—and who can compete with him? -I:ook at that clump of spruce trees and bal- sams in the corner, with the snow piled up on the lower branches. to increase the depth on the lower ones, below which is a fine shelter, a veritable Hiawatha’s tent. Surely there - must be a ruffed grouse beneath those sheltering boughs, but we won’t disturb him. Now look at that tangle of cedar and Virginian creepers, and that small beech tree ~ on which the leaves are still clinging, although bleached almost white by the sun, rain, wind and frost, and over there the trunks of some giant elms and maples, the top branches not showing, for the artist has not yet reached the top of the pane; but no matter where he leaves off the picture seems to haye a’finished look. See that knoll over there, where old Boreas has swept away the snow and uncovered a cluster of ferns and wintergreen. How. green some of them look in spite of frost and snow. Surely I am not looking at a picture; for the scene is too real, and quite certain am I that I recognize the path in front of me—those two balsams standing like sentinels on either side of the gap in the fence. Why, here is the log-where Harry and I sat and ate-our lunch, on our way. home from the trout stream further-on, one day last year—no! no! it must have been years ago, for my boy was a baby then, and here he is with me to-day, a lad of © ten years, but to-day feeling very important and quite a man, happy in the possession of a brand new gun, the first he has ever owned. Then too I feel the pleasant weight of my own little 16-gauge under my arm, the crisp but silent snow under foot, and the frosty, health- laden breeze in my face. Jack and Tuck, our faithful dogs and companions of many an outing, are with us too, and are nosing around in the little swamp to our right, and . trying their best to start a hare or fox from his hiding , A sharp yelp from Jack announces the starting lace. a something, and a moment later a streak of gray comes through the trees on our right and is making for the hardwood ridge on our left, but a charge of No. 7 stops him: we generally know when Jack has flushed a grouse by him giving one or two short, sharp yelps. But it is not a grouse Jack has started now, for he gives _ three or four sharp barks and then breaks. out with a long, loud, musical wail, in which Tuck joins. Tuck is. a baritone, but Jack could make his forttne on the stage as atenor. His style, yolume, range, technique, tone and quality are perfect, but his enunciation is poor; but then he might confine-himself to French and Italian opera. Away they go, and we catch a glimpse of the hare as it crosses a logging road about two hundred yards ahead of us. ; = The wind has shaken it from those above only, We wait to see if he crosses that ridge about three hundred yards to the south of us. No, he did not cross, for the music of the dogs is drawing nearer again, and on this side of the swamp; he will cross somewhere near to where we are standing. “Stay where you are, Forbes, and I will go to where he crossesd before and try to stop him if you miss him.” i ! Nearer and nearer come the dogs; and presently a bundle of gray and white, with long ears and long hind legs, hops into the road, half turns and comes toward ~ me for a few_jumps, and then—stays there, for a charge of lead from the boy’s gun stops him. The dogs come up, gaily wagging their tails, sniff the game, and then look up in our faces-as mich as to: say, *‘Well, you :did pretty well, but-say,.didn’t.we hustle him ‘around in. great shape!” again there! hie away! : You certainly did, good :dogs, but hie away The dogs work hard, but there seems to be nothing ~ else in that part of the swamp, but as we near the ridge- above mentioned we see in the snow what appears to be~ a row of tiny post holes, about'ten or twelye inches apart, and one directly behind the other. We know what that - means, and looking from whence they come we see where - sly Reynard has been basking in the sunshine on a ledge - of rocks, but has slunk off at our near approach. The dogs are called, one sniffs, and the air is again filled with music. The fox will haye to hustle, for the dogs are hot on his trail and there will be no time for him to try any of his old tricks. Fainter and fainter grow the sounds of the chase, but we do not care, for we know that the fox, having taken a southerly direction, will not leave the swamp, but will most likely circle and then take the back track, We separate, Forbes staying on the ridge, while I go back to the logging road where the hare came to grief. The swamp is fully two miles long, and the fox will most likely go to the end of it before circling, so it will be some time before we hear the dogs again. Patience is a virtue, but 1t is a virtue hard to exercise on an occasion like this, although there is plenty to occupy both eye and ear. The snow mantled forest, with its three pre- dominating colors, the gray of tree trunk, and branches and dead leaves, the green of the evergreens and mosses, and the white of the snow, with all their varying shades, present a beautiinl scene, lighted up as it is with the bright sunshine -gleaminge..from a blue, cloudless sky, Four odd colors, blue, gray, green and white, and yet how beautifully they blend in nature’s picture. Over- head in a birch tree a red. squirrel chatters and skips around; he, too, is impatient and doubtless wishing that I would move on, so that he can resume his repast on the pine cones beneath the fir tree, from which I haye just disturbed him. ‘The shrill ery of the bluejay is heard in the distance, and is: answered from a tamarack near by, but a slight movement on my part sends this bright- eyed blue and white bedecked winter resident scurrying away like a blue streak, A dozen or more tomtits are flitting from iree to tree, alighting heads up, tails up, on the upper or under side of a branch, no matter which, any old way suits them, and continually uttering their cheery chic-a-dee-dee, chic-a-dee-dee-dee. But hark!— surely that was Jack’s voice I heard there. There it is again, softened by distance, but none the less clear as a bell. Ttck also can be heard now. Hurrah! they’re coming back, and apparently right straight toward Forbes. - Before parting we had arranged that if he got a shot and killed the-fox, either with the first or second barrel, he should wait about ten seconds and then fire another — shot to let me know the game was over. Nearer and nearer came the dogs; surely the fox mttst soon cross the ridge, for he can’t be far ahead of the dogs. JI won- der how the boy will act, for this is his first fox run. Will he have buck fever, or rather fox fever, and let the fox go by. without——Bang! Bang! -Look out now, you had better be ready—one—two—three—four—fiye—six—seyen —eight—nine—Bang!: Hurrah, he’s got him; good boy, Forbes, let me get to him, I can’t wait to go round by the cattle path, but rush straight through the bush. I am willing to bet that he’s the biggest, best furred fox ever killed around here; how grand he'll look when mounted and placed in a ‘glass case oyer the hall door. But how will my boy look when I -see him? He will be standing there apparently grown two or three inches taller, the butt of his gun resting on the ground, the muzzle in the right hand, held at arm’s length, the left hand rests on the hip. while the right foot is placed triumphantly on the neck of the fox. The two dogs will bé standing near, with lolline tongues and heaving sides, but their eyes and tails show that they too share in their young master’s sticcess. His face:may be a trifle pale, but a ~ triumphant smile is playing all over it, although he tries hard to look unconcerned and as ‘if-killing a fox were © an every day occurrence with him. Hark! I can hear him call, “Father come and see” All right, my boy, I’m coming as fast as my legs can carry me. How I wish I could fly! “Come and see, father.” -Well, really I can’t come any faster, I think I’m doing pretty well now. Had I known the bush was so thick and the snow sa deep I think I would have gone round, but more than half the distance has been covered now, and the rest is not so bad. hee. “Father, come and see.” ~“Will be there in ‘half a minute, sonny.” - Confound these'logs, I nevér knew them so slippery before. And the brush heaps seem de- termined to keep me back.-- Whew! it’s hot work, and I’m all of a tremble. The grouse that just whirred from under my feet actually made me jump, and I forgot I had my gun with'me. I am afraid the boy is not taking his success as coolly as I thought he°would; but I’m almost there. Just on the other side of this thick cluster of cedars and balsams is the spot where I know he is standing. ‘Father, come and see”’ Ah! that voice is not more than ten yards away now. “Here I am, my boy,” and head first into the snow-laden trees I plunge, getting a regular icy shower bath. But what is that that falls on my shoulder? It must haye been a small limb broken. off by the weight of snow. No, it can’t be, for it - clings there, and is now shaking my arm, and now J hear another familiar voice saying, “Jack, do wake up—tea is. waiting,’ and Forbes has‘been calling, “Father, come to tea” for the last ten minutes. J°rub my eyes and then look for the picture on the window pane, but the lights - Fes. 2, rgor.] FOREST AND STREAM. - 86 have been lit and the blinds drawn, and I have been dreaming. =e :: During tea my wife said she wondered how I slept through such a noise, for: our boy had-been haying a great time with the dogs, trying to catch them in an old landing net, and had them scampering round and bark- ing at a great rate. later in the evening, while I was discussing gunpowder with a friend, my wife remarked that “E C and Schultze seemed to haye a good record.” Considering the position of the ad, of those brands, that remark, to my mind, proved that she had gone further through Forrest anp STREAM than I had that afternoon. = tt Jay BEE. glatuyal History. ae Concerning] Woodpeckers. Read before the Ornithological meeting of the Entomological Society of ntario- _ WHILE mentally reviewing in detail the attractions of this or that group of birds, I can scarcely single out one and allow it to claim special honor as a favorite family. Yet somehow I have always felt drawn toward the wood- peckers. This is strange, too, for while my own tem- perament is poetical, that of the Picide inclines, if any- thing, to the prosaic. A great blue heron in his proper element—fishing, for instance, in the summer twilight at the foot of the shallews—typities for me the utmost grace of form. A chickadee in a midwinter slashing has been to me as an associate mote charming in manners than any Chesterfield of them all. A cerulean warbler tastefully arrayed in blue and white brings to my eyes, even on the hottest of days, a cooling, restful influence. A woodthrush in the high June forest, in pure tones chanting his morning anthem, refines and ennobles the lyric outburst which heralds the coming in of summer. How stands it with the woodpeckers? Form angular, voice harsh, manners doubtful, colors sometimes brilliant, but often barbarously laid on! Still I like them. Grace- fulness of form! Why, that would be out of place on a rail fence or the dead crown of a beech—things in themselves the very acme of angularity. Good man- ners! Sometimes it seryes mankind right to be treated with suspicion or passed by with indifference. Harmoni- ous blending of colors! Surely in looking at the infinite variety of hues in which nature dresses herself there will at times spring to the lips the cry, “Motley’s the only wear!” Melodious tones! Ay, in JuneI grant you. But when against my face the angry north is spitting sleet; when over the snowdrifts comes the sharp bark of th lean and hungry fox; when the frost king, hurling his blue javelin, smites and splits with metallic clang the “gnarled and unwedgable oak,’ give me to hear the fierce, the ringing stroke of Pileatus pounding in the shrouded swamp, or the brave, if strident, calls of the redheads foraging among the beeches for their hard- earned daily bread. Yes, the woodpeckers fit in with nature even in her sternest mood—surely a sufficient passport to the naturalist’s heart. The Picide being almost necessarily forestine, we might expect the family to be well represented in Mid- dlesex, more especially that we have such a variety of trees here which can naturally supply the needs of more. species than would a larger area of uniform forest. We have, in fact, eight species in this county, exactly double the number found in Great Britain. Ours are: Dryobates villasus (hairy), D. pubescens (downy), Picoides arcticus (Arctie three-toed), Sphyrapi- cus varius (sapsucker), Ceophlwus pileatus (pileated), Melanerpes erythrocephalus (red-headed), M. carolinus (red-bellied), and Colaptes auratus (flicker). Two (the only others occurriyg in Ontario) may yet. be found here, as very rare winter visitors from the North. These are: hairy), and Picoides americanus (American three-toed). I haye been asked to write of the habits of these birds, and I find at the outset the subject much too large for the limits of a single paper, and indeed beyond my capacity in any number of papers. I could write better of the snakes of Iceland. Who could say, for instance, what a redheaded woodpecker would or would not do in: certain given circumstances? A farmer once came to me. to indignantly protest and complain of the havoc the red: heads were wreaking on his barn. In vain I deprecated all responsibility. I was forthwith brought to the spot and shown where the birds had battered holes through the roof to get at (as he mournfully averred) his peas. As a matter of fact, the hungry fellows were treating his barn as they weuld an old stub, but it was in order ta get at the farmer’s pea beetles, which in myriads were Dryobates v. leucomelas (northern. swarming inside, sampling sweet apples, for instance, or darting ott for insects in true flycatcher style, thus giving us in good measure of the spice variety. So let it be with this paper. I have a comprehensive text, and, like the Rev. Solomon Peter Hale, who, in opening up one of his celebrated lectures, gravely an- nounced his intention to confine his remarks to the “Past; the Present and the Future,’ I shall run the less risk of getting away from my subject, and whatever else it contains, I shall be sure to supply sufficient variety. Hardiness of constitution is a feature ] admire in any. HAIRY WOODPECKER. bird, and taken altogether, our woodpeckers are a hardy lot. The downy and hairy (Dryobates) keep a uniform hold*on the country. Superior to mere changes in the weather, they are, if never numerous, never absent— good representatives of ottir rather small class of resi- dent birds. The redhead and red-belly (Melanerpes) in some ways act much alike—the redhead being at most times the more numerous. Both are summer residents. When beechnuts are plentiful both remain in consider- able numbers throughout the winter. The kind of winter has nothing to do with it, the supply of beechnuts alone deciding the question. The redhead stores many nuts in September in out-of-the-way places, an act of fore- thought I have not observed the other perform. Then again the red belly frequently comes to the orchard for frozen apples, which I have never seen a redhead doing— perhaps at that time he falls back on the larder he stocked early in the fall. Mr. Beal, of Washington, writing of the red-bellied woodpecker, says, “It is not known to breed north of the Carolinian fauna,” and again, ‘Curi- ously enough, it sometimes migrates north of its breed- ing range to spend the winter.’ As bearing on this lat- ter statement, I may say I have noticed M. carolinus in greater abundance during September than any other inonth in the year; and in view of the fact that it is really a Southern bird, I have for some time doubted that these numerous September individuals came from the north of us. Yet they have been recorded by Mr. Schoenan as quite common in Bruce county. If they breed there the species is not characteristic of the Carolinian fauna, for the Bruce peninsula is certainly Alleghanian, with a strong element of the Canadian fauna in its general features. Sphyrapicus, tippling at his sap wells, is a curious though common sight. My friend Mr. Joseph Beck, who is not only a close observer of birds in general but is especially well qualifed to speak of woodpeckers, as- sures me he has seen this bird in midwinter. It is, how, eyer, mainly migratory, commonest in spring and fall, z=) QOPRS c SAPSUCKER, and a rather common summer resident. In its fondness for cambium it often removes considerable fresh bark. I have seen: several fine Norway spruce ruined in this way. Yet it cannot live on sap alone, nor even on cambium, It feeds largely on insects, many of which (chiefly Diptera) are attracted to the oozing sap, and fall an easy prey. ee east v | Another day the redheads might be Picoides articus, a rare visitant from the North, is, in regard to the structure of its feet, an aberrant form, ap- parently able,however, to get along with its three toes as well as any of its four-toed relatives. I have seen one taken some years ago in a cedar swamp near here. Mr. Satinders has more recently captured an example and seen others, Its winter wanderings are no doubt more prompted by the. state of the food supply than they are’ by the severity of the Northern climate. From personal knowledge, I can add nothing on its habits. The pileated has suffered more in consequence of the advent’ of ‘civilization than any other member of the family. ' Originally ‘a common resident, his great size and magnificent presence have brought him more difh- culties than his marvelously acute sense of sight and hearing have been able to surmount. While in some of our largér swamps he still holds royal court, his throne is rudely shaken, his rule one of critical though “splen- did isolation.” ' Even were he not hunted at all, it is doubtful if he. could maintain himself in numbers in our sadly depleted forest. Highly specialized in the art of wood cutting— chiseling latge and’ deep “mortise holes,” for instance, in a live white ‘ash in order to secure a colony of ants—he has proved unable to adapt himself, like the redhead, to the rapidly changing conditions of the country. The flicker is pre-eminently an ant-eater, and I think it is less to avoid the rigor of our winters than to satisfy an insatiable craving for formic acid which prompts the sturdy yet amiable yellowshaft to betake himseli to milder climes. My latest record for the species here is Dec. 22—a bleak and bare day. Indeed, the snow and the flickers are seldom seen together, for, although often perching high and feeding on many wild fruits, they are, after all, birds of the bare earth. “I transcribe the following from my “bird’s calendar,” bearing date April 6, 1889: “Snow 6 inches deep, with high drifts. beside. All this snow fell since yesterday noon. This morning is calm and mild, with a strong sun shining, and no doubt the snow will rapidly pass away, yet surely none too soon for the poor birds. Saw flicker for first time, in maple at edge of orchard, Later saw another on ant hill eating medium-sized ants which have a brownish head and thorax and black abdomen, RED-HEADED WOODFECKER. Think. of the storm last night and the hot sun to-day. When the ant hill is bare of snow the inmates sally out, the. hungry flicker comes and the great question crops up: Which is to live? How eagerly the ants were work- ing to clear away the accumulated debris! How prettily th flicker’s plumage shone in the light of the western stn!” On the approach of cold weather our resident wood- peckers make for themselves- snug retreats, in which they not only spend the nights, but also the very stormy days. These “‘winter shelters’ are worthy of critical study; They are made shallower than the nest, and are generally closer to the -ground. The first half dozen or so which I discovered happened not only to face the south, but were also sitttated on the southern edge of the woods. Later, however, I haye seen too many excep- tions to this to allow me to géneralize. The downy, the hairy and the pileated are the only species I know of as making these solitary cells. As- suming that only one is made or used by an individual in a season, it must restrict his foraging ground to a rather limited area, and a hairy woodpecker, for ex- ample, may not be such a winter wanderer as somehow 1 have always considered: him to be.’ Most birds of the cloister lay white eggs; with the woodpeckers this rule is invariable. The hairy is the earliest. nester, the red-bellied, perhaps, the latest. The redhead has the greatest vertical range, sometimes nest- ing as high as 75 feet and on the other hand, in a case I observed myself, as low as 15 inches from the ground, In choice of material to work in, carolinus selects the most decayed wood; S. varius the greenest and hardest. | - Of the five nests-of the pileated which I have séen in the county, two were in beech, two in elm, and one in white pine. “The first one examined was in a beech tree which stood. within roo yards of a school house, New ~ ~ Swamp College. The nest was placed at a height of 45. feet, and on May 20 contained two fresh eggs. These measute in millimeters as follows: 36 x 24 and 35 x 25— the gems of my small oological collection. The sécond nest found was in an elm stub in thin woods—the hole close: to the fop-and not more than 30 feet fromthe ~ ground. When examined on May 27 it contained five newly hatched young. The other nests proved imacces- sible. “The prettiest woodpecker home I ever saw was found by Mr. Beck and myseli while pottering around a pleasant woods near the River Thames, It belonged to 86 a downy, and besides displaying the well-known neat ness of that artistic wood-worker, the whole interior was - lined as white as snow with what we decided to be the mycelium of the dryrot fungus, Of course, we left undisturbed the demure little creature in her fairy hall, leaving her still to keep watch and ward over the crystal orbs containing the fruition of her fendest hopes. I have spoken of the harsh quality of the picine voice. Even here there is saving gracé. The hi, hi, of a first flicker is a pleading, an inspiring, call to the lagging spring, The soft koor-r of M. carolinus adds another charm to eyen the memories of sugar making. The minor tones of the April pileated are rare and sweet, the Staccato notes of the great forest ranger changing in the spring, becoming lower, tenderer—softened and sub- dued by love, But music has other mediums than the voice with which to express the emotions. This the woodpeckers well know, and so have learned the value of instrumental music, Giyen a hard; dry and splintered stub, a red- headed woodpecker—especially in the spring of the year— will by a series of rapid strokes produce a rolling call, suggesting the not tinpleasant din of a snare drum. The music depends more on the resonant quality of the sounding board than on the expertmess of the per- former. Once in a while, by a lucky chance, an alto- gether unusual instrument is discovered, The thought of one of these recalls an incident of my school days. Swamp College, long since removed, and now a granary on a neighboring farm, was at the time I write of a store house, where we boys intermittingly trudged to procure some scattered grains of wisdom, mixed, I fear, with an altogether undue amount of chaff. The building was constructed of logs, having the top of each gable end weather-boarded, Boys passing at safe hours could seldom deny themselves the luxury of throwing a stick or stone at the thin boards of the gable end. Not to satisiy a grudge against the building or teacher was this done, but merely to waken the echoes, asleep in the surrotinding woods. On some such occasion as this a red-headed woodpecker, sitting disconsolate on a sodden stub, must haye heard the long drawn out rattle, and hearing, received an inspiration. On a day in spring during school hours above the hum of the school room sounded 4a loud tattoo. The teacher, half-frightened, thought at the worst it was merely some new and tem- porary freak of the boys. But no; the boys, although de- lighted at the diversion, were as much mystified as the teacher. Then Miss W., stepping softly, went out, and on her return (gracious young lady that she was), al- lowed the pupils to tiptoe by twos and threes to the open: door to see the mystery explained. I remember thinking the woodpecker more frightened at his own stupendous sticcess in making a noise than he was at the school watching him at such close quarters. The whole upper and vacant chamber of a school house for a drum! Why, he simply beat the other woodpeckers all hollow. ‘The teacher grew to like him, and yet, returning often, he became a nuisance. Volun- teers readily came forward, offering to capture or kill him by snare or sling, or the hundred and one ways suggesting themselyes to eager and active boys. Such schemes were vetoed in turn. We bore the additional racket, and when it finally ceased Swamp College even grew melancholy. I once watched a hairy woodpecker drumming on a post to which a wire clothesline was attached. The vibrations, running along the line, made this the most pleasing performance I ever heard made by a wood- pecker, I was told he returned (from a cedar swamp, evidently his home, and a quarter of a mile away) three or four times daily for more than a week, thus proving himself a good judge of stringed instruments. The most interesting tattoo I know of remains to be told. A rather new frame house near Plover Mills some five years ago was occupied by its owner, a young bachelor—that 1s, occupied at meal times and some even- ings—it was, in short, his domicile. One morning he was awakened by a rat, tat, tap, at the front door. On his opening the door to receive company, his visitor, alter one good look, immediately took to the woods. The bachelor examines the door and the sequel rapidly develops. The demand for vengeance—the loaded shot- gun—patient hiding—iurtive peeps around corners—re- turn of yisitor—renewal of tattoo—unerring aim—loud report—and a male yellow-bellied sapsucker lies dead in the very heyday of his ambitious hopes. A little later I was given a chance to examine the handiwork of my friends, the birds, and truly I had not a word to throw at a dog. A circle two or three inches in width around the door knob was battered and dinted to the depth of an inch or more. This loosened the screws which held the door plate, and no doubt the woodpecker at each rally raised considerable of a jingle. Yes, and he had drummed up a mate, too, and she, to show her appreciation of the musical abilities of the master, had made a nest in the adioining casing of the door. This was the easier done, for by simply cutting through an inch of pine a cavity was reached that had for bottom the door sill, four feet below, It was clearly the intention ef the birds to have nested there, but, as I have shown, love’s young dream was suddenly ended, and an incipient race of door-rapping woodpeckers was~ thus prevented from disturbing the peace and quietness of our rural homes. In conclusion, let me add that I shall be deeply grat- ified should anything written herein lead other observers to take increased interest in the many curious happenings, as yet unchronicled in the annals of the woodpecker world. Rogert Evriorr, Pd Take inventory of the good things in this issue of Forest AND StrEAM. Recall what a fund was given last week. Count on what is to come next week. Was there ever in all the world a more abundant weekly store of sportsmen’s reading? ARRnannnnunnanannnaannanaaaanannaaas pert rrr et) — RERERKMRKMRRE FOREST AND STREAM. The Geo. A. Boardman Natural History Collection, Fditor Fores! and Stream: ' Henceforth the unique and valuable museum collection of the late George A. Boardman, who passed away so recently at his quiet home in Calais, Me., will he located and housed at Fredericton, N. B., in one ‘of the best Goy- ernment buildings, where it will occupy a conspicuous place and receive the care and attention which it de- serves, The Hon. Wm. Todd, a member of the Provincial Government, who is a nephew of Mr. Boardman, has charge of the removal and installation of the collection. Indeed, he was about to ship it when Mr. Boardman was taken ill, but considerately postponed doing so, and con- sequently the ingathering of this eminent naturalist re- mained with him to the last, much to his heart’s comfort and content, for the momentary parting with it at such a juncture would haye been like speaking a final farewell to his dearest and most intimate companions and friends. What a happy relief it must have been to his mind to haye this collection so opportunely and desirably dsposed of. Not less will his New Brunswick friends delight to do him honor. My own choice would have selected Fredericton next to Calais as his, beneficiary. And Canadians are warm hearted, honest, faithful and. unpre- tentious people, as I have always fotthd them. Almost every week I receive epistolary testimony from some of them to this effect. Perhaps it is better that Calais did not receive the gift. Years ago Mr. Boardman gave me his confidence, to a certain extent, as to the want of appreciation of his home’ people (“a prophet is not without honor except ’in his own country”), the municipality declining his repea ed overtures, first, on the plea that the city had no suitable building for the collection, and afterward declining to erect one. And it serves the corporation right jo be left out, though the body of the town’s peoplé will sympathize with us all in the regret that the home site and the center of his life work could noi have been selected and appro- priated for this distinguished monument of his labors. It is a grand donation! It represents so much, not only of the local fauna of that interesting region, but so much persevering study, devotion and effort of pursuit. I have not been able to obtain a classified memorandum of the G. A. Boardman collection, but I have been told by the proprietor that there were more than 3,000 birds and perhaps half that number of mammals and miscel- laneous subjects, including many marine curiosities. The world of science cannot well spare such contributors as George A. Boardman and George N. Lawrence; both of them gone within a decade. CHARLES HALLOCK, Gane Bag and Gun, —— ; Proprietors of shooting resorts will find it profitable to advertise ~ them in Forest any STREAM. Notice. All communications intended for Forest anp STREAM should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to. any individual co/inected with the paper. A Goosing Episode. WE were tied out on one of the southerly points of Thoroughiare Island. The weather was mild, and a gentle breeze blew from the northwest. From the duck shooter’s point of view the only good thing about the day was that it was cloudy and overcast. ! The duck shooting had been poor for a number of days and promised to continue so until there should be a change of weather, with a storm, high winds and lower temperature. Still, | had gone up to Thoroughfare on the chance of getting a few odd shots during the day— though nothing like a steady flight was expected. In the big Sound to the westward, and in Peter’s Quarter Bay to the east, thousands of geese were resting or feeding, and from time to time small flocks flew from one of these bodies of water to the other, but usually far too high for a gun to reach them. Nevertheless, be- sides my stand of wooden duck decoys I had takentwo live goose decoys and had put them out with a half dozen wcoden goose decoys, and from some small bunches of geese that had flown over a little lower than the others I had succeeded in killing two or three birds. About the: middle of the morning, a thin broken line was seen far off to the eastward, which as we watched it gradually developed into a bunch of six or eight geese, headed for us and not more than one ot two gunshots high. As they approached, Charley honked in good style and they at once noticed his cry, replying and seeming a little to lower their flight. As they drew nearer, the live decoys saw them and commenced to call in good style, the old gander honking in trumpet tones, while the goose clucked constantly and enticingly, (n came the wild birds, lowering their flight, stretching out their necks, and as they drew nearer seeming eagerly: to scrutinize the decoys below. The wind had increased a little, and before the birds reached us they payed off to leeward and passed outside of the decoys, a lonz gunshot off. : “Dont shoot, don’t shoot,” said Charley; “they are going to swing.” The decoys kept up their calling; Honk! Ah honk, from the gander; Nuka! Nuka! Nuka! from the goose, and’ vociferous responses came from the wild birds. Sure enough, after they had gotten well past the decoys they swung up into the wind at a slightly greater elevation, and then turned and came back again, now over the marsh, a little to the windward of the blind. Of course I did not dare tutn my head to watch them, but with all my ears I listened to their melodious cries which drew nearer and nearer. Again Charley called to me, saying, “Let ’em go by. They'll swing over the decoys this time.” Presently out of the corner of my left eye I discovered the head of the flock well down below the decoys, and saw them turn and come again with lowered flight, and crooking necks and legs almost beginning to drop toward ened them. {Frs. 2, 100%. the water. Truth to tell, I was so much interested in the way the birds acted that I hardly thought much about shooting at them, but felt a great desire to see how near they could be brought by the talk of the decoys, o1 which their attention was fixed. As they turned to come up again, headed straight over the decoys, a strong blast of the freshening wind caught them, and again they payed off to leeward and passed outside of the decoys. At that moment I heard in the air behind me a start- ling rushing sound of some heavy falling body, and be- fore I could turn my head there swept over the blind— within five feet of me—and splashed into the water - immediately in front of the blind and between it and the decoys a tremendous old gander. He had separated himself from the flock, and had as it seemed dropped from heaven to investigate-the live decoys, toward which with head erect he now swam swiftly. Of course, I could have blown his head off at any moment, but that would have been to end the spectacle, and for this I was not ready. The flying geese had swung up to windward and again turned, and now were coming back again, low over the water. I .should have been willing to spend the day watching this performance, without firing a shot; but the show was almost ended. The great gander on the water swam rapidly toward the decoys and apparently fright They sprang from their stools with flapping wings, and the gander, thinking that they were rising in the air, himself took wing and flew away. My atten- tion was concentrated on the approaching flock, which, warned by the gander’s flight, turned before it again came within shot, and flew off. So at these geese my gun was not discharged, but in- deed I would rather have witnessed this sight and en- joyed the excitement which was a part of it than to have killed many gcese. For when a goose is dead that is the end of him; but the memory of this flock— now approaching and again retreating, the sound of the fall of the great gander’s body through the air and the splash with which he struck the water, and the sight of his graceful form and proud and alert head and neck almost within reach of my arm—this memory will re- main with me for many years. Adirondack Guides’ Association. SARANAC LAxks, N. Y., Jan. 23.—What was tnquestion- ably the most representative and enthusiastic gathering of Adirondack woodsmen that ever took place was the eighth annual meeting and banquet of the Adirondack Guides’ Association last evening. The large town hall was very nearly filled with guides, woodsmen and residents with their wives, and in addition a large number of , city visitors, sportsmen and health seekers, who are winter- ing at the Adirondack metropolis, Upon the platform were a number of prominent northern New York lawyers, as well as ministers, editors, doctors, business men and guides, e E. E. Sumner, president of the Association, introduced Dr. Frank E. Kendall, the honorary president and one of the trustees of the new New York State Hospital for Tuberculosis, about to be erected in the Adirondacks, who came up from \Albany yesterday to attend this meeting. Dr. Kendall..made an interesting address, which was listened to ‘attentivély. and loudly applauded. He said in part: “In early days, as we speak now, the Adiron- dacks were visited by a class of people who loved the woods, who came here on pleasure bent, solely to hunt and fish. “One of the first arrangements to be made was to find an able-bodied man, who knew the waterways and was well acquainted with the trails through the forest. A man who could make out a bill of supplies, cook and wash, set up open camp and take care of one for two or three months, winter or summeér; a aman fearless, but discreet, with a steady hand and a stout heart, whose very presence gave one an unexplainable confidence that all would be well. Such a man was then and is now known as a guide. The sportsmen learned to admire and trust these men, because they lived with and depended upon thein, and in many instances the same guides were employed by the same parties for years. At that time our shores were dotted with tents and bark cabins; hotels were hard to find. As the old tally ho over the long and rough plank road was succeeded by the passenger car, our visitors steadily in- creased. With the sportsmen came the invalid. Different accommodations were necessary. As a conseqtience the hotels increased in numbers, the old camp sites were for- saken, until now the most modern hotels are on every shore. With the increased facilities for entertainment, but few went into open camp, while many sought the hotels. To row from one hotel to another in the day time al! that was needed was a boat. Asa result. a man with a boat, even though he did not know north from south, and could not find a hotel if there was a fog, established himself at one of the hotels and announced himself as a guide. This apology for a gttide soon became numerous, and to an extent was encouraged by a few hotel men, To protect the sportsmen and the public traveling by water from such a useless and dangerous impostor, the Guides’ Associa- tion was formed and organized in 1891 and incorporated in 1897. As a result of the patience and perseverance of its members, backed up with support and encottragement of its associate members, the orgatization now numbers in total 238, and is in a good, healthy condition. “Tndividually the men making up the organization are - to be commended for their woodcraft and physical ability, and particularly noticeable is their high sense of honor. Ladies have no hesitancy about coming into our country and going into open camp for weeks and months. Men have often placed their families in the hands of the guides for safe keeping and returned to their place of business. Never in the history of the Adirondacks have their con- fidence and trust been betrayed—a wonderful thing, not known of any other class of men. “T feel distinguished and proud to be one of your num- ber. To me this one quality is to be boasted of and char- acterizes you as strong minded men. From the Associa- tion as a body a wholesome influence for good is mani- fest indirectly if not directly. Whenever a body of men band themselves together with a desire to do themselves good and to benefit others, the community at large soon sees the result of their work. Commercially you have materially benefited the tradesman and hotel keeper. Many of our campers and annual visitors first learned of _ Fen. 2, rg0r.] SESE ——ee—e—e—e—eee the charms of our country through the Association’s ex- hibit at the Sportsmen’s Show in New York. The Asso- ciation has given up its time and money to make these ex- hibits until this year, The business men and hotel men ‘in our town and adjoining ones, realizing and appreciat- ing the direct benefit to them from these exhibits, this year have conttibuted the necessary funds to send down a first class exhibit. They have felt your touch and re- sponded with a hearty hand-shake, j “You are now steppitig over the threshold into a new year, Time has come for you to put on the harness, get to work and pull together, Petty jealousies must be trampled under your feet. Work to uphold and make prominent the two great fundamental principles under- lying your Association. First, to secure to the public competent and trustworthy guides; second, to aid in the enforcement of the forest and game laws of the State. Upon this last clause particularly depends your continued Success. You are now at your zenith. The position you have taken and the small amount of work you have done in aiding to protect the forests and game has been widely discussed.” Hon. Verplanck Colvin, of Albany, who had hoped to be present, and also Hon. Frederick D, Kilburn, State Superintendent of Banking, sent lengthy letters to the Association, which were read by Seaver A. Miller and received hearty applause. Mr. Colvin wrote: “Who shall be the custodians, who shall protect the woods, the waters and the game? In my opinion, the guides, hunters and woodsmen of the Adironracks should be game pro- tectors and forest wardens. Let each guide, hunter or woodsinan who desires to be a State game protector or forest warden get a petition signed by resident land owners and reputable citizens that he has been a guide or forester resident in that county for the past ten years; that he is familiar with the woods and waters, with the streams and trails, and has an especially good knowledge of the fish and game, and will protect them, and that he knows the lines separating State and private lands, can travel the woods without trails, and will fearlessly protect the forests. Let the Board of Supervisors of the counties be empowered to receive and consider petitions and authorized to make and file in the office of the county clerk of the county a list of names approved by them as com- petent and reliable guides and foresters, by a certificate attached to the papers of those whom they approve as especially competent for such work, such list to be certi- fied annually by the president of the Board of Super- visors as the eligible list from which ue a of game and forest wardens can be made. rom these lists the State authorities could then each year select such men as should be needed in the forest wardens, retaining those found faithful and discharging those found negligent. These men should be permitted to pursue their ordinary avocations as guides or woodsmen, which would give them better opportunity to watch and guard the forests than if their movements were those of hated spies lurking in the forests. Better one hundred guides and foresters earning their own living with a bonus of $100 each, equal to $10,000. per annum, than twenty spies at $500 each per year, eqtial to $10,000 per annum, “As a precaution against accident, the green garb of the ancient backwoodsman might well be copied by guides, tourists and travelers. A bright green hunting suit harmonizes with the forest and is unlike the color of bear or deer, beast or bird. Cloth of light sky blue color has the color of river and lake, and is unlike that of any ani- mal, but is that of the plumage of some birds. Black and reddish brown and gray are particularly dangerous, as a person thus clothed might be mistaken for deer or bear.” At the business meeting Dr. Frank E. Kendall was re- elected Honorary President; Edwin E. Sumner, Presi- dent; Warren J. Slater, Secretary, and Oatman A. Covill, Treasurer. } ; ; The meeting then adjourned until the third week in January, 1902, after passing a number of resolutions recommending to the Legislature changes in the fish and game laws. EAVER A, MILLER. American Wildfowl and How to Take Them.—XXI. BY GEORGE BIRD GRINNELL. [Continued from page GT.) Harlequin Duck. Histrionicus histrionicus (Linn.). Tue general color of the male harlequin is leaden- blue, marked with black, white and chestnut, as follows: Space between base of bill and eye, with a strip ex- tending along the crown, a round spot near the ear, a narrow strip extending from below the ear a short dis- tance down the upper neck, a narrow collar around the lower neck, a bar across the side of breast, in front of the bend of the wing, a part of the scapulars and ter- tiary feathers, tips of some of the greater wing-coverts, a spot on the lesser wing-coverts and a round spot on either side, just before the tail, white. The collar about the neck, the bar on the side of the breast, bordered with black. A sitip from the forehead to the back of the neck, black, bordered with rufous. The rest of the head aud neck is dark lead color, sometimes almost blackish, and with glossy reflections. The rump, upper and under tail-coverts are black; quills of the wing and tail, dusky; sides and flanks, bright tan, inclining to reddish. The bill and feet are bluish-gray; length about seventeen inches. The adult female has the space between the eyes and bill and a spot behind the ear, white; the rest of the head and neck are dark brown, darkest on top; wings and tail blackish; the other parts reddish-brown, except the belly, which is white. The harlequin duck is one of the most striking and beautiful of our ducks. It is one of our most northern species and not very much is known- about it. On the Atlantic coast it is seldom found south of Maine. It is a bird of the Old World as well as the New, and, in fact, is found over the northern portions of both hemispheres. British ornithologists, however,- have declared that it is only a straggler_on that continent, except that it gecurs tegularly in Iceland and Eastern Asia, On the -also in Iceland in holes in the banks. FOREST AND STREAM. other hand, we know that it is commonly found during the summer in the northern Rocky Mountains, and I have seen the birds, evidently mated, in the Sierra Nevadas, in June. There, Mr. Ridgway tells me that it breeds as far south, at least, as Calayeras county, Cali- fornia. All through the summer months in northwestern Mon- tana harlequins may be seen spending their time, in small numbers, on lakes, often in the high mountains, where the milky waters from the glaciers form curi- ous little mountain tarns at the edge of the timber line. Its nest has not been found in this country, and only twice in Europe: once by Mr. Shepherd, who states that he found it breeding in Iceland “in holes in the trees,” while the Messrs, Pierson state that they found them It is altogether HARLEQUIN DUCK, probable that in the northern Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains the harleguins breed in trees, while in Alaska they very likely breed in holes. In the summer of 1899 harlequins were seen abundantly on the salt water in Alaska, but all those taken were males. They were very ‘common in Prince William Sound and at many points in the Bering Sea. An interesting account is given in the Zoologist for 1850 on the breeding in confinement of a pair of this species in Melbourne Gardens, Derbyshire. Bight eggs were laid, which were hatched about the middle of June, and several of the young ducks reached maturity. Some of the names given for this duck by Mr. Gurdon Trumbull are painted duck, mountain duck, rock duck, lord for the male and lady for the female, and squealer, Labrador Duck, Camptolaimus labradorius (Gmel.). In the adult male the head, upper neck, upper breast and wing, except the long quill feathers, are white. strip on the crown, running down over the back of the head, a collar about the neck, the back, rump, quills of wing and tail and entire under parts, black. The cheeks are sometimes tinged with yellowish. The long scapulars are pearly-gray and the tertiaries haye black margins. The bill is black, with some orange at the base and along the edges; the feet are grayish-blue. The bill is some- what expanded near the tip. The female has the plumage of a general brownish- gray tint. The tertiaries are ashy-gray, edged with black, LABRADOR DUCK. and the secondaries, white, forming a distinct wing patch, The bird is about twenty inches in length. The Labrador duck, or, as it is sometimes called, the pied duck, is one of our North American birds which has already become extinct, and this only within com- paratively few years. It was a bird of the seacoast and was formerly not uncommon along the Atlantic, as far south as New Jersey, yet it seems never to have been very abundant. Giraud, who wrote in 1843, said of it: “This species is called by our gunners ‘skunk duck,’ so ‘named from the similarity of its markings to that animal. With us it is rather rare, chiefly inhabiting the western ‘side of the continent, In New Jersey it is called ‘sand- shoal duck.’ It subsists on small shell and other fish, which it procures by diving. Its flesh is not considered a delicacy. A few are seen in our market every season.”’ In the years 1871, 72 and ’73 specimens were occa- sionally- exposed for sale in the New York markets, but even at that time the bird had becomé'so rare that orni- thologists were on the watch for it, and as soon as a Specimen was exposed for sale it was bought up. The pied duck was a strong flyer and apparently well able to take care of itself, and its practical extinction took place before gunning was practiced on any very 37 great scale. It was not especially sought for as a table bird, and no satisfactory reason has as yet been ad- vanced for its disappearance. The number of specimens of the bird now existing is very small, probably not more than sixty in all, of which about two-thirds are in this country. A very beautiful group of Labrador ducks is to be seen in the American Musetim of Natural History, in New York, where five specimens have been hand- somely mounted in their natural surroundings. Steller’s Duck, e Eniconetta stelleri (Pall.). In the adult male, most of the head and upper portion of neck are satiny white; the space between base of bill and eye and the tvft running across the back of the head, dark olive-green, The space about the eye, chin and throat, and band about the lower neck, the middle of the back, the long shoulder feathers, tertiaries and. eed Se i | ———S ———— \ ——— STELLER'S DUCK, - tah: secondaries, glossy blue-black. The rump, upper tail- coverts and tail, somewhat duller black. The scapulars are streaked lengthwise with white, while the tertiaries have the inner webs of the feathers fully white, and the secondaries are tipped with white. The wing-coverts, some of the scapulars and the sides of the back are white. The quills of the wing are dull black, while the lower parts are rusty-reddish, darkest in the middle of the belly and fading on the sides and breast to buff. The dusky of the belly darkens toward the tail, until it becomes dull black. There is a spot of blue-black on the sides below the bend of the wing, The bill and feet are grayish-biue. The adult female is generally reddish-brown, speckled with dusky or black. There are two narrow bars across the wing, formed by the tips of the greater coverts and of the secondaries. The speculum is brownish; under - parts light brown, spotted with brownish-black; the back sooty-brown. This very handsome duck is found in America only on the coasts of Alaska, It frequents the coast of Asia, however, and has been taken in Russia, Sweden, Denmark and Britain. It appears, however, to be only a straggler in western Europe. It is distinctly an Arc- tic bird and more numerous in Alaska that at any other place. The nest is built on the ground, among the grass, and is well concealed. It is said to breed on St. Law- rence Island. The species is one that can interest only Alaskan sportsmen, but it is an exceedingly beautiful bird. In the Indian Territory. Pryor CREEK, I. T—This country, where I am now located, is certainly one of the greatest on earth, taken from almost any point of view. Its producing qualities are second to none. Everything grows and flourishes here, particularly grain of all kinds. The next few years will see a wonderful change; sooner or later this land will come on the market, and when it does it will be snapped up. Even now there are parties who are only waiting for the time to come. What interests me is the game that is here. We have everything but the ruffed grouse—deer, wild turkey, quail, geese, ducks, woodcock and snipe by. the thou- sands. “All kinds of plover, and snakes, too, In Cleveland, O., I am having mounted what is proba- bly one cf the largest diamond-back rattlesnakes ever captured or killed. It is over 7 feet long and it is about to inches around. It has fourteen rattles on it. I pur- chased it from an Indian, and I must confess I would much rather meet it as I did (with the Indian) than when it was roaming over the hills of the Cherokee Nation. This is the cotintry par excellence for dogs to develop in. Quail are here by the thousands, and a find of thirty of forty coveys is not an unusual one. Our hunting is done from a buggy, and just now we find the birds in the sumach bushes. I have at last seen’ a dog do what I have often heard they would do but never before saw them do, viz., find a covey of quail and if the shooter did not get to him he would leave them and come to the shooter and by his actions let him know he had found the birds and take him back to them. I saw him do the trick twice one day, and he raised himself a good deal in my estimation. Now I am prepared to believe a well-bred setter can do most anything but talk, R. B. Morean. Protection of Gulls, Port RicHmonp, Jan. 28.—Editer Forest and Stream: Your editorial item regarding the lack of protection to gulls prompted me to draft a bill intended to put them specifically in the class of birds protected through all seasons and to take them specifically out of the class unprotected during certain seasons as web-footed wild fowl. It is a coincidence that our Assemblyman, Hon. Calvin D. Van Name. spoke to me regarding these graceful and beautiful birds of our harbor, on the day of your last issue, and said he had it in mind to speak to me regarding the question of their protection. It is gratifying to have this unsolicited assurance of aid from such a quarter. I mailed the proposed act to-day, and unless some better substitute is found, it should become law, EDWARD Stpney Rawson, 8&8 FOREST AND STREAM. [FEs. 2, 1901. Massachusetts Game. From the Commission’, Report, Importance of Preserving Game —The retention within the boundaries of this State of a supply of game to assure, beyond qtiestion, the continuance of species that cannot be replaced if once exterminated, and the maintenance of a sufficient abundance of various kinds to serve as an in- ducement to the public to seek healthful recreation ‘in hunting, ate objects which necessarily engage the atten- tign of this Commission to a large degree, and are worthy the consideration of every public-spirited citizen, What the privilege of hunting means to many of our citizens whose business confines them to workshops, manufac- tories atid counting rooms, cannot be expressed in words or figures. The desire to hunt ‘is almost universal, and probably no other form of recreation is so healthful or so helpful to jaded nerves. Some have the time and means to yisit other sections to enjoy the privilege of hunting, but a larger number cannot afford this, even though they may most need the relaxation from their ordinary duties which it brings. It is, therefore, manifestly to the ad- vatitage of the general public, and consequently beneficial to the Commonwealth, that every reasonable measure should be taken, either by propagation or necessary re- striction, to promote an increase of game within our borders and thus to eliminate all fears regarding the probable extermination of certain of our most important game species. That this involves self-denial on the part co of many, if not all, goes without saying; and that.it places ~ restraints upon those who have little consideration fer. the future or the needs of others, is equally apparent. There is, however, no other way to attain desired ends: 27 > This is so evident that it is believed the harmony of- same spirit that then prevailed will. govern future efforts. Effect of New Law.—Although it is yet early to expecta marked change in conditions -as a-result of the enactment of recent'laws' for the protection of game, nevertheless reports from various sections of the State indicate that there has been material improvement in many localities, so far as the partridge, quail and woodcock are concerned. The quail is reported as more than usually abundant in all sections of the State where it ordinarily occurs; and those familiar with its haunts and habits predict a large in- crease of the species next year, if the climatic conditions are not too severe during the winter. The effect of the vigorous enforcement of the new law (Chapter 370, Acts of 1900) for the protection of partridse and woodcock, and the prohibition of their sale, is indicated in letters from deputies which report largely increased numbers in local covers. Deer.—Deer are reported more or less common in nearly all sections of the State, and in some localities are reason- ably abundant, as many as ten or a dozen having been seen i some places, There seems to be a general disposition to refrain from killing them; only a few complaints of such violation of law have been received,’and two con- victions were obtained. But deer are often seriously harassed by hotnds, and doubtless fatal results may some- times follow, of which“no information that can be used in the courts is obtainable. Pheasants.—Pheasants have been seen in greater or less numbers in and near those localities where they- have been distributed, and there are many evidences that they are doing well under natural conditions. \ Pinnated Grouse—Depnty John E. Howland is of the opinion that the pinnated grouse, on Martha’s Vineyard, is “soon destined to become extinct, unless something is done for if at once”; and he recommends that the fine for killing it “be fifty or even one hundred dollars.” Breeding Game Bitds and Animals, Winchester.—The work at the State experiment station at Winchester, for breeding birds and animals, has been successfully carried on during the past season. and much has also been done toward increasing facilities for the next Season, The Belgian Hare——From experiments made at this station for two years with the Belgian hare (Lepus cunic- ulus), it seems desirable to stock the woods of the State with it as a game animal. In furtherance of this idea, Mr. Brackett donated to the State his entire stock of hares for breeding purposes. Pheasants—The breeding and rearing of Mongolian pheasants at Winchester has been carried on as usual, but on a somewhat larger scale than heretofore, while the plant for this work has been improved in various ways. A large number of eggs were obtained and placed in in- cubation, either under hens or in incubators. Under ordi- nary conditions the result should have proved most satis- factory. But, while a greater number of chicks wete hatched and reared than in previous years, the complete success of the work was setiously if not disastrously handicapped by the active operation of a near-by stone quarry, the explosions of which had-an effect on the eggs undergoing incubation similar to that resulting from heavy thunder, the latter being well known to poultry. breeders. The Ruffed Grouse.—Experiments were made ‘during the past season in artificially rearing the partridge (Bonasa umbellus ). were placed under a hen and the remainder in an incu- bator. Both lots hatched fairly well, producing strong, healthy chicks. There was every indication of success until they were about four weeks old. They had in the meantime been fed on maggots and green food (lettuce and young clover). The attempt to change their food by adding grain proved disastrous and caused their death. There is no danger in gtadually changing the food of young pheasants to grain when they are three or four — weeks old, and it was assumed that the same course could be pursued with the young partridge. The result in this case led to the conclusion that further efforts might be attended with better success. The experiments with these birds, together with careful post-mortem dissection and examination, led to finding a food which may be more successfully used. Its discovery occurred too late to be of use with the young grouse, but it was fed to very young pheasants with excellent results. If its use does nothing more than to check the mortality V feel - ing and action that characterized the movement on-the= part of sportsmen in the early months of -the “year to: =: secure satisfactory legislation will continue, and that the A few eggs were obtained. Part of them - _. symptoms, which so prevalent among pheasants during the first three weeks of their existence, and promotes their early growth, it may be considered an important outcome of the partridge- ‘rearing experiment, Cats.—The State aviary and rabbitry covers about one and one-half acres of land, inclosed by a wire fence 6 feet high; 2 feet on the lower part is of 1-inch mesh (set 8 inhes underground) and the upper part is 2-inch mesh. This successfully barred out all destructive vermin ex- cept cats, which found no difficulty in climbing the sides of the posts and getting into the inclosure. Considera- tion for the health and hardiness of the young pheasants and rabbits makes it necessary, during the first four months after birth, and as much longer as possible, that they should have the freedom of the yard. In endeavor- ing, however, to carry out this plan, the cats, whose depre- dations were committed at night, succeeded in destroying a large number of the yonug stock, to that extent render- ing abortive the work of the State. During the past four years 137 cats were killed in and around the inclosure.. Notwithstanding this slaughter, their numbers did not seem to materially decrease. It therefore became a ques- ‘é means of protection. Accordingly, last April an insulated telegraph wire was stretched around the en- tire inclosire, about:an inch above the wire fence. To this was attached a-battery of twelve Excelsior cells, ar- _ ranged in-multiples of four, thus giving a strength -suffi- ‘cient to instantly kill. gray squirrels attempting to cross the: wire. During the fve:months4t was run not a cat entered the yard, At § tea) The yard was wired for cats, but.this did not suffice to keep out thieying bipeds, who in.July cut-the wire fence and stole some of our best breeding stock. Had such a thing beén anticipated, it would have been easy to so wire the fence that the matauders would have paid a ‘higher price for Belgian hares than is now asked for im- ported stock. In the vicinity of the water works a small motor and dynamo could be used to advantage. With a 40-foot pressure, a stream about the size used for a lawn sprinkler would be sufficient for from 75 to 100 yolts, a current that neither cats mor thieves would care to en- counter more than once, Sutton.—Theé experiment of breeding and rearing the Mongolian pheasant on the State Jand, at the Sutton fish hatchery, was attempted this year on a scale sufficiently large to demonstrate the feasibility of successtully carry- ing on this work at that station. Mr. Arthur Merrill, the superintendent of the station, had succeeded in 1890 in hatching out a few pheasant eggs and raising a fair per- centage of the chicks to maturity. Thus, in the spring of 1900 he had seven female and thtee male pheasants. From these he obtained about 200 eggs, which, were in- cubated by bantam hens. More than a hundred chicks were hatched, and the loss in rearing was small, having in mind the well-known tendency of the pheasant to die during the first few weeks after birth. About eighty of the birds of this year’s brood have attained an age when the chance of life presumably is at its maximum, and they may be deemed free in large part from dangers which be- set this species in its younger stages, Law Enforcement.—A ;most earnest and strenuous effort has been made by the Commision to enforce the fish and game laws with such resources as were available, These consisted, first, of unpaid deputies, persons whose interest in the protection of fish and game was sufficient to prompt them to deyote more or less of their time to the eniorcement of law, to giyinge warnings, etc., and in a large majority of cases without receiving a cent for their efferts, since the State pays them nothing if they secure no convictions. Second, special paid deputies were employed, whose terms of service varied in Jength accord- ‘ing to circumstances, and whose rate of pay was regulated by the financial resources of the Commission and by other conditions that often enabled the procurement of service for a small remuneration from the State. There were eighty-four unpaid wardens and twenty-six paid wardens. More than 200 arrests were made during the period coveted by this report, and the penalties imposed by the courts for violations of fish and game laws exceeded $2,100, a The importance of continuing the work thus begun will doubtless be apparent to all who have an interest in the protection of fish and game. If, however, it is to be prose- cuted on a scale commensurate with the importance of the object sought, it is evident that suitable provision must be made by the Legislature. Whether an appropria- tion is made fully adequate to meet the requirements of the public demand, is a matter that must largely rest with the people. For, while the Commission is fully. in accord with anything that may be required or may be done along this line,.and will cheerfully accept any action that may enlarge the possibilities of enforcement of law, and while it has every reason to feel satisfied with what has been accomplished during recent months, the fact is recognized that the demand for expansion, if there is any, should come from the citizens who appreciate what it may mean to the Commonwealth to have fish and game laws well enforced in the future. | “High” Game. The eating of “high? game is undoubtedly attended with risk, and the poisonous effects are probably due to the toxins produced in the earlier stages of the putrefactive process. The advantage, of course, of hanging game is that the flesh becomes tender anil de- “cidedly more digestible than when it is quite fresh. The ripening ~ process, however, may mean-the elaboration of the toxins. It has been stated that, the production of the characteristic flavors of game is related directly to the amount of sulphurated hydrogen or sulphur-alcohol set free, but it is rather repulsive to think that the delicate flavor of game is dependent upon that invariable roduct of decomposition of rotten eggs—su phureted hydrogen. he smell evolved during cooking of “high” game is even more disgusting. Fresh game sometimes sets up mysterious, poisonous ich have been attributed to the fact of the game having been overshunted and fatigued. Fatigue products, indeed, have been sepatated from over-hunted game, which when injected into a healthy. animal haye produced marked poisonous effects. There is.no dowbt that fatigue products under certain circum- stances are also e@aborated in the human body, and give ris. to a species of self-paisoning characteristic symptoms of which are headache, stupor and gastric and intestinal pains. The flesh of over-rotten cattle may prove poisonaus from the same cause. . This curious formation of poisonous products m the flesh of ant- mals through a siate of terror or exhaustion is a question well worth considering in. relation to the wholesomeness of animal foods, and emphasizes ‘the importance of-slaying animals intended for food in the most humane way.— ndon Lancet. _all the more for your silence. Talks to. Boys.—X. AFTER you have begun regularly to go shooting, you will, of course, trayel considerable distances, and will have more or less to.do with the property of other people. You will, ofcourse, consider the rights of these people, and will_keep always in mind the fact that you must so conduct yourself as never to be in any-respect a cause of annoyance or expense to them. You will travel over the lands ef many people, climb their fences, pass near their houses and see their live stock. Itis hardly necessary to warn you that you must never shoot toward a house, toward people working in the fields, nor toward live stock that may be on the ground over which you are shooting. You must watch your dog carefully and never permit him to chase chickens or ducks or sheep or cows. Tt is well, also, for you to refrain from shooting when fowls or domestic animals are near to you. If you should do this, and by an unlucky chance should frighten the animals, and the landowner should see them run, he might very well think you were one of the careless or- rowdy class who have no respect for the rights of other people; and if he thinks this, he may perhaps fly into a passion and abuse you, or order you off his land. It may well be that at some time he has had an experience with roughs carryine shotguns, who have killed his chickens, or amused themselves by shooting at his cows, and if anything of this kind has ever happened to him you may feel sure that he entertains a strong prejudice against anyone whom he sees on his land, carrying a gun. If you should enter a field where people are work ing, it will be well for you to go up to them, and ask if there is any objection to your shooting on the place. Usually you will find that such a cotirse will make them friendly, and the pepole will talk to you in an in- terested fashion, and will meet you in the same spirit that you show. You should try always to cultivate friendly relations with the people aver whose land you shoot, and you will find that if you do this you will have your reward in the kindly feeling of helpfulness which they will manifest toward you. As you travel over the country, when you have occa- sion to go through a pair of bars to enter a field, do not let your hurry of your excitement cause you to neglect to put up: the bars again just as you found them. It may be that there are cows or horses in the field, which might get out through your neglect and make great trouble for their owner and his neighbors, If, in crossing a fence, you knock off a short rail, or if an old rail breaks beneath your foot, you should stop and mend the fence as best you can. putting up the rails, and generally re- pairing the damage as well as possible, so as to leave things as they were. In the same way, if in crossing one of the tottering stone walls, so common in New England and the Middle States, you knock down a number of the stones so as to leave a gap in the wall, you should take time and pains to lay the stones up again, so as to leave the wall as nearly as possible just as it was when you disturbed it. If, after such a mischance, you should happen to meet the owner of the land, by all means tell what you have done and explain that you endeavored to repair the damage, and that you left things nearly as they were. You will find that, usually, he will say that it made no difference, that the fence was pretty rickety anyhow, or that the old wall needed repair long ago. Ninety-nine men out of a hundred will appreciate your frankness, and will feel pleasantly toward you, while, if they discovered for themselves the mischief done, they would recall the fact that you had not spoken of it, and would blame you A frank apologetic course is the one you ought to pursue; it is due the landowner and is the least reparation that you can decently make for any injury that you may have done. But besides this, such a course tends to make you well thought of by the owner of the land you are traversing; he will like you for your honesty and your courage, and still more for the fact that you respect him and his rights. The result of such a course of action will be that these men will be glad to have you shoot over their land, will take an interest in what you are doing, will welcome you to their houses if you have occasion to stop there, and will often tell you where certain broods of birds are to be found, giving you information which may greatly help you. Years ago I used to shoot with an old friend, long dead, of whom it was said that even the most cantanker- ous farmers in the district permitted him to shoot over their land. He was a charming man, but I never knew why he was so fayored until on one occasion when he and I were shooting together we were approached by an indignant person who ran toward us, violent threats and orders for us to get off his land. ‘So soon as he had come near enough to recognize my companion his manner entirely changed, and he came up to him, shook hands and explained that he had thought it was some one else; adding, “For you know you are the only man that gets to shoot on this farm.” Later, my friend explained to me the principle on which he went in dealing with men who were unwilling to permit shooting on their land. He told me, substantially, what I have told you in the preceding paragraphs, ex- plaining that he was careful always when it was practi- cable to ask permission to shoot, and careiul also to repair so far as possible any damage that he might do on the land, and if he could not himself repair it satis- factorily, to go out of his way to explain the matter to the landowner, and even to offer to pay for the harm that he had done. He had thus made firm friends of a number of men commonly reputed to be extremely cross- grained and disagreeable, and who allowed no one except him and his companions to shoot on their Jand. In other words, he had access to a number of farms which were strictly preserved for his benefit, and one result of this was. that he and I, when we went together, almost always made a fair bag of birds, and sometimes an uh- usually good one. ; I recall one old farmer of that section who had the reputation of being particularly disagreeable and penurt- ous, but who always insisted on our stopping over night at his house, and would never take a cent of pay for our board and lodging and the keep of the horses. In the morning this nran would always take almost an hour from shouting Fee. 2, roct.] ~ ee his work and go out with tis, either down into the alder tuh below the house, or up on the rocky hillside above it, or else up the road to a rye stubble near the swamp, in order to point out the places where he had recently etarted woodcock or ‘ruffed grouse or a bevy of quail, T had never seen a mah more interésted or enthusiastic about the working of the dogs, nor more delighted to see a good shot made than this hard-handed old farmer who ‘apparently did not know the stock of a gun from its muzzle, and who certainly felt no interest in sport or shooting; and this change in his ordinary way of think ing and mode of life had been brought about by nothing élse than the kindly and sympathetic manners and mode of thotght of my dear old shooting partner. In all that I have said to you about this subject, you will see that there is nothing very original; I. am only asking you to apply to your shooting exetitsion the sate rules that you have been taught to apply to the other affairs of life. It is true that when a man or a boy pits on his shooting clothes and takes his gun and goes off ‘into the fields or woods for a day or a week’s shooting he feels that he is for the time fat more free and inde- pendent than he ever feels when he is at home living his ustial life. But this freedom and indeperidence, while very delightiul, does not justify him in forgetting the things which are due ta himself and to the pepople whom he may meet on his outing, and as 1 have more than once said already the man must carry into the field the same manners that he practices ii otdinary every day life. The man whose breeding and whose bringing up are good will always remember to tespect hitiself, and self- respect always carries with it @ respect for the rights of others. Remembering this, your otitings are likely to ‘be marked by few disagreeable occurrences. W) G. De Groot. ‘ ee ee UJ u i The Megantic Dinner. Boston, Jan. 28.—The fourteenth annual dinner of the Megantie Fish and Game Corporation was held at Hotel Brunswick, Saturday evening, ‘The full member- ship of the Association, 150 meimbers, was Well fepre- sented, with a number of distinetiished inyited gtiests. Among those present were President A. W. Gleason. New York; Vice-Presidents C. A. Barney, W. G. Ken- dall; Secretary and Treasurer L. Dana Chapman; invited guests, Lieut.-Goy. Bates; Lieut.-Gov, Woodruff, New York: Speaker Myers, Massachusetts House of Repre- sentatives; J. W. Collins, Chairman of the Massachustts Fish and Game Commission; J. Russell Reed, President Massachusetts Fish and Game Association; O. Upham, President Canadian Club; Fr. Cloquette, Curate of the Megantic Parish Church; Dana J. Flanders, Jacob Fott- ler, Myron W. Whitney, Alexander Pope, Dr, Heber Bishop and Dr. George McAleer. Henry O. Stanley, Fish Commissioner of Maine, was in town and expected to attend, but was prevented by an attack of the grip. The decorations of the banquet hall were beautiful, and most appropriate, consisting of fly rods, canoes, paddles ~ and all manner of fishing and hunting paraphernalia, as well as mounted birds and animals and other trophies of the hunt. Some of the scenes and incidents of the evening were laughable, and some even dramatic, from the releasing of a counterfeited live skunk from a pie and on to and under the tables, to the toast ‘To the memory of the good and dead Queen,” proposed, and then drunk in silence; all the gathering standing. President Gleason presented the condition of the Association as a most prosperous one, with a full membership and $1,500 in the treasury. He might also have added that the Asso- ciation is one of the most influential in the country, not only on account of the prominent membership it em- braces, but for the firm stand it takes concerning every- thing for the best interests of fish and game protection and propagation. Liewt.-Governor Bates was most happy in his speech, He declared that all the world is now engaged in hunting —Vice-President-elect Roosevelt hunting lions in the Rockies; Mrs, Nation hunting ardent spirits in Kansas; a committee hunting vice in New York, the whole de- tective force of the country hunting after a mysterious fowl know as Pat Crowe. Lieut.-Governor Timothy Woodruff, of New York, received a most hearty ovation. Among those present were: Christian P, Andersen, Edmund E. Hills, Channing H. Fairbanks, S, F. Barney, George J. Raymond, H. W. Robinson, Arthur W. Robin- son, John B. Seward, Myron W. Whitney, Henry H. Kimball, Fred R. Comee, Francis A. Nichols, G. H. Gray, Edwin Howland, F, F. Preble, J. W. Rockwell, Oliver Whyte, Fred C. Henderson, Francis R. Hender- son, Frank E. Johnson, I. G. Marston, W.-P. Stevens, Morton G, Baldwin, C. L. Howes, H. L. Rice, A. F. Scheubelbergh, F. B. Rice, Charles A. Price, Frank N. Gagnon, Charles E. Dresser, F. HH. Johnson, J. Burns, S. M. Johnson, George P. Johnson, C. R. Drew, Paul M. Richards, Sumner Y. Pierce, Ed- ward P. Elliott, D. C. Pierce, William F. Pinkham, George H. Payne, Lester M. Bartlett, Jewell Boyd, W. B. Phillips, H. W. Sanborn, Guy C. Emerson, E. R. Kidder, C. H. Traiser, George M. Kirkner, New York; Joseph W. Collins, Gilbert Hodges, Medford; Dana J. Flanders, Malden; Howard Marston, W. 5. Leavitt, For- rest S. Smitth, O. F. Conley, Parry C. Wiggin, William R. Albertson, John N. Akarman, J, T. Benson, W. E. Hapgood, Dr. George McAleer, William T. Farley, Dwight M. Clapp, Charles F.. Randall, Henry I. Harri- man, Dr. Charles W. McCormack, William A. Macleod, Arthur Black, Dr. Albert H. Tuttle, Dr. Willis M. Town- send, Ivers W. Adams, W, A. Love, W. E. Johnson, Dr. H. H. Hartung, A. L. Comstock, Alexander Pope, E. Haring Dickinson, O. C. Bailey, Dr. F. N. Morse, Dr. G. C. Smith, Henry W. Clark, M. H. Warren, C. H. Goldthwaite, J. H. MacAlman, E. W. Burt, Burt Jones, Norman FP. Hesseltine, Gerald Sircom, Capt. F. W. Webb, Dr. E. D. Robbins, Frederick Edwards, Frank Fallon, James Yalden; New York; Dr. Robert H. Up- ham, President of Canadian Club; A. R. Brown, E. 5S. Tobey, John E. Crowley, William R. Buckminster, Harry iL. Chatman, J. F. LeB. Drumm, N. S. Hunting, W. R. Bateman, Dr. J. A. Gordon, Dr. B. V. Howe, H. L. Klein, James R. Reed, Dr. Heber Bishop, the Rev. J. E. Cloquette, President A. W. Gleason, Lieut.-Goy. Bates, Lieut.-Goy. Woodruff, of New York; Dr. W, G. Kendall, ‘many miles. FOREST AND STREAM. J. J. Myers, Speaker House of Representattves; Clarence A, Barney, First Vice-President; John Fottler, Jr., Rich- ard E. Traiser, B. R. Houghton. SPECIAL. New York Fish and Game. From the Report of the Forest, Fish and Game Commission. Recommendations. That the Constitution be so amended as to provide for the practice of conservative forestty on State lands (a vast estate of 1,384,128 acres, of a value variously esti- mated at from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000, of which this Coiiinission has sole care and control, and which it must protect from damage by trespass, fire and poaching), and the sale of dead, dying or mature timber under proper safeguards. That the excellent work done by the United States Goy- ernment in contiection with our foresters, as shown by the report of the United States Forestry Department, here- with submitted, be continued and an appropriation of $3,500, as requested, be made for that purpose. That a force of rangers be appointed for the prevention of forest fires, timber stealing and poaching on State land. That all town fire wardens be allowed a moiety of the fine in critninal actions, after payment of expenses, in cases where they can sectite evidence that will lead to con- viction for setting forest fires. js That the Boatd be allowed to set aside certain limited portions of the State lands as game refuges, and absolutely to ptohibit the killing of wild animals therein. That the anti-hounding law be permanently extended, and that no dogs of a breed which will pursue deer be al- lowed in the woods at arty time. That the killing of does be prohibited at all times. That spring duck shooting be forbidden. ; That there should be no discrimination by this State, in the matter of huntitie and fishing, against any citizen of the United States except in eases of citizens of States which discriminate against the State of New York. That the Commission have power, after stocking or re- stocking streams, to close them to public fishing for a terin tiot to €xceed two years. Above all, we would especially call your attention to the difficulty of enforcing the Jaw in regard to the pollution of streams. This:is a matter of vital importance and not to be dismissed as affecting only the lives of some fishes, the pleasure of some anglers or the dividends of some pulp tills, We are a water drinking people, and we are al- lowing evety brook to be defiled. Nature provides that they should be kept pure by animals which feed on the dead matters which fall into them, but the chemicals with which they are polluted can destroy all forms of life, so that every beast which dies in the mountains will soon roll down into our reservoirs, pickled in acids which no fish or bacteria can touch and live. It is not necessary to destroy or hampet any industry in order to prevent the pollution of water courses. What is really needed is to check the criminal selfishness of those who would rather poison their fellow citizens with their offal than to spend a few dollars to take care of it. Adirondack Deer. Although the protection of game is not strictly within the province of my department, I would say that for sev- eral years I have made the Adirondack deer a subject of observation and study. I have omitted no opportunity to gather reliable statistics bearing on the matter, and so I take pleasure in submitting here some facts and figures for the information of your Board. Through an arrange- ment made with the American and National Express com- panies, I am enabled to state the exact number of deer shipped out of the Adirondack region during the open season of 1900. These shipments represent only a small proportion of the deer killed during that period. What that proportion is it would be difficult to say with any degree of accuracy, owing to the large number killed by residents and men in the logging camps. The sportsmen also consume some venison while in camp; and many of the hunters who live near the edge of the forest bring out their deer in wagons, some of them carting their game If I were to venture an estimate, I would say that for each deer teported in the express companies’ returns at least four others were killed. The record of shipments as taken from the way-bills of the express com- panies shows 1,020 carcasses, 89 saddles and 95 heads. It may be that in some of these shipments a saddle and head belonged to the same-animal, and that the total ntimber should be decreased accordingly. A's most of the saddles were from does—the hunters seldom shipping out a doe’s carcass—and all the heads were from bucks, the possible duplication referred to did not occur probably to any great extent. But if all the saddles are deducted it follows that at least 1,109 deer were killed and shipped. The number killed which were not shipped out by rail involves estimates or guesswork which had better be leit -for each one to determine in accordance with his own ex- perience or observation in these matters. For the in- formation of those who may wish to make such estimates I would say that in 1895 I arranged with a competent per- son in each locality to ascertain the number of deer, killed that season in his immediate vicinity, specifying the dis- ‘trict by definité boundaries to avoid any duplication in the retiirns. I received in reply’ reports from 247 corre- spondents, covering the entire northern forest, showing that 4,903 were killed during the open season. While these fyzures may not have included all, they showed con- clisively that at least this many were killed, not including the ones illegally shot before the season opened. The statement that 5,000 deer are killed each year in the Adirondack forests may occasion some stirprise among sportsmen who have not looked closely into this: matter. But in Maine last year 4,529 carcasses of deer—not in- cluding heads and saddles—were shipped out of the woods over the lines of the Bangor & Aroostook and Maine Cen- tral railroads; and it is estimated by competent authorities that over 18,000 deer are killed annually in the Maine forests, The question arises here naturally as to how many deer there are in the Adirondack»woods. This cannot be an- swered definitely, or even approximately. But if there are 5,000 killead each season, it would indicate that there 89 ————— — ——— ES EEE mist be at least 30,000 in otder to furnish this annual supply. As there are about 6,000 square miles of forest in that entire region, with its outlying woodlands, this esti- mate would require only five deer to the square mile, on an average, to make it good. True, there are some localities in the Adirondacks in which there is not one deer to the square mile; but, on the other hand, there are some in which there are many more than five to that area. Given this unit of measure, each one is free to make his own estitnate as to the ntimber of deer in our northern forests. . Right here the question may arise whether, owing to the use of hounds and jacklights, more deer were killed under the old law than under the.present one. This can be an- swered definitely so far as the shipments of the express companies are an indication, The number of deer brought out of the woods by rail in 1896—the last year in which hounds were allowed—as compared with the shipments this last season, give the following result: Careasses. Saddles. Heads. Total. 18OG Pt adeeb yous 849 139 100, 1,088 TDOQ Tepes ss epee puuersen eed 00 89 95 1,204 This indicates that more deer are now killed by still- hunting than when hounding and jacking were permitted. A large part of the venison slaughtered this season, as shown by the date of the shipment, was obtained on the tracking snow which fell during the last week of the sea- son, Prior to that the still-hunting was difficult work, ow- ing to the dense foliage which was late in falling this year, and the dryness and rustling of the leaves underfoot, Prior to this season no albinos or white deer have been killed in the Adirondacks for a great many years. Occa- sionally, at long intervals, one has been reported as seen, and as this happened each time during the close season, it was allowed to go unharmed. But this year the hunters succeeded in killing two of this rare variety. One of them, included in the shipment from Port Henry, was shot near North Hudson by Mr. John Greenough. This animal, a two-year-old buck, is de- scribed by those who saw it as being perfectly white, with pink ears. Another noticeable peculiarity was its very short legs. The other one was shot near the Boreas Ponds by Mr. Clark Cox, a gamekeeper on Mr. George R. Finch’s pre- serve. It was a young buck with pink ears and a spotless coat of white. The weights of the various carcasses as given in the shipping bills indicate that our Adirondack deer are larger and heavier than the same species in Michigan and the Northwest, judging from the description of the latter as given by Judge Caton, a well-known authority on this subject.* It would appear, also, from other sources of information, that our deer will compare favorably in weight and size with those in Maine and Canada, I noted thirty-two shipments in which the dressed weights ranged from 200 to 235 pounds. Under the rule for determining the live weight by adding one-fourth to the dressed weight, these deer when shot weighed from 250 to 204 pounds, without making allowance for what may have been lost by drying out while they were hanging “on the pole” in camp. The rule referred to will always enable one to determine the live weight closely, It is based on records kept for several years at Lewey Lake and at Meacham Lake. At each of these places there were scales at the boat landing where all the deer were brought in which enabled the hunters to weigh the carcasses before and after dressing, I have seen.the rule tested quite often, and always with a satisfactory result, the variations being very slight. i *The, Antelope and Deer of America. By LL.D. New York: Second edition. 1881. John Dean Caton, Forest and Stream Publishing Company. That is a gratifying note from Mr, Edward Sidney Rawson, of Staten Island, saying that prompt steps will be taken to secure protection for sea gulls, The residents of Staten Island should support the effort mast heartily, for the gull shooter is there largely in evidence, 190 Sportsmen's Finds, Some of the Queer Discoveries Made by Those Who Ate Looking for Game ot Fish, 4} In California a man borrowed a squirrel dog of a friend and went gunning. -The dog led him in various directions until he was tired out and sat down to rest. He launched many anathemas at the animal as a brute that knew noth- ing about the business for which he was recommended, The dog, however, frisked about all the same. Presently he began digging in. the ground in a very enthusiastic manner. The disgusted htinter paid very little attention to this new dodge until he saw the dog poking some dark object about with his nose. Going to the spot the hunter found that the dog had wnearthed an old leather purse. This looked like game at last. Taking the purse from the dog the hunter fotind it contained $300 in gold and $1 in silver. On counting owt the find the hunter once that the dog-was not such a “fool critter” atter all, 42 Editor Forest and Stream: Not long after the war, when the Etowah phosphate works had started up, the writer was fishing in the Ash- ley River channel, near Charleston, for black drum, and had good luck, landing several heavyweights. The river bed at this point is paved with phosphate rock, in which are imbedded many immense sharks’ teeth, as well as organic remains of sautians and land animals of various geological periods, the earliest being quite prehistoric. Upon cutting open a large drum there were found a Spanish silver coin of date 1763 and a set of artificial human teeth, in excellent preservation. The difficulty in this case would seem to be to reconcile these associated articles chronologically! Did one of the early Spanish explorers dro the coin while fishing for a Quaternary shark, and did the coin and the teeth belong to the same fisherman? Us, 90 FOREST AND STREAM. SE im a's [FEs.2, 1901. Sea and River Sishing. carey Notice. All communications intended for ForEst AND STREAM should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual connected with the paper. Proprietors of fishing resorts will find it profitable to advertise them in ForEsT AND STREAM, The Log of a Bicycle Fishing Trip.—Il. Pero the Mountains of Virsinia and West Virginia. dited from the Diary of Mr. George N. Beall by the Commodore, F. R. Webb. (Continued from page 72.) BricHt and early I turned out Monday morning, and went below to breakfast; and then—equipped with rod, creel, landing net and fly-book—up the old familiar trail, with senses keenly alive to the beautiful wilderness sur- roundings and the anticipated morning’s sport. I passed Camp Cooke, which looked lonely without the familiar tents, crossed the creek and climbed the shoulder of the mountain, and fared briskly along the old trail through the woods, with the sun glinting through the tree trunks, and the amber tinted waters of the river sparkling up- ward from far below. On past Blairville, as we were wont to denominate the log cabin and outbuildings occupied by old man Blair and his household; up and on through the primeval forest, which looks exactly as it might have looked centuries ago, and where, appar- ently, the foot of man never treads. Finally I splashed knee deep info the cold stream, and with my first cast began my day’s sport, for this cast resulted in the capture of a g-inch trout. The Greenbrier is a typical mountain trout stream—clear, swift and full of deep pools and glassy shallows; overarched with great trees and tower- ing bluffs, and its banks lined with thickets of laurel and rhododendron, through which it is difficult to make one’s way. After several hours wading and casting, I finally climbed the fence back of the house—having rapidly worked down the stream to my starting point—wet, tired and ready for dinner, and after unslinging my creel IL counted twenty-four fine fish as my morning’s catch, and was ready to pronounce my morning as one of the most enjoyable I had ever spent on a stream. Aiter a rest of an hour or so after dinner, during which I took occasion to write some letters, I again took to the stream for a short afternoon’s outing, and returned in a couple of hours with seven more trout, all of good weight and size; which, with as many more small ones, caught and returned to the water, made up a good enough day’s sport for anybody. At least I was satisfied. How I did enjoy that supper! The day’s idle rest and recreation after the steady drive since leaving home, over dusty toads and under hot midday sun, had made a new man of me. I: the evening a plan was hatched up whereby Mr. Arbogast’s clever little nephew Clyde and I would go to the Far Prong next day and fish for bass below the junction of that stream with the Near Prong, on which stream I, was located. These two quaint names in local parlance refer to the East and West Forks of the Greenbrier—the West Fork being the Far Prong. ‘ Bright and early next morning we made a start, with Clyde on the gray nag and Chynx on his bicycle. A ride of six miles and we reached the foot of Cheat Moun- tain, where the pike crosses the Far Prong. After a walk of half a mile down the latter we took to the water at the confluence of the two streams. Fishing with the fly about two miles of the river placed to my credit four bass and three horned chubs, while Clyde, although he handled his tackle with skill, raised but one fish, and failed to land even that. After a weary walk back up the river we reached our steeds. There is a country store at this point—the only one for miles around—and we found quite a little con- course of people very busily engaged in loafing here. Great interest was displayed in the bicycle—the first that most of them had ever seen—and many eyes watched my mount and my display of speed up the road. Round- ing a turn in the road, out of sight of my admiring audience, I settled down to a more moderate gait, which was more in keeping with the set of my tired muscles— to say nothing of the old gray nag. I found the next day a good one in which to loaf around and rest up, to drink in plenty of good mountain air, and be lazily comfortable as well as comfortably lazy. The morning was occupied in a thorough over- hauling of my bicycle; the front wheel having been a little under the weather ever since my fall the first day out. I proceeded by careful experiment to adjust the nipples and true up the rim. A satisfactory job was-presently in evidence, and the machine was again in apple pie order. Shortly after dinner I discovered a swarm of bees down by the barn, and giving the alarm at the inner door, an infernal din was soon permeating the atmosphere. The bees having “settled” on the topmost branch of the nearest apple tree, the hiving was rather a difficult undertaking; but a platform was built in the tree, and the limb cut off and carefully lowered to the “sum,” and the bees were secured and safely hived. Late in the afternoon I shouldered my rod and leisurely took to the river. The stream, a little swollen by the rain which had fallen the previous night, gave promise of but little sport, but on coming in I found seven nice trout in my creel. My stock of flies, although embrac- ing a fine variety, show plainly that age has begun to tell on the quality, for I lost several fine fish by the snoods breaking short off next the fly. Thursday was a day of rain, fog and general dampness, and nothing could be done but lie around and kill time as best I could with pipe and book. About 4 o’clock the sun struggled through the clouds, and I took my rod and strolled down to the river, but it was no go—the stream was too much swollen for fishing, so I gaye if up, and was forced to be content at home, and read myself to sleep. Friday being clear, and the water in the river being still too high and discolored for fly fishing, I decided on a trip up Little River—a small stream that heads among the outlying spurs of the Alleghany Mountain and falls into the Greenbrier a short distance above Mr. Arbogast’s heuse. Starting leisurely I went as far as the Second Ford, and got into the stream about 9:30; fishing down to the Greenbrier by noon with bait, and scored sixteen beatities, one of them close on to 12 inches long. : During the afternocn a plan was made to make a trip with Mr. Arbogast on horseback next day to the top of Cheat Mountain, the gigantic range lying next west of the Greenbrier and the Alleghany Mountain; so bright and early next morning, which was Saturday, the two old gays were made ready and we set off. The trip was thoroughly enjoyed by me, for by reason of my new mode of progression I had time and opportunity to look around me and enjoy the scenery without haying to keep too much attention on the handle bars, This part of the country was new ju mie, for on my annual trips out here with the Greenlirier Club heretofore we have never been further west than the banks of the Far Prong, at the foot of Cheat. My friend Arbogast pointed out the different landmarks and various points of interest that presented themselves from the open points at the various turns of the road, and the various historic features of the famous old pike were brought up for my edification, and Il was made familiar with the past as well as with the present. A short two miles over the summit and we reached Cheat River, spanned by a picturesque old covered bridge, now entirely obsolete, as modern bridge con- struction goes, and the only bridge which the rayages of war left standing in this mountain region. This river, running as it does along the very top of the moun- tain, has a general northerly course, and helps to swell the volume of the Monongahela; and the surrounding country has the dead, deserted appearance of all lumber regions. The old bridge possessed an additional in- terest because of the names rudely carved on its beams. Those who stood sentry there during the war have left these weather-beaten evidences of their identity, and we found North and South alike represented there, We stabled our horses in the bridge, and walked a mile up the river to the club house. This is a structure of well hewn logs, about 30x60 feet, and two-stories high, containing two large rooms on the lower floor, with numerous cuddyhole bedrooms opening on a large hall upstairs. The main sitting room is fitted with all the comforts of home; a billiard table occupies the left center and an enormous fireplace the back wall. Strewn around are tables, sofas, easy chairs, etc., while on the walls are paintings of sporting life, and sundry collections of a similar character. A well stored pantry, kitchen, ice house, barn, etc., go to make up an ideal mountain home. A party of Wheeling and Pittsburg men, numbering some sixty or seventy, have leased the surrounding land close to the stream—about 50,000 actes—and make this a sum- mer headquarters for their families and friends. We met with a cordial reception,.and. for the time being were guests of the club, with full rights and privileges to all benefits, particularly those of a spiritual character. After an excellent dinner and a careful inspection of the house and grounds we swung ourselves into ouf saddles and slowly journeyed back: When I rose to my seat in my saddle I found that all was not gold that glitters, and that perhaps the bicycle had its advantages after all. At any rate I can safely assert that riding thirty miles on horseback will all but wear out the crown of one’s hat, Miles and miles before we reached home -] had tried every possible experiment with that saddle, and had shifted my anatomy around thereon in every possible manner. The interesting and historic features of the road interested me no longer, and I could only see far in the distance visions of home and sofa cushions. However, after home and supper were reached I didn’t mind the toll after such a good time and dinner as I had enjoyed, and had nothing to regret that time will not heal. ; The next day, Sunday, I set about preparations for my return trip on Monday, but an evening stroll to the river put into my head the idea to go “way up,” and have one more day on the old stream with the trout, and my kind hostess was induced to bestir herself early in the morn- ing, and put me off in good season. Another four mile walk through the woods over the well-known path! The trail seems never to have been touched by human foot, and as I sank deeper into the primeval forest which surrounded me I had to lock sharp for the trail or get lost. At last I reached the “burnt camp” and unlimbered my tackle for business. The water was a little flush, and a fog hung rather heavily close around me, and things seemed chilly and damp, and altogether not promising. I first tried bait and then the fly, but with but indifferent success with either. Muttered thunder in the north gave warning of an aproaching storm, and soon big drops began to patter on the leaves overhead and on the surface of the water, so I said good- by to the fishing and hunted for shelter. Hastily putting on my gossamet cape, constructed for just such emer- gencies, I stood out the worst of the storm under a spreading beech; but finally I knocked down my rod and struck for home, where I arrived too late for dinner, but haying eaten my lunch on the stream I made out to get along until supper without difficulty. Sixteen trout all told was my catch. and a nice lot of fish they proved to be. A general rehash of mv effects and a getting ready to leave in the morning filled in the evenjng. The household was astir soon after daybreak on Tues- day morning, and I gathered my belongings and made readv for an early start. Good-bys and good wishes on all sides were uttered, and I led off by a two mile walk to Travelers’ Repose. whete I leave the stony little side toad and reach the pike. Swinging myself into the saddle T pushed off up the gentle erade which is the prelude to the nine mile climb up old Alleghany, until warned by the rapid beating of my heart that the heat and the erade together are becoming too much for me 7 dis- mounted and walked awhile. Walking. however, 1s no hardship, and [ enjoyed it as an alternation fo hill climb- ing—particularly on so large a scale. The close, hot air proved to be a forerunner of thunder storms, and at intervals [ ran into the track of a shower, where my wheel piled high with mud to the serious detriment of my easy going; consequently I hunted the grassy margins along the roadside as industriously as possible. The woods seemed to be alive with squirrels, and the curious little fellows stretched their necks to see the combination go by, and barked out their surprise, and, I hope, their admiration, L topped the mountain at 11 o'clock, and after pedaling leisurely over the six or seven miles of road on its summit I turned things loose for the miles and miles of downhill before me. It was scarce 1 o’clock when I rounded up at Gum’s, in Hightown, where I spent a night on my way out, and seeing through the open deor the family at dinner I was tempted to give my lunch the go-by and stop. I hesitated and was lost. and my “horse” was soon tied to the fence and myself seated at table among my friends of a few days before. Dinner over I felt ready to push on down the yalley, but the roll of thunder and the patter of rain drops on the roof admonished me to tarry awhile longer, with the result that I found myself stormbound, and spent the night in my old room, managing to put in the rainy afternoon as best J could. ' *" Gerorce N. BEALL, ANGLING NOTES. Tomcats and Bull Pups. THE architecture of my handwriting has been vari- ously described by my friends who have suffered from it, as Gothic, in spots, Moresque, medizeval (or evil, by : those who think they speak the frozen truth), with a touch here and there of Chinese, and suspicions of dead and forgotten style. One friend, brutally frank, said my writing was so bad that he could not even read my tele- © grams, but I forgave him when he said he could gener- ally read the date line of my letters, for it was printed ~ on my letter heads. Only last week Hon. Edward Thompson, lately Shellfish Commissioner of New York, wrote to ask where a friend of his could buy some trout, and added, “P. S.—Dictate the answer to your stenog- tapher and have him write it on the typewriter, for I do not wish to take up your time, and my friend really wishes to know where he can buy the trout.” These little side lights will show that if on occasions curious words, 7 ; foreign to the subject, appear in my “Angling Notes” it is not the fault of the compositor, for I have no reason to doubt, poor man, that he does the best that he can with what he has to do with. Last evening I dined at my club late. and was smoking in the library, when a friend said to me, “I see that the Fish Commission is to © distribute tomcats.” Apparently he was in his right mind, but not knowing the answer I simply exclaimed, “Tomeats!”? and looked around the room for an explana- tion, and every man in the room had a smile on his face and was looking at me. The first inquisitor gravely handed me a copy of ForEsST AND STREAM folded to ex- pose page 472 of the issue of Dec. 15, and under the caption “New Fish Applications’ I read, “The same blanks are used for tomcats, smelt, Adirondack frost- fish and other fish;’ and my name was printed under- neath. “It is to laugh,” but I did more than that. Be- fore I went to bed I was thankful that there was not an mitial T in my name, for I know what it would be made to stand for in that club. The New York Commissioners are friends of mine, and I feel that it will save them some trouble and embarrass- ment perhaps if ForEsT AND STREAM will announce that the crop of tomcats was very light this year, much smaller in fact than that of “‘other fish,’ and so far as I know - all have been distributed for this year, next year and last year, but if tomcods will answer for tomcats one of those new applications filled out for tomcods will get them in large measure, and they may serve until the catch of tomcats is greater than at present. Even with this warn- ing I shall not be surprised if I hear that some angler is actually suffering for a few thousands of tomcat fry and ‘nsists upon applying for them on those fish applica- aons. That reminds me. Once I was fishing in Brant Lake, N. Y., for black bass, and my companion in the boat was the Bishop of Louisiana. Bishop Sessums was not an enthusiastic angler, but he could read a book in a boat as well as on land, and he was a most companionable man on land or on sea. I was using crickets for bait, and late in the afternoon a bullhead took my hook. The Bishop looked curiously at the fish and asked what it was. I told him it was a bullpout, and he resumed his reading. As the black bass appeared to have departed for the night, and their places had been taken by the bullheads, I told the boatman to row ashore at the hotel landing, The third member of our party, Mr. W. D. Cleveland, was at the hotel when Bishop Sessums walked up to the veranda, while I remained behind to put up my sail, and he asked, “What did Cheney get?” Slowly the answer came, “Several black bass and two bull pups.” “Bull pups!” “Yes; at least that it what he said they were.” All of which goes to prove that my speech is some- times as indistinct as my handwriting, but I do hope that tomcods will not remain, with me, tomcats, as long as bullpouts have been bull pups—if I have to supply the bait. Record Yellowtail. Rather mechanically I read a marked item in a Calt- fornia paper of a 40%4-pound yellowtail which was mounted at Catalina. Later, my indifference changed to surprise when a younger brother wrote that it was his fish. He says, “I caught the fish on rod and reel, 21- strand line, after thirty minutes from the strike. It was a record yellowtail for rod and reel, and my first and only attempt.’ How luck will strike some men when they are not looking for it, and really care little whether it hits them or not! I never before knew that George had a fish rod, and he never would listen to me when I iked about fishing, and I returned the compliment when ne talked about canoes and sails and models, as if canoe- ing and sailing were the only recreations that the Ameri- gan people indulged in, Another, still younger, brother a wpe: Gi > We oN oe RUe OREEI ANDSSOREAI Hebicz, 1907, IN BOYHOOD Copyright, 1900, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. a * ek oe ear ' FEs. 2, toot.) FOREST AND STREAM. ete 2a ot has a-hoiise full of guns, all kinds of guns for all kinds of shooting, and for all that I know he may have cannons in the cellar; and then he has dogs, and electric lights in the kennel so he can go out and see them in the night, and count them to see if any haye escaped, and he knows the pedigree of every pointer trom champion to H. C. that has been benched in ten years, and the next thing I know he will write me that he has killed a record fish of some sort or another on a 4-ounce rod. Now Lam prepared for anything, although I have hither- io supposed if either of these brothers should even think of going fishing that all the fish would take to the brush and the hilltops. It is just possible that a good example _ in the elder brother is getting in its deadly work at the _ eleventh hour, and there will be dogs and canoes and - guns for sale, and there will be a rise in the price of fish- ing tackle. American Fishery Society. The printed “Transactions of the American Fishery Society for 1900” are far and away the best that have been sent out, from a mechanical point of view, since the society was organized, The paper is heavy, calendered paper, the type is good, and the illustrations are clear. ‘The cover and general make up of the pamphlet is at- tractive, and as a whole it is a credit to the recording secretary, who had the printing done, but I wish to ‘register a mild protest about one feature which may or may not be chargeable to the stenographer. The con- tents—and I mean the papers and the discussions which followed the reading of them—are valuable, as they al- ways are, and well worth the sum of the annual dues, but the manner of recording the remarks is, I think, con- fusing. During the business sessions, and later, under the head of “Papers and Discussions,” the remarks of the members are in each case preceded by the name of the member making the remarks, except in the case of the president and the secretary. We know Mr. Clark, and we know Mr. Ravenel, and Mr. Bower, and Mr. Wood, “and all the rest, for we have heard them make remarks on previous occasions when present, and we can follow them in the book in each instance by theese names. But who is the president who takes part in every discussion? We turn to the reverse of the title page, and find that the president for 1900 and 1901 is Commissioner Dickerson, of Michigan, So we go on until “the president” talks about his method in Vermont, and we conclude we have treed the wrong man, and then it occurs to us that the officers s0 conveniently printed are the president and secretary who will make remarks next year, and that ‘the Presi- dent” is Commissioner Titcomb. The case of “the Sec- retary’ is still worse, for there are two secretaries—a corresponding secretary and a recording secretary; but Mr. Ravenel is corresponding secretary, and he is not “the secretary,” for when he has made any remarks it is “Mr, Ravenel” who makes them. “The treasurer’ does not tmake any remarks, even when called upon officially; it is “Mr. Huntington.” So it is really not necessary for official courtesy to say “the president,’ and if the sten- ‘ographer would say “President Titcomb” and Secretary Bower” it would simplify the matter for the reader of the transactions, for there are occasions when it is most de- sirable to know just who the man is who makes the re- marks, _ The year that the transactions came to me as recording secretary to prepare them for the printer, I struck out _ “the secretary” and “the president” so far as I dared, and wrote in the secretary's name. I had acted as secretary that year only for a portion of the meeting, in the ab- sence of Dr. Bean, and I did not take office until the fol- lowing year, so I could not take many liberties with the _ minutes when they came to me, and when I really had a _ chance to knock out “the president” and “the secretary” _ from the discussions I was invariably absent. If it is not ‘considered advisable to say President Titcomb or Sec- retary Bower, as the case may be, why not give the pre- , siding officers at the beginning of the first day’s proceed- “ings, and the incoming officers as they are now printed, on the reverse side of the title page? A. N. CHEney. Tarpon and Tuna. Editor Forest and Stream: _ During the last two years I have read so many articles in Forest AND STREAM concerning tarpon versus tuna fishing that I think perhaps a few words from a man who has killed both fish may not be out of place. Jt is not easy to compare the two kinds of fishing, nor to say which fish is more game, the tarpon or the tuna, for they act very differently. It is safe to say that they are — imbued with quite different ideas when first hooked. The _ tarpon has no fear of boat or fisherman; his only idea is to shake the hook loose, and to do this he jumps out of the water and will do so several times if you fight him chard, . The harder you fight him the more he jumps and the quicker he comes to gaff. I have never had a tarpon take more than 250 feet of line, and that in a tideway. [ have heard of fish that have taken more, but am only telling of my own experience. The tuna, on the contrary, is off in a wild rush the moment he feels the hook,, and I have had 650 feet of line taken from me before I could stop my fish. He then dwells, perhaps sounds, then runs again, perhaps twice, then sounds as a rule. From that time on it is a question of “pumping” your fish up to the boat if you wish to kill the fish and not to allow him to commit suicide by towing you about. With proper tackle either fish should be killed and gaffed within thirty min- utes, barring accidents. If you are fortunate enough to hook your tuna in the upper jaw and hold him hard during his first run, he comes to the stirface practically drowned, and if you are quick it takes but a few minutes to bring him to gaff, The method of fishing for tuna is to troll from a power launch or from a rowboat astern of such a launch, with a flyingfish for bait. The tuna follows the bait, strikes at the head and turns as he strikes, so that he is generally hooked in the corner of the mouth and makes his run -with his mouth closed. To kill him in such cases you must tire him out, The water is very deep off Catalina— hundreds of feet deep, When your fish sounds, if you wait a few moments he will discover that the pressure of the water is more comfortable nearer the surface. The great depth of water is an advantage as well as a dis- comfort to the fish, ; I proved to my own satisfaction years since that every tarpon should be brought to gaff within thirty minutes, and went to Catalina Island to see if the same could be done with the tuna, with the following result: af 1900, June 5, tuna 150 pounds, 2 hours 20 minutes, June 6, tuna 130 pounds, 1 hour 17 minutes. June 8, tuna 102 pounds, 19 minutes. June 9, tuna 123 pounds, 19 minutes; tuna 104 pounds, 45 minutes. June to, tuna 178 pounds, 27 minutes; tuna 88. pounds, 20 minutes; tina 100 pounds, 17 minutes. June 11, tuna 99 pounds, 15 minutes; tuna 108 pounds, T4 minutes; tuna 62 pounds, 8 minutes; tuna 109 pounds, Q minutes; tuna 128 pounds, 20 minutes. Total r3 fish, 1,411 pounds. I fought my first fish with a rod that had a flaw in it, and the reel was spread by the second fish, yet I aver- aged about thirty minutes on the thirteen, and. five of them I killed in one day in six hours’ fishing. I used a stout rod, a Vom Hofe Star reel, holding 800 feet of No. 22 Hall line, and a Van Vleck tarpon trolling hook with swivel and piano wire snood. The leaping tuna do not jump after being hooked, but do when chasing schools of flyingfish, hence the epithet. Now, to answer the question, Which is the more game— the fish that stands and fights, the tarpon; or the tuna, the fish that runs away, then holds on and fights to the last moment? I say the tarpon. Yet there is no sea fishing sensation equal to the first grand run of a hooked tuna. and he is a harder fish to kill than the tarpon. Try it! The season is from June 1 to July 15. F. Gray Griswo.p. Union Crug, New York, Jan, 12, Massachusetts Fishculture. From the Commission’s Report. Output of Fish—The output of trout fry during the period covered by this report was nearly equal to the ' highest point reached in any other year. In addition to this, a number of trout and all the landlocked salmon have been reared to fingerlings and yearlings before being placed in the ponds and streams. Through the courtesy of the United States Fish Com- mission, we were also able to plant a million fry of the pike-perch in our ponds. Thus, in the aggregate, the out- put of young fish has been approximately double that of any previous year, Introduction of New Species——The Commission has de- sired to introduce some species for stocking our ponds which are believed to be adapted to Massachusetts waters and to have other qualifications which will make them desirable accessions to our fish fatina. Two species were considered especially suitable for this purpose. The first and most important of these is the pike-perch (Stizostedion vitreum), which is the largest of the perch family found in American waters, it having a recorded maximum weight of 40 pounds, though its usual size is about 5 or 6 pounds. This species is justly considered one of the best food fishes in the fresh waters of America, and also is valued for its game qualities. The species is prolific, 90,000 eggs being consideted a fair average per fish for Lake Erie; and there is every probability that because of this it will be able to maintain itself in many of our deep ponds, and thus add materially, not only to the possibilities for angling, but to the annual yield of food from our interior waters. The effort to in- troduce this species in this Commonwealth, which has already been successfully begun, will be continued. The Commission also contemplated the introduction of the calico bass or strawberry bass (Pomoxis sparoides) early last spring, and arrangements were made for bring- ing fish from Lake Erie to put in some of the State ponds. The season had, however, advanced too far and the weather was too warm to carry out this purpose by the time the appropriation was available, and consequently it was necessary to defer action until some future time when conditions may be more favorable. It is believed that this species will make a desirable addition to the fishery re- sources of our inland waters. Bar Harbor Hotels ahd Trout. Boston, Jan. 25.—A strong effort is being made by the citizens of Hancock county, Me., for the passage of a special law prohibiting the sale of trout altogether in that county. A number of petitions have already been received, asking for such a law, and more are coming. The earnest request for this law is the result of the almost utter ruin of the trout waters in the vicinity of Bar Harbor, by fishing those waters for the hotel tables. It has been known for a long time ithat Bar Harbor hotel keepers would pay almost any price for trout in the height of the hotel season. The temptation to fish for such a market has been too strong for men and boys to resist. At one time Jast season ten dollars is reported to have been paid for a string of brook trout, and not a ‘very large string either. The petitioners believe, with almost everybody else, that trout are distinctively game fish, and should be so treated, and not as food fish. The claim set forth is that dealers have driven about the section of Bar Harbor, including a radius of ten to fifteen and even twenty. miles, buying all the trout they could get, and urging men and boys to fish for them. They have paid at the doors of those who have catight the fish twenty- five and fifty cents a pound. One man is reported to have admitted the taking of 2,700 trout, all of which were sold to the Bar Harbor dealers. The reports also state that some of the fishers have not stopped to take the trout with hook and line, but have resorted to netting the ponds and streams; while there are dark hints of dyna- mite being used. The same reports also say that all the partridges in the vicinity of Bar Harbor hotels have been killed off by those who have taken them for sale. This fact is utiderstood to have been one of the first reasons for the enactment of the law prohibiting the sale of partridges in Maine. SPECTAL, The Forest AND STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday. Correspondence. intended for publication should reach ug at the latest by Monday and as much earlier as practicable. ‘New }York Fish Commission. = — ForEsST AND STREAM is a journal which speaks with authority upon such questions as the relations of the State government to the preservation of forests and the culture of fish. It is therefore a high tribute to one of Gov. Odell’s proposed changes in administration that this excellent judge commends the substitution for the existing boards of five Commissioners of Forestry; Fish and Game, and three Commissioners of the Forest Pre- serve Board, of a single board of three members, two of them appointed from among the Commissioners of the Land Office, and to serve without pay, and the third to be the Shellfish Commissioner, and the practical exect- tive man, at a salary of $5,000 a year. ForrEsr anp StreAM declares that there was never any good reason for a Fish Commission of five members, and that it was brought into being as a political job. Jt only re- grets that the politicians are not ready to make the reform complete by placing fish culture under one competent person and game protection under a single head, each with full authority oyer all employes. “Barring the pos- sibility, however, of adoption of stich a simple and busi- ness-like system.” it says, “we shall welcome the reduc- tion of the Commission to the form proposed in the pend- 33 ing bill.’—New York Evening Post. Che Kennel. — Fixtures, BENCH SHOWS. Beb, 19-22.—New York.—Westminster Kennel Club's twenty-fifth annual show, James Mortimer, Supt. March 6-9.—Pittsburg, Pa—Duquesne Kennel bench show. F, S. Stedman, Sec’y. March 18-16.—Chicago.—Mascoutah Kentel Club’s eleventh an- nual show. John L. Lincoln, Sec’y. FIELD TRIALS. February (First. Week):—Grand Junction, Tenn,—Championship Field Trial Association’s annual trials, W. B. Stafford, Sec’y. Club’s annual Training the Hunting Dog. By B. Waters, Author of “Fetch and Carry: A ‘Treatise on Retrieving.” XIl.—Roading and Drawing, (Continued Srom page 31.) ROADING and drawing are terms used to denote the act of the dog locating the birds by the functional powers of the nose which he possesses. Roading more spe- cifically applies to following the foot scent; drawing to following the body scent. Colloquially speaking, the effort of the dog to determine the whereabouts of the ‘birds, after he has struck their trail or caught the scent of them, 1s called “locating.” Generally speaking, aside from the individual différ- ences of manner which all dogs exhibit, one compared with another, setters and pointers follow birds im two ways, namely, by the foot scent or the body scent. When following by foot scent the dog devotes his attention to following the course of the birds in all its windings, using his nose to distinguish the scent which hovers around the tracks, as the handler in an analogous manner might use his eyes to distinguish and follow them. In following the foot scent, dogs vary in skill. from that of the potterer which puzzles about, following the back track or forward with equal stupidity and -inefh- ciency, to that of the dog which roads with methodical celerity and accuracy. A. reasonable degree of quickness is essential to fair performance. The longer and further the birds run ahead of the roading dog, the greater likelihood is there of complications which may result in the loss of the trail, or their secure refuge in dense cover, or their escape ‘by wing. Dogs which follow by the foot scent carry a lower nose, as a rule, than do those which follow by the body scent. ' The dog which locates by body scent is guided by the particles of scent floating in the air, though his nose may be only at such height as he naturally carries it. When he catches a scent, however faint, he darts quickly ‘to and fro, following it up quickly till it becomes strong enough to follow direct to the birds. It is analogous in manner which a man might be supposed to adopt if he caught scent of roses in the field and followed the clue up to the rose bushes irom which the fragrance emanated. A dog whose nose is keen and whose brain is sound will locate his birds with astonishing quickness by the body scent, but there are different grades of performers in this method, as there are also in the one aforemen- tioned. 1 Whichever style of “locating” is used by the dog, to be a successful finder of birds it is necessary that he be able to determine the forward track from the backward track, and to locate the hiding place of the birds with a reasonable degree of quickness. ‘The accomplishment of pointing stanchly is of but little utility if the dog cannot find the birds to point. ~ © Whether they locate by foot scent or body scent, dogs vary greatly when compared with each other in respect to proficiency in locating. To strike scent some trust to their speed and the consequent wide area which they beat out, pointing the birds well when they happen to tun across them. Such dogs may have distinctly inferior ability in following a scent, and yet, by pointing with much firmness and spirit when squarely on the birds, they may create a much better impression than a less pretentious but more meritoriovs performer. Wide range, high speed and spiritéd points are not necessarily idicitive of good finding and locating ability. “There are many sham “high class” performers, on Whether ranging fast or slow, the dog should have his mind concentrated on the tise of his nose, as well as on beating out the ground with good judgment. When ranging in this manner, he will pick up light scents and follow them: to a successiul find; will detect the scent of @ trajl which he ts running squarely across, and will haye 92 FOREST AND STREAM. [FER. 2, 1901. in mind the leewatd side of all places as the best route to follow, thus “having the wind” of the birds from the covers in which they lie hidden. In the results, there are all the differences between those of intelligent, fin- ished effort, and those of chance effort applied hit or nliss. ; Brains are quite as essential to the successful use of ihe nose as they are in any other line of effort. A dog with keen powers of scent and a dull brain may do frag- ments of brilliant work betimes when the circumstances happen to combine favorably, but as a whole his work is irregular, ragged and unsatisfactory, On the other hand, a dog with a good brain and a dull nose may do qitite satisfactory work. Why two dogs, highly intelligent and possessing good noses, the one following by foot scent, the other by body scent, should vary so much in their respective methods of locating is not known. Men vary quite as much in the methods employed in shooting, some aiming the gun, others snap shooting by a sense of direction, others again shooting without much aiming, or sense of direc- tion, trusting largely to a beneficent providence of the law of chances for material results. Whichever method the dog adopts naturally in locating that is his best method. Locating by following the foot scent is inferior to locating by following the body scent, but the trainer is powerless in respect to enforcing the better method if the dog choose to adopt the other. However, he can do much to mar them by ill-timed interference or persistent meddlesomeness. The habit of perpetually cautioning and checking the dog to make him go slow when he is roading or locating birds, a fault displayed by most amateur trainers, should be avoided. The effort, on the contrary, should be directed toward encouraging the dog to locate as quickly as possible, consistently with his ability to do so truly and properly. In this relation, the trainer would do well to bear in mind that there is an important distinction between quickness and hurry. Some dogs have the ability to locate both by following the foot scent or the body scent, governing themselves according to the conditions governing at the time in the interest of the best success. Dogs of inferior range, yet skillful in locating, and with good judgment in planning their work, besides having the power to concentrate their minds on it, not infrequently distinguish themselves as excellent field performers. © — : The trainer should not tolerate any pottering work when a dog is puzzling on the foot scent. Drive him from the pottering with the whip. The dog which habitu- ally sniffs at a single track one after another, returning to the samie tracks time after time to sniff them as if he liked them for their own sake, thus leaving the trail to get cold and lost to him, is worthless. To be of any value in locating, he must road a little faster than the birds run, otherwise they will run clear away from him. On the other hand, when the dog is picking out the trail and is actually going ahead on it, it is better to leave the matter entirely to him. No theory of the trainer as to where the birds have run should be opposed to the doings of the dog when he is roading. Even if the trainer actually knows where the birds are, he should permit the dog to find them in his own way. If the trainer is seek- ing to secure a shot as a matter of first consideration, the schooling of the dog then is necessarily secondary to it. The pupil must learn to locate by his own experience, and the trainer can do but little more than to present to him the opportunities to exercise his powers in that respect. A simple illustration will enable the novice to better understand the distinction between foot scent and body scent. Let it be assumed that on a dry plain a small body of sheep have passed by. We desire to follow them, but they are out of sight, We note their tracks, which are quite plain in a few places, indistinct or entirely lost in others, are followed with more or less difficulty, ac- cording to their continuity of imprints or their faintness or clearness. However, it is noted that there is a per- ceptible line of dust along and over the trail. It is quite visible to the eye. By following it at high speed before it is dissipated by the breeze, the flock may be accurately followed and overtaken. The particles of dust visible to the eye in this case correspond to the particles of body scent which the dog follows by the sense of smell, and the tracks are analogous in a way to the trail leit by the birds. The best of dogs will occasionally make mistakes, and this may be truthfully said of the best of men also. Mis- takes made when the dog is endeavoring to do his best should always be silently overlooked. The puzzle peg, a device intended to be tied on the dog’s under jaw, in such a position that it projects some three or four inches forward on it. has been devised to make him carry a high nose and thus force him to follow the birds by their body scent. It is useless and cruel in practice, hence description of it is utnecessary. All mechanical means are useless when applied to correct in the nose a cause which exists in the brain, It is better to permit and encourage the dog’ to ‘seek in his best manner as his nature impels or permits. A Christmas Fox Hunt. A yvounc limb of the law. bearing the euphonious name of Dennis, came home for his holidays spoiling for a fox hunt. Dennis is no novice at the game of fox hunting, but he was anxious to try conclusions with Br’er Reynard, that he might demonstrate to his friends in this neck of the woods that the proverbial wiles cé the fox were as naught when pitted against the craft of his chosen pro- fession. Also that the time he had spent in the historical halls of old McGill had fitted kim to sticcessfully cope with all creation. With this idea firmly imbedded in his cranium, he invited me to be one of the party. Now personally I am rather fond of a chase and love music, more especially the deep mellow notes of a hound on a frosty morning. On this morning the trees were coated, and the frost crystals glittering in the sunlight gave the bush the ap- pearance of a forest of Chrismas trees festooned with diamonds; and the depth and mellowness of the notes could not be denied as one dog went merrily away upon the first scent found. So we were happy and at peace with all the world. Thinking the fox lay in the first cover and would be likely to shape his course for the mountains, we drove ‘to a crossroad to intercept him; but he had crossed ahead of us, and we heard our dog driying on a wooded ‘ridge about a mile to our left. So we left our team at a farm house, strapped.on. our snowshoes and hit the trail. As we went, Dennis would frequently stop, train his Greener upon an imaginary fox and mutter to himself, “Steady as a rock; and if I can only catch a glimpse of him between my barrels I can surely harvest him.” As we neared the hunt, I was for pushing through the bush to get a shot, but Dennis said, “No; you go down to that house below the hill; get Hib, and with him cover the upper and lower sides of the hill while I guard this,” I made the detour and gained my position about thirty seconds too late to see the fox. He ran straight to Dennis and I heard the roar of his ro-gatige as he gave him a fight and left. I did not hear the usual cry announcing a suc- cessful shot, so I held my position till I heard the dog pass the field of battle, when I called to Dennis, but could get no reply, and on gaining the open saw him disap- pear over a neighboring hill, When I finally caught him up he wore a sickly sort of smile and volunteered the in- formation that he had missed the fox with both barrels. I rather thought there were no shot in the cartridges, as he was.dead on. I sympathized with him, and we struck out for a hemlock cover adjoining a sugar orchard, where we could hear the race going on with renewed vigor. They ran there for two hours, and we saw the fox several times, but always just out of gun shot. Finally in ma- king a break through the open for the cover of a ledge, where I expected to meet him, he came to the edge of the field in time to see me disapear behind the rocks, which ended the fun for us in that cover. He then recrossed the road and opened up business in a swamp. Aiter he had worked this over to his satisfaction, he started for an- other runway; but Hib was laying for the game, and we saw him start to his feet and let go. We were in the distance, but could see the smoke; and we did not need to wait for Hib’s battle cry to know that the race was done. We let the dog come up and muss him a little, after which we tobbed him of his jacket and hung him in the crotch of a comvenient shrub to insure future luck. W ARRINGTON, Westminster Kennel Club Show. New York.—The complete list of additional classes opened since the publication of the prize list is as follows: Class 319A, Newfoundlands, open dogs and bitches, Class 107A, Griffons, open dogs and bitches. Class 232A, Beagles, open dogs and bitches (not ex- ceeding 12 inches). Class 320A, King Charles Spaniels, puppies, dogs and bitches. Class 329A, Prince Charles Spaniels, novice dogs and bitches. The additional specials are: Messrs, Harris and Nixon offer the Harris and Nixon challenge cup for the best bull terrier of either sex owned by a member of the L. K, A, of A. The Ballyhoo Bey challenge cup presented by W. C. Whitney, Esq., for the best American-bred of either sex, any breed, owned and bred by a member of the L. K. A. The American Spaniel Club offers the President’s Trophy for the best brace of cocker spaniels. The Spaniel Club’s Futurity and Sweepstakes should read, whelped since July 1, 1899, and not August 1, as in the prize list, I beg to draw your attention-to the fact that we have this year offered our old kennel prize of $20 for the best team of four of any breed entered and owned by one exhibitor, provided at least two teams the property of different owners compete. ‘ Classes not already divided by sex will, upon request of the exhibitors, be so divided, provided a_ sufficient number of entries are made, four of each sex being the required number in the puppy and novice classes and six of each sex in the limit and open classes. Dogs of the same breed the property of one exhibitor will be benched together if a request to that effect is made at the time of making the entries. Jas. Mortimer, Supt. Points and Flushes. Mr. C. H. Mantler, secretary of the Great Dane Club, informs us that he has lost his well-knewn Great Dane Lochinvar.. He in color is a light brindle. Mr. Mant- ler states that he either strayed away or was stolen on Thursday of last week. Any information in regard to the dog will be gladly received by Mr. C. H. Mantler, 3450 Hudson Boulevard, Jersey City Heights, N. J. Canoeing. | ——_—_—_ American Ganoe Association, 1900-1901. ; Commodore, C. E. Britton, Gananoque, Can, . Secretary-Treasurer, Herb Begg, 24 King street, West Toronto, Canada. : Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Thirty-second street anu Avenue A, Bayonne, N, J, Diviston Officers. ATLANTIC DIVISION. Vice-Com,, Henry M. Dater, Brooklyn, N. VE Rear-Com., H. D. Hewitt, Burlington, N. J. 4 Purser, Joseph F, Eastmond, 199 Madison street, Brooklyn, N. Y. CENTRAL DIVISION. Vice-Com., C. P, Forbush, Buffalo, N. Y. Rear-Com., Dr. C. R, Hays Perry, N.Y. Purser, Lyman P. Hubbell, Buffalo, N. Y. EASTERN DIVISION. Vice-Com., Louis A. Hall, Newton, Mass. Rear-Com., C. M. Lamprey, Lawrence, Mass. _ . Purser, E. Kimberly, Lawrence Experimental Station, Lawrence, Mass. ; NORTHERN DIVISION. Vice-Com., G. A. Howell, Toronto, Can. i Rear-Com., R. Easton Burns, Kingston, Ontario, Can. peu: Purser, R. Norman Brown, Toronto, Can. ‘ ns WESTERN DIVISION. ‘Vice-Com,, Wm. C. Ju , Detroit, Mich. RearnCon, F._B. Teton, Milwaukee, Wis. Purser, Fred T. Bareroft, 408 Ferguson Building, Detroit, Mich, 4 Official organ, Forest ayp Sparau, aie eae Western Division, A. C. A. Curcaco, Ill., Jan. 12,—The meeting of the Western ‘Division of the A. C, A. for election of officers and gen- eral business was held at the Great Northern Hotel, this city, this afternoon, the following members and proxies being on hand: H.C. Morse, Peoria, Ill.; W. C. Jupp, Detroit, Mich.; E. H. Holmes, N. H. Cook, E. Hough, Chas. Catlin and F, 5. Catlin, Chicago; F. B. Huntington and A. W. Friese, Milwaukee, Wis. Proxies—F, W. Dickens and G. F. Gregg, Milwaukee ; W. H. Huntington, Oshkosh, Wis.; R. A. Hibbert, Ash- land, Wis.; F. C. Howe, J. H. Ross, H. R. Fahnestock, H. S. Marsters, W. S. Truesdale, W. M. Clark, Guy Ray- burn, S. Pearson, R: J. Hotchkiss, all of Peoria, IL; J. E. Baker, F. T. Barcroft, Wm. Campbell, E. B. Nellis, J. L, Dexter, C. H. Gould, all of Detroit; J. W. Hepburn, Toledo, O.; G. W. Gardner, Cleveland, O. The report of the Purser showed a balance on hand of $81.95 and sixty-two members in good and regular stand- ing. There came up some talk over the late change of rules, which was not a popular movement in this part of the country. The old W, C. A. held a few canoeists of the sportiest sort and no sail area was too large for them and no cockpit too small. r. Cook pointed out that it would be very hard for the Western Division to hold a meet, because they had very few boats which would qualify. He thought the change of rules to a type of boat like the old cruiser would tend to hurt canoeing in this country. He said that members from this country could not build a boat each year, and surely could not build two. Mr. Cook maved that the Western Division meet be passed for 1901, and this was carried. Vice-Com. Jupp, who was in the chair, reported. on the failure of the Western men to make much showing at Muskoka, He said that if the Western Division did not make a bigger turn out on the St. Lawrence, they could not put up a very strong talk for an Association meet in their country. Mr. Huntington in supporting Mr. Cook’s motion pointed out that the old sailors of the Western Division were practically legislated out of existence. He said they could find more pleasure in a boat on faster lines than one with a 6ft. cockpit and no sliding seat. Mr. Morse, of Peoria, stated that Mr. Quick’s device of a waterproof canyas lining to the cockpit, to be used for rapid bailing, had been acepted under the new rule. The leaning of these Western men seeming to be toward a better chance for the racing craft pure and simple, Mr. Friese, of Milwaukee, moved that the Trophy race be sailed under rules which should leave the old boats eligible along with the new ones, and this was carried. Mr. Morse took the floor to utge greater enthusiasm on the part of the Western Division. He said that the A. C. A. should have given the Western men a meet this past year, instead of giving it to the Northern Division. Had they done so, the Western Division would now be a good and strong one. He said that the second turn down of 1901 made matters still harder, and the Western Divi- sion men must get together and stand out for an Asso- ciation-meet in their own country. Mr. Jupp pointed out ihat many canoeists were kept from the 1900 meet because they did not have any exact ideas of the railroad fares, tentage, board, etc. He hoped this would not be the case another year. Mr. Jupp later, after a considerable discussion among the members and talk by Mr. Morse and others, made the following motion, leaving the chait fur that purpose: “To the Executive Committee of the A. C. kt ts resolved by the Western Division that it is absolutely necessary for the life and success of the Western Division, if it shall retain its membership, that the A. C. A. hold an anntial meeting in the waters of the Western Division in t902.” This was carried. The offcers were then elected for the ensuing year, only two changes being made in the list of last year, Mr, Holmes taking the place of Mr. Woodruff, and Mr. Dickens of Mr. Lafferty. Mr. Morse holds over in his term as member of the Board of Governors. The officers elected were as follows: Vice-Com., William C.- Jupp, 50 West Larned. street, Detroit, Mich,; Rear-Com., F. B. Huntington, 629 Hackett avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. ; Purser, F. T. Barcroft, 408 Ferguson Building, Detroit, Mich. Members Executive Committee—E. H. Holmes, Chicago, Ill.; F. W. Dickens, Milwaukee, Wis. Member Board of Governors—Henry C. Morse, Peoria, Iil. E, HoueH, Hartrorp Buitpine, Chicago, Ill. Red Dragon C.. C. THE annual meeting and election of officers of the Red Dragon C. C., of Philadelphia, was held in the Colonnade Parlors on Jan. 4. There was a large attendance of members, and the following officers were chosen for the ensuing year: Com., M. Wilt; Vice-Com., Omar Shallcross; Purser, H. E. Davis; Quartermaster, Harry W. Fleischmann; Correspondent, W. K. Park; Fleet Sur- geon, F. O. Gross, M. D.; Measurer, H. E. Bachmann; Trustee for three years, Joseph FE. Murray, with A. S. Fenimore and E, W. Crittenden; House Committee, A. D. Shaw, Harry Blumner, N. C. McLeod, J. Howard Morri- © son. The Purser’s report showed a healthy condition of the treasury, and the club has been strengthened by the ad- dition of several new active members. The prize offered to the one making the greatest mileage during the season in paddling canoe was won by E. Crittenden, who covered 387 miles. A. S. Fenimore was presented with a trophy for second place, he having paddled 19714 miles. Mr. Fenimore’s record would have been greater but that his doctor ordered otherwise. The Red Dragons held their annual mess at the club house, Wissinoming, Pa., Saturday evening, Jan. 5. The house was tastefully decorated and the menu quite in keeping with the usual affair of this kind. It was strictly a club mess, and the following were present: M. D. Wilt, E. D. Hemingway, Harry Fleischmann, Joseph E. Murray, Capt. H. Blumner, A. S. Fenimore, J. N. Remsen, P. T. Hookie, Dr. F. O. Gross, J. H. Morrison. N. C. McLeod, W. K. Park, R. G. Fleischmann, H. E. Bachmann, H. E. Davis, C. W. King and W. Bachmann. _ The evening was pleasantly spent in the old-fashioned FEs. 2, 1901.] FOREST AND STREAM. 98 SE ee Red Dragon manner, talks by Com, Wilt, ex-Com. Hemingway, Joseph Edward Murray and Dr. Gross being Particularly well received. The ex-Commodore spoke fnently in retrospective and took his hearers back to the time “when swords did hang but loosely in the scabbard.” Capt. Blumer delighted the audience with a few of his choicest recitations. In fact, every member present added his mite, and not a moment was lost, The year just ended has been a pleasant one for the Red Dragons, although, according to the report of the Re- gatia Committee, M. D. Wilt, chairman, there was a lack of interest in the regattas held by the club. A successful ladies’ day, successful mainly through the untiring efforts of the Commodore, was given after the spring regatta, and it was one of’ the most enjoyable meets of the season. The race for the McFettidge paddling trophy and for a cup presented by E. W. Crittenden was held on Sept. 29, Mr. M. D, Wilt winning. Mr. Crittenden and Mr. Titus were the other contestants. According to the log book, fifteen members have been active during the year, Mr. Crittenden leading in the greatest nttmber of miles paddled with 387 to his credit, followed by A. S. Fenimore, with 19714; E. D. Heming- way, 165; T. W. Cook, 134%; M. D, Wilt, 134; J. E. Mur- ray, 7912; H. W. Fleischmann, 68; H. M. Kreamer, 57; W, K. Park, 55%; H. E. Davis, 49%; A. D. Silliman, 46; N. C. McLeod, 1214; W. J. Scott, 1114; H. E. Blumner, 11%, and A. D. Shaw, 3. Eight members of the club took part in the Delaware River cruise of the Atlantic Division of the A. C. A. in May, namely, Messrs, Kreamer, Fleischmann, Fenimore, Crittenden, Park, Murray, Cook and Hemingway. Be- sides these were several other members who joined the camp at Park Island, Two of the Red Dragons, M. D. Wilt and Harry Kreamer, attended the A. C. A. meet at Muskoka Lake, Canada. W. K. P. CANOEING NEWS NOTES. The Toronto C. C. annual dinner, which was announced for the 25th inst., has been postponed until further notice on accotint of the death of the Queen. mR ER The following, proposed by Com. C. E. Britton and seconded by Sec’y-Treas. Herb Begg, have applied for membership in the A. C. A.: Thos. B. Greening, Hamil- ton, Canada; A. J. Wood, Montreal, Canada; Geo, Boyd, Montreal, Canada. RRR Charles Catlin, 481 Belden avenue, Chicago, has also applied for membership, ed Com. Britton, who was unfortunately laid up sick dur- ing the annual meeting in Gananoque October last, has entirely recoyered and is able to assume his official duties. mR PE Mr, Perey Nesbit, Vice-Commodore of the British Canoe Association, has annotinced his intention of being present at the international meet, Thousand Islands, in August next. ' Ree The Toronto C. C. are making extensive alterations to their club house, which, together with the adjoining prop- erty, was recently purchased by them. BRR The annual reunion, dinner and election of the Brook- lyn C. C. were held at the Clarendon Hotel, Brooklyn. The reports of the committees and officers for the year showed the organization to be in good condition, with no outstanding liabilities and a substantial balance. The following officers were chosen: Com., Robert J. Wilkin; Vice-Com., C. Valentine Schuyler; Purser. W. McK. Miller; Meas., F. V. Henshaw; Chairman of House Com- mittee, Percy F, Hogan; Chairman of Entertainment Com- mittee, Samuel J. Bennett. eRe At the annual meeting of the Knickerbocker C. C., held at the club house, West 152d street and the Hudson River, the following officers for the coming year were elected: Com., L. $. Stockwell; Vice-Com., G. E. Taylor; Sec’y, J. Leach; Treas, W. R. Farrell, Jr.; Meas., Warren T. Berry. The reports of the retiring officers showed the club to be in a flourishing condition, as it owns its club house, is free from debt, and has a balance of several hundred dollars in the treasury. Report of the Purser, Atlantic Division, A. C. A., 1900. Receipts. Balance trann putsety 90 psieeiee en iba setae ene cer ye Dues for year 1896-1897-1898......2..0..cecuee : PDAS afta BOD AN Gaels erent eee sleet ale lpicteagec a lbn face DYE Wieye SEN, Reema ham heen tne ener a meee ae) Tnitiation fees ...,.+.5+ ST Pe ee ett rcs corey oar SUDSEMIPLLON) TOM PIIZESuee ts et made apeee ees 10.00 $439.28 Disbursements. Stationery, printing and postage.........,..-.ccceuss $138.00 Subscriptions, FoREsT AND STREAM..........0s0+0-. 7.00 Net expenses Division critise and meet......-...,..5 78.49 Prizes for Division meet races. .........cdeecesvessese 45.00 PRG Ert Varela GGT aE ahiLe CALs AD retelstatd Sonne yaisienien lieth 81.60 Atlantic Division dinner in New York.............2. 37.15 Transportation A. THEGty AL SOT dieLl el eens 27.05 Transportation A. C. A. meet, 1900.................. 4.00 lari cee Nc tae Lt atl OU) eles pion lelelelelajeieidtie omrenale caterers oreo 20.99 —— $439.28 Respectfully submitted, ArrHurR H. Woop, Purser. Audited and found correct—Fred B. Yard, G. L, Wailington. The cruising schooner for Mr. Robert E. Tod that is being built by the Townsend & Downey Shipbuilding Co., of Shooters Island, S. I., from plans made by Mr. H. C. Winteringham, is already under way. She is rzoft. on the waterline, 152ft. 6in. over all, 28ft. beam and T4it. draft. The overhang aft is 23ft. Sin. She has a very moderate sail plan. The skylights and deck trimmings will be of teak, and beside the usual boats she will carry a_steam launch. The deck is raised* forward and aft. Mr, Tod has sold his schooner Katrina, Hachting. — Notice. All communications intended for Forest ano STReAM. should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual connected with the paper. In our issue of last week we referred to the new bill which has been introduced into Congress by Representa- tive Charles H, Grosyenor, of Ohio, providing for the regulation of the use of launches propelled by electricity, gas, naphtha or fluid, and we are glad to say that there is little likelihood of its being passed at present. In an interview at Washington a few days since, Mr. Grosvenor made the following explanation: “T introduced the bill for the Treastiry Department upon the information that accidents to passengers on badly regulated vessels, propelled by power generated by gas or oil, were becoming foo frequént, and also because there had been complaint that the masters of such vessels were indifferent to the sailing rules that govern other craft, and were getting in the way of steamboats and steamships with little care for the signals and regulations that re- strain vessels under the supervision of the supervising inspectors of steam vessels. k “The bill does not pretend to debar any private user of a launch, however propelled, being of less than 15 tons, from choosing any way he may prefer to blow himself and his family to perdition. It simply says that all vessels propelled by power and carrying passengers “for hire’ shall be subject to rules found wise and necessary to control the tise of other power-propelled vessels. That does not appear clearly in the act as I introduced it. “To make it clear I haye to-day introduced another bill, in which I have recited the act to be amended and then added the amendment. That is a rule in Ohio, and ought to be a rule here, the mere reference to a statute to be amended not conveying an intelligent idea to the reader of the act 1f he does not happen to be familiar with the statute referred to, The launch owners need not worry. Having introduced the corrected bill, it will be referred, but I shall not make any effort to secure its pas- sage this session.” A MOST interesting pamphlet, written by Col. J. F. Bucknill (Thalassa), of Southampton, England, on the new English Y. R. A. rule, has just been received by us. It has for its purpose the formation of a new association in England with the object of fostering wholesome types of small boats for racing. with displacement as a basis for its rating formulas. Col. Bucknill ably discusses the new rule recently adopted by the Y. R. A. Council, and brings to light its weak points. A number of charts and tables make the volume most complete, and those who are interested in rating formtilas will find the work of unusual value in the study of the subject. Copies may be secured from Wolff & Co., 75 High street, Southampton, Eng- land, for one shilling a copy. The Duties of Regatta Committees. LAsT summer in conversation with Mr. W. P. Stephens I promised to write a few notes on the duties of regatta conumittees. The subject is a large one, and I shall not pretend to exhaust it or to offer instructions to men who have served on regatta committees for years. I may, how- ever, hope to put together a little information that will be useful to those who have made no special study of the subject. If I am seldom able to qttote authorities it must be remembered that outside of the racing rules there is scarcely anything available for the use of race officers, and they have to look for guidance to custom, fair play and common sense. As all, or nearly all, races are sailed under the management of a yacht club, it will be convenient and sufficient to inquire into the duties of the regatta committee of a club, merely remarking that under special conditions a regatta committee might exist without a cluk. Every club has its own system of internal administration, of which a committee of manage- ment torms the chief part, although discharging varying duties and responsibilities, according to the constitution of the club. With some small clubs this committee is little more than an exectittive carrying out the will of the members expressed at monthly meetings. In all larger clubs, however, the custom is to hold an annual meet- ing, at which the committee of management is elected, and to entrust it with full powers of administration. This would include the outlining of the racing policy of the club, and it might go further to the extent of fixing the classes, dates and events, providing for the measurement of the fleet and furnishing the necessary facilities for carrying out all the details of a race. Usually all such work is turned over to another committee variously known as the regatta committee, the race committee or the sailing committee, whose work it is now proposed to discuss. The three titles mentioned are used almost interchange- ably, as any report of summer racing in ForEstT AND STREAM will show. Although each may at one time have possessed a more specific meaning of the three, the term regatta committee is the most comprehensive, and it may include those who have charge of the whole or any part of the club work connected with a race, .The duties, the authority and the responsibility of such a committee vary almost with every club—there is no fixed rule and hardly any settled usage. The simplest and most effective plan is that of the New York Yacht Club, which elects a re- gatta committee at the annual meeting, and invests it with full authority to carry on the racing of the club, from the making of the first arrangements to the finish of the last race and the awarding of the last prize. There is no doubting the wisdom and efficiency of such a course— wt is precise, clean-cut and effective. Of course, much of the work may be performed by deputy, either paid ofr honorary, and such a committee will find occasion to employ measiirers, secretaries, starters, timekeepers and others. But with the central authority in good hands such details of administration give far less trouble than when they are entrusted to several individuals or come and usages of yachting. mittees working apart in a disjointed fashion, often’ out of touch one with another or touching only to collide, The duty of conducting the season’s racing of a yacht club, or even a special race of any importance, is no mere honorary ‘sinecure, to be entrusted to any members who have a taste for publicity and no special qualifications for any other office. It is important, responsible work, re- quiring constant attention and good administrative ability, coupled with a practical knowledge of the rtles For this reason clubs having important racing to look after entrust it to a compact body cf competent men, five or even three being a good number; large unwieldy committees containing a good deal of honorary and ex-officio material having been abandoned, owing to the importance of the work. — 4 regatta committee taking charge of a season’s rac- ing will assume office at the beginning of the season, or better still at the close of the previous season, and with as little loss of time as possible plan the coming cam- paign. The first arrangements that will be made will be such as concern owners who propose building or altering boats during the winter. Changes in rules, classification or the establishment of new classes are matters that should all be settled before Christmas, if possible. Then the season’s fixtures will have to be arranged, and often this requires more time and patience than may be sup- posed, particularly when dates have to be set with some regard to the events of other clubs. Work of this kind, although important, is only preliminary, and may be done deliberately. The active, conspicuous duties begin with the opening of the racing season, and’eyen if all goes smoothly the regatta committee will have plenty to do on,or before the day of the race. But unfortunately, even at the last moment, vexatious hitches arise from quarters where all was supposed to be serene. Yacht owners, strange to say, are often very capricious in their actions about racing. One would suppose that it would be looked upon. as a privilege to sail a fair race for a valu- able prize, and that every owner who had any intention of competing would make himself familiar with the rules, have his boat measured in good time, and attend to the necessary formality of making an entry with the proper officer. Most owners do all this cheerfully and promptly, but others do not. They treat the club measurer as though they were doing him and the club a great favor to allow the official tape-line to touch their sacred yacht— they stand him off and tell him to call again because some trifling changes may be made—there is no hurry. They go around one day explaining how they are going to beat their class out of sight. and next day are not sure they will race at all. Instead of entering in good season they take it as a matter of course that some member of the regatta committee will ask for their entry and be glad to get it.- They do more—but my object is not to enlarge on the shortcomings of owners, except to show that a regatta committee must be prepared for all this sort of thing, and be ready to handle it with judgment and discretion. Careless yacht owners are often good- natured, honorable sportsmen, and they have to be humored, because in handling a regatta it is necessary to do more than carry out the technical requirements of the event—it must be made a success. The course or courses will be decided some time be. fore the day of the race, and all necessary preparations made to set the marks. Even in a well-regulated c'ub, with a competent dock man or storekeeper, this will re- quire the personal attention of at least one member of the committee. The equipment will have to be careiully looked oyer and every precaution taken to see that it is ell there and in good order, Buoys, floats, targets, anchors and lines are peculiarly liable to loss and dam_ age even with fair handling, not to mention carelessness and borrowing. When marks have to be set in the open in deep water and exposed to wind and Waves, the gear cannot be too good or too much care exercised in the setting. Where the course is a long one the work is better done the day before it is required, as it takes some time to steam fiiteen or twenty miles, stopping at inter- vals to set marks. The only drawback to this foolhardi- ness is that there is a chance of a buoy being carried away over night, and to guard against this it is always advisable to send a steamer around in the morning before the start, with the necessary materials for making good anything that has gone wrong. There is no more annoy- ing incident in racing than the loss of a mark, and even if it be discovered in time to place a temporary substitute. such as the committee boat, the incident is likely to lead to dissatisfaction among the competitors. It is worse when a new start has to be ordered, as even on a short course this leads to a weary delay which is only a trifle better than a postponement. There are three things that racing yachtsmen have a good right to demand from a regatta committee: Precise instructions, accurate timing and a course properly laid and marked. For any failure in the latter respect it is idle to plead excuses or explana- tions; these do not restore a race that has been most vexatiously spoiled. Yet it must be added that the most -painstaking regatta committee may sometimes have a mishap solely through their inability te obtain proper material for setting marks and keeping them there. The - average yachtsman, who has not investigated the sub- ject usually thinks that “any old thing” is good enough to use for a mark in a course, and if, as may happen, the regatta committee has no authority to purchase stores, they may have to submit to having requisitions for proper stores cut down below the point of utility and reliability by some yery economical person who does not realize that a whole regatta may be spoiled by one piece of rope proving too weak or too short. While on this subject I may say that after many ex- periments on Lake Ontario we have found the only satis- factory mark for deep water to be the affair shown in the cut. The A shaped floaz is constructed of dry stuff, well fastened, and should have a surplus buoyancy of at jeast 50 or 60 pounds. A stout ring is provided for the anchor rope of three-quarters or larger manila, a mush- toom anchor of 50 pounds weight being used. A light but sound spar 25 feet long is stepped clear through the float, a third of its length or less projecting into the water, and to the heel is lashed a weight of say 50 pounds. This affords sufficient stability to carry the pole upright With ‘suitable targets attached, Simple as this artange- O4 ment is, care must be used in making, and rigging it. The float itself is not expected to contribute any stability, as it is almost totally immersed, this being a part of the plan in order to minimize the resistance offered by wave - motion, and to present no appreciable surface for wind- age. The problem is the same as that of putting ballast outside a yacht, only much simpler, as all the required _ data are obtainable by the use of a foot-rule and a pair of scales. ‘height of the pole above the water. ‘18-feet, weighing say 20 pounds. The first point to be settled is the required Suppose this to be The center of gravity of this may be assumed at a height of 9 feet. At the -top of the pole is carried a target or device, weiging. say 5 pounds. We thus have an’ upsetting force acting through the center of buoyancy made as follows: Pole 30 pounds by g feet.....-.. 180 pounds. Target 5 pounds by 18 feet..-. 90 a ce 270 li the heel of the pole projects 7 feet below the water and is loaded with a weight of 50 pounds, we have a counterbalance equal to 350 pounds, less say ten per cent., due to the immersion of the weight, or 315 pounds net. This affords plenty of margin for windage, and insures the mark and target always remaining right side up. Having decided on the spar and weights to be used the float can be built of a size to support them. Using sides 6 feet long and a foot wide of 2-inch stuff, it will contain some 2% citbic feet of wood, and the weight that this will support depends upon its quality and dryness. The surest way is to test both this and the stability of the marks by dropping it into the water alongside a dock, with a line attached. When properly planned and built the float should show a little above the water to allow ior soakage, and the pole and target should in- ‘stantly assume their proper position, no matter in what shape the outfit is thrown into the water. The only objection ta a mark of this kind is that it is awkward to handle, not so much in setting out as in taking in. There is no great difficulty if the steamer is provided with a boat or anchor davit, from which the float may be slung alongside and rigged or unrigged. In setting, a line is bent on the anchor and the latter lowered away until it reaches the bottom. After allowing sufficient ‘slack the other end is carefully fastened to the buoy. The pole is then shipped, the weight attached, and the outfit dropped overboard. In taking in, the chief difficulty is to hoist the mark and disconnect the weight, a davit er swinging boom being very useful for this work. In their absence more hands are required, and the boat's paint may suffer. It is not the weight, but the awkward- ness of the mark that makes the trouble—once the pole is unshipped everything is. easy. Many details of this mark may be improved. In all eases the wooden float should be strongly fastened, pins or bolts being used instead of nails. The pole might be _ shod with an iron weight of no greater diameter than ~" itself, so that it could be readily shipped and unshipped. For the wooden float a metal air chamber might be sub- stituted, made of light boiler plate or even thinner iron, but in the latter case some wooden bracing would be needed in. the wake of the mast. A rig of this kind would be useful where it had to be set and taken up frequently, “constant care being exercised to guard against corrosion ‘lanyard on a tiller does. : necessity of getting the anchor to the bottom in deep a) _and punctures. ‘center of gravity would give additional leverage. -on the ground tackle is nothing like that caused Where a mark is set out for the season the wooden float would be more reliable. In frequently setting these marks, some curious opin- ions have been offered us by spectators, One man thought a small weight would answer for a larger one, if only it were hung on a lanyard, arguing that the ae: oO if would if the connection between pole and weight were rigid, or, in other words, a continuation of the pole itself, but a loose connection adds nothing to the leverage of the weight; it serves merely to transmit the pull just as a Another man did not see the water, supposing that the mere weight at the end of a long line would hoid the buoy. In this connection it be said that with a mark of this kind the float is so may nearly immersed that a small anchor and less scope than in ordinary practice may be relied on, The strain by a small boat, such as might be used for the purpose. For “this reason alone the buoy is far superior to any boat; ‘while a sea that wili swamp an open boat at anchor will pass harmlessly over a buoy. “its surroundings. ) y : “sea and sky, no one thing will answer at all times. A The style of target used will depend on the course and For open water with a background of flag of black and white cr red and white is easily seen when blowing azross the line of vision, but is useless at any distance when blowing down wind or in a calm. A sphere of basket work painted or covered with painted cotton is an improvement. The top of the pole may be crowned with a bright tin cone, small end up, which as “it sways will throw off flashes at various angles, which ‘pe used. ‘stand out against it. carry a long way and are particularly valuable in hazy weather. Instead of a cone a many-sided pyramid may For buoys with a shore background, care should be taken that the target is of a character that will ’ Bright colors are useful and on a low-lying shore covered with trees a target near the water is more readily picked up than if slung higher. Experi- ment alone will decide what is best for any particular place. When laying a course in open water the compass pearings will be taken and included in the printed in- structions. This is simple enough if the steamer em- ployed has a properly adjusted compass, but many tugs ‘and sraall craft used for this work are not so provided. [t is hardly necessary to add that the best compass put aboard a small steamer bristling with iron work cannot be relied upon. The only ‘resort is to try to ascertain the amount. of the deviation, and to check any bearings taken by cross-bearings plotted on the chart, and by such local marks as are available. In case of final doubt the bearings should be described in the instructions as ap- proximate; and if the course is long so that one mark cannot readily be acen from another, the same steamer A ee FOREST AND STREAM. used in laying it should go ahead of the yachts to show the way. _ Bit aat pbptaacoponeoanesaqesdnannn 2110221202222222111121222—23 2221022022222122202121022—21 44 (CReaery Pai soa s san nanAgdegs contigs ss 11.21211.202120222120222220—21, 0222222222122122122102110—2243 VIE SS EOL ty, 2 oeracelelaieie nei ee eaieeieisste ste 0221*12222200112202212211—20 1211121022120121211222112—23—43 (Ever vsproreh, —7Adlornign qo orth sd odode 11221222221.22212212*22120—23 20211*222*1222200 Hlaswell, 282. ce0cscccees parte seen sees 21200*1221121220222222211—21 121222201212* CAM Ie ete, oP peooce sloth oocoanater sour: 202220220220202200 #\Mr. Mackie’s handicap was 28yds., but he preferred to stand at 29. : Ten live birds, entrance $5, three moneys, 50, 30, 20 per cent., all at 30yds. : (ROE OAMS! operas cre ees 222229222210 Gross ...... Bite iese 2121012222— 9 TRRGIUD pe see eon robe: 222221221110 Jamison ..........6 1222222022— 9 Geo Stout..........0222221212— 9 Sanford ............ 2021211122— 9 Banning --5--..-.4- 2122011111 9 Haswell ..... vo vee -0222102211— 8 Four miss-and-outs, entrance $2, birds extra: SE yaOrteh ttn) BAasen ht Receeou 20 Ont 22 2122211 120 22222222220 1elevsngelll BRAS betes ie acre Ale ntenecies 0 20 R Loads .... 12210 220 222 2222222292929 Fanning ... W112211 2122 222111221212222 Gross ..... pherh tab aio vat Seti’) 1220 2122 21220 JAMISON -seceeesnere- see Beereear A PRN) 22ND aetitels st henaaun G Stout .ccccovoeserevercecscares . , 1220 2210 2122220 Hal Prrerrrerverer cere rroneayerere rrhrees 0 seunerzesoeeste National Gun Club. Mitwauxen, Jan. 24—The National Gun Club, of Milwaukee, has closed its last yeat’s monthly livye-bird shoot in a very satis- factory manner to all. You were informed at the beginning of the year as to the conditions under which the shoot would be conducted, and those conditions have been strictly carried out. It was, to my mind, one of the most enjoyable events in live- bird shooting in my experience—not one word to mar the harmeny that existed during the entire year, Twelve shoots took place—one each month—and a member, in order to qualify for a prize, was compelled to shoot in at least eight eyents. Thirteen members qualified, only one shooting in ali of the events of the year, and that one was E, E, Rogers, the president of the club. _ There were ten equal prizes given, and were won by the follow- ing named members: Shot at. Killed. Handicap. Per Cent. CoN drs ay pavuiintie neces voce LOO 99 9 99 Pe RB Oparbee ea cn OL ioe a one ‘LOO 78 20 98 He SBABROSersty ele eel eae eee een eG 120 105 7 94 1-2 Dye iL AES Wail bicuantsfornes ae anne ae. 90 85 0 94 1-8 Aap yr Slee aren eres eerie ters 90 TW 8 93 5-9 UAE GMa ih bE noes anes 90 18 6 92°2-8 [ER Sctses pee gn | sia, 110 81 18 91. 7-11 Oe! SED Kah ircyngmeareette Ca a ee eros rari 80 TL 3 91 3-4 I SS) TBlalce esos eects oe 110 90) a 90 $-11 LES Mertadyaz a) ele) lcisisicieoce ely etre sete jae {i 62 20 88 8-9 During the year forty-one persons took part in the contest, At the close of the season, after paying all expenses, there was $211 to be divided. Owing to the interest created by the above shoot, the club saw fit at its annual meeting, held on Jan. 7, to appoint a committee with full power to arrange and conduct during the year another live-bird shoot similar to the one held in 1900. The committee consists of J, Muehl, captain of the club; H. Reed, F. Stuth, A. Klapinski and L. Collins, and the committee has met, handi- capped the members and drafted the rules to govern the shoot, a copy of which is subjoined. Owing to the serious illness of Col. F, C. G, Brandt, lessee of National. Park, the first monthly shoot will take place on the 25th inst., on the grounds of the South Side Gun Club, the following shoots to take place on the grounds of the National Gun Club. At the annual meeting above referred to the following named members were elected as officers of the club for the ensuing year: Ed Silverman, President; J, P. Sherér, Vice-President; 1. Collins, Corresponding Secretary; F. Stuth, Financial Secretary; E. Gumz, Treasurer; J. Muehl, Captain; H. Reed, Theo. Thomas, E. E. Rogers, Board oi Directors, LinpLey Corzins, Sec’y. Milwaukee, Jan. 15. At the annual meeting of the National Gun Club, held at National Park on the 7th inst., a resolution was passed authorizing the president to appoint a committee of five for the purpose of arranging a monthly live-bird contest and to fix necessary rules and handicaps to govern same. The committee so appointed have devised and arranged as follows: 1. The contests shall be known as the National Gun Club’s Prize Shoots. 2. These prize shoots to be held on the fourth Friday in each month during the year 1901. 3, The score to be 10 live birds in the form of a sweepstake open to all. 4 Entrance fee $2.50. 5, Entrance without interest in sweepstake fee $1.50. 6. Birds deducted at 15 cents each. 7. Sweepstake money divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. (class shooting). 8. Shooting to commence at 1:30 o’clock P. M. Entries to close at 3 P. M. 9. Sweeps or practice shoots before or after prize shoot may be arranged at pleasure of shooters present. The net profits derived from the sale of birds on the above days will be paid into a club prize fund, to be divided as follows: 5 per cent. of entire amount shall be divided into three equal prizes, to be given for best attendance during the year. (Awarded on high gun system.) The balance ‘shall be divided into ten equal prizes for club members only, which prizes will be awarded at the next annual meeting under the followimg conditions. (Note.—It is estimated this fund will reach $250.) 10. The distribution of moneys of the prize shoot shall be goveimed by the high gun system, 11. At the end of the year the standing of each member willbe arrived at by taking the percentage of his eight best scores and adding thereto his handicap. 12, To be eligible to prize shoot money a member must participate in at least eight of the twelve shoots. 13. Only one prize shoot score will be allowed any member in any one month, and that on the day and at the time hereinbe- fore stated. 14. No weight limit is placed on guns. 15. American Association rules for 1899 to govern where they do not conflict with the foregoing. Ail members have been handicapped to the best of the committee’s ability. Copy of handicap will be posted in the club house, These handicaps will not apply on sweepstake moneys. The Committee. Boston Gun Club, WELLINGTON, Jan. 23.—Just twenty-one shooters had enthusiasm encugh to participate in the second serial prize shoot of the Bos- ton Gun Club, on their grounds, at Wellington, this afternoon. A notable attendant, and one whose presence we always look forward to, was Mr. Gordon, who is just now recovering from his late illness. The way he snuffed them out at times was a caution to the younger element, who were having quite a gay time all to themselves vainly endeavoring to find out where those birds were, any way. Spencer again held the honors in _ the prize match, being high, with 21, a no mean score for the day, as the wind carried all the smoke of a faraway steel company’s works right on a line with the flight of the targets. Scores below, all shooting from handicap distances: Fvents: (Groynibovary WAR asa ocKesouDMenuoTos LEE OY Pag ashen care ee AAA RRR e Witkovae ahrotes wt SE aio 60 gar ercrn MeO aT Gs cesses et comencel nite eeeDee Hilliard, 16........ nlaafare atelabs oPeth oer Sweeting ld ot cent staccato av IF el allyl ais desoetigure’ ld dockion on iter au AN Aeihsee Ms Sosa secs VWivalliprio, ag). 8 Fides aciedeonase Gibbetts, Jahiiaisressases sabes cere Banks ld teerant tan beet ee aise Samielo; 6 bactaneeerece nanan ID selcey eee Tem ecaeindes Att karina «ac &§ 910 11 42 BMW) oe ee cats § . * . uw ome Ee ARCO 4 sh ee we oe SA i 5 6 6 6 6 D ipencmoram cmc + eregen: 74: a: aRkoanS bt co « Oe « oT + commons: Handa aD Hoo: + Poor) AOvecod ee esee teks wey ates sn ce Be fopoveraletse, Dh aie sdorideecnne ns Aes vette) OF oe INfrelavelipe ae Pee io eo ece de gapets Williams, 16........ eveee reese ea rcccerree > tf cowenc. : Df eunoien: Event No. 9, 5 pairs; all others 10 unknown. : Prize match, 80 singles, unknown; distance handicap: Spencers 180, i ecejaivaidee sees namannes 01010111.0111111110101111111100—21 Deroy, 20s. sdessene Sr nre tates]: 101101101111010111010111001011—20 Gordon, Unico r tesa lycesaenapreene-- 100101.00101191111191101000111—20 Leonard, 16...... Reyes seen vane seven 010101110111000111111011110011—20 Barry, 16,......... ». ..-111011100190011101101110101001—18 Beriebt, 18 oe eve manele er saaue ees 010010011011001100111011111010—18 Grace IT, 2 sal sok ae TUATHA Mla es 110001110000011010011100101111—16 EOS PIE kite fh eee Rael oaga age 001111010011100101010111001010—18 AWiarbhivte. Tie o1 sa) beieeaseaen eee 110101101100110110001111000000—15 Booey Toast alana ana see es 21222—5 Gallagher, 31............. #2222 4 Stearns, 30...... are aie 2222*—4 Agelasto, 28.....c-:cceees 20272—3 Wri PHosten Saas cece. s 22222—5 Webb, 28.......50- tee 22222 —5 HF ONE TBD aiesptteme cee eet 02222—4 Stewart, 28....0..0-- tne LOFQ2— 4 1SGeG swe PAAR E Ase omnntoos *1020—2 Miller, 28............-.../ 11222—5 Pryiits 180. nererrererrcneee 22.22% —4 Event No. 2, optional sweep, 7 birds, three moneys: Jafiiises Lah Hebe ayes so eer 1210*02—4 Dr Foster ...... bene ee onl) 222222-—6 labile oc neonntmaen 2222222—T Dt Bray ..csceeeesesee 22122227 Stewatt Gasesers veers s0222022—5 Efuidgins: ............... 0201222—5 SPCC Ra ereeroa meee eres 2222220—6 Webb ......... creer 0*00110—2 IMT EE era isc a kei tee *112200—4 Toambert ..ccscccess cece #222021 —5 TE HOTS cen eb as mbtiaey ite 222*000—3 Agelasto. ...ciseenensnes 102w. Gallagher ...... reraeeee '22002*—3 Ballentine ......,: vere SOL2w TE FEIN oi ee teeth s Saab tees 2220002—4 Event No. 3, optional sweep, 5 birds, two moneys, high guns: EiCrste ay qyiieatelacelelal dela 241214 Dr Foster 1.2... ..2-0s0ss 22220—4 ASTON Ot bg hL ALD Dah nepesenee—su OLOarnss be toecutieaieneis 22222—5 Selamat Use traieenne teine ses 2a22I—5 Fox ..5.+-. ra, cre ve ee = 2202214 AWE Swi ey Wee eee 422023. Albert) siseetiteesucecaese 11122—5 Ballentine ..2...-..5, yoo -20012 3: Miller 2.2... eee eeeeeneeese 10201—3 Gallaeh eilaanereeeeetre 22222—5 Stewart -...,,..2..0ecaeee 22222 —5 Dre Bray teens assent: 22122—5 Lambert .....cceeceereess 20*11—3 Event No. 4, miss-and-out: Stewart Wiese ee senuers fete cet aera isan se 2121* Stearns 222220 Dr Foster . 2222209002" Albert 1211110 ALOT |S ote icce clele,eth operate ytatetet fat dieses eae . -12222222222222202 1% FEASTS (6 vivicca suc oslo scls al elalesejest retsoseni al Uetey cle arc laseter a eiele eleelee 0 UV ESE of, c.cltual ne pa tettecics Se aaa AP Aen peeeees prin nsse 20) Gallaclereere. torts a4 tte meade ee PPL Ot 22222222202222922- 17 ID yen Sy Moa ee re eee en ee eh 445 54a4daas- 212329* Moller, Buenas gas doen bene COTE Ee OUPOEULRUTL PRREre ne 21220 TUE aly) 595 4958 05905000095994 Tos Os eo ek TEMA Sty thes hiAaleabe ca meta dltcnce dated loco sees 11222222222239220—16 azar sivas rays qaiess ASE oe ep botibtashy mph ny, 2222220) G, P. Grant - Richmond Pigeon Club. _ Rrenmonp, Va., Jan. 26.—The Richmond Pigeon Club had an en- joyable afternoon’s work at the traps to-day at Broad street base- ball park. No very remarkable shooting was done, but the sport on the whole was well worth witmessing. The fun began with an impromptu match between Capt. du Bray, of Parker eun fame, and Franklin Stearns, of Richmond, at 25 birds, in which the lat- ter defeated Capt. du Bray, who was dead out of form, by 23 to 20. Scores: PONY Oahne) ietees te seperti tented ba tres tite 221*22*01222210111111* 1220 F Stearns, 20.....;., ee fee eer eee hs A 2022222()22229999299922292- 92 Live-bird shooting is rapidly climbing into general fayor with trapshooters in. this region, and some of the boys are beginning to study on what they will do with the Grand American Handicap trephy when they bring it bick here. Three handicap sweeps followed the match, in which the follow- ing scores were made: IBN SES Be 2*021*1*00—4 = 80...0221*2111*—7 eg. us ae Drummond, 30....... 22, 2222220—9 28. .222222222%—9 2*22221222—9 Jehnston, 28.....+... 22020022227 28..1112222012 9 1222020022—6 Sbeatiis soln enemas ee 22202202028 28..0222220202—7 2990299028 Wood, 28............ W102202*22—8 ae nG iets spe Buckner, 28.......... *12°*022220—6 weaceees = wu tewe seh Harrison, 28......-.. 02222012027 28.,200*212222—7 2121112200—8 Colquitt, 30.......... ELF 1F2OF2— Th. Ww sxacisacntee “tees eee to yall, Qs Avemee heels eeeslepseies 28..0220121112 8 2aw I. Banks. Keystone Shooting League, HoumeEsrure Juncrion, Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 26—There was a geod attendance at the shoot of the Keystone League. The birds were fast, and the skill of the shooters was tested therefore even harder than on the old grounds. In the elub event Snapshot was alone in making a clean score, though Budd had one, save one bird which fell dead out. The scores: No, 1, 7 birds, sweepstake, $3 entrance, Rose system: Snapshot 7, Baltz 7, Van Loon 6, Budd 6, Henry 6, Darby 5, Russell 5, Morris 4, Vandegrift, Brewer and Rosystem withdrew. No. 2, club handicap shoot, 10 birds, optional sweeps: J. W. Budd (80) 9, J. Anderson (0) 8, J. Brewer (29) 7, H. Henry (30) 7, Snapshot (30) 10, Dr. Darby (29) 8, W. Morris (29) 9, A. A, Felix (30) 9, A. Baltz (28) 4, W. F. Leedom (28) 6, J, Vandegrift (30) 7, E, Russell (29) 8, C. E. Geikler (29) 9, W. Hlauff (28) 7, F. W. Van Loon (30) 8, C. Fitzgerald (28) withdrew. No, 3, 7 birds, sweepstake, Rose system: Wandegrift 6, Budd 7, Baliz 5, Henry 7, Snapshot 7, Brewer 4, Darby 4, Geikler 5, Hauff 4, Rosystem 7. No. 4, miss-and-out, $1 entrance: Henry 5, Rosystem 5, Darby 4, Budd 2, Van Loon 1, Snapshot 1, Morris 0. PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT, California, THIRTY-FIVE DAYs’ TOUR VIA PENNSYLYANIA RAILROAD, THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company has arranged for a special personally-conducted tour through California, to leave New York und Philadelphia on Feb. 14, by the “Golden Gate Special,” com- posed exclusively of Pullman parlor-smoking, dining, drawing~ room sleeping, compartment, and observation cars, réturning by March 20. This special train will be run over the entire route, he best hotels will be used where extended stops are made, but the train will be at the constant command of the party. Round-trip tickets, covering all necessary expenses, $450 from all points on Pennsylvania Railroad, except Pittsburg, from which point the rate will be $445. : For further information apply to ticket agents; Tourist Arent, 1196 Broadway, New York; 4 Court street, Brooklyn; 789 Broad street, Newark, N. J.; B. Courlaender, Jr., Passenger Agent Balti- more District, Baltimore, Md.; Colin Studds, Passenger Agent Southeastern District, Washington, D. C.; Thos. E. Watt, Pas- senger Agent Western District, Pittsburg, Pa.; or address Geo, W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia.—4dy, The salmon angling excursion advertised by the St. Lawrence © Steamship Co., Limited, appears to offer an exceptional chance to salmon anglers who feel able only to spend a moderate sum of money on their outing. The rivers mentioned are among the best in Canada, but are inaccessible and can be reached only by some special means of transportation. Anglers wishing a short trip at a moderate cost would do well to correspond with the advertisers.— Adv. The Great Bristol Automatic Fish Hook, advertisement of which appears in another column, is a double hook, automatic in setting and hooking, which, the manufacturers claim, will catch more fish with less bait than any other hook on the market, while the disagreeable feature of torn and bleeding Ash, so common in double hooks, is missing in this one—Adu, FOREST JF | STREAM. A WEEKLY JourNAL of THE Rop anp Gun. CopyriGuT, 1901, sy Forest anp STREAM PUBLISHING Co. TrrMs, $f A YEAR, 10 Crs. a Copy. Six Montus, $2 NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1901. f VOL. LVI.—No. 6. t No. 346 Broapway, New York The Forest AND STREAM is the recognized medium of entertain- ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen, The editors invite communications on the subjects to which its pages are devoted. Anonymous communications will not be re- garded. While it is intended to give wide latitude in discussion of current topics, the editors are not responsible for the views of correspondents. ‘Subscriptions may begin at any time. Terms: For single copies, $4 per year, $2 for six months. For club rates and full particulars respecting subscriptions, see prospectus on page iii. REPORT OF THE U.-S. FORESTER. THE report of the Division of Forestry for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900, possesses espécial interest as showing how great is the public desire for instruction in “methods by which utility and value of.the wood lands can be increased. In striking contrast to the public apathy of a few years ago, there exists at the present time an interest in forest matters in the United States which is widespread, effective and intelligent. Congress has not _ kept up with this change in the public sentiment; and while . made upon it. the appropriations of the Division have been somewhat increased, they are not nearly sufficient to enable it to comply with any considerable portion of the -demands Something of the change in sentiment, and of the magnitude of the problems that confront the Divi- sion, may be gathered from the fact that in the year 1808- 1899 applications were made for working plans for forests covering 1,513,592 acres, while at the end of the succeed- ing year these applications covered an area of 51,192.714 acres. Meantime the working force of the Division had grown from sixty-one to one hundred and. twenty-three individuals, It is thus obvious that what is now holding back public foiestry of the United States is not the lack of a wish of the people to have forest matters receive atten- tion, but a lack of comprehension on the part of Con- gress of the public feeling on the subject. The most wholesale demands on the Division for assist- ance come from the Secretary of the Interior, who re- quests working plans for the management of the timber -on the national forest reseryes and for a study of various ‘matters within their boundaries, so that he may be in a position to administer these reserves intelligently and wisely. To investigate these forest reserves and-to pre- sent practical plans for their care and working would, as ‘Mr. Pinchot observed, “absorb the whole present force of this Division for many years,” and of course cannot be done at present. Next in importance is the application made by the Forest, Fish and Game Commission of New York to prepare working plans for the forest reserves of that State. The area is a million and a quarter acres, and even to do this would severely tax the resources of the Division. Besides these requests for assistance there have come from many sections of the treeless West ap- ‘plications from farmers for information as to the best methods of tree planting, and for the study required to ‘make the experience, of -planting in past years available for future guidance. All these and many other matters are pressing upon the Division, which is hampered by lack of force, lack of office room and lack of money. During the past year applications were received for working plans for more than 48,000,000 acres. More than 2,000,000 acres were examined, working plans were begun for 1,325,000 acres, plans were completed for 170,- 000 acres and 54,000 a¢res were put under management: A beginning was made of drawing up working plans for the management of the Black Hills Forest Reserve. Planting plans were prepared for fifty-nine land owners in eleven States, and a study of the effect of forest cover on the flow of streams was begun in southern California. This is the first study of the kind ever attempted, and promises results of extreme interest. of the Arrowhead Reservoir Company, which for eight years has been making careful observations of precipita- tion, run off, evaporation and temperature, all of which ob- servations it has turned over to the Division. ' The preliminary study made of the drainage basin which furnishes the water supply to the city of Johnstown, Pa.—city of flood—together with the plans and recom- mendations with regard to it, has already been noticed in the newspapers. . Besides these important operations carried on, special investigations have been made on other subjects not less important. Commercial trees have been studied in the It is being made on lands East, the West and the South, and reports on certain im- portant species completed. The study of forest fires has been continued and much material gathered which awaits — publication. Studies have been made in forest history, and a great amount of material gathered which will ultimately appear. oe Na For the ensuing year no special changes of plans are looked for. Matters already in hand will be carried for- ward as speedily and as far as the resources—in men and money—of the Division will permit. , In view of the radical change of ‘sentiment about forestry matters which has taken place in the past few years, of the money value of its products and of its gen- eral importance to the country, it may be confidently ex- _ pected that Congress will speedily inerease the appro- priation for the Division of Forestry to an amount in some degree commensurate with the importance of the work and with the insistent demand for it which is com- ing from the people at large. - THE NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. WE invite careful reading of the report of the North American Fish and Game Protective. Association’s: con- vention in Montreal last. week. “Ag we have previously said of this organization, it is composed of a member- ship which compels respect and inspires, great confidence in the tltimate accomplishment of its purposes. Those who are most prominent inthe movement are persons who have long been identified with actual work in the field of fish and game protection. The newly elected president. Mr. John W. ‘Titcomb, of Vermont, was the founder of the Vermont Fish and Game League, and as,Fish Com- ‘missioner of his State has made. an: enviable récord. And so of others active in promoting the Association; they are persons who because of their experience and authority “in these mattets have influence in their respective States _and Provinces: One feels that we have here in an asso- ciation for united effort something more substantial than the ineffective and inconsequential resolution-adopting convention which has become so fainiliar... - ‘ 2 We are of the opinion that the Association will do well to restrict itself to present limitations ‘as to geographical scope. A group of States and Provinces with definite territory to work within will accomplish much’ more than one which attempts to cover the entire country. That has been one mistake with the so-called national. move- ments. This continent is entitely too large for any one body of sportsmen to control. The rule is ‘that a geo- graphical section may be covered efficiently, but with the whole continent to consider effort is wasted. Mr. C. E. E. Ussher’s proposition to: promote the formation of allied associations of other groups of States afid Provinces is most excellent, and the good. offices of the North American Association in this direction should have cordial. wel- come. meee (bs | x DANGEROUS WILD'.ANIMALS. THe editorial on the dangers which threaten the out- door dweller from attacks by wild animals, and the eorre- spondence which that editorial has called. out, -have awakened a widespread interest. which may. very well re- - sult in something quite useful. it Wild animals are not all alike, and it is, of course, .im- possible always to tell what 'they will do. To every rule there are exceptions, and the best that can be done is’ to strike the general average. As there is great difference in the physical characteristics of animals within a ‘species, some being larger or smaller or swifter or slower-than. the average, so there will be differences in tempérament, sorne being bolder, more timid or more ferociotis than others: It is impossible therefore to predicate with certainty just what an individual of any species will do, but if we had facts enough it would be possible to tell what an animal ‘of a given species’ would be likely to do under certain conditions. _ ~ We are all. of us) likely to generalize from our own limited experience—an unsafe:thing to do.. Many of otr older readers will recall that' in their pot hook days they labored painfully to reproduce a line in their copy books which read humanum est errare, which they did not then know means it is very easy to make blunders. This is nowhere more readily. seen than in matters connected with natural history, about which even to-day so little is known that people who see something that is new to them- selves are likely to imagine that they have made some great discovery. Tt We hope, therefore, to hear more on this subject from “men of experience. Facts are what are needed to reach a conclusion on this matter and not opinions, Yet a man may well enough express his opinion as to the motives’ that govern the actions of a particular animal if he will give his reasons for these opinions. BIRDS AND FRUIT. AMoNG the bills amendatory of the game laws now be- fore the New York Legislature is Senate Bill No. 43, in- troduced by Mr. Brackett. It provides that Section 78 of the present law, which deals with the protection of certain wild birds, shall be amended by addition of these - words, “Nor does it apply to farmers and fruit growers while defending their crops from the ravages of birds.’’ _In other words, protection is removed from all song and insectiyorous birds, so far as farmers and fruit growers are concerned. It certainly seems an extraordinary thing that at a time ; when the interest in bird protection is so great, when the “general Government, most State governments, institu- ‘tions of learning and the presses of many publishers are ‘doing all they can to educate the public and to demon- strate that birds are useful and not harmful, a bill such _as this should be introduced into the Legislature of the _Empire State. The amount of fruit destroyed by the birds protected by Section 78 is so inconsiderable as not to be _ worth thinking about, while the vast numbers of noxious insects destroyed by these same birds would, if undis- turbed and allowed to propagate their kind, cause damage amounting to many hundreds of thousands of dollars an- nually. Most farmers and fruit growers know this and look upon the birds as allies. As for those who do not know it, the law may well restrain them. NEW YORK FISH COMMISSION. Tue bill to reorganize the New York Fish Commission has been reported by the Senate Committee in a form modified from the original, in a way which is said to have the approval of Governor Odell. It provides for a single ‘commissioner of forests, fisheries and game, to be ap- pointed by the Governor, and to receive a salary of $5,000, From 190t to 1903 he is to have two advisory or consult- ing commissioners, appointed by the Governor, who will hold office for two years only; after that term the single commissioner will serve indefinitely. The work of the department is divided into four branches, comprising the fish, the game, the shellfish and the forest, and the com- missioner will appoint a head for each. This is to put the work of fishculture, game protection and forest conservation on a business basis. It is to give New York the single-headed commission the Forest AND STREAM has so long urged. The office thus created is one of great importance and tesponsibility, and there is every reason for confidence that Governor Odell will appoint to it a person qualified to discharge it. There is material in the present board: the succession to the place of such a man as President Wadsworth or Commissioner Middleton would be re- garded, with ‘satisfaction by those who are concerned to see this branch of the ~State’s service efficiently ad- ministered. * Come now, men and brethren, let us reason together. Is it worth while, just because a shooter shoots moré game than we think is fitting, to launch out in unbridled invective upon hint and call him bad names? Is con- formity to an ill-defined and fluctuating standard of game Shooting of such transcendent moment that in the re- buke of its transgression we must say good-by to the ob- seryance of good breeding and common decency in our speech to or respecting our fellow men? Can intemper- ance in game killing be reformed only by intemperance of speech? Is the “game hog” to be turned from his ways only by the unparliamentary vocabulary of a strenuous blackguard? We do not believe it. But if the promotion of game protection does depend upon publicily shouting bad names, most of us are in the position of the good old Quaker of the story, who, when he was spattered by mud in the street, called the stgeet gamin to him and said, “TJ will give thee a penny to swear for me,” aw = \ 102 FOREST AND STREAM. . ‘[FEB. 9, 190% | Che Sportsman Canrist. ——o = Now and Then. In the beginning of this new century we are wont to teview the past history of our country with satisfaction and to congratulate ourselves upon the wonderful im- provements wrought by our civilization since the time when the only Americans were the “noble red men.” Along some lines, howeyer, it appears that our boasted civilization has caused no advancement, and that we have deteriorated from rather than improved upon the stand- ards established by the aborigines. In support of this view I offer as evidence and for comparison the records of two separate occurrences, one of the present day and the other of more than a century ago. In the telegraphic columns of one of the current daily newspapers there appeared recently the following item: “TOUGH TRAMP IN WOODS, “Maine Game Warden Nearly Sticcumbs to Cold and Hunger. _ “Caribou, Me., Jan. 27—-Game Warden has just reached here aiter a terrible journey of two weeks in the dense forests of northern Maine. He left here for Chamberlain Lake with 2,000 landlocked salmon, and hay- ing liberated the small fry went to a lumber camp on the Upper Allegash. From there he started through the forests for a camp on the St. John River. “When twenty-two miles in the woods he was taken sick, and he started to return. He lost one of his mit- tens, and kept his hands warm by shifting the remain- ing one from one hand to the other. For thirty-six hours he trudged through the woods without food. Constantly growing weaker, he was so near to lying down for the last time that he began to mark the trees along his trail that he might be followed, and thought of making his will on a piece of birch bark. When about to give up he came in sight of the lumber camp, and it took him four hours to cover the last three miles. He lay in bed three aes at the camp, and finally reached here Wednesday night.” Now, after the story of this “terrible journey,” let me tefer to an account of a somewhat similar incident which is narrated in Hearne’s “Journey from Prince of Wales Fort in Hudson’s Bay to the Northern Ocean,” pub- lished in London in 1795. Samuel Hearne was the Hud- son’s Bay Company factor at Fort Prince of Wales near the present Churchill Factory, on the west shore of Hud- son’s Bay, and at the request of the committee of the company he undertook a two years’ journey, under the guidance of the Indians, and without any white com- pee: through the Barren Grounds to the Coppermine iver, which he was the first white man to discover. On his return trip he visited the Athabasca country, and under the date of January 1772 he makes note of the following circumstances: “On Jan. 11, as some of my companions were hunt- ing, they saw the track of a strange snowshoe, which they followed; and at a considerable distance came to a little hut, where they discovered a young woman sitting alone. As they found that she understood their language, they brought her with them to the tents. On examination, she proved to be one of the Western Dog- ribbed Indians who had been taken prisoner by the Athapuscow (Athabasca) Indians in the summer of 1770; and in the following summer, when the Indians that took her prisoner were near this part, she had eloped from them with an intent to return to her own country, but the distance being so great, and ‘having, after she was taken prisoner,’ been carried in a canoe the whole way, the turnings and windings of the rivers and lakes were so numerous that she forgot the track; so she built the hut in which we found her, to protect her from the weather during the winter, and here she resided from the first setting in of the fall. “Brom her account of the moons past since her elopement it appeared that she had been near seven months without seeing a human face, during all of which time she had supported herself very well by snaring partridges, rabbits and squirrels; she had also killed two or three beaver and some porcupines. That she did not seem to have been in want is evident, as she had a small stock of provisions by her when she was discovered, and was in good health and condition, and I think one of the finest women of a real Indian that I have seen in any part of North America, “The methods practiced by this poor creature to pro- cure a livelihood were truly admirable, and were the great proofs that necessity is the real mother of inven- tion. When the few deer sinews that she had an op- portunity of taking with her were all expended in making snares and sewing her clothing she had nothing to supply their place but the sinews of the rabbits’ legs and feet; these she twisted together for that purpose with great dexterity, and success. The rabbits, etc., which she caught in those snares not only furnished her with a comfortable subsistence, but of the skins she made a suit of neat and warm clothing for the winter. It is scarcely possible to conceive that a person in her forlorn situation could be so composed as to be capable of contriving or executing. anything that was not absolutely necessary to her existence; but there were sufficient proofs that she had extended her care much further, as all her clothing, besides being calculated for real service, showed great taste and exhibited no little variety of ornament. The materials, though rude, were very curiously wrought, and so judiciously placed as to make the whole of her garb have a very pleasing though rather romantic appear- ance. Her leisure hours from hunting had been em- ployed in twisting the inner rind or bark of willows into small lines, like net twine, of which she had some hun- dred fathoms by her. With this she intended to make a fishing net as soon as the spring advanveed. It is of the inner bark of willows, twisted in this manner, that the Dog-ribbed Indians make their fishing nets, and they are much preferable to those made by the Northern Indians. ; { ; “Rive or six inches of an iron hoop made into a_knife and the shank of an arrow head of iron, which served as an awl, were all the metals this poor woman had with her when she eloped; and with these implements she had made herself complete snowshoes and several other useful articles. “The method of making a'fire was equally singular and curious, having no other materials for that purpose than two hard sulphurous stones, These, by long friction and hard knocking, produced a few sparks, which at length communicated to some touchwood; but as this method was attended with great trouble, and not always with success, she did not suffer her fire to go out all the winter. Hence we may conclude that she had no idea of producing fire by friction in the manner practiced by the Eskimos and many other uncivilized nations, be- cause if she had the above-mentioned precaution would have been unnecessaty. “When the Athapuscow Indians took the above Dog- ribbed Indian woman prisoner they, according to the univetsal custom of those savages, surprised her and her party in the night, and killed every soul in the tent ex- cept herself and three other young women. Among those whom they killed were her father, mother and husband. Her young child, four or five months old, she concealed in a bundle of clothing and took with her undiscovered in the night. But when she arrived at the place where the Athapuscow Indians had left their wives (which was not far distant) they began to examine her bundle, and finding the child, one of the women took it from her and killed it on the spot. “This last piece of barbarity gave her stich a disgust to those Indians that, notwithstanding the. man who took care of her treated her in every respect as his wiie, and was, she said, remarkably kind to and*even fond of her, so far was she from being able to reconcile herself to any of the tribe that she rather chose to expose herself to misery and want than to live in ease and affluence among persons who had so cruelly murdered her infant. The poor woman’s relation of this shocking story, which she delivered in a very affecting manner, only excited laughter among the savages of my party. “Tn a conversation with this woman soon afterward she told us that her country lies so far to the westward that she had never seen iron or any other kind of metal till she was taken prisoner. Though her tribe had fre- quently heard of the useful materials which the nations or tribes to the east of them were supplied with from the English, so far were they from drawing nearer to be in the way of trading for iron work, etc., that they were obliged to retreat further back to avoid the Atha- puscow Indians, who made surprising slaughter among them both in winter and summer.” Comparison of the foregoing cases seems to warrant the conclusion that when thrown entirely upon their own resources in the wilderness the influences of civilization have tended to decrease rather than to increase the ability of its creatures to successfully maintain existence and that in this respect the twentieth century civilized man is far behind the eighteenth century savage. To the sportsman for whom the Northland has any fascination this old journal of Hearne’s will well repay a perusal, It is unfortunately now rather a rare book. Tf some enterprising publisher would issue a modern re- print of this interesting and instructive old-work it would prove a valuable addition to the library of many a sportsman. CHauncey P. WILLIAMS. Ausany, N, Y., Jan. 31. An Heroic Adventure. Wen we had come to anchor in Trinity Bay and all the sails were safely stowed, the Captain of our yacht proposed we should go ashore and see the celebrated Comeau fils. ; Bob, my companion, asked, “Celebrated for what? “Qh! for several things,” replied the Captain. “He is a most extraordinary man in his many acquirements and knowledge. Born and brought up on this coast, he has passed all his life here, with the exception of the three years his father was able to send him to school, but those three years he made use of to lay the foundation of a wonderful store of practical knowledge. His school- ing, as.1 have said, was but the foundation; by reading and observation he has added to it in a marvelous way. “From his early training and the life of every one on the coast, it would go without sayin& that he knows how to shoot, but he is more than a good shot, he is a “deadly” shot. Anything he aims his gun at that is within shoot- ing distance is dead. Asa salmon fisher, no crack angler who visits these rivers can hope to compete with him. “As a linguist he can speak, read and write in French, English, Latin and Indian; besides this, he can talk rapidly in the dumb alphabet. He holds the position of telegraph operator at Trinity, also of postmaster and fishery overseer, and besides, when anything goes. wrong with the line for two hundred miles east or west, the department immediately wires him to go and fix them up. “He has more than a fair knowledge of medicine for one who derived all-his insight from reading alone. Last summer there was an epidemic of measles all along the coast, among both whites and Indians. Here, with a popu- lation of 150, two-thirds of whom were down, Comeau, who attended them, did not lose one patient, while at Bersimis, where the department sent a full-fledged M. D., there were thirty-nine burials out of a population of 450. “You may be sure the poor people all along the coast love him.” f So the boat was lowered away, and the Captain, Bob and I were rowed ashore to see this paragon. the outside look of the place I could see the man was. one of good taste and orderly. The knock at the door was answered by Comeau himself. The Captain was person- ally acquainted with him and introduced us before we entered. | I must say I was: disappointed, One always is when he has pictured a person in his mind’s eye and finds that in reality he is quite a different kind of person. T had looked for Comeau to be a large mam and a boisterous one from his position of superiority over others. On the contrary, I found him below the medium, a quiet, low-voiced man, reserved almost to shyness. I saw at once he was a great observer, one who would make deductions from specks invisible to ordinary people; or, 3 From » in other words, he could put two and two together and dovetail them better than most men. _ We were ushered into a large, clean. airy room, in the middle of which sat a very good looking lady in a roomy rocker, with a child on each knee. Comeau himself is reserved and not inclined to talk, his wife can do enough for both. She excused herself for not rising when her husband in- troduced us. Nodding down at her babies, she said, “You see I am fixed.’ One could see she is a proud mother—they are twins; this she told us before we were well seated, and she further informed us that they were me only twins on the Labrador. So she is celebrated also. When we got fairly settled in Comeau’s den, the con- versation naturally drifted into hunting and fishing. Bob made some inquiries about the pools on the Trinity. To make his explanations clear, Comeau pulled out a drawer of photographic views of the river. In rummaging these over, he cast aside a gold medal. “Excuse me,” I said, reaching over and taking up the medal. On it I read en- graved: “PRESENTED TO N. A. CoMEAU BY THE R. H. S. ror BRAVERY IN. SAVING LIFE,” Upon my asking him to recount the circumstances, he blushed and looked quite confused, and said; ‘‘Oh! it was nothing worth speaking of, but I ‘suppose people talked so much about it that they gave me that token. It was nothing more than any man would have done,” and this was all we could get from him unless we had carried persistency to an ungentlemanly degree. After haying spent a very pleasant hour, we returned on board, and the Captain told us the story that the hero himself would not: Two years before, one day in January, Comeau arrived home from the back country fo find that two men had that day while séal hunting off shore been driven off the coast toward the ice pack in the gulf. One of the men was Comeau’s own brother-in-law, and the other a half breed. In spite of the supplications of his wife and the persuasions of the other individuals of the place, Comeau set about preparations to follow them out to sea. He asked no one to accompany him. The wind all the afternoon had been steadily off shore and was now moderately calm. He took with him some restoratives, provisions, a lantern, a couple of blankets, his rifle and ammunition and what else useful he could think of in his hurry. The ice pack was then about ten miles off the land, and he reasoned the men must be on the ice, if large and strong enough, or in among it if in small cakes, the latter being much more dangerous. From Trinity to Matane in a direct line the distance is forty-five miles, and to push out in a frail, wooden canoe alone and the darkness coming on in the black gulf in mid-winter required a brave man with extraordinary nerve to dare it, and this Comeau did. Three minutes after pushing out from the beach, canoe and man were swallowed up in the darkness. The next the people of Trinity heard of him was a telegraphic mes- - sage on the second day after. It read: “Matane. All pre alive, Joseph, hands frozen; Simon, both feet frozen adly. { This message was to his family, but the Matane people sent a much longer one to the Government, giving the facts, describing the hardships these men had come through, and a special train was sent down with the best surgeon from Quebec. On the surgeon’s arrival at Matane a consultation was held with the county practi- tioner, when it was decided. that the man Joseph would nave to lose two fingers on each hand and Simon both eet. The amputation was successfully carried out next day, and shortly after, when Comeau saw both men well on to recovery, he started for his home, not, however, by the way he had come, but up to Quebec by the south shore and down the north shore from Quebec, a distance of ey zoo miles. The last hundred he made on snow- shoes. The Captain told us that the description of this very venturesome trip he had heard from Comeau’s own brother as the elder one had described it in the heart of his own family. He had reached the ice pack, to the best of his judgment, about fifteen miles from the land, and had remained on his oars and hallooed once or twice without receiving an answer. He suddenly bethought himself of the lantern. This he lit and lashed to the blade of one of his oars, and erected it aloft. Immediately a faint cry was heard to the eastward, and he lowered his light and pulled away in the direction whence the call appeared to come. After rowing for a short time the lantern was waved above again, and this time an answering shout came from close at hand. The two poor fellows were some distance in the pack, and had got on the largest cake they could find. They were sitting there helpless, holding on each by ‘one hand to the rough surface of the ice, and with the other to their canoe to keep it from being washed off. By the aid of the lantern held aloft, Comeau saw there was a mtch larger cake of ice some distance further in the pack. To this they made their way with laborious trouble... Pushing one canoe as far ahead among the ice as possible, they would all three get into this, shove the other in advance in the same way, and so repeating the process till they reached the solid field. Once safely on this, for the meantime, secure place, food was partaken of and daylight waited for, Soon, however, the intense cold began to make itself felt, and ds»wsiness was fast taking hold of the two men, and their great wish was to be left alone and allowed to sleep. This Comeau knew if indulged meant death, and it took all his efforts to keep them awake and moving about. Once while attending to the half-breed, his brother- in-law dropped down and was fast asleep in an instant, Comeau boxed him, kicked him, without having the de- sired effect of rousing him from his stupor. At last he bethought him of what an old Indian had done to him under somewhat similar circumstances. He caught the man’s nose between the thumb and finger and tweaked it severely. This brought him to his feet and mad to ight. Day was now breaking, and they could see the south shore at a computed distance of ten miles. Comeau also saw that the ice pack was drifting steadily east, and this, Bex. 6, 1001.) if they remained on the ice, would carry them past Cap Chat, the most northern point of the south coast, and this meant death to a certainty. A rapid train of thought went through Comeau’s brain, He decided that if saved they were to be, it must be by passing oyer that ten miles of moving, grinding ice. He forced some food on the others and gaye each a small dram of spirits; how much rather would he have given them tea or coffee. But even if he had had it, water was wanting to make it. They abandoned the roll of blankets, which had been of no use to them, and started, using the canoes see-saw fashion as they had done the night before. They left the cake of ice upon which they had passed the night at 8 A. M. and only got ashore at the ex- treme point of Cap Chat at daylight next morning. At times they would come across narrow lanes of water, but these lanes always ran at right angles to the direction in which they were going. Several times, when stepping upon what was considered a sirong piece of ice, one of the party would be immersed in the cold, cruel water, and be rescued with great trouble and danger to the others. What a picture of heartfelt prayer offering it must have been, to have seen those men kneeling on the ice- hound shore, pouring out their thanks to the ever-watch- ful Almighty who had brought them safely through such dangers. Bob, who had taken down the Captain’s narrative in shorthand, gave me his notes, and I give the story of adventure and heorism to the public. Comeau is well known by most of the members of the Forest and Stream clubs of New York and Montreal. Martin HUNTER. One Hundred and Twenty-five Years Ago. As a yoice from the distant past and yet of present in- terest is the following narrative of a member of the Con- tinental army who accompanied Benedict Arnold through the Maine wilderness in his disastrous campaign against Quebec during the fall and winter of 1775. When the main body of the army arrived at Fort Western at Cushnoc, now Augusta, the writer and eight others were detailed under command of Archibald Steele to proceed in advance of the main column for the purpose of correctly ascertaining and marking the paths (by fetling small trees, blazing, and otherwise) which were used by the Indians at the numerous carrying- places in the wilderness, toward the head waters of the Dead River, and also to ascertain the distance and nature of the route over the height of land (now the Boundary Mountains) to the head waters of the Chaudiére River (that portion of the river now known as Arnold River), which flows in a northerly direction to the St. Lawrence River at a point nearly opposite to Quebec. Two birch-bark canoes were provided; and two guides, celebrated for the management of such water craft and who knew the riyer as high up as the great carrying- place, were also found, These were Jeremiah Getchell, a very respectable man, and John Horne, an Irishman who had grown gray in this cold climate. This small party, unconscious of danger, and animated by the hope of applause from their country, set forward from Fort Western in their light barks, at the rate of fifteen to twenty and, in good water, twenty-five miles per day. These canoes are so light that a person of com- mon strength may carry one of the smallest kind, such as ours were, many hundred yards without halting. Yet they will bear a great burden and swim nearly gunwale deep; an admirable desctiption of them_is given by Hearne in his journey to the Coppermine River. Steele's canoe bore five men with their arms and bag- gage. which last was, indeed, light in quantity and quality —one barrel of pork, one bag of meal and two hundred- weight of biscuit. The other canoe carried seven men, their arms and baggage and a due proportion of pro- visions. . On the evening of the 23d of September our party ar- rived at Fort Halifax, situated on the pomt formed by a junction of the Sebasticook and Kennebec rivers. Here our commander, Steele, was accosted by a Capt. Harrison or Huddlestone inviting him and the company to his house. The invitation was gladly accepted, as the ac- commodation at the fort, which consisted of old block- houses and a stockade in a ruinous state, did not admit of much comfort; besides, it was inhabited, as our friend, the captain, said, by a rank tory. Here, for the first time, the application of the American term tory was defined ta me by the captain. Its European definition was ‘well known before. Another interesting conversation on the parc or tn¢ captain struck my mind as a great curiosity in natural history and well deserving commendation. He observed that he had immigrated to the place he then resided at about thirty years before, most probably with his parents, for he did not then appear much beyond forty. That at that period the common deer which now inhabits our more southern climate was the only animal of the deer kind which they knew, unless it was the elk; and them but partially: In a short space of time the moose deer appeared in small numbers, but increased annually after- ward, and as the one species became more numerous the other diminished; so that the kind of deer first spoken of, at the time of this information, according to the cap- tain, was totally driven from that quarter. The moose deer reigned the master of the forest. This anecdote, if true, might in such minds as those of Buffon or De Pauw give occasion to systems of natural history totally inconsistent with the laws of na- ture; still, there may be something in it; animals, like human beings, whether forced by necessity or from choice, do migrate. Many instances might be given of this circumstance of the animal economy, in various parts oi the world. The above relation is the only instance which has come to my knowledge where one species has expelled another of the same genus. If the fact be true, it is either effected by a species of warfare or some pe- culiarity in the appearance of the one kind, and of horror ot perhaps disgust in the other; we know the rock goat FOREST : AND »STREAM: (steinbock of the Germans and boquetin of the French) formerly inhabited the low hills of southern France and of the Pyrenees; they have been driven hence by some peculiar cause, for they are now confined to the tops of the highest mountains in Europe. lt is true it has been frequently advanced by men of respectability and information in Pennsylvania that the gray fox, which is indigenous in the United States and all North America, has been driven from the Atlantic sea coast into the interior by the red fox from Europe, but we have no sufficient data to warrant this assertion. The truth probably is that as the gray fox is a dull and slow animal, compared with the sprightliness, rapidity arid cunning of the red fox, the first has been thinned by the huntsmen and gradually receded from the sea coast to the forest, where, from his habits, he is more secure. The cunning and the prowess of the latter has enabled him to maintain his station among the farms, in spite of the swiftness and powerful scent of the dogs. But that which puts this assertion out of view is that the red fox is indigenous throughout North America. He and the gray fox are found in the highest latitudes, but there their skins are changed into more beautiful furs than those of ours by the effects of climate. Another notion has been started within these twenty years past of the fox squirrel expelling the large gray squirrel; but it is fallacious. Gro. McALEER. Worcester, Mass. As Seen Between the Lines. THIS time it is the mention of dough birds that starts the trouble. Not that I am loaded down with knowledge of them or their habits, for I am not, but rather some- thing in the reminiscent vein suggested by some refer- ence to dough birds in Mr. Hough’s department, It was in 1871. Another kid and I were in camp on the Loup River, a few miles below the Pawnee Indian village at Genoa, Neb. One day there came drifting our way, as a tumble weed or other matter carried by the wind, without apparent volition of its own, an Indian boy about our own age with a stringless bow at his back. It was lazy time in April and the Indian stopped to talk awhile, As we lay on the grass in the sun, feeling languid and growing fast, a flock of plover (as we supposed) came whistling overhead. As they passed the Indian gave a shrill whistle in imitation of their call and turned them. After a circle or two the birds lit down on a strip of prairie that had been burned over near by. We were not hunting to any great extent, but just loafin’ round with each other, though each of us had a double-barrel shotgun. An examination of our ammuni- tion supply showed only two charges of powder. As both of us wanted a shot, we loaded one barrel of each gun and sallied forth, The birds rose out of range, and, bunching as they rose, made a short circle and passed within thirty yards of us. As they went by we emptied our guns into the bunch and picked up twenty-four dead and wounded birds. They were dough birds, though we did not know it at the time. We invited the Indian lad to stay for dinner, and out of our choicest fishing lines made a string for his bow. We then stuck a stick in the ground and a potato on the stick about twenty yards from the shanty. The Indian shot at it and missed and he and I walked out to where the arrow fell; about twenty yards further on. Picking up the arrow, the Indian turned and again shot at the potato, which was now between us and the shanty. At the same instant my partner thrust his head out of the door, stooping low over the threshhold to pick up some- thing from the ground just outside. The arrow struck the potato on one side and, glancing, started straight for the head. To hit the head the arrow must pass very close to the corner of the shanty, as it only protruded a few inches through the door. There was a brief instant of suspense, though brief as it was it was long enough to turn that full-blood Indian into a chalk-colored quarter- blood, and then the arrow quivered in the corner of the shanty, having failed to pass by the narrow margin of hali an inch, and burying its steel head an inch and a half in the cottonwood log. Had the arrow passed the corner my partner’s head would have been its sure re- ception. The Indian looked at me and I looked at him and then we pulled the arrow out as if nothing had hap- pened, and Will never knew how near he came to being wiped out by a redskin. ; I saw several flocks of dough birds in Nebraska that spring, and in 1876 I shot a few in Kansas; also a few in 82. ‘That is the last one I ever saw, though I have often been on the plover grounds of Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Man and Wild Animals. _ Another thing that has caused me to read between the lines is the discussions that have been going on concern- ing man’s fear of wild animals. It always makes me nervous to read the fake stories concerning adventures with wild animals. I don’t believe any wild animal will attack a man, but when attacked there are circumstances under which even a rabbit will fight. To refute the popular notion of the ferocity of wild animals one of your corre- spondents goes to the other extreme and tells of a man who followed a wounded panther into its den and the animal refused to fight him. He says the story is true, and I can’t help but think it is, but as neither man nor beast could have been in his right mind, the fact has no value in determining the status of animal nature. A coyote will fight a man without hesitation when cor- nered; so will a wildcat. I have tried both. Get be- tween an otter and the stream and it will fight without a moment's hesitation. Yet any of these animals would starve to death rather than face a man. Truth is a small point on which it seems hard to balance;: we. generally lop this way or that, Here is a story I just read of a trapper who had been all season in catching two wolves. During this time he dare not stay out at all late in the evening, for fear of being treed by wolves. But they were so very clever he could not get them. Why did not that trapper load him- self down with cartridges and get treed by wolves? He might have got fifty in one night. Many a man has never! 108 doubtless been treed by his imagination, but by wolves, And if he were, a single discharge of a gun would scatter them for good, Here is another by a man who has taken upon himi- self the special task of educating the public concetning wild animals. A man is out trapping wolves anil after setting two traps at one bait he proceéds leisurely:.to get into one and then the other. Held thus from two ways it is impossible for him to get out. The wolves soon locate him and are about to eat him up, but his faithful’ dog comes to the rescue, and after killing a couple of wolves brings the trap wrench that his master may free himself.- Asadog-story thisis very good. The dear fel- lows will often fight to the death for their friends, and thus far it is true to nature; but as a wolf story it is sim- ply rot. In trapping wolves I seldom got one the first night, and it seemed as if they would not come near as long as bait or trap retained the scent of man. Had I known it and baited my trap with a man I might haye caught a dozen in place of waiting several days for a . nibble. With such stuff as this filling books, papers and: magazines, and even crowding into our natural histories and sportsman’s journals, is it any wonder that the mass of people, who never see wild animals except in cages, have erroneous ideas concerning them? IT want my stories of the supernatural to deal with ghosts ard goblins only, with trademark blown in the bottle so there can be no mistake. E. P. Jagues Eimo, Kan., Jan. 28. Incidentals. ' To most sportsmen the chief charm of their outings is largely made up of incidentals. Go where you may, wherever sportsmen gather—be it in well appointed club or afar in the country store of some obscure hamlet where they lounge about the glowing stove—you will find the conversation composed mostly of these small happenings as here and there one gives his experience. In your own case, though you may grow talkative at times, you cannot always put your feelings in proper words, Who shall tell of the pleasure he feels over the com- fertable chuckle and click of the cartridges in his pockets as they rub and jostle each other while he swings along through the stubble?’ What a thrill one has, when, after jumping from the wagon and inserting a couple of shells, he hears that unctuous little snap of the breech that tells of a well cared for gun. A little sound, a trifle, yet it makes him “feel good,” and he paces confidently toward the stanchly pointing dog, fully prepared to “count coup” on the first upward rush of the brown covey just ahead. A long interval of business cares has passed, and at last you stand again among the debris of your old blind. Ben is splashing the decoys into place some twenty yards away, while you set to work to make your cover ship- Shape. In a moment you uncover an old empty water- scaked and powder-stained cartridge case. The brass base gives you a feeble gleam of recognition as you take it in hand. Beneath the iridescence of its tarnish you read the legend, “U. M. C. Co. No. 12. Smokeless.” “Yes, one of my old ones,” you mentally exclaim, and toss it into the water, where it subsides with a sullen “plup”! Is that all? That battered case paints you a mental picture that is full of reminiscence—a picture of this very. spot, when once before you sat here and cut down the darting wildfowl, The magic still lurking in that bit of clouded brass has set you aglow, and the time seems al] too long before you have everything to rights and ave ready for business. Have you ever stood to leeward of some old gunning shanty at night, far out on the lonely beach? In the brilliant moonlight the shadow of the old house rests like a blot of ink in sharp contrast with the gleaming stillness that spreads around. Beyond the sand dunes a restless surf is booming, while now and again the fitful wind drives a spurt of sand against your boot legs with a faint sound of scurrying. You seem to be all eyes, all ears. The breeze is “purring” all about—now here, now there, whispering mysteriously as it goes. The heavens are filled with gems whose sparkle is subdued in the wondrous splendor of the moonlight. The North Star, cold and calculating as ever, floats in space, oblivious of the never weary pointers of the Dipper, while away in the southeast lordly Sirius is poised below Orion. Can you put in words the surge of thought that comes to you as you stand there? Is it to be wondered at that wildfowl should migrate under such conditions? : Again, who shall tell the angler’s feeling, when, after supper, he wanders out to finish his last pipeful before turning in? He has reached the haven whither his thoughts have led him during many weeks. The snug cottage, perchance his old homestead, nestles among its trees on the hillside, seemingly unchanged since his last visit. Alt about him is the witchery of the spring night. That damp, earthy smell, spiced with a fragrance sub- tle yet so strong that it has lingered through life in his menioty, comes to him as in the years long past. Frogs are piping just as they have always piped in spring time. Down among the lilypads something is rattling like a pair of castanets, and his boyhood wonder as to what it can be is at once upon him as strongly as when he first heard it in the long ago. “Qua!” says a night heron overhead in the silence, and a delicious little tremor makes goose flesh run along his spine. F. saunters under the tree where the turkeys are roosting. Sure enough they hear him, or see him--=who Knows which? At all events the familiar “Quit! quit’’ rzils him he is discovered. Never in al his life has he bcen able to fool those turkeys. That same mist is stealing along the creek. Softly, quietly. it is working and. floating in cottony folds; there is no wind, yet it is never still, To-morrow on his way to his favorite siream he will listen for the bluebird’s call—that pasteral note that speaks so directly to his heart. Mayhap he will hear the little voice in the sky, and then you will find hini listen- ing again and again as it falls to him, softly, indescriha- bly suggestive of gentleness. , ; Wirmot TowNsENna, The Forget AND STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday. Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the latest by Monday and as much esrlier 2s practicable (104. Slatuyal History. , Dangerous Wild Animals and Other Matters. — _ I-HAVE just been reading the article ‘by S. E. Filkins in FOREST AND STREAM of Dec. 28, and cannot see that he has made out a very good case. I. did not understand the editorial Mr. Filkins refers to as saying that wild animals always fled from man, but as meaning that a human being was at all times safe irom unprovoked attack, I honestly -believe that. there has never been the time in North America when a man might not haye walked from ocean to ocean with no other weapon than a stick and haye been as safe from attack by wild ani- mals as he would be in the center of New York city, pro- vided, of course, that he did not go out of his way looking for trouble. The fear of wild animals which most people possess comes from stories told to them as children, re-enforced as they grow older by newspaper yarns. _ When a youngster, in company with several other boys I once came suddenly on a big timber wolf in thick brush. For many years I firmly believed that nothing but a determined front kept that wolf from devouring the whole crowd of us at once, but now I know that the wolf was much the worse scared, and was only putting up a bluff until it got a chance to bolt. I have seen several grizzlies that would not get out of the trail for me, just because I did not have a gun; and I know of one case where a she cinnamon bear with cubs charged an observer who got too close. But per- sonally I never saw a she bear—black, cinnamon or grizzly—that wouldn’t bolt and leave her cubs at the first sign of danger. I have caught several cubs under such circumstances, and had them squeal like little pigs, but never had the old bear come close enough to get a shot, though I have had them come back and roar and growl, but they took mighty good care to keep out of sight in the brush. However, I once knew a man who got mauled by a she grizzly after catching the cub, but it was in open ground, and when he saw the old bear coming back he foolishly started to run; with the natural result that the big brute ran after him, slapped him a couple of times and took the cub away. Again, bears will often come into a camp, but it is only after something to eat, and if let alone they will not bother any one. As for the cougars, they are more backward about attacking a person than is a bear. I knew a fellow who had a cougar land on his back one night as he was com- ing along a deer trail, the cougar evidently mistaking him for a deer. But when he yelled—as almost any one would under such circumstances—the animal let go and departed in a hurry, quite as much scared as the man, and it is needless to say that he was scared plenty. When I first got together a pack of dogs for cougar hunting the oldtime hunters and trappers were full of the most awful stories about the ferocity of the cougar, and especially about a big red variety that lived high up in the mountains and could kill dogs just as fast as they could get hold of them. Just as soon as I got the dogs trained I went after the big red ones, and, behold! they were just like any other cougar, and did not kill dogs any faster than the average. The truth of the matter is, any four fighting dogs will kill any cougar in twenty: minutes, hardly getting scratched themselves. I never had a dog killed by a cougar, though two of my old dogs (Hector and Brig) have been in over a hundred rough-and-tumble fights with them. Several years ago a couple of us. were photographing cougars, using dogs to tree or bring the game to bay. had two half-bred staghound and collies. and two ifull- blooded foxhounds. The trees were all scrubby juniper and pifion, not over 15 feet high, and before we could get any photographs I had to leave the two staghounds at home, as when the dogs got a cougar treed one of the foxhounds would crawl up among the branches, jump the cougar out, and Hector would nail him, and when we got up we would have a dead cougar. The fox- hounds alone would not close in on a cougar. Hector’s way of catching a cougar was to make a quartering dash irom behind, grab the cougar by the tail and turn him ‘end over end. Before the brute would get its breath the other dogs would have it stretched, and that was the end. A cougar can move Itke lightening for a hundred yards or so, but after that loses its wind, and any fast dog can catch one. I think that Mr. Filkins has overestimated the length of his cougar a little. I have measured a great many, and never saw but three that ran over 7 feet 6 inches from end of nose fo tip of tail, the tail always being within an inch of one-third the total length of the animal. One of these three was 7 feet 9 inches, one 7 feet 8 inches, and one 8 feet 4 inches.: This last was_by far the largest cougar I ever saw or heard of. One often hears of cougars 9, Io or 11 feet long, but when the story 1s run down it is always the hide that has been measured after having been taken off, The hide will always be from two to | three feet longer than the animal. The average size of 4 ‘full-grown male cougar is 7% feet irom tip to tip, one- third being tail, 30 inches high at the shoulder, and such 4 beast will weigh from 135 to 160 pounds, as I have weighed several. The one that measured 8 feet 4 inches must have weighed nearly 200 pounds, but I was unable to weigh it. When one remembers that 10 feet 6 inches is a pretty good size for a tiger, it 1s easy to see that a 1o-foot cougar would be quite a good-sized animal. Really the most dangerous game we have in the West is a mule deer buck, and when wounded and cornered it will fight like a fiend. The only dog I ever had killed by 4 wild animal was horned through the heart by a spike buck, and I have made more than one quick jump to get away with a mad buck close behind, not fo mention sey- eral rough-and-tumbles wherein I lost most of my raiment —these last luckily being with the deer with their horns still in the yelvet, or I might not now be ‘spinning this yarn. 7. , Wm, WELLS. Werts, Wye, FOREST AND STREAM. [Mr. Wells’ letter is extremely interesting, and touches on a number of points that are not generally understood. It 1s the more valuable as coming from a man of wide experience, much of whose mature life has been devoted largely to hunting. - ’ , Hor many years we have been looking for an authentic case of an attack on a human being by the wolf in America, but we confess that only one ‘such case has ever become known to us. This attack*was made without any reason on a girl eighteen years old by a wolf puppy which was barely full grown, and its oddness places it outside of the category of ordinary stories of attacks by wolves on human beings, in which hunger is the motive which prompts the supposed onslaught. The girl who was injured was the daughter of the widely known Jim Baker, one of the few oldtime trappers who lived up to recent times, and the occurrence took place near his ranch on Snake River, in the northwest corner of Colorado. The girl, then (in 1881) eighteen years old, was on her way to drive in some milk cows at dusk one evening. As she approached them she saw sitting on the hillside just above the trail a gray wolf, ai which she shouted, and when it did not move she picked up a stone and threw it at it. The animal snarled, and when she threw the stone, promptly came jumping down the hill, threw her down and tore her arms and legs badly. Her screams brought her brother, who was near at hand and had his gun, and he killed the wolf. News- paper stories oi attacks on persons by wolves are ex- tremely common, but in almost all cases, if an effort is made to trace them to their source, they prove to be without the slightest foundation in fact, A long chapter on ‘Wolves and Wolf Nature” is*published in the Boone ane Crockett Club’s third volume, “Trail and Camp- re We will recall an incident which happened many years ago on the plains, when two Indians chased an old grizzly bear and her two well-grown cubs for a long distance. The mother apparently felt no interest what- ever in the cubs, but ran away as fast as she could, and kept on running. overtaken and killed, and then, their horses having given out, one of the Indians continued the pursuit of the old bear on foot, and at last drove her into a water hole, where he killed her. ‘ Some years ago not very far from the eastern borders of the National Park a case occurred where a cougar sprang ona man. The man was hunting mule deer near Clark’s Fork, following a game trail which. passed along a steep hillside where there were cliffs and broken rocks and occasional patches of quaking aspen.. It was winter and cold wedther, and the hunter wore stout hunting clothing. As the man turned the point of a little grove. of aspens the cougar sprang on him from a tock above the trail, landing on his back and catching him with its jaws by the shoulder. As the man fell the gun flew out of his hands to some distance. The animal lay on him on the ground, and, as a curious example of how people notice trifling things even in times of great stress, the hunter said that as he fell he could feel the cotigar’s’ whiskers tickling his face, and as tie animal lay on him could hear it purr. The man was quick-witted, and as he Jay on the ground, reached round and got hold of his skinning knife, with which he stabbed the cougar three times as it lay on him, and it died there without strug- gling. Somewhat dazed, the man rose to his feet, picked up his gun, and returning to camp got some other men, who went back with him and skinned the lion, Ot course no one saw the occurrence, but the condition of the man’s clothing and shoulder andi of the dead cougar made it clear that things had happened just ashe said. The cougar was undoubtedly lying in wait above: the trail for a deer—or, for the matter of that, for a rabbit— and when the man suddenly appeard sprang cn him, be- lieving that the moving object was a deer. A friend in Montana, who formerly used two little 30- pound dogs in hunting cougars, has told us that he has frequently seen one of these overtake a cougar, seize the tip of its tail in its teeth and then putting out all four feet in the snow brace back and try to hold the cougar. He added that when the cat turned about to strike at the dog it did so slowly and clumsily, so that the dog had abundant time to get out of the way. The size of cougars is constantly overestimated, and we fancy they are quite as often under 7 as over 7 feet in length when measured in the flesh. We think that it was Mr. John Fannin, Curator of the Provincial Museum of British Columbia, who for many years had a standing reward out for a cougar that would measure 8 feet in the flesh—and they have big cougars, in British Columbia, too. We believe that the reward was never claimed; at al! events it had not been claimed two or three years ago, Of course, in comparison with the lion or the tiger, the cougar is a small animal, and the tiger is much larger than the lion. We are disposed to agree with Mr. Wells that the most dangerous game in the West is the deer, but, as it happens. we have not known the mule deer in this re- spect, The whitetail deer, however, is always a danger- ous animal when wounded, and at least one case has come to our knowledge where a wounded ‘buck, sur- prised, attacked and killed an old man. This was in Nebraska, many years ago, but the occurrence was en- iirely authentic and is undoubted. Cases where hunters have incautiously advanced to cut the throat of a wounded deer, and have been.then at- tacked and badly cut up by the swiiftly flying feet or hurt by the horns, have ‘been too frequent to require especial mention, |. ' Any one who has ever been forced to be at grapples witha crazy dog knows howhard such an animal is to hold, provided it is not desired to kill it; and we know:of a man who, getting hold of a wounded antelope in the effort to cut its throat, would have been delighted to let go and call it quits if he had dared to.do so.] Winter Birds on Staten Island. Princes Bay, Staten Island, N. Y., Jan, 29.—Bluebirds have been with us all winter. A flock of wild geese was seen last week going north over Staten Island. Robins are thick around here in the cedars; but what their fate will be in the next four weeks is hard to say. February is hard on our feathered friends. sada One after another of the cubs was. . [ FEB. 9, 190%. ) _ English Woodcock. I NOTICE in your issues of Dec. 22, 1900, and Jan. 5, 1got, the notes by Jay Beebe and Didymus on the pos- sible occurrence of the European species Scolopax rusticola in Michigan and New Jersey. The Michigan specimen is described as being similar to our bird in all respects. except size. As the coloration of plumage is very different im the American and European species, this would at once dissipate any chance of its being other than an extra large Piulohela minor. It is uniortunate, however, that the specimen was not preserved. As to the New.Jersey bird seen, but not captured, twenty years ago, it would be dangerous to speculate as to its being so rare a bird as the European species is in America. Didymus speaks-of the bird in question appearing to be “Twice as large as a legitimate member had any right to be,” but how often, under certain conditions of ight and atmosphere, does a woodcock, snipe or even a duck ap- pear to be half again as large as it really is, particularly when it “gets up’! ; The English woodcock, while only a very rare strag- _ gler to this country, is included in the list of our birds, Ir I mistake not, only three instances of its capture have been’ recorded. The late George N. Lawrence in- cluded it in his “Catalogue of Birds Observed on New York, Long and Staten Islands, and the Adjacent Parts of New Jersey,” published in the “Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York,’ Vol. VIII, April, 1866, and writes; “I have had an example of this species for some years, which was sent me by Mr. Wm. Gal- braith, accompanied with the following note, dated Dec. 6, rsa: ‘A poultry dealer in Washington Market in- formed me that he had seen in the market a strange bird, which in his opinion was an overgrown woodcock, I went to see it, and found it to be a true European woodcock; it is badly shot, part of the bill and skull ~ being carried away; it is fresh and otherwise in good order; the person I got it from said that he bought it with a lot of quail on board the Shrewsbury boat. I thought if an oceurrence in out line worthy of notice” It was doubtless killed near Shrewsbury, N. J., and apparently with coarse shot. It was, however, in good condition, and alter taking off its skin I had the body cooked, and was able to partake of a dish not usual in America. It prob- ably came by the way of Iceland and Greenland, a route by which other European species occasionally reach us.” In Lewis’ “American Sportsman,’ Philadelphia, 1871, ‘page 160, he has in a footnote as follows: “G. D. Weth- erell, Esq., informs us, a few days since, that a gentleman sent him, a year or two ago, a woodcock that weighed 14 ounces, which was shot in New Jersey, and it was his intention-to have it mounted, but, owing to the neg- iigence of the party who brought the bird it was too far gone before he received it.” There is, of course, an open question as to the proper identity of this specimen. In a valuable paper, ~The Distribution and Migrations of North American Birds,” by the late Prof. Spencer F, Baird, published in the American Journal of Science and Arts, Vol. XLI., May, 1866, he gives a list of twenty-seven species belonging to the European fauna which had been found up to that date in Iceland, Greenland and North America. The one species accredited to Newfoundland was the English woodcock. Should any sportsman kill a woodcock of sufficiently large size to cause any suspicion as to its not being our American bird, he will, I trust, have it pre- served at. once and forwarded to some institution for identification, However, the probabilities are that the next European bird which is taken in our country will be found in one of the Atlantic States, and not in the interior. RUTHVEN DEANE. CureaGo, Jan, T. Abinisin in the Red-Tailed Hawk. (Buteo borealis.) Ix Forest AND STREAM of Dec. 20, 1900, I note the record of an albino specimen at the taxidermist» store of F. Sauter, New York. This bird is described as pure white, except for four reddish-brown tail feathers. This reminds me of a specimen of this same species which IT saw in April, 1879, It was the property of Mr. C, J. Maynard, Newtonville, Mass. The bird, though much soiled, had been pure white with the exception of a few central tail feathers, which retained the normal cinnamon color. A pure white specimen was in the collection of the Jate Dr,-P. R. Hoy, of Racine, Wis., in 1881. An- other was in possession of Mr. Emory C. Greenwood, of Ipswich, Mass.. in March, 1880; and still another pure white one was killed on the Hoboken marshes, N. J., over twenty years ago. Mr. Geo. A. Boardman, of Calais, Maine, has among his finé collection of albinos a pure white buteo, probably of the red-tailed species. It would be very interesting if all sportsmen would record ‘the capture of any specimens which they may take show- ing any albinistic traces. This freak of nature is liable to occur in any bird, but is much more frequent in some families than in others. It is nat at all unusual among the ducks and game birds. » Routaven DEANE. 'CHicaGce, Jan. T. - The Linnaean Society of New York. REGULAR’ meetings of the Society will be held in the American Museum of Natural History, Seventy-seventh étreet and Eighth avenue, on Tuesday evenings, Feb. 12 and 26, at 8 o'clock, and public lectures will be given at the same place on Thursday evenings, Feb. 21 and 28, at 8.0’clock. Feb. 12—R. L, Ditmars, “Collecting Snakes in South Carolina.” Illustrated with spectimens. . . Feb. 21—Public lecture. C. L. Bristol. “The Sea Gar- dens of Bermuda.” Illustrated with lantern slides. Feb, 28—Public lecture. C. Hart Merriam. “A Nat uralist on the Coast of Alaska.” Illustrated with a series of Jantern slides. ' Watter W. GRANGER, Secretary American Museum of Natural History. The Forest AND STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday. Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the latest by Monday and as much earlier as practicahle a Fes. 9, 1901-] Gane Bag and Gun. Proprietors of shooting resorts will find it profitable to advertise them in Foagsr anp STREAM. Notice. All communications intended for Forest anp STREAM should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual co'inected with the paper. A February Afietioor: THE man with a gun had been shut in by bad weather for some weeks, when there came a “‘February thaw.” On Saturday the sun shone clear and bright, and even Warm, and its light was reflected with dazzling brilliancy by the snow that covered the ground. The ponds were still frozen, but South Coon River was almost free from ice, and the man with a gun knew that there must be ducks; so, aiter an early dinner, he struck ont through the North Coon timber, intending to go down that stream fo where South Coon joined it. North Coon was deeper water—a more sluggish cur- rent—and ran through the timber, so it was some days later than South Coon in thawing, but there was a little Open water in one of the long reaches, and\five or six hundred yards down the stream our man saw some ducks sitting on the ice at the edge of some open water. The Sank of the stream was ten or twelve feet high, and the ground level, so our man made a detour and walked fapidly along till he judged he was opposite the ducks, then began a sneak toward the river bank, stooping lower and lower as he neared the river, and as he got still closer he lay down and wormed himself along the ground like a snake, till he got so near the edge of the bank that he raised his head slowly and just a little, and Saw not 30 yards away six mallards sitting on the ice mn a compact bunch, and one other mallard sitting alone four feet to one side of the others. He had taken the pre- caution to poke the muzzle over the edge of the bank in advance of his taking a look, and it was pointing very nearly at the bunch of mallards. Quiet and slow as the sneak had been, it was not so quiet but that the ducks were alarmed, and when he looked over the bank every neck stood straight up. In one more second every duck would be on the wing and the chance for a dandy pot- shot lost. The thing to do was to shoot quickly and bag the bunch of six, and he felt that he could do it, and do it before they flew. He just considered himself sure of six mallards. He instantly covered the bunch all right and pressed the trigger, but just as he pulled the lone duck that sat to one side started to fly. and he in- stinctively threw the gun toward it as he pulled—and not a duck: was hit. The instant the gun swerved toward the lene duck he knew that everything was spoiled, but it was too late to help it, and quick as lightning he de- termined to get even with that lone duck, and springing to his feet he gaye it the second barrel with such an effective aim that there was scarcely an unbroken bone leit in its body, Then he looked aiter the vanishing hirds and quoted “Of all sad words.” He also said other “words” which at the time seemed appropriate to the oc- casion. Then he put fresh shells in the gun and went down the river to where the ice was still solid, and crossing over, came back and got the dead duck. He wasn t taking much interest just them in the glorious sun- shine and the bracing air nor the dozen or so of little birds that were singing around him, nor any of the many eyidences that winter was broken, for the time, at least. Tramping another mile through the woods, he came to the mouth of South Coon, and there was a sight that made him forget everything but what he saw. A hun- dred yards above the mouth of South Coon was a sand- har, perhaps 40 feet in diameter. It was so closely packed with mallards that there seemed to be no room for any more. They were a hundred yards away, and there was no chance to get nearer, as the banks on either side were low. He studied a while about what he should do and finally put shells loaded with oo shot in the gun, held 2 feet above the ratt of ducks, fired the first barrel as they sat on the sandbar,; and the other when they were a few feet high. Every duck went away apparently un- hurt, but when they had got some hundred yards away one tumbled headlong to the ground. The shooter stood locate the place where the duck fell after he had crossed the river, and then looked at the river itself to see where he could wade it, and he then saw. almost at his feet, a Dbroken-winged mallard drake drifting with the current. Another shot wilted him, and then the shooter hurried down the stream to a shalow place where he knew he could cross. and wading to the middle of the stream waited till the dead bird drifted to him. Then he crossed and walked up the river bank to where he could get the bearings that would locate the dead bird, It had fallen in a patch of thick weeds, all just alike. Not find- ing it when he reached the spot where he thought it had fallen, he tied his handkerchief to a big weed to mark the spot, and then began to circle around it, making each sticceeding circle wider than the preyious one. In this manner he was sure to hunt the ground thoroughly and to hunt it but once. A few circles discovered the duck, which would in all probability never have been found by the ordinary aimless, haphazard way of hunt- ing for a dead bird. In marking a bird that falls at a distance, always stand still till you have marked the spot by some object be- yond where the bird fell, and the further the object is be- yond the better. If there can be two objects in line beyond it is still better. Haying aligned the spot, walk straight along the line till you have gone two ar three rods further than where you thought the bird fell, and right there you will probably find it. Lf, from the nature of the ground, a detour has to be made to reach the place, be sure to take bearings that will enable you to place yourself upon the line again after making the de- tour. If the bird is not found by walking along the line, walking back and forth on parallel lines. To many peo- ple hunting fer a dead bird in thick cover is a nuisance and the bird is seldom found, but if the search is carried on the bank and carefully took his hearings so he could ~ mark the spot where you thought it fell and continue the search either by circling round the marked spot or by — FOREST AND STREAM. on as described’ above, the bird is almost certain to be found if it is not entirely hidden from sight. Practiced in this way, the certainty of finding makes the search a pleasure instead of an annoyance, and one soon takes pride in his skill in finding dead birds. If the bird is only winged and the cover amounts to anything it is hardly worth while to take any trouble looking for it, as it will be entirely hidd@n, but the experienced shooter seldom fails to note whether the bird is killed or only winged.- The shooter now went to the woods that bordered the stream and hid the three ducks, as he was sure to re- turn that way, and there was no need to carry them. He had just finished this, when there came a mallard drake, flying rather low, but too far to one side. The shooter got behind a big tree and gaye a few quacks, which brought the drake circling in to an easy shot for the man and a quick death for the duck, Proceeding up the river, the man with a gun cautiously approached a bend where there was a high bank and peeped over, expecting to find the ducks, if there were any there, on the further side in the shallow water. There were none in sight, and he started for the next bend, but had only taken a few steps, when out from under the high bank, right at the man’s feet, came a mallard splashing the water and quacking with terror. The man was startled almost as much as the duck, and missed with the first barrel before the duck was 30 feet away. Then he ptled himself together and made sure of a kill with the second. The second snapped. The man sat down on a log. After cooling off a little he left himself sitting on the log and stood up in front ol himself, and pointing a finger of scorn at himself sit- ting on the log, he said, “I used to think maybe you would get over being a natural born fool some time, but Lam discouraged about it. I really am. It is reason- able to expect that you would have a pretty rank wire edge on you when you first started. out to-day, as you haven't had’a gun-in your hands for weeks till this after- noon; but if losing those six mallards wasn’t enough- to tale it out of you, you are a hopeless case. You cught to be sent home and your gun given to a man it wouldn’t be ashamed to be seen with. Now you will just put two empty shells in the gun, and the next time a duck flies you will see how easy you would haye Killed it if the gun had been loaded.” The empty shells were put in and the search for skulk- ing ducks preceeded. Presently another skulking mal- lard flushed and offered an easy shot, and when the man snapped his empty shells at it he saw how easy—how yery easy—it was to kill a duck rising in close range, and although he did not get this one, it showed him how to eet the next one—and he got it and several others with- out a miss. The setting sun found him with a heayy bag and miles between him and home, but he trudged cheertully along till he came to the place where he had waded across South Coon, and found the melting snow had raised the river till he could not wade it, so he had to go around by the bridge, which made it two miles further, at which he grumbled somewhat, but finally pulled into town in fair shape an hour after dark. O. H. Hameron. Talks to Boys.—Xl, I wAyE talked to you more or less about your dog, taking it ior granted that you would have one; since, after a boy has really learned to,shoot, he wants to secure game birds, and will not be satisfied merely with killing the little birds that very small boys pursue. Not much can be done in shooting woodcock, quail, ruffed grouse er prairie chickens without a dog—what is commonly called) a bird dog; that is to say, either a pointer or a setter. Such dogs, as you all of you know, range over the ground before the shooter, covering mutch more territory than he could cover. Their keen scent enables them te detect where the birds are, or where they have been, and the well trained dog carefully following up the scent of the running bevy, approaches them, and as the scent grows stronger and he thus learns that the birds are near at hand, he stops and so notifies his master that the birds are close by. In sonre parts oi the world, spaniels are used. They work yery clese to the gun, and do not stop when they smell the bird, but press forward the faster, trying to reach it. They give tongue, however, and thus warn the man that the birds are near, and as they are so close to the shocter, he is likely to have a shot when the birds rise, The trained pointer or setter, stopping when the scent becomes strong, usually waits until the shooter is close to him, and then either is urged iorward to get closer to the birds and so starts them from the ground, er else the man with the eun walks ahead of the pointing dog, and himself causes them to take wing. You probably know that the act of pointing is natural to dogs, and to many wild animals which are hunters ef living things. J have more than once seen a wolf point a bird or small animal on the prairie, when he did not know exactly where it was. The pointing of the bird dog is merely this same effort to find game, which man makes use of in the domestic dog, which now hunts for its owner instead of jor itself. Often when you see your dog point, you will also see—if you are far enough in front of him to do so—his eyes roll about as he seeks to discoyer by sight just what is the position of the bird that he smells so strongly, the warm scent of which makes his nostrils twitch as he stands there motionless, Sometimes a young dog, whose education has not been carried quite far enough, will see a bird on the ground before him, and after discovering it will plunge forward and catch it in his jaws, but an old dog, who understands his duty and the work the gun is likely _to perform toward capturing the bird, will stand perfectly staunch and steady, even though he may plainly see the hird crouching before him. I do not intend to try fo teach you how to educate your dog for field work. Many books have been written about this, in which the best methods are set forth for training the dog to perform all the different operations required to make him serviceable to the sportsman. But 1 do wish ta give you a few suggestions with regard to the way in which you should treat your dog so that you may make of him a confident, cheerful friend and com- ~ 105. panion, instead of a nervous, uncertain, cringing servant, The higher your dog’s spirit and courage, and the greater his confidence in you, the more comfort you will derive from association with him, and the better the work he will do for you. Above all things avoid making him fear ' you. Sometimes you may have to punish him, but never do this unless you are positive that he understands what he has done that is wrong, and why you are correcting him. Then, when you have punished him, he must un- derstand, and you must feel, that the error that he has committed 1s wiped out and forgotten, and that you are jtist as good comrades and friends as you were before he made his blunder or willfully offended. I shall not advise you to get either a pointer or a setter; you will have to make up your mind about that, and it really does not make much difference which you get. Each breed has certain things to commend it. The pointer is more easily trained than the setter, but re- members better what it has been taught, and requires less work at the beginning oi each shooting season than the setter, before settling down to the business of hunting. The pointer also is thought to be better for a country where burrs are plentiful, and also for a country where there is lack of water, its fine light coat enabling it te endure warm weather more easily than the setter. On the other hand, for winter work, especially where there is much retrieving to be done from the water, the heavy coat of the setter makes it less susceptible to cold. In a-country where briers and thorns are troublesome, and there is much work to be done in thickets, the setter’s coat again protects it. Setters are thought to be more affectionate than pointers, but this is-not necessarily a point in their favor, since, from this very cause, they are likely to make friends with strangers and follow them off, to the owner’s great discomfort. Ji you know of any friend or neighbor that has a working setter or pointer, whose performances in the field are satisfactory, and you can im any way obtain a puppy from this animal, I advise you to secure it and to try to make the most of it. When you have secured a puppy there are two or three things that you must try to remember in connection with the little animal for whom you have taken the responsi- bility. You must remember, in the first place, that it is like any other young creature, full of spirits, utterly without sense of responsibility, thinking .only about itself and entirely determined, so far as it thinks ahead at all, to do those things which seem pleasant to it. It is your business now to undertake -its education. You must begin by making it fond of you, and that means that you must treat it kindly, must play with it more or less, must try to feed it yourself and to make it look to you for all the things that make life pleasant for it. Very patiently, but very firmly, you must instruct it, little by little, in good manners: must teach it that some things may be done, and that other things are under no circumstances permitted. You must remember that this little animal has no knowledge ot the English language, and that when you give it a command it at first has no idea what you are talking about, and that your words to if are merely 50 many meaningless sounds: One of your first duties therefore is to teach it what these sounds are intended to convey, and this lesson is to be taught only by enforce- ing obedience to the command as soon as uttered. Thus, ‘f you try to teach your dog to charge, which means to lie down, whenever you use this word to him in the tone which you intend to have obeyed place your hands on him and gently force him to lie down on his belly with his legs all under him and his head flat on the ground between his paws. li you do this frequently, he will very soon connect the word “Charge. with the act of lying. down in the posture named, and it will be but a short time before the word will be enough. If after he has learned to charge there is slowness or hesitation about obeying, you can then push him down sharply and quickly, but you must be absolutely convinced in your own mind that he thoroughly comprehends what he ought to do when he hears this word. It is easy to confuse and bewilder a puppy, and it is much better to let his education go slowly and to be sure that he understands what is wanted of him, than to run the risk of confusing him by trying to hurry matters. All puppies have the qualities peculiar to extreme youth. They are affectionate and want to place. their paws on people and to try to lick their faces. In the same way, because they are puppies, and because they are getting their new teeth. they are eager to be constantly chewing things. Puppies should not be permitted to get into the habit of putting their paws against people. It is a perfectly natural act, but once established it is a diffi- eult habit to break up when the dog grows older, and when it may become an actual nuisance to people who do not care to be caressed in this way. Constantly push- ing the dog down with the accompaniment of the word “Down’’—spoken sharply, if the puppy imagines that he is being played with—will serve after a time to put an end to these demonstrations of affection, and it is certainly much pleasanter to see a young dog come and stand close to his master’s leg, wagging his tail and looking up, as if to ask for petting. than it is to see a great lumbering animal throw himself against the body of the person * Te whom he desires to caress. If you get your puppy quite young, and if you can procure for him a couple of balls to play with, it will save you some expense and a great deal of household criti- cism. A soft ball is a useful plaything forthe dog, and can also be employed, if he is a natural retriever, in teaching him to fetch and carry. But he should not be allowed to play with it alone nor to gnaw it, for if this is permitted he will soon destroy it. For that purpose a wooden ball, rather larger than he can manage, as for example a small croquet ball, is best. With this he can occupy himself while chained to his kennel, and-it will help him to pass many an hour of confinement that would otherwise be weary. I advise you if possible to keep your puppy in a small yard or large pen most of the time, and not on chain. This is an important matter. A puppy wishes to be on the go all the time, and frets and worries on 2 chain far more than a larger dog would. Moreover keenine 2 puppy On chain often results in making him bow-legged or out at the elbows, from the fact that he spends much of his time lying down. The worry and annoyance of being confined on a short chain may have a bad effeet on his temper, and may make the matter of training 106- him more difficult than it would otherwise be. If possi- ble, therefore, have a pen made for him, and line-it with wire netting, which will keep him from. being tempted . to try to gnaw his way out in some idle moinent when | he cannot think of any other mischief to do, If you,are employed and spend much of your time at school or at some vther occupation, the puppy. should be confined during this time. When you are free, you will do well to have him with you as much as you possibly can; to walk with him and to talk and play with NA strengthening in every way the affection which he already feels for you, and increasing his confidence in you. But when you must be separated from him, do not permit him to run wild or to associate with other boys, or to any great extent with the other members of the family. You must teach him to regard you as his master; as the person from whom he takes orders and whom he must obey. Nothing is worse for a puppy than to have all the different members of the family at liberty to give him orders, or to shout at him, if they think he is doing something that he ought not to do. When you have secured your puppy, therefore, keep him. with you as much as you can, even though he may be very small and as yet quite devoid of sense. For the first few months of his life, it is better, if practicable, to keep him in a pen rather than chained to a kennel; but by the time he is six months old, you can make a kennel for him and keep him chained to that when you are not about. Or what is better still, you can stretch between two trees or two posts on the lawn or in the back yard, a section of telegraph wire as long as may be required, and putting over this a ring which will run freely on it, you can chain the dog tothat and give him some measure of freedom, so that he can run backward and forward over the length of the wire. The first thing you must teach your dog is to per- torm certain simple acts. of obedience, to understand that “Here” or “Come here” means that he must come close up to you and stop; that Charge’ means that he must lie down, that “Heel” means that he must come around behind you and walk in your footsteps with his head just behind your right leg; that “Hold up” means that when he is at a charge he must rise to his feet. These things are all simple, but the work of teaching them to a puppy, so that he will mind, and mind instantly, takes a great deal of patience—perhaps more than. most boys have. One reason, I think, why boys—men too—lose patience with the dog that they have to handle, is, that they con- stantly forget that the dog does not understand what they mean when they speak to it. They comprehend per- fectly what it is that they wish done, and they take it for granted that the dog also understands the command and that he disobeys either through obstinacy or heud- lessness. As a matier of fact, this is. seldom the case. Sometimes: dogs are headstrong and obstinate, and wil- fully disobey, but this is very rarely true ef a puppy, and if he fails ‘to mind, that very failure is pretty good Sere that: fe does not understand what is demanded of him. Do not, therefore, treat him as if he were familiar with the English language and were obstinate. If you saw a grown up person give a command to a baby unable to talk, and then, because it did not yield instant obedience to the orders. given it, saw the person beat or cuff the little child, you would certainly think such action very cruel and very unreasonable. The case of your pup is not unlike this, and I hope that you will never act in this way toward your dog, and so prove yourself cruel and unreasonable, or at best exceedingly thoughtless. J do not think that you will do so, for I believe that you have good common sense, and when the truth has been pointed out to you, that you will comprehend it and act sensibly about it. You must understand, also, that a puppy, like any other young animal, lacks powers of concentration., It easily gets tired if kept too long doing one thing. Therefore, when you are trying to scheol your dog, do not make his lessons long. If they are long continued, become tired, his attention will wander, and you will find your efforts wasted. It will be much better for you to give him very short lessons, interrupted by a spell of play or rest, during which he is permitted to trot about and investigate all sorts of matters for himself. You must try to make him interested in his work, and to make him enjoy it as a brief change from the constant games of romp which you will have with him. But if you con- tinue his lessons long enough te fatigue him, he will acquire a distaste for them, and will be likely to come to dread them and to avoid and’ shirk the work. Although you’ wish him to enjoy his work, yet you must make him understand, little by little, that this is work and something very different from his ordinary games. Therefore. when you give him a command that you wish to -have obeyed, use toward him a different tone from the caressing and jolly one that you employ when he is at play; he will soon come to recognize the differ- ence, and if you-are treating him with judgment, when you speak to him in what might be called your business tones, he will at once fix his attention on you and try to understand what it is that you wish him to do. If he does not respond, but seems to want to continue his play, take him by the collar, shake him a little and dis- ‘tract his thoughts from the matter that is occupying his attention. You must understand that when you give your dog an order, you must make him mind; if this should take some little time—several minutes, for ex- ample—it would be better for you to stop the lesson then, rather than to run the risk of tiring him. You will find that it is not difficult to make him charge, and after he has learned to obey the word you may accompany the order by the lifting of your right hand. holding it a little ahove your shoulder, the fingers closed ance pointed upward anid the palm directed for- ward. After a short time he will recognize that signal, and will drop when he sees the motion made, even though the word “Charge” is not spoken. You should. practice him constantly at this, and often, when he is at a distance from you, romping through the fields, whistle or call to him 'so that he will look up at you, and then raising your hand, see if he drops. Again, make him “charge” at your feet, and then walk away from him, keeping him down as you go, At first, of course, he will -him dwuwn. he will | FOREST AND STREAM. spring to his feet and lumber after you as soon as you walk away, but you must take him back, make him charge in the same spot, and then pérhaps back off from him, using the spoken word and the gesture sign to keep When you haye gone some distance from him, if he remains quiet, call to him ‘““Hold up” or make the. gesture, which is merely to throw the hand up in the air, and he will spring to his feet*and come toward you. You will find the work extremely interesting, and will be gratified, I am sure, to see rapid progress made by the puppy. W. G. Dr Groor, North American Association. _ THE second annual meeting of the North American Fish and Game Protective Association in Montreal on Jan. 30 and 31 brought together a large representation from Canada and the United States. The president, Hon. S. N. Parent, Quebec, occupied the chair, and among others present were E. T. D. Chambers, Quebec; W. J. Cleghorn, Montreal; A. Irving, New York; J. D. Dea- con, Pembroke; H. R. Charlton, Montreal; L. O. Arm- strong, Montreal; S. T. Bastedo, Toronto; J. McCombie, Temiscamingue} E, N. Cusson, Montreal; Joseph Brunet, Notre Daine des Neiges; Commissioners Wm. H. Shurt- leff, of New Hampshire, and Charles E. Oak, of Maine; L. Y. Laporte, Montreal; D. G. Smith, fishery commis- sioner for New Brunswick; Gen. F. G. Butterfield, Ver- mont; Chas. F, Burhans, New York; Charles A. Bram- ble, Montreal; E, T. Bradley, secretary Vermont Fish and Game League; Nelson O. Tiffany, president Society for Study of Song Birds, Fish and Game, Buffalo, N. Y.; L. B, Knight, St. John, N. B. Chief Gun Commissioner for New Brunswick; J. P. Oak, Skowhegan, Me.; Joseph Riendeau, Montreal; C. E. Britton, Gananoque; Jos. Rochetord, Valleyfield; J. Warren Pond, Albany, N. Y.; Arthur Dudemaine, Montreal; David Millar, of Lockport, N. Y., and R. P, Grant, of Clayton, N. Y., representing the New York Forest, Fish and Game League; L Joncas, Quebec; Rene Dupont, Quebec; C. Rankine, Mattawa; N. Wentworth, Hudson, N, H.; A. H. Harris, Quebec, Southern and Rutland railroads; J. W. Mc- Granty, Buckington, Vt.; Martin F. Allen, Vermont; G. A. Farmer, Montreal; Rebert E. Plumb, Detroit; Thos. E. Brainerd, Montreal; Isaac H. Stearns, Montreal; E. Tinsley, Toronto; H. 5. Kearney, Papineauville; i Carufel, Montreal; Dr. T. A. Brisson, Montreal; Achille Bergeron, M. L. "AL; J. M. E. Bentley, traveling agent CoVARAR Sts Albans, Vt.; Andrew C. Cornwall, Alex- andria Bay, N. Y.; W, H. Thompson, Alexandria Bay, N. Y., secretary Anglers’ Association of St. Lawrence River; E. A. Davis, Bethel, Vt.; Commissioner John W. Titcomb, St. Johnsbury, Vis Dr. T. J. Finnie, Montreal Fish and Game Association. The President’s Address. The president in opening the meeting referred to the death of the Queen, and then went on to say: "T heartily weleeme you to this annual meeting of the North American Fish and Game Protective Association, and it is a pleasure to me to be able to congratulate you upon the increased interest manifested in its work and objects, as shown by the large attendance here present. When I had the honor, a year ago, of being called to pre- side over the convention at which this association was formed, I briefly set forth the reasons which had actuated me in inviting a number of you to meet me here in the Gevyernment offices, and to discuss the means to be adopted icr the better protection of our fish and game. “The great and increasing value of these important assets of our different States and Provinces is well known to all of us, and I was happy to see so many of you agreed with me that by banding ourselves together in an association of this kind we could be of much mutual assistance and support, especially in the neighborhood of our respective frontiers. “The past year has necessarily been one of organiza- tion and discussion. The proceedings of the convention of Feb. 2 last, and of the two committees of the associa- tion which met in this city last month, attracted a large measure of public attention. They were reported at length in many newspapers of the United States as well as Can- ada. It was a pleasure for me to undertake the printing and distribution of the minutes of our last meeting, and we all in this Province appreciate the honor you have done us in selecting the city of Montreal for the preseent meeting. “Two ot the most important of your committees met here on Dec. deliberations will be shortly laid before you. It is essen- tial, before everything else, that the foundations of every useful association should be laid upon a firm and lasting basis, and therefore the draft of a proposed constitution and by- laws for the permanent organization of the North American Fish and Game Protective Association, as framed by the committee named for that purpose, is ready for your consideration. ‘When the association has decided upon its constitu- tion and by-laws, the way will be plain for the enrollment of members, and for the election of officers, and for the prosecution of the good work for which we associated ourselves together, “In this latter connection, I am glad to be able to state that your committee upon the possibilities of harmoniz- ing the laws of the different Provinces and border States will present a carefully considered report at the present meeting. “T should like to be with you throughout the profitable discussion that, no doubt, will follow the presentation of the reports referred to. Unfortunately for me, the stern dictates of duty have otherwise decreed, and the new and enlarged responsibilities which have fallen upon my shoulders since we last met together necessitate, I regret to say, my immediate withdrawal from the present meet- ing. “T am reluctantly compelled to place in your hands my resignation of the office of president of this association, with which you were good enough to honor me a year ago, and to ask you to appoint a provisional chairman, in - order that I may-attend a meeting of the Executive Coun- You may rest assured, gentlemen, — cil of the Province. that I shall always prize very highly the memory of the 13 and 14, 1900, and the result of their - [Fue, g, t96t. fact that I have been the first president of this association, and I can assure you I shall always be happy to second your eftorts, so far as may be compatible with the proper periormance of my public duties. “The North American Fish and Game Protective As- — sociation comes into active existence in the early part of this opening year of the new century, and I sincerely wish for it prolonged existence, prosperity and useiul- ness, the beneficial effects of which will, 1 hope, go on increasing, and. bear good fruit throughout the cefituries — that are yet to be born,” Hon. W, H. Shurtleff, speaking for the Americans present, paid a warm and sympathetic tribute to the mem- ory of the Queen. Hon. Mr. Parent then took leave of the meeting, and Mr. L, Z. Joncas was elected provisional chairman. The report submitted by the Constitution Committee was adopted. These officers were elected: President—J. W. Titcomb, St. Johnsbury, Vt. Secretary-Treasurer—L.. cA Joncas, Quebec Vice-Presidents—Maine, Hon. H.-O. Stunley: Dixfield; Massachusetts, Jolin Fottler, Jr., Boston; New Bruns- wick, Hon. A. T. Dunn, St. John: New Hampshire, Hon, Nat. Wentworth, Hudscn Centre: New York, H. Wilson, Glass Falls; Nova Scotia, Hon. J. W. Longley: Ontario, Hon. F. R. Latchferd, Toronto; Quebec, Dr. T. C, Brainerd, Montreal; Vermont, Gen. F. G. Butterfield, Derby Line. Executive Committee—Maine, Hon. L, T. Carlton, Winthrop; Massacusetts, F. S. Hodges, Boston; Michi- gan, Henry Russell, Detroit; New Brunswick, D. G. Smith, Chatham; New Hampshire, Hon. W. H., Shurtleff; New York, Hon David Miller, Lockport; Ontario, S. fe Bastedo, Toronto; Quebec, C. 'E. E. Ussher, Montreal. Membership Committee—E. T. D. Chambers, Quebec; Dr. W. H. Drummond, Montreal; Gen. W. W. Henry, United States Consul, Quebec. Auditing Committee—L. O. Armstrong, Montreal; W. J. Cleghorn, Montreal. It was decided ta recommend to the Bccontins Com- mittee that Hon, Mr. Parent be made the first honorary . member of the association, with the rank of Honorary President. Report of Committee on Laws. The report of the committee on the possibilities of har- monizing the fish and game laws of the Provinces and States was submitted, and its recommendations were con- sidered seriatim, those that were dealt with being passed in the following form: “That the open season for moose, caribou and red deer in all the border States and Provinces should generally be from Sept. 15 to Noy. 30, inclusive, but that for cer- tain sections of a Province or State, where moose are de- creasing, it may he desirable to make partial or entirely close seasons; that it is recognized that in northern dis- tricts a longer season for caribou is desirable, though great care should be observed in extending it beyond that for moose; and that in districts where red deer are few in number it is desirable that the open season ‘De further restricted. Where, however, in the opinion of the State or Provincial officials having charge of the preservation of mnose, caribou or deer, a still shorter open seascn is desirable than is herein mentioned, the association approve of such restrictions, but within the limits above mentioned. “That the numbers of moose, caribou and deer killed by one hunter during a single season be limited to one bull moose, one caribou and two deer, and that hunters do all in their power to protect calves and females of such game, and that the pursuing of moose, caribou and deer with dogs be prohibited. “That spring shooting or killing of game birds be abol- ished, “That the close season for beaver should be extended until 1905 in all the States and border Provinces. “That the open season be from Sept. 15 to Dec, 15 for all species of grouse, with the exception of ptarmigan, for woodcock, snipe and duck of all kinds, including swans and geese, rail, ployer and other birds known as shore birds or waders.” In the evening President Titcomb gave a very inter- esting illustrated talk on fishculture. Second Day. When the association reassembled Thursday morning, President Titcomb in the chair, consideration of the re- port of the committee on the possibilities of harmonizing the fish and game laws of the Provinces and States was continued, The following recommendations contained in the re- port were adopted without discussion: “That every State and Province should adopt laws lim- iting the number of game birds that may be killed by each hunter per day, and the number, weight and size of game fish which may be caught by each angler. “That,a permanent protective law be urged against the destruction of insectivorous birds and other birds useful to agriculture, “That the exportation of speckled or brook trout be totally prohibited, save with the exception of fish caught by any tourist or summer visitor, the total weight of such fish not to exceed thirty pounds net, and limited to the lawful catch of two days’ angling.” The following was also agreed to, an amendment by Mr. R. P. Grant to substitute June 9 for July 1 being lost: “That in all the waters dividing the States and Provinces the open season for black bass shall be from July 1 to Nansen The next recommendation read: “That all net fishing be prohibited in Lake Champlain, in the spring of the year, in New York, Vermont and the Province of Que- ec In the course of the discussion Mr. L. Z. Joncas said that the department at Quebec had decided to prohibit any stmmer fishing in Lake St, Francis, and the advisa- bleness of doing the same with Lake St, Peter was being considered. Mr, J. M. E. Bentley spoke against the pernicious practice of commercial fishing, which he spoke of as wholesale slaughter, and expressed the opinion that the only way to stop it was by harmonizing the laws. The committee’s recommendation was concurred in, as was also the following, without discussion, after which J Fes. 9, roor.] FOREST AND STREAM. 107 an adjournment tool place for luncheon: “That the ptit- sting, shooting at or killing of any of the animals or birds specified in the fotegoing tecotmmendations should be entirely prohibited at all other titties than those speci- fied in such recommendations.” Tag and Coupon System. In the afteriv6n the following recotiimendation was agreed to without discissioti: . “That the tag and cotipon systeth in ttse in Ontario and Michigan be adopted by all the Provinees and States, and that markettnen, game dealers, buyers, sellers and tan- nets of deet, moose and caribou skins, and proprietors of litinting camps be duly licensed, if such a system can be leeally so arranged, by the chief game authorities of the Sizites and Provitices, to whom they shall periodically re- port. The next recommendation read: “That the possession, sale and exportation of all game birds and animals should be prohibited after the expiry of fifteen days after the close of the open season for the birds or animals, as the case may be, in each State or Province in which taken or killed, each article to be ac- companied by a coupon from a license authorizing the killing of capture of the satne in such State or Province.” r. N. &. Cormier thought that the recommendation went a little too fat, as it interfered with the rights of the individial. Tt tight happen that a person legally obtained gate duting the open season, but did not desire to eat it until later, and vet, under this recotntmendation, it would be unlawful for hitn to have it in his possession more than fifteen days after the close season came in. There should be a clause in the law to protect the private individual who wished to store game in cold storage for his owt tse. Mr. C. E. Oak expressed the opinion that game. if lawfully obtained. could be held until the day of judgment by a petson, if he wished to do so. The transportation and sale of it was a different matter altogether. Mr. D. G. Smith remarked that many high authorities held that such a law was ultra vires. That was a ques- Hon, however, which he did not want to raise. and he thought they had better let the law stand as it is. -Mr. J. McCormbie did not think that the law was meant for the ptivate individual at all, but, for the pot-hunter and game dealer, Mr, S. T. Bastedo said that the Ontario law had worked admirably. It provided for the game dealer and the pri- vate individual, and there had been no bother in connec- tion with it. vl The committee’s recommendation was adopted. After the following had been conciurfed in, the com- imittee’s report was adopted en bloc: ? “That a bounty sufficient to insure the trapping of wolves should be offered in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick, where these pests are sufficiently numerous to be a detriment to the game supply, and that the mini- mum amount of such bounty should be fifteen dollars,” Extend Assoctation’s Work. Tt was moved by Mr. C. E. E. Ussher, seconded by Mr. C. E. Oak: “Whereas, The results, so far, show that the federation of the fish and game interests of the eastern border States and Provinces, which at present constitute the North American Fish and Game Protective Association, has ac- camplished and’ will do excellent work in the directions set forth in the constitution of this association; and “Whereas, Although we desire to further the objects of this association by the accession of all the western border States and Provinces, we believe the long distances sepa- rating them, and necessitating many miles of travel to at- tend meetings, will prevent the practicable operating’ of ‘an association embracing all the border States and Provinces from the Atlantic to the Pacific; and “Whereas, It is our belief that the objects for which this association was formed can be furthered by the for- mation, as soon as it can be arranged conveniently, of such other groups or federations of the fish and game in- terests of the border States and Provinces as may be suitable, with an extension of the same idea, at such later date as it may be feasible, to cover all North America with such federations; and “Whereas, It is desirable, if such federations be formed, that those which are contiguous should keep in touch to the extent at least of sending one or more delegates to each other’s annual meetings; therefore, be it “Resolved, That the secretary of this association is hereby instructed to send, as soon as printed, a copy of this preamble and resolution, together with a copy of the printed proceedings of this meeting and the constitution and by-laws, to the chief game and fish authorities of Minnesota, Manitoba, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, British Columbia and Washingion, and the Northwest Territories, of Alberta. Assiniboia and Saskatchewan, as a respectiul suggestion from this association for their earnest consideration.” This was unanimously adopted. On the recommendation of the Committee on Nomina- tions, Senator Power, of Halifax, was apointed Nova Scotia's representative on the Executive Committee, and Mr. E. A. Davis. of Bethel, was put upon the same com- mittee to represent Vermont, in place of Mr. J. W. Tit- comb, who had been elected president. It was moved by Mr. Smiley, seconded by. Dr. Drum- mond, and unanimously agreed to: “That this associa- tion draw the attention of the Department of the Interior of the Dominion of Canada'to the fact that large numbers of moose and caribou are being destroyed in Yukon Ter- ritory, and request that some protective measures be adopted or put in force in that region.” The Lacey Bill. Mr. C. E. Oak remarked that the most important and far-reaching legislation which has been enacted in the United tSates for many vears was what was known as the Lacey bill, which passed Congress last May. The object of the bill was to prevent the shipping of fish or game irom one State to another, contrary to the laws of the State from which it'was shipped. The Lacey bill, how- ever, was not international, and, therefore, he moved to the effect that the association favor the amendment of the Lacey bill in such form as to prohibit, under penalty of forfeiture of goods and of imprisonment of offenders, the > he will not be risking a miss ata flying bird. bringing into the United States of any fish or game, furs, of {ut-bearing animals that had been killed or had in possession iti violation of the laws of the State or country in which the sanie had been killed, or in which any such fish or game should be wnlawiully had in possession pnder or by the laws of the State into which any stich fish or game be brought into the United S'ates. That the presi- ent transmit a copy of the resolution te the Hon. Mr, Lacey with the request that he make such efforts as he cari to carry the resolution into effect; and that Canadian legislators be urged to enact similar laws, with the above amendments. This was seconded by Mr, C. E. E. Ussher and ‘unani- mously carried, Mr. C. H. Wilson referred to the subject of spring shooting, and said that the State of New York seemed to be, with one exception, the principal aggressor in the matter. He contended that if spring shooting was abol- ished there would soon be a very large quantity of marsh ducks in the State of New York. Mr. Parker said that spring shooting had been abolished for some years in Ontario, and with very beneficial te- sults. There was no doubt that spring shooting had done more to decrease the number of waterfowl than all other causes put together. If anything could be done to stop spring shooting, there would he fair and reasonah'e shooting for all time to come, in the fall. It was the bounden duty of every true sportsman to bring all pressure possible to hear to have this miserable and bar- batous practice abolished. Abolish Spring Shooting. On the motion of Mr. N. E. Cormier, seconded by Dr. Drummond, it was agreed that, as the general laws of the adjoining States and Provinces, except those of New York and Quebec, prohibited spring shooting of water- fowl, and as it was desirable that such shooting should be prohibited by the laws of all the adjoining States and Provinces, the association petition the legislators of the State of New York and the Province of Quebec to enact a law which will prohibit spring shooting of waterfowl in that State and Province. Mr. C. E. Oak made mention of the fact that some associations lent themselves as advertising mediums, and after expressing the hope that the North American Fish and Game Protective Association would ever keep clear of this, he moved: “That it is the sense of this association that it should in no respect serve as an advertising medium for any sportsman’s resort, sporting goods, rail- road or steamboat lines. or anything else in the way of merchandise or transportation.” This was seconded by Mr, Ussher and unanimously adopted. The president reported, on behalf of the Executive Committee, that they recommend that the next annual meeting be held in Vermont, the selection of the place being left in the hands of the president. This was agreed to, after a little discussion. Dr, Drummond called attention to the fact that at the last meeting a resolution was adopted for transmission to the different Legislatures, but which had not yet been forwarded. objecting to the remission by State officials Gr governments Of fines imposed on offenders against the game laws, or suspension of sentence, for any reason, political or otherwise. The motion was reaffirmed, and the permanent officials were requested to send copies thereof to the different governments. This concluded the business of the meeting. Pheasants on Vancouver Island. ‘ PEOPLE in the United States are rather given to be- lieving that in game protection, the handling of Indians and seme other matters the Dominion of Canada is much _more effcient than our State or Federal Government. In some matters this belief may have foundation in fact, but, whether true or not, the Canadian Provincial Govern- ment certainly have their troubles in regard to game protection, and there are in Canada, as in the United States, men whose savage and selfish instincts lead them to violate the game laws and thus to take a most unfair advantage oi their fellow men, who may be just as keen sportsmen, but are more. law-abiding. - The following from the Cumberland (B. C.) News tells of the ruthless destruction of pheasants in the central part of Vancouver Island, and calls for action by the authori- ties. The News preaches good doctrine: Many and loud are the complaints of law-abiding sportsmen of the flagrant breaking of the game laws in our district, especially regarding pheasants. It is au- thoritatively asserted that these birds, not only cocks, but hens also, are being brought into town every day by men who pretend to call themselves sportsmen. In this respect the law is thrice broken. Pheasants of both sexes ate by law protected at present. Hens are protected at all times, and it is now the close season for all these birds. This protection is all on paper. The pot-hunter, who is far lower in instinct than the savage, goes fearlessly on his murderous way, slaying the helpless birds which by all written and moral laws he should protect. The savage will kill a bird when hunger and food necessity com- pels him. The pot-hunter—let us call him the avicide— kills at all times, and no wonder need be felt if he kills the hen pheasant or the grouse while sitting on her nest. Indeed, that will probably be what he will do, for then i Tt should be borne in mind that these birds were brought here, kept and fed, and then turned loose to breed, at a good deal of expense and a large amount of trouble, and those who wantonly kill them now are not only breaking the law of the land but are ruthlessly destroying the fruits of the labors of a few who were disinterested enough to go to -the trouble and expense to provide a source of sport to all, It is the intention of some of the last mentioned class to subscribe funds to introduce the Virginia quail into the neighborhood of our town, which bird, besides being the leading gallinaceous game bird of America, is also, instead of being destructive, of great benefit to agriculture, being a destroyer of insects of all kinds. All who are interested will voluntarily bind themselves to protect these birds for a term of years, irrespective of any law, and will promise to promptly inform and bring tiveness.” to justice any person found destroying them. One some- times hears a complaint that some farmers will not allow shooting on their places. We say that the farmer who does so is worthy of the highest commendation, and we are in a position to assert positively that this stand was taken by some of the feading farmers of the district be- cause the ubiquitous pot-hunter would follow the pheas- ants tight to the doors of the barnyards, without as much as “by your leave,” when those same farmers had all summer long been caring for a brood of the birds for the pleasure of having them about, and we further say that we are willing to wager that we personally can ob- tain permission from any farmer in the district to shoot over his place in season, and in moderation. And so can any true sportsman—which means one who can ask per- mission, and, which gained, can shoot moderately, not murderously. Meanwhile in the case of the pheasants being killed, the police should take a hand. Py. CHICAGO AND THE WEST. Five _——— All About the National Parks, Feb. 1r.—Dr. C. P. Ambler. of Asheville, N. C., secre- tary of the Appalachian National Park Association, wr’tes under date of Jan. 25 as below regarding the very flatter- ing sticcess which seems (o be attending the movement for a big reserve of lands in that beautiful region of the South, which ought always to reniain dear to American hearts and be kept pure for American eyes, since it was the home and starting place of the American |'fe which later broke over the Appalachians to build the West: “We are still pushing the Appalachian National Park movement. I inclose you a copy of the special message from the President to the Senate and louse pertaining to otir movement, and also a letter from the Secretary of Agriculture to the President regarding the same. You will find that both the President and Secretary recom- mend an appropriation for the purpose of establishing a national forest reserve in the Southern Appalachians, and upon their recommendation our Senators and Congress- men have introduced a bill praying for an apptopriation of five million dollars into the Senate and House. “The sticcess which we have met up to this time, and I must say that such indorsement from the President and the Secretary of Agriculture are good indorsements, has been secured, first, by everlastingly sticking at it, and sec- ond, by organizing and laying plans and then following them otit to the letter, As you know, we organized about two years, ago, and the work from that time to this has been pursued along lines which were then agreed upon. We believe we are going to win.” The message from President McKinley reads thus: “To the Senate and House of Representatives: “T transmit herewith, for the information of the Con- gress, a letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, in which he presents a preliminary report of investigations tipon the forests of the southern Appalachian Mountain region. Upon the basis of the facts established by this investiga- tion, the Secretary of Agficulture recomnfends the pur- chase of land for a national forest reserve in western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee and adjacent States. I -commend to the favorable consideration of the Congress the reasons upon which the recommendation rests. “WittiAm McKINLEY.” As to the region in question, t‘s fitness for the purpose of a national reserve is unquestioned. ““\Where,”’ asks the writer of some of its descriptions, “can you find such tare natural beauty as in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, or, more definitely speaking, in the Great Smoky Mountains, the Balsam Mounta’ns, ‘and the Black and Craggy moun ains? Here are the most beautiful as well as the highest mountains east of the lofty Western ranges; forty-three mountains of over 6 000 feet in altitude. as well as a great number of inferior height, all clothed with virgin forests and intersecied by deep valleys, abounding in brooks, rivers and waterfalls, combine to make this region one of unsurpassed attrac- A New Mexican Park. And now comes yet another movement for a national park, this time from New Mexico, and like all the other enterprises of similar nature which have been coming up, of great merit and desirability. It is likely that few parts of the country are less generally known than the far Southwest, and to have some of it kept unchanged, as it has been for centuries in the slow sun of that ancient region, is something to be hoped. The bill mtroduced calls this a cliff dweller’ park, and the Washington dis- pa ches have this regarding it: “At the urgent request of the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of the General Land Office b Ils have been introduced in the House and Senate, and favor- ably reported from the Public Lands Committees, setting aside 153.620 actes of land in the Territory of New Mexico as a public park, 'o be known as the Cliff Dwellers’ National Park. The object 1s to preserve the prehistoric caves and ruins and other works and relics wh‘ch abound in this reservation, which are looked upon by scientists as of the greatest value to the scientific world, ; “Special Agent James D. Mankin, of the Land Office, in a report to the Land Office. says: “The coun ry is a plateau varying from 6,000 feet in altitude on the east to go00 feet on the west. It is evi- dently of volcanic origin. i “ anbe 32.84 sq. ft. Awea, raiddet (....22-2202-0. 32.2 5.23 sq. ft. Area, centerboard ,...-........--.. _ ee saittt: ‘ iNest total! oh 04, ta nee thn ee eicce ” 43.07 sq. ft. Maximum girth of hull .................- ‘1144 sq. ft. Sail Area Mieisailt cohen eit eee eee 364 sq. ft gan taro co Bone kee esornt Can Ge sac 3 79 sq. ft -Sotal sail grea ..-c2.eccceeeee ees 443 sq. ft. Baia PLAN Me 87. ; AAM EL Leld, ' The construction olan will be given in a later issue, - FOREST AND. STREAM. re, i ez isgod |G v j BRONCHO—SAIL PLAN. op Our Boston Letter. Boston, Feb. 2—Some doubt has been raised by the yachtsmen in this district as to the judgment used by the owner and the designer of the Boston Cup defender in giving her dimensions to the public. They argue that either Herreschoff or Watson could easily change their designs if anything dangerous were found in the Boston boat. It is quite irue that either designer could change his lines, but there are few yachtsmen who ‘believe that either would take the chances of ordering a complete out- fit of frames, plating and bracings, which a change in the design would make necessary. Then, too, it is more than reasonable to suppose that each of the designers has a distinct idea of his own in regard to what he thinks will produce the most speed in a g0-footer, and he would be unwilling to depart from those ideas, even though the plans of another designer looked dangerous. As a matter of fact, the dimensions given out by the Boston designer give but a very remote idea of the actual form of the boat. He has not given the draft of the hull, nor the draft below the rabbet, so that he has not told the public or the other designers just how far he has gone in the matter of reducing dead rise. The work of bending frames is going on rapidly at the Atlantic Works, and already more than half of the angle irons have been bent to shape. In the big shed the frame of the keel has been set up. It takes up almost the entire lengih of the shed. From bow to stern, including - the outline of the keel, the lines are as nearly straight as it is possible to make them, and still show beauty in form. In fact, even from these initial disclosures the boat shows herself to be a thorough racer. A delay has been caused in having the first casting of the bottom of the a keel spoiled at the Victor Metal Company's works, at East Braintree. The casting came [FEB. 9, 1901. | Yumst- Dachkhs Showllen,: 26 out in such poor shape that it was thought best to run another one. This was done Friday night, and it is ex- pected that the new casting will be ready to be shipped to the Atlantic Works by Monday. The casting was taken out of the sand Saturday and will have plenty of time to cool. The work of cutting off the snags and smoothing it up will be rushed. Some interesting figures in regard to the construction of the yacht have come to light, which seem to have come from reliable sources. The specifications call for 160 pieces of bulbed steel angles, each of which is cut to the required leng.h for its use on the boat. Frame No. 1 is aft. gin. long, and the longest pair of frames are marked They are each 32ft. 6in. long. Frames numbered 45 and 46 are each just 32ft. in length. There have been ordered 86 deck beams, all of which are bulbed angles. Six are 24ft. lin. in length, and the shortest is 2ft. 2in. Four U-shaped beams will be used for strengtheners at the mast station. There have been 126 plates ordered, although the plans call but fag 114. The margin is for imperfect plates, or — those which may be spoiled in the working. Row A, on each side of the boat, the topsides, will be of nickel steel, there being nine plates on each side. Row B con- tains 12 bronze plates, and row C the same number. Row D has ro, row E 8, row F 5, row G 4 and H and I 3 each. These are at the bottom of the fin. Seme of the plates for the fin have arrived at the Atlantic Works. Holes will be punched in these and afterward reamed out in a few days. : It is with the greatest pleasure that yachtsmen who are devoted to the raceabout type have heard of the decision of the Boston Knockabout Association to offer an intercity cup for a series of races between them. The building and raciig of 90-footers does not come within the reach of the average yachtsmen, and neither, for that matter, do the ‘sacealiouts, But there are many who can afford to build FOREST AND STREAM. _ ra Pie A 118. Ss [e) ve promoters of good fellowship. It is eyen money which city would to-day, on the occasion of the ninth trophy shoot of the season. stare SO pt secs ce secs vere oe ae D8 & ere win, for each club can put up a good team, In Town. Mr. W. Fred Quimby, of New York, is in the city this morning and will be in the West for some days. Mr, Quimby is looking Dr. Shaw carried off the honors of the day by being the only one to go straight in the trophy event, The entire shoot was brought off in a rather sharp snow storm, and it was decidedly chilling and unpleasant weather to be out in. The birds were a fast lot, as the large number of dead outs testify. The attendance was good, - 9 9 Second Day. ; The feature of the day was a run of 126 consecutive breaks made by Mr. R. O. Heikes. Events: Meo 48 fy 6 Sh 8 O90 nod . ‘ Boy eet idering weather conditions; younger every minute. He brings to the shooters of this vicinity Sorel : * a < the very welcome news that Capt. A. W. Money, of the E C & Thomas, 28 gore 7 ee, Hse . EEE a5 20 15 ee a 25 15 20 15 20 1b Broke. Av, Schultze. Gunpowder Co,, is recovering nicely from the misfortune fo. $9.07 * 021012*00— 4 219023 eae Pay ets i mae SEE Lees one to which he was lately subjected at the hands of a New York RAC ard maOEe eeoleaeee Lanne 71*0221192 8 00093 4902125 Bureside re 7 aS i = a 2118 19 1419 14 = 180-900 shooter. It need hardly be added, in view of Capt, Money’s reputa- Dejaho.’27........ ee ee 2202202101 7 O1111i-5 1101115 Gilber Sar ebanaehael ae 12 rare 1 Sposa nee CEN ie ch tion as a gentleman’and a sportsman, that he has the sympathy and MeDonald Pista kk ak Hii 9 1120104 2111126 Pa cee c cM a 16 19 23:15 19151915 184 .920 the entire confidence of every sportsman of the West, as well as of yrcHie. 30... """*9939021002-— 7 1013115 ...... Gamnbel Ga Tupustgecee ct: a 16 13 a ia a 7: a3 a a rr ne ai Ua OSs ee Dorman, 28... -1211111002— $ 0021028 1#2*11—4 Squier ....... ee eee 12 16 13 16 15 231218111913 183 © .915 Live Birds, Dr Shay, 31.... «222222222210 *11212—-5 22002*—4 Phil... sete ee eee eee es 11 16 10 2018 251419121814 177 .885 i ‘ : . : T W Eaton, 30.. 122212221*— 9 2**114#—3 112012—6 ‘Trimble ..... encn's seoew 10 19 14 18 12 20 18 15 13 16 12 162 -510 We are having now good, clear winter weather, splendid for live- Dr Mathews, 20.....-.2.cessee 112*211212— 9 1221416 3... Rhoads .....-. Ma age 15 19 1218 19 221419141918 84 920 bird shooting and a good thing for Garfield and other clubs whose Dr Meek, 31...... nee beeen we 27111112*1— 9s: 1012115 Sl... 2 Courtney wsteceesceeeee 13 16121518 201115131310 156 “780 events are now calling them to the traps. It has not been a very McWilliams, 30......0.0.0+- ¢--1120171012— 8 1121116 ....., Sanford” i.es+v<++ vevveee 1417 13.18 19 22 1417131710 174 870 memorable winter in Chicago live-bird circles, and it would be @ Sweezy, 30...... levee eenns vues 2100221211— 8 212024 2122116 9 Mackie -..........0.005 101211151817 9151114 9 141 705 welcome thing if some one would get up a good, stiff pigeon match Bilis, 29........0cceceeseeeeeeeee ic; oopeeee nS PeRPe PIZ—0 AB rts dcebecs esassectae 14 20 15 17 16 2218 20131612 178 890 of the old kind. Dr. J. W. Mex, Sec’y. diatfondets vis Make 1215141919 201419141511 172 860 Rolla Heikes’ Midwinter Shoot. pEicesw-24) 180,507. oe. 14 18 15 20 2025 1519151914 194 - :970 : a Chicago Gun Club. Nottie were ea S16 (Se O81 aver tel atbie ANbOt Jan. 31—Rolla Heikes and Jack Hallowell are haying just a little ; Alkire ...-...- SScnP CECE 15181018 18 2514171231615 179 «895 more fun to-day than anybody else in the wide, wide world. The Watson’s Park, Chicago, Ill., Feb. 2—The shoot of the Chicago CUM She teeta eet eded is dos 13 19 15 19 15 23 13 16 12 18 13 176 -880 midwinter target shoot is turning out a hummer, as the scores of - Gun Club today resulted as follows: Warititigy seeeeceeedeae 15 201518 18 221419141812 -185 .925 the first day show, with their roll of the steadies. Rolla said that J P Bowles, 27 91222001212110212 Absit Oe es wea eet ie oo eee ere cul av eatil 56 -800 he was going to have “‘an oldtime shoot,” and there doesn’t exist +, “4 Walter oa via COME OGRE tei CSAC 011000"1220w Cairi a eh Ie ah age ab dal terns ope s. ee 15 30 =. 856 any room for doubt that he is doing that same at this writing. The yy creek 99. Reb? seek 129991029919999 14 Thornhill ....2-..-c.sse ce ee ee ee ee ee ee WSL 12 80 BBG balance for the first day shows Pork Chops Neal, of Bloomington, WD ee Nee rr | tea nen a Em ARaoo Rt 999902999121019 14 jEmrick ..-..-.--+..21+ 2. -- ee oe ies So eee 31.885 ind., high gun, 191, with the Pa of the shoot, the Bald Eagle of Lc Willard. A Ab ee LURE TR. OTR 022221299112112 14 Tp? ohne r ane aeaecrds Seta ge A ay alk Foe 14 =100 Dayton, second in the tie with Fred Gilbert, 190, One can imagine Dre W C: Rae ants Se IS re wie time Win vee **"10001021212129911 Matthews ...--..-.+.+- -. sabe icaneet eeeee wtb lt aloes 18 .900 the benevolent smile with which Jack Hallowell will hand Pork Dr RB Miller, 30 retain ibd eh Whe tbr Fete ei he 10121101299119* 13 ind emuthi ese ose see (itn Pee ce: Sate ct yap 15 100 Chops his envelope at the close of the day’s labor. Fanning, -Alkire, Rr B Mack “OT. eevee ae SERED Sears act ever s 90111112110202119 ‘ Trimble, Burnside, Gambell, McDonald, Parker, Courtney, Mackie CA EES tae apis bs Se Heaps ennee as sass eR etists aes 999901120119212_13 Friday, Feb. 1, Third Day. and a lot others of the regulars are doing business with the birds, 5 a DODO te PORT TLE UTE oroaogo0g#20%01— & Events eal and the first day stamps the shoot a winner. BINED Si. quicieiin a tee aCe Rees tage ea tt kee ie feeds ponte! ae vents 1 Pre By aS ah 7 8 91011 ’ or ea ei ee hoes hirer Megactisteloesteslsateddes eae toep erie Baie 15 20 15 20 20 25 15 20 15 2015 Broke.. Av : ; sates umphrey, 27.....00esecsere Pipertet sores Me: 201212 Galy steene cast omen 13 19 14 19 18 23 18 19 18 5 ) Si Palmer’s Invitation Shoot. SMullins, 28.1.2... sc-tecerssccsesecegessssuseeeres 02001111*122012 10 Pulford 220022220200001 13 20 10 20 19 24 14 19 Bis ia ‘se You Uncle Si Palmer pulled off another of his enjoyable little Not members, , Burnside ,.,,.-..- veoee 118 9151521 9 7141912 160 900 invitation shoots at the Ackerman farm, at Glen Ellyn, a pretty Wind incoming, It was dark, andi snowing all the afternoon. Gilbert +......... saves 13 19 12 20 19 24 15 2013 2013 187 935 suburb west of Chicago, on Jan, 29, having out with him a half Two-dollar'sweep, two moneys: j Wort 1. 2+eeeevereeeaeees 519 11 15 13 23 138 18 10 17 7 1bl° £755 dezen of his friends, who had the pleasure of seeing some of the Steck. 20...0.4 eee idl = Fee Mialith S| 58: 021012 Gambel -.......-0..2005 917 91712 201117131912 156 780 trained farm birds hie them thence to the barn. Eddie Bingham Willard, 20........+.-----. GMa wheres eer alee ta wee "291115 Squier .++--sseeeeeeeee 13 10 1414 15 201419131714 172 860 seems to have got the combination better than anybody else, forhe py Carson, 29..........-. WAC —Gy Ayiciteate Bolo le echle, 1207203 ee 13819 91517 2311191219 9 166 830 stopped 63 out of 66, which is record for that locality, The main Bowles, 27........ eecn, ibe ia Skee Sie. 202002 Mumma ~....--.., roses 720121817 231118101412 163 815 Cpbesiak D> bude cand ie Gia We BE. Lenuewell aedced aie ROMS ear os op ain ge bodeaee dient) oEverces (ee -retctl-sevetts 15 1713 1918 251519141814 187 “age J. B. Barto 19, Eddie Bingham 24, S. Palmer 21, J. Bowles 13, Mr. Antoine. 30............... 101114 DS io ate RIN Sanford, .......20sssse0 13 18 131915 221417 916 9 166 330 Hicks 15. They then made up a handicap, Bowles and Hicks get- ae Alkire ..+..++, veeees 1019121917 231519 141711 176 — _g80 ting 6 birds extra, and the scores were- Bingham 23, Palmer 16, Full ....seeeeees - 11 20 13 18 20 211518101618 175 875 Leffingwell 16, Barto 18, Bowles 22, Hicks 18. R.0.H Renee. . 4 e ta a 2 oe i et ee 1 os 178 890 ‘ ran) D ney 2 3) 17 =. 785 illinois State Sportemea’s Asiodtation, pea eikes . Midwinter Tournament. Tate on Heyecv eee Bl eee “9 AvTON, O.— : i - Th PGs ive lees ating a0 dna : The officers of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association are Heikes, aah fhe ponds ot Pee pnckea Gon Club, ne “i 3 ad Aime 1319-15 1716 28 920101612 170.850 laboring hard to get everything in good shape for the big shoot next Feb, 1; was notable for the excellence of the shooting and the ere Pea cera pan HG We o> ote "antes 320 Ti May (May 21-25), and there seems to be a very good interest mani- steadiness with which the majority shot through the entire pro- BONES 38 easing sateen ne tae eiichigt aarp cite 78.82] fested in the coming tournament. Among clubs now enrolled are gramme. Many of the famous shots 6f America engaced in th Parker ..+-++s+ssseeeee ee ee oe 1718 20--... 0. 2, 55 e846 the followines © pee Ct RCea ane een Ges one competition. > Bee © cae ety MGR ea abany hee 14 14 Tinie Geena 28 700 cago, Garden City, Fearless an est Pullman, o icago; Aledo, . : . SEWING sseccessaccesens es oe ae ae ae : $16 ii 69 126 Blue Island, Clinton, Dixon, Evanston, Elgin, National, Dupont, of eee SEAT even Ex Sea ia Bie AVETHES thy .oD5, Tippy «----22esseeeeeeee os te one oe oa aascree LT 2, 17 ~—-. 850 : eaking 191 targets out of a possible 200,: Heikes and Gilbert tied ; Freeport; Farmer City, Geneseo, Grand Crossing, La Grange, on 190 breaks, each averaging 95 per cent., one-half of one per G 1A j Eureka, of Lyons; Long Lake, Douglass, of La Vergne; Sunday cent. less than Neal. Tripp was fourth with .945; Rhoads fifth Seen Veranee and, Highland, of Moline, O.; Rainmaker, of Ottawa; Piper City, with .935; Fanning was sixth with .935: Sanford .920; Alkire and First Second Third Total Peoria and Twin City, ot -Peoria; Quincy, Trisi County, of Red- Burnside 885; Trimble .880; Squier 875. ; D 1E ota dicks; Rockford, Rock Island, Maple Leaf, of Sycamore; Sidell, The programme was alike for each day. The entrance was 194 187 aa “at Illinois, of Springfield; Wyoming. and Piasa, of Alton. : based on 10 cents per target. To each event $5 was added, except 184 187 B61 “335 ; f , the sixth, which had $10 added. In the 15-target events the money 184 184 559 7981 Crown Point, of Indiana, was divided 2, ou ay and 0. ot the 20 and 25.target events it Fanrfing -.........20ceeeeseeee 187 185 178 550 916 Gains Reni Canbehirotnladinas chote aie tei veclaeaind was divide » 25, 20, an per cent. Contestants making 9) Burnside ..............-......- 177 172 160 509 848 Jans ah, with following sésults, Wouche having’ High’ayerage, St R&T Gout OF More the firt and sevoiRl days paid $2 extra entrance Gambel oi. es ee ae per a ere a > ribete| equally among the men shooting through the entire programme 1G) 2 teem Ba orianioade at 160 117 166 503 838 rophy shoot: ' ; who had not averaged on the first or second day 90 per cent. or Trimble .....-.ceeccceeeceueeee 176 162 170 508 “846 owche! Syren. s AIM 15 Hiilebrant ...... 01100111110111—11 Ss better. . CERN SS atqecinmaneletenen en can 165 156 157 ATS "796 Aerts PS ss205- W10NIIT171i—14_ Brannon ...... 101011100110001— 7 To the first high gun of the entire programme there was a prize SAMIGrOM wtteee crete ee 184 174 166 524 “873 Keeney .......-1111111101101]—18 Green .... -10010100710110— 9 of a silver pitcher; to second, $10; to third, $6; to fourth, $4. LOTR ciate sicsrpsu'e aim elecieisiata et netted 159 178 151 488 ‘813 McCoy ........ TM1111111011010—18 Swartz ........110111101100111—17 The traps were one set Sergeant system, ene magautrap. WMllinaavecke othe e cece eeene li7 179 176 Baz “886 Sweeps: Leauge! Me 1/41 9) The ground was covered with snow, and the glare bothered the tL Mee err tele wiraterararera ata efor ee 160 76 175 511 {SRL Bventss Dee rds 5 Events: 12 3 4 5 42boys some, although it was cloudy most of the time. ialtond: ew.leree Pees pena 168 172 181 521 ~868 Targets: 1010151010 ‘Targets: 10 10 15 10 10 The first day was quite cold, and Elmer Neal showed the boys , Vouche ........+55 10 8141010 Swartz ..,.....5... 7811 8 6 st to PE ee ess but 9 out of 200, Heikes and Gilbert Burge ............ 8 812 9.. Hilebrant ........ 8 7...... following wi each, amm Reenoy BaP ete cal den 8.6. cian us dient « ow The second day was a very cold one, as the mercury went to Erogt e of Cleveland Gun Club, PMictowe foscc fe soe 7 easy Gren eee ee Ce 410 6 6 45 degrees below zero at 7 A. M., yet there was an average of twenty Tre Cleveland Gun Club, of Cleveland, O., has announced its a Golf Player. Pigeon shooting as reported by a golf player may be seen below in the story of the Wishininne Club team race, mentioned in these columns some days earlier. A Chicago local sporting paper, with customary accuracy, reports that the teams were Messrs. Clarke and Dennis on one side against Messrs. Wells and Haskell on the other, and that, “while the latter were reported to be the better shots, they failed to show their form.” The facts were, as stated in the Forest AnD STREAM that Mr. Clarke and Mr. Haskell were partners, and shot against Mr. Wells and Mr. Dennis. Nobody showed his form especially, except Col. Haskell, to determine whose skill this match was especially arranged. He came out where the wagers put him, and has been vy quiet at the meetings of the Wishininnes ever since. But this is what the golf player does by way of getting a trap story, and it is. all there, and since you see it in the Forest AND STREAM, you may feel that the teams are paired off as they shot, and not hitched-up wrong. The birds were said by John Watson to be as hard as any he has trapped for a long time. The local paper says, “A: fairly good lot, but not up to Watson’s standard.” Scores a la golf: Burnside, Jan, 22—Two-men team match, 50 birds to team, 25 birds to man. Teams—J. V. Clarke and W. H. Haskell against W. L, Wells and Chas. 8. Dennis: First round—Clarke vs. Dennis: men who shot through the programme of 200 targets. the local men did not turn out on this account. Heikes led the men on the last day*by'a goG6d margin. He made a run of 126 straight and Fanning, his nearest competitor, made 63, but finished with 15 misses for the day against Heikes’ 6. Gilbert and Neal were still having a hot race for second place for the two days, Neal with 25 misses ‘and Gilbert’ with 26. Rhoads and Tripp, two important factors in the ayeragé race, were obliged to leave on the evening of the secorid day, The third day saw Heikes still maintain his lead. Gilbert tied him for the day’s average, but the Bald Eagle had beaten him 10 targets in the 600. . J ; Neal shot a sturdy race, but Gilbert overhauled him, and won out by 2 targets for the three days—yerily a close race. Fanning landed in fourth place without any opposition, as no one below him reached 90 per cent. ‘ i ‘ The shoot was well attended, considering the seyere weather. The manufacturers’ agents present were: Fred Gilbert,. Winches- ter, Dupont and Parker; J. R.. Hull, Parker Brothers; J. S. Fanning and W. Tramp Irwin, Le7)&'R. Powder Company; Luther Squier, Dupont; Mr. Phellis, Hazard; Mr, Fort, Ballistite: Col. A. G. Courtney and E. D. Pulford, Remington; R. O. Heikes, U. M. G.; J... Mackie and_Jghn Parker, Peters; J. J. Hallowell, U. M. C.; Ralph Trimble, Re A. (Company. , The amateurs were of the,best, such as E. H. Tripp, Indianapolis, Ind.; E, E. Neal, Bloomfield, .Imd.; Guy Burnside, Knoxville, Ill.; Many of programme for this year as follows: Jan. 10 and 31, semi-monthly club shoot at targets, 2 P. M. Feb. 7, club shoot at live birds, 1:30 P. M.; 14 and 26, semi- monthly club shoot at targets, 2 P. M.; 22, Washington’s Birthday prize shoot, 9 A. M. March 7, club shoot at live birds, 1:30 P. M.; monthly club shoot at targets, 2 P. M. April 6, annual smoker. 9 A. M.; 11 and 26, semi-monthly club shoot at targets, 2:30 P. M.; 18, club shoot at live birds, 2 P. M. May 9, and 30, semi-monthly shoot at targets, 2:30 P. M.; 30 Decoration Day sweepstakes, 9 A. M. ‘ June 10, twenty-first anniversary social shoot, 9 A. M.; 13 and 27, semi-monthly club shoot at targets, 2:30 P. M.; 19, 20 and 21 gear shoot Care day Sera araene 3 . tly 4, sweepstakes, - M.; 01 and 26, semi-monthly club at targets, 2:30 P. M. ‘ year Aug. 8 and 29, semi-monthly club shoot at targets, 2:30 P. M. _ Sept. 2, Labor Day, grand mierg@handise shoot, 9 A. M.; 12 and-25, semi-monthly club shoot at targets, 2:30 P. M. : Oct, 10 and 31, semi-monthly club shoot at targets, 2 P. M. Noy. 14 and 28, semi-monthly club shoot at fargets, 2 P. Mu: ee ES Day sweepstakes, 9 A. M. ‘ J ec, and 26, semi-monthly club shoot at tar ets 2. PE Jan. 1, 1902, New Year’s Day merchandise ahabere A. M. = Summer Saturday matinees will begin on June 1, 1901, at 3 P. M. Suitable prizes will be awarded in same. : 14 and 28, semi- oes wecccncece ee 2200022 3129 _ R. S. Rhoads, Columbus, Q.; -Arthur. Gambell; Cincinnati, O.:; Dates for live-bird shoots during fall season will be postec é Deans IEG ciaetueatiaaeitianes ML C. Sanford, Clyde, 0. Franks Alkire, Woodlyn, 0. and W. There will be ten valuable prizes, consating of cups ors teree aig g ent ar ee os post ee ies ae Mumma, Dr. Palmer, Dr. Adams awarded aS the een ast getting the greatest number of asbne | — b : an e Vempler, of Daytop. - .. - Gauring the year o - 41 shooter to be eligibl i Haskell ..-..-.--2.-)---2200ecessasceenns=-002021000101100 —6 On Saturday the MiamigGu . Club invited the visitors remain- compete in twenty or more of the regular semumdnthie Pesee Wells ...--:+.005+: Seapeere seveneeeeeeen en 1010121202221 ~- ing over to participate in g2d-five-bird race. There were six visit- shoots. Class shooting to govern awarding of prizes. _ Clarke and Haskell here gave up match, ~ , ors who shot, and they filled all the. four places. Burnside killed A cup will also be given to the shooter—a member of this club— Summary: st : , ; ; 25 alone, Heikes, Fanning and Gilbert divided on 24, Hallowell making the first perfect score in any of the regular semi-monthly Wells and Dennis killed 35, missed 5; total 40. fi : scored 23 alone and Hull’ 2i alone, all.of the local ‘shooters falling or Saturday matinee target events. Semi-monthly target events Clarke and Haskell killed 24, missed 16; total 40. pee below these scores: - 4 shall consist of 40 targets. The Saturday matinee events sl * Wells and Dennis win by 11 up and 10 to play. _""~ age vs ‘The scores follows sist of 50 targets : A shall com , . —\a ‘= - Ad Me SS le ae ea gh OS Be ta ee J . : 2 ’ 120 FOREST AND STREAM. [FEs. 9, 1961. es H. C. Hirschy Live Bird Trophy. Unper date of Jan. 27 Mr. H. C. Hirschy, Minneapolis, Minn,, sends us the following: : Owing: to the lack of interest taken by shooters throughout the ‘Northwest in the H. C. Hirschy trophy, emblematic of the ‘cham- Pionship of Minnesota, Wisconsin, .lowa,, North Dakota and South Dakota, it has been deemed advisable to change the rules governing the prize, with the hope of creating greater interest in the contests. Heretofore contests for the trophy have been limited fo two men, the holder and challenger. Under the new rules, when the holder is challenged as many shooters as desire may enter the ‘certest, and the purses will be divided under the Rose system, which, as shooters know, is a most fair system for the division of prize money. E The first contest after the adoption of the new rules will take Place on the afternoon of Jan. 29, at 2 o’clock, L. E, Parker, of Minneapolis, haying challenged Mr. Morrison, the present holder. French and Hirschy, of Minneapolis, have also entered, and Gites price are expected. All interested in the sport are invited © attend, H. C, Hirschy Live Bird Trophy Rules. Open to shooters who are residents of Minnesota, Iowa, Wis- consin, North Dakota and South Dakota. The holder of trophy to hold ard defend the same, subject to the following rules and conditions: 1, All contests for this trophy shall be shot under American Association’ rules. 2. All challenge contests shall be shot at 30yds. rise, 25 pigeons each man, $10 entrance, birds extra. 3. The holder of the trophy shall be subject to challenge by the pesting of a forfeit of $10 with W. P.’ Brown, manager of the Intercity Shooting Park, Minneapolis, Minn., for a match; the holder to name the place, date’ atid hour of the shoot. The date to be within fifteen days after the challenge, the holder to deposit $10 with W. P. Brown within five days after challenge or forfeit trophy. The holder shall give the challenger at least ten days notice by filing the same with W. P. Brown, manager of the Inter- city Shooting Park, of the time and place of contest, and said W. P. Brown shall, forthwith give notice of the time and date of said contest by publishing the same in the daily papers of Minne- apolis and St. Paul, and in the various sportsmen’s papers, and by personally notifying the challenger. All shooters eligible to contest for the trophy shall be entitled to enter the contest on the same terms as the challenger. Entries, except challenger, will not be required to deposit forfeit. No entry will be taken after first gun in contest has been fired. The holder of the trophy shall deliver the same at place of contest in good condition. 4. Donor reserves the right of asking guarantee for safe return of trophy, and also the right to call in trophy at any time for the purpose of cffering it in open competition by paying holder $20. Any eligible gun club within the State of Minnesota, Wis- eonsin, Lowa, North Dakota or South Dakota may have trophy to offer in open competition by paying holder of trophy $20 and guaranteeing a purse of $2(0. 5. In open competition contests shall be under handicap con- ditions. 6. In open competitions the club under whose auspices the shoot is given shall have the right to appoint handicap commiitee. 7. In the event of the death or removal from the States men- tioned of the holder of the trophy at any time before the final contest, the trophy shall revert to H, C. Hirschy, to be again offered in open competition under the rules and conditions herein specified. 8 At the expiration of three years from the date of the first contest the ,winners, of the’ trophy, either in open competition or by challenge, shall engage in a, special 25-bird race, $16 entrance, bird sincluded, for the absolute possession of the. trophy, the money to be divided according to the will of the majority of the contestants, and in the event of their being unable to agree on that point the division of such moneys shall be decided by Mr. H. C Hirschy, the doner.” Said contest shall take place at the Intercity Shooting Park, Minneapolis, Minn., or at such other place as the donor may be decide is to the best interest of those eligible to contest. '9.. Theihalder of the trophy shall provide suitable grounds and the best live pigeons obtainable, at a nominal price, not to exceed y 48. In open competitions the handicaps shall be from 30 to 26yds., $10 entrance, birds extra. > fon e-— Ba? Tn open competitions the moneys shall be divided under the Rose system—four moneys, with ‘ratios of 5, 3, 2, 1. _ 15, In challenge contests. the moneys shall be divided under the Rose system, as follows: | money. 2. In contests with more than two contestants, and not more than five, two moneys, with ratio of 5, 3. 3. In contests with more than five contestants and not more than ten, three moneys, with ratios of 5, 3,.2...4. In contests with more than ten con- testants, four moneys, with ratios of 5, 3, 2, L National Sportsmen’s Association Tournament. In respect to its forthcoming’ tournament the National Sports- men’s Association have issued a’ programme as follows: The Roof Gatden Tournament. The third annual tournament of the National Sportsmen's’ Asso- ciation, open to the world, will be held March 2 to 16. Herewith is presented the National Sportsmen’s Association’s programme of their third annual target tournament, to be held on the roof of Madison Square Garden, New York, March 2 to 16. Excepting a few slight changes, it is the same as that which governed the like tournament of last year. } smpetition which this programme affords is so comprehen- The co sive in ifs, scope as a test of nerve, knowledge and skill, and so ‘highly appreciated by the public at large for its other distinctive ‘and the highest score of each day meritorious features, that the management deems it well worthy of another trial. _ : While being simple of arrangement and easily understood by all, jt is so devised as fo meet the requirements of every class of shooters, whether it be those who desire to test their shooting qualities pleasurably under novel conditions for a few moments only, to compete against the recognized experts in a few events or to compete expert against expert, etc., days in succession in the most exacting and difficult of competitions. . Trophies are provided for the longest runs of consecutive breaks in the two events respectively, besides further liberal provision of yaluable trophies for the grand aggregates. - | . To the end that nothing be denied the competitors, in the way of full opportunity to make their best showing, they have the privilege of re-entering as many times as they are pleased to do so. As in prior tournaments of the National Sportsmen’s Associa- tion, a magautrap, run by an electric motor, will be used to throw the targets. : . Tn consequence of Wednesdays. and Saturdays being matinee days of the Garden Theater, no shooting will take place on the afternoons of those days. ; 5 The perfect management, equipment and convenience of the trapshoating competition, its low entry fee (practically for the price of targets only), the high gparacter of the gentlemen sports- men who patronize it, the world-wide prestige of the National Sportsmen’s Association’s competitive events, the trophies to be won, and the honors of which they are emblematic, and its high merit as an educational institution, deservedly claim the interest and support of all wha compete with the shotgun and all who admire wholesome sport. TM Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, manager of the Interstate Association, has again accepted the invitation to manage the Roof Garden tourna- ment, and it will be solely under his management. His assistants have been selected by him with a view to their special fitness for the service required. Thus the perfection of every detail is insured, Sportsmen’s Association to the four contestants making the four fae eat runs of consecutive breaks in this match. No contestant can win more than one of pee four Wo run of cotiseeutive breaks ma ¢ will be allowed to count for prizes in the Continuous m situate ore ft 7" i v il? All targets will be thrown at unknown angles. Entrance fee 25 cents, in addition to cost of targets at 144 cents each. Re-entries are unlimited. i Prizes in the Continuous Match are as follows; To the contest- ant making the longest run of consecttive breaks will be donated a handsome trophy. To the contestant making the second longest tun of consecutive breaks will be donated a gold medal. To the contestant making the third longest run of consecutive breaks | will be donated a silver medal. To the contestant making the oe longest run of consecutive breaks will be donated a bronze medal, , In addition to the above four prizes, the management will donaté each day a prize to the contestant making the longest run _ of consecutive breaks on that day in this match, < _.sportsmen’s Association Championship—Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 12:30 to 5 P. M.—Wednesdays and Sat- urdays, 10 A. M. to 1:30 P. M.—Conditions: 100 targets; un- known angles, entrance 50 cents, in addition to cost of targets at 14% cents each. Re-entries unlimited. From Saturday, March 2, unti Friday, March 15, inclusive, ex- cept Wednesdays and Saturdays, as aboye mentioned, and Sun- days, the traps will be open from 12:30 to 5 P. M. for contestants to qualify for the final round in the Championship contest, which will take place on Saturday, March 16: The conditions of the final round will be 100 targets per man, unknown angles, entrance price of targets at 146 cents each. The contestants who are eligible to compete in the final round of the championship contest are the twenty-five contestants having respectively the twenty-five highest totals made in the previous qualifying rounds shot on any of the preceding days of the tourna- ment. . No contestant can qualify with more than one score; that score being the highest made by him in the qualifying rounds. As re-entries for the qualifying rounds are unlimited, any con- feoet can, in respect to them, try to better any record made by him. The prizes in the Sportsmen’s Association Championship are as fellows: : To the winner in the final round of the Championship contest will be donated a handsome trophy, emblematic of the Sportsmen’s Association Championship. ‘This trophy bécomes the property of the winner. To the contestant making the second highest score will be donated a gold medal. highest score will be donated a silver medal, To the contestant making the fourth highest score will be donated a! bronze medal. In addition to the above prizes, the management will donate a prize each day to the contestant making the: highest score in the qualifying rounds shot that day. ren ’ General Average—A special prize, a handsome gold medal, will be given by the National Sportsmen’s Association to the shooter making the best general average for the Sportsmen's Association - Championship. d To qualify for this prize the contestant must take part in the comiptetition every day, except the first day, Saturday, March 2. His: final score for the Sportsmen’s Association Championship will be also counted for this average. No re-entry score will be counted for this average. Should a contestant shoot two or more scores of 100 targets each on any one day, his first score on that day shall alone be credited for this average. To the contestant making the second best average under the above conditions will be awarded a silver medal. To the contestant making the third best average under the above conditions will be awarded a bronze medal. ) Note.—Any question that may arisc, and that is not covered by the above conditions, will’ be passed tipon and decided by the committee. 2 . is Intending contestants can ship guns and shells in care of James C. Young, Madison Square Garden, New York city. ON LONG ISLAND. John Wright's Shoot. Tnterstate Park, L. I,, Jan. 29.—Notwithstanding the cold weather a goodly turnout of shooters were in attendance at John Wright's live-bird shoot to-day, at Interstate Park, Ic the main event, at 15 birds, Mr. J. F. Wellbrock and Dr. Webber scored the limit and divided. The scores follow: : . 3 No, 1 was at 5 birds, $3 entrance, birds included: E Steffens, 27..-.....---- 222115 O C Demarest, 27 H S Hyde, 26....-.....-. W Hopkins, 29.--..-..--- S M Van Allen, 30...-- Capt Jack, 28..... Seve J H Kroeger, 27...-..+-- No. 2 was at 7 birds, $5:entrance, birds includmed: . 7 T W Morfey, 31.....-. 2299992 7 J FE Wellbrock, 28... .0202222—5 S M Van Allen, 30.....220222i—6 J H Tracy, 27..-.....-. 21*2101—5 Gapt Jack, 28...:2:+4-5 0222312 6 H V Carman, 27....... 01221#2—5 J H Kroeger, 27..... », .1121021--6> EB Steffens, 27.........: 2202001—4 1 M Thompson, 29...:.2120221--6 © € Demarest, PA tla Neds 2220020—4 W Hopkins, -29......... *{99991 -§ -H S Hyde, 26..... . ee -2**0101—3 No. 3, at 10 birds, $7 1 miss as no bird; 26yds., no bird and 1 miss as a kill: J Ht Kroeger, 27...1122110212210: OQ Demarest, 27...20022202222— 8 S Van Allen, 30...2222229992 10 E Steffens, 27.....22020201121— 8 Knevels, 28.....+.. 9229990222 —9 W Hopkins, 29...2212102121 —& C Brownell, 28....*212222212 —9 Dr Miller, 28...... *222222200 — 7 J Thompson, 29..1202112212 — 9 Wellbrock, 28...22202200*2 — 6 Capt Jack, 28...... 222212*212 — 8 Hyde, 27........ 10021200202—6 In the 15-bird event, $10 entrance, the handicaps were: 28yds., 1 miss as no bird; 27yds., 2 misses as no birds; 26yds., 1 miss as no bird, and 1 miss as a kill; 25yds., 2 misses as a kill; F Wellbrock, 27...c.s-2s-0000: Ae aenert ae: 22(022022222292922 15 ir GCaneygmdOPOees Got scee face deme aettenseuns eee i 922999999999992 —15 Ge OUD SEE ee Pep Bee su ican nee poreeea sas 01222202220222299 14 Gy Tet Shoemaker wis 74% b eek betes est aewa tees ,22102220200222212—14 Reve yelsy sO8 hyd decane oleUlsighie meena yao zstales 20*222292*221122 —13 Tea pa Re sy ble pee Meee gua GE 11021022#2291212 —13 COMig Ninth erica Dt) eee ieee sae re ce tacec es tart 900122212229999 —13 JED Kroepers: 27% ra... cet seem unsnntienesenesatsotes 0112#201222291202—13 RESTS Henge lero ahd aan ee Ree aateaes 1011110112*101111—13 J M Thompson, 29......s02seseeerrry eet enee reer es 222210222220122 —13 DrviiilerasoS, Rasen: Wis ioisateid ten eee nent: 1111001222222022 —13 WrUBragks, 2G sp. leks e.kestoewatsas A yee eta 911129122*0211010—13 TRS CHIT Ea otek athe Sen ER A Aa AES eee 12210021122210001—12 TTD Dracy, 26.leecn retry onh oeew bette gemerat nine 01101202120202112 12 Capt Jack, 28......- fe A icles ata ~ . --200222022202021 - —10 T R Chapman, 26.4 .+-e0n-svcknpey son eserves 020222*2#2*22*210—10 New Utrecht Gun. Club. Interstate Park, L. 1. Feb, 2.—Seven contestants scored the limit of 10 in the New Utrecht Gun Club’s handicap at Interstate Park to-day. Annie Oakley was one of the contestants, and shot with her usual excellent skill. The scores: ‘ New Utrecht handicap, 10 birds, for club prize: Sykes, 1 no bird, 1 miss, 29.......---.- thane es be ea 21°220w peeaane) 9G DIES, 29. bp oe ce eeelalalmaeinee at vcae vines -2222222220— 9 Ramapo, 1 no bird, 1 miss, 27..-.++++++-2-seerecese reese 1222212111—10 Losee, 1 no bird, 1 miss, 28......+-+++sees+erereseees .. .2211211111—10 Street, 1 no bird, 1 miss, 28...--.--.++++eeeeeeeeeeseees 222229222240 Lincoln, 1 miss, 28......¢-ccccseeeeeseessrecressteeerens 227121212210 ‘Capt Tack, 1 miss, 29....-.-.se2+++eeeess A + 22111 10w J H jack, 1 miss, 29....--...¢-seeeeesereeee .«. -121222*112— 9 Gaughen, 1 no bird, 29........--.csssseeeeese scene .. .22202w Feigenspan, 29....-...+++- es eoeco tes seeG retetEbe 2222222222—10 Rodman, 1 miss, 28...-----0seeees errr rere ses ereeee +s. -1111211021— 9 Ray, 1 miss, 29,,-<+ssseseeeeeee Rp aeons ee eea rat «= + - 222222222210 Hartshorn, 2 MisSes, 27....0.0+.eesse ree eeene reese teeeet 222229121110 Two T-bird events, for club prizes: Jack and Annie Oakley di- vided first and second in No, 1. psi divided first and second in No. 2. Ree F Sykes, 1 no bird, 29.,.......--+-+ ASOD 2212222 7 WR Ciao Por aDIrd, Bess elses tes ener ns ee *20w 2122022—6 a oo pong 1 i Oe deta She A EEE oat 22222) 7 ! — EW aca ee [I anaes Weg fete 9999999 7 99922005 C W Feigenspan, 28..c..c0e--2ese eee rte tsetse 2224w 22222227 R R Street, 1 no bird, 28......- ffl eee ee. ads \tow 12221217 «1 21220—5 Capt Jack, 1 no bird, 30...... Sha Baca lees y+ -2221120—6 2220*10—4 Annie Oakley, 1 miss, BA oe mcsadode hae 91211117, 1111122—7 CM Lincoln, 1 no bird, 28.-seessseereees . .220202W 2800w € H Jones, 27....----- Ls tcte olan oteryts he wb Mi uby’arafal o's i ta) baie, si 0110002—3 F J Robbins, 28..-+.sssessseeerreseersapeetedee vestes ON aes W Losée, 1 to bird, 28.-..0---+er-e-eeee eythane 1 miss, B7eccceccsccpccconsryyeserrcsee Hantne Ramapo, + fmiae Messtesceapniter ee To the contestant making the third . ' finé: ‘and’ clear. Seven birds, club prize, Losee wen in the shoot-off: Losee, 1 n b, 28........1121212—7 Ramapo, 1 m, 27......1211112— : T Feigenspan, 28........2222222—7 Chapman, 1 n b, 28...0110110—4 ee Jack, 1 n b, 29...2111020—5 Sykes, 1 n b, 29......2021220—5 odman, ln J Gaughen, 3g... -222202w b, 28:..., = Capt Jack, ln b, 38.0 paola Crescent Athletic Club. Bay Ridge, L, I.—The weather was clear and wintry.. The main event was the February cup, in competition for which there were three ties, C. A. Sykes broke 25 targets straight, thrown from the Geseeu tow ; bs ebruary cup targets, expert traps; 25 targets, magatutrap; handicap ‘allowances added: A ad a - 3 —Expert.— —Magautrap— Grand Hdecp. Broke. Hdcep. Broke. Total. DP TIRE VES ntios sence we BS 18 ? % 23 Tees Eopiinseemeose wees - 6 17 19 47 (CVAD SyKeS ey we oe wis teen ne 19 3 25 47 Dr H © O7’Brien.....i-. 5 7 4 16 42 CUGSRASMUS 5 saLsee be seee aL: 12 5 19. 42, G. Notmdnk s..oseestecccsen eo 18 3 18 42 H M Brigham............ 2 16 2 21 41 TNS Borlands see cewcsionietet 1D 1 5 18 39 W W Marshall ito hate 12 5 15 38 T W_ Starr... wee 4 9 B} i 20 G))-Hladdonesse-. a. A ae) it é ve 17 Dr. Keyes won the special prize. Panel match: Conditions 25 targets, handicap allowances added: Hdcp. Broke. Total. LO Fe PA Peden e arto viv stab ata ated oa 4 y 18 23 COG Rasmyis.. aie eaceenneeeet teeter ee 6 16 22 Ji Bovlande 2.988 | imsadhenrnn eee ereceeie 5 16. vAl VM Bri ghasmyies sencae epee eer ekoeccce en 2 18 20 Ge otha pe gecsenns cecenempte ie tice Sosocesds 3 15 18 Dr Ete hae OCP raenitiy sclseries tasttittee eter Siefeietere ao eo 13 18 re Gabon leitiss yee: citys etctstelel Sivivistel ieee MrAtet he - 6 ane 17 ST We Stakes ici elect Buty Sane ald ererorctal none 9 13 Wee Marshall g) secce. sae Be ee ae 6 7 13 Sweepstakes, 10 targets, magautrap: Brigham 8, Keyes 7, Borland 6 O’Brien 6, Hopkins 6, Marshall 5, Notman FE Stake 2. Sweepstake, 15 targets, expert traps: O’Brien il, Brigham 10, Hopkins 9, Borland 7. l Sweepstake, same conditions: Notman 12, Brigham 11, Marshall 7, Rasmus 7, Haddon 4. Sweepstake, 5 pairs, magautrap: Notman 6, Hopkins 5, Brigham 5, Rasmus 4, Keyes 4, Borland 3 Sweepstake, 15 targets, expert traps: Sykes 11, Rasmus Il, Marshall 9. Match, 10 targets, magautrap: Notman 8, Notman 7. The Parkway Gun Club. Dexter Park, Brooklyn, Jan. 29—The Parkway Gun Club held a shoot at Dexter Park to-day. There was a good attendance. Each event was $3 entrance, three moneys, Rose system. “Johnnie Jones’? acted as scorer. The weather was cold and windy. Fol- lowing are the scores: No.1. No.2. No.3 No. 4. 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ADS he Me Targets: 20 20 5p 20 25 25 25 Tale pilus ETO ESA e209) sepeste cratateraic tote ee talato ayeals soe 18 17 15 22 24 20 Te Se ECT IME AB RB OBA Ar doctor coccee 17 18 6 IG 23 23 18 GebeDiadley Su. kgusee bon: acess atamre sees 18 19 7 12 22 21 23 AG US CARD BEMLITIG! Fae MetAeislec csivis ce ae siaes peers 13 19 & 38.22.23 =: Tet Minenchey. tk srs dete reo eee ea ons eee 14) YF" 5-413) 190: oe Meg Te tide Meee ai Si cteayriste ey apcan tire oletate lela 11S CGS Selo, oe Thy Be Gharles pte sd Meas ae sole aleleleteeltie ayia ates Tab oe aby ibierhs 4 nS EEA ahr eral cep ADs PIZeE Ry a ‘ 1d 155 cated 5 7 we Ud Se iene —- he eee we AK -S: Boston Gun Club. Boston, Jan. 30.—Enthusiasm preyailed at the third serial prize shoot of the Boston Gun Club on their grounds at Wellington to-day. A more enjoyable afternoon could not be asked for by the mest fastidious. Shooters from Pascoag, Haverhill, Amesbury, Brockton and Lynn’ favored us with a chance to see how well they handle the “gaspipes’—and they certainly did the trick exceed- ingly well. Shepard has been at war with our magautrap for pretty near a year, and came along solely for the purpose of putting to sleep a former first trial which was a little bit disastrous as to the scoring end of it. This time he went home satisfied that it was all right, and a trap that bids fair soon to come into general use when trapshooting clubs find its real advantage. Griffith, of Pascoag, was high in the prize match and did peimit but 5 targets of the 30 to float away unscathed. Second place was taken care of by Leroy, Shepard and Spencer, with 23 each, Scores below. All shooting handicap by distance, except events Nos. 7 to 11, which were I6yds. 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CopyricuT, 1901, ny Foresr AND STREAM PuBLiIsHING Co. Terms, $4 A YEAR. 10 Crs, a Cory. t Srx Monrus, $2. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1901. VOL, LVI.—No. T. 1 No. 346 Broapway, New York _ The Forest anb Stream is the recognized medium of entertain- nient, instruction and information between American sportsmen, The editors invite communications ‘on the subjects to which its pages are devoted. Anonymous communications will not be re- garded. While it is intended to give wide latitude in discussion of current topics, the editors are not responsible for the views of correspondents, ‘Subscriptions may begin at any time. Terms: For single copies, $4 per year, $2 for six months. For club rates and full particulars respecting subscriptions, see prospectus .on page iii, MAKE FOREST PRESERVES GAME PRESERVES. THE continued diminution of North American big game, due to hide hunting, to oyer-killing by so-called sports- men, but especially by the continual settling up of the country, has been a stibject of concern to far-sighted people for many years. Yet the average sportsman, and even the average big-game hunter, appears to interest himself very little in this diminution. The letter from Mr. Wells, published elsewhere, brings the subject once more to the front, and shows how obvious it is that unless some active steps are taken to move the Government authorities, it will before long be too late to do any- thing. Almost by accident, the Western country, where the big-game remnants chiefly exist, is prepared for legis- lative action which shall set aside game refuges that may exist always, and about whose borders hunting may be had for generations yet to come, provided only that proper steps are taken now. In this Western country there have been set aside a number of forest reservations extending almost from the southern boundary of the United States to the northern boundary, and covering the greatest variety of country. They include low-lying valleys and towering peaks, forest and praitie, arid desert and water-soaked mountain side. Within the boundaries of these reservations, if properly protected, almost all the large game of North America could flourish forever, just as it used to exist in the old West, before the white man—greedy for dollars—pene- trated the unknown fastnesses where it ted. ‘We have already an example of such a game refuge in the Yellowstone National Park, where the animals, being protected, do well, and in autumn furnish to hunters on the Park borders practically all the big-game hunting that is to be had in the West. For many years the Yellow- stone Park has been protected by troops, but for many of these years the only service which the troops performed was to arrest or to drive out persons who violated the regulations established by the Secretary of the Interior. Then, in the year 1894, a law was enacted by Congress which provided an actual form of government for the Park, and substituted something tangible for the vain threats of the Department of the Interior—an official to try offenses, a mode by which offenders should be tried, _ penalties for killing game or defacing natural wonders and a place where offenders should be confined after con- viction. When this had been done, depredations in the National Park ceased. The Secretary of the Interior has been authorized by Congress to make regulations governing the forest re- serves, but such authorization is not enough. Courts have decided that in making these regulations the Secretary of the Interior is usurping legislative functions, while his own are merely executive. What is required now is action by Congress on lines similar to those laid down in the Yellowstone National Park Protective act, which shall apply to all the forest reservations. Such an act must be carefully considered, because there are settlers on many of the forest reservations, and their rights must be carefully safeguarded. It is time to take this matter up, and before the opening of the next session of Congress to arouse an interest which shall demand the passage of a law protecting the game and the timber on these forest resetvations. _ By proper protection the National Park and the forest “reservations already existing, and those which shall here- after be set aside, may become not only forest preserves, but game preserves as well. Within their boundaries are to be found to-day every species of large game known to the United States, and if they can be protected all these great and interesting indigenous mammals may be ‘perpetuated in full supply for all time. Unless such pro- tection is afforded certain species of American large game : will before long become as pearly extinct as is the aaa, ed nahh _ these reserves were made. It is time that an intelligent effort for the protection of Make the national forest pre- serves game preserves as well. TO KEEP THE GUN OUT. In Maine they are talking of a law to forbid the taking of firearms into the woods in the close season. This is a radical proposition, and would be a novelty for Maine. But it is an old rule in some European countries. There, when the shooting season ends, the gun is laid away, and one may go afield with it only at the risk of paying a penalty. This means that when the shooting sea- son closes it closes. American sportsmen who have traveled in Brittany and have seen there the absolute confidence manifested by the wildfowl during the close season, ascribe this to the system of keeping the guns at home. The game recog- nizes the close season, and lives and breeds in security. We have been for so many generations in this country accustomed to the fullest freedom with gun and rifle that a law like that proposed for Maine would provoke decided opposition. But on second sober thought might we not recognize the justice and utility of such a system? In the Yellowstone National Park the possession of guns is forbidden, except of guns officially sealed by the author- ities, and we all know that game protection in the Park is effective. It would not be effective if visitors were permitted indiscriminately to equip themselves with arms and ammunition. In Massachusetts to have firearms in the game cover on Sunday is construed as prima facie evi- dence of violation of the law against Sunday shooting, and the system has materially simplified the problem of sup- pressing the Sunday shooter. If shotguns and rifles were absolutely prohibited from the game covers during the close season, the effect upon the game would be most beneficial, and the observance of the close season would be promoted. In the quail and grouse covers, at least, there can be no excuse for having firearms in close season. A law for- bidding the carrying of arms there, and providing a stiff. fine for penalty, with the guns to be seized and held pend- ing the payment of the fine, would be a wise and desirable and effective addition to our game code. In a big-game country like Maine the case is somewhat different, for there many men go into the woods before the opening of the season, and without intent to kill game before the season opens, yet who, for convenience, carry their guns for use at the proper time. It might be practicable to develop a system which would give such persons per- mission to have their guns, while yet shutting out the summer shooters. To forbid the possession of guns in the woods is only to go a step beyond the existing laws which prohibit the possession of jacklights and of dogs in the deer country. ABOLISH SPRING SHOOTING. THERE is a measure now before the New York Legisla- ture to close the wildfowl shooting season for the State at large on March 1 instead of April 30, as now, and for Long Island on March 1 instead of May 1 as now. The change is one which should be made. The spring shooting of wildtowl should be prohibited. It should be forbidden for several good reasons. Among them these: I. Under existing conditions, with spring shooting permitted, the birds are being destroyed at a faster rate than they breed, and the stock is in consequence steadily diminishing. Il. The present law, while purporting to protect the. wild ducks, does not actually give them protection, be- cause the close season which is prescribed is stich that it does not go into effect until a large proportion of the birds have passed north. As a matter of fact. under the present law the birds may be pursued and killed as long as they are within the limits of the State. Ill. The birds should be protected in the spring, be- cause at that season they are on their way north to their breeding grounds. Game laws are made to protect game in the breeding season. This rule should apply to wild- fowl precisely as it does to other game birds and game animals. Wild ducks should be protected in the spring time just as other game birds are protected in the spring, because that is the breeding season. IV. Now being harassed and pursued by spring shoot- ‘ing, the ducks are driyen north and do not remain in any numbers to nest in New York territory; but under other conditions, if given security, several species would tarry within the State and nest here. New York has extensive stretches of marsh lands which are admirably adapted to become again the breeding grounds of vast numbers of wildfowl, as they were formerly before the prevalence of spring shooting drove the birds away. Give the ducks a chance and they will come back to their New York breed- ing grounds again. This is not theory; it is the actual experience of other States which have adopted a close season in the spring for their wildfowl. VY. The abolition of spring shooting will mean not only the return in the fall of a larger number of birds from the North, but will mean the restoration to New York State of a native supply of birds which will give better shooting in the fall of the year. VI. The interest of the people at large would be served by the abolition of spring shooting, and these interests should be considered as against the advantage which any limited number of individuals may reap from shooting the birds in the spring. A game law should be framed on the principle-of the greatest good to the greatest num- ber. The greatest good of the greatest number demands the abolition of spring shooting. Tury have started a movement in Ticonderoga, N. Y.., which has behind it an excellent idea. In various parts of the country we have been considering legislation as a remedy for the careless shooting of human beings for game, and penalties of various degrees of severity have been advocated to deter the man killer. The Ticonderoga plan is to combine all the users of guns in the neighbor- hood into a club, the one obligation of which is that each member shall pledge himself never to shoot at any- thing until he knows certainly what it is. “Always know what you aim at.” That is platform plank, constitution and by-laws of the Ticonderoga Club, and human life ought to be more secure wherever the club’s influence ex- tends. A voluntary pledge of this nature will be quite as efficient as any possible law making could be. We ought to haye Ticonderoga clubs wherever there are shooters who need the restraining influence of a pledge to stay their hands from a heedless shot. THE increased interest in forestry matters in the United States is shown in a variety of ways. Besides the con- stantly growing demands on the resources of the Division of Forestry at Washington, there has sprung up an in- quiry for the services of trained foresters and persons familiar with forest and game preserves. Such a demand is sure to be supplied before long. While as yet the number of men competent to attend to such matters is not great, there are a few such, and some of our wni- versities, like Yale and Cornell, are training young men, who before. long will be able to fill such places. New York city already has one practicing forester, trained in the schools of Germany, in the person of Mr. F. Von Hoffmann, who has established himself in the St. James Building. We have received the Fourth Annual Report of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York, which was the commission preceding the present board. The report is for the year ending Sept. - 30, 1898, and is another in the series of superb volumes which have a place by themselves in the official literature oi fish and game. The illustrations of birds and fishes colored ‘to the life by Ridgeway and Denton respectively comprise the mallard duck, male and female ring-necked pheasant, upland plover and spruce grouse; shad, weak- fish or squeteague, yellow perch, tomcod or frostfish, mackerel, dogfish or bow-fin, eel and lobster; and other colored plates illustrate insects injurious to vegetation. In addition to the reports of the several departments of fishculture, game protection, forestry, etc., the volume contains a number of special papers. That is a curious condition which is described. by Secre- tary Kalbfus as existing in the Pennsylvania Game Com- mission. The people who have given into the hands of their appointed representatives the trusteeship of the game interests have a right to look for the intelligent and un- selfish safeguarding of those interests. If there is in the present board any member who does not comprehend the responsibility of the office, or who is lukewarm in his sup- port of efforts looking to the better protection of seis sulvsnia game, he snoald give place to some one else. li os 122 FOREST AND STREAM. (FEB. 16, T90T. Che Sportsman Ganrist. —— In Old Virginia.—IX. THE next day was a Longfellow’s day—‘‘cold and dark and dreary,” with the rain and wind in evidence. Putting on my rain coat and pulling my cap well over my ears, I strolled down to the barn to find some one to smoke and grumble with. The farm manager was not in sight, but two boys were sorting over the now much depleted corn pile in the large crib. They had worked out a cleared space on the floor and were throwing the good corn in a pile to the front near the door, while the nubbins and defective ears were thrown to one side near the wall. It was not exciting, but nothing better offering, I climbed in over the pile of good corn and sat down upon an empty nail keg to smoke and feel glad that I did not have to work. The outlook was gloomy in the extreme, and every living thing in sight seemed in a low barometer condition. Chickens, in the last stage of dejection, with their bodies on a slant that seemed to threaten an entire shifting of the center of gravity to the rear, stood around in every spot that afforded the slightest shelter; the hogs con- tested. with little animation and much complaining, for a corner of the fence partially sheltered by a spreading tree, while over in the pasture lot stood several young mules close up together with drooping heads, too dejected eyen to kick one another. Truly there is much poetry and sentiment in the coun- try, but it is not waterproof. Turning from the gloomy outlook, I found one of the boys contemplating a half-grown rat that. was with diffi- culty making its way up the post near the far corner of the crib, disturbed by the boys who now had but a few barrels of corn left. Here was sport. Gathing a handful oe nubbins, I opened fire on the rat and soon brought it own. Another showed up, and another, and then, as the corn pile grew less, several ran out at one time, making the fun—such as it was—fast and furious. I was not the skillful marksman that I had been in the dim and distant past, when, as pitcher for the invincible Modoc Baseball Club, I could put ten balls in succession in a 12-inch circle, and pitch out a game lasting from 1 o’clock until dark, with from sixty to one hundred runs on a side, but I was occasionally throwing true and bag- ging a rat, and having a great deal more fun in the effort than I had enjoyed while looking out on the dreary land- scape. Finally the boys put up a whole covey of rats, and being well provided with ammunition, I fairly filled the air with missiles, and having exhausted my supply, stooped quickly to the floor to gather more, and found myself right over, with my hands all but on, a big blacksnake that was crawling out of the corn immediately between my feet. Nearly as thick as my arm, I could only guess at his length, as he was not entirely out of the corn, but I should have believed any one who had called his measure 10 feet. I stand any surprise better than a snake—large or small—and to have this great horrible reptile appear so unexpectedly was awful, With an involutary exclamation of terror, I turned and flung myself at the door, striking the pile of corn high enough to go over, and head first I pitched out the door, bouncing off of the blocks set for steps, and falling in a heap on the muddy ground at the feet of the surprised farm manager, who was approaching. Scrambling to my feet, I proceeded to back off a little further from the door, looking carefully for any sign of the snake. “Do you always come out of a crib that way, or did you fall?” said the surprised manager, “You go get your gun,” said I. “Get it quick as you can; there is the biggest snake in there that ever you saw. Hurry, hurry! He may get away.” “Ts it black?” was the irrelevant answer. “Yes I believe it was, and an awiul big one. quick and get your gun before it escapes.” “Well, I hope it will not escape, as I have had an awful lot of trouble getting it to stay there this long, and have caught it several times and put it back when it was emi- grating. It won’t hurt you any more than a cat, and is a much better ratter.” With as much indignant scorn as I could throw into my voice, I proceeded to tell him what I thought of any man who would cultivate such pets, and especially without putting up some notices to warn people who had not such vicious tendencies and low taste. “Well, I am sorry,’ said he, “but if you knew how annoying the rats get to be you would not blame me for resor.ing to any method to get rid of them. Come down to the barn, where I have some harness to mend, and we _can tell snake stories. “Funny, isn’t it, that no man can ever see a snake with- out being reminded of one or more narratives that he then and there proceeds to tell to the first auditor he can corral. “My story dates back to boyhood days, and I have not thought of it for years, until you said snake, and now I am actually suffering under the weight of it.” Comfortably reclining om a pile of sacks, I watched the manager and old Uncle John overhauling the worn harness that had been laid aside as rainy day work, while I listened to the story. “When a little fellow I lived up on the James River, and spent much time fishing and swimming. One day, while fishing with a companion, we discovered a small snake, which, after a most exciting chase among the loose rock and pebbles of the river bank, escaped under a large flat rock. “Our united efforts failed to move the rock, and we were reluctantly abandoning the chase, when far up on the steep overhanging bank appeared a friend of ours whom we called Dutchey Pfouts. Dutchey was the son of a German butcher whose slaughter house stood a little way back from the river. He was a kind-hearted young giant, always ready to do anything in his power for us, and now came down at once to our call. The situation ex- plained to him, he assured us that he could move the rock, 2 Go on “*Vust you git some shticks,’ he commanded, ‘und ven I dose rock lift oup, fly in und kill him quick before he vas got avay alretty.’ “Arming ourselves and taking positions in front of the rock, we waited in great excitement while our friend settled himself firmly, with a foot on either side of the rock, and grasped its outer edge with his strong hands. Settling back, his great shoulders and bicep muscles stand- ing out with the strain, he tore the rock loose and raised it up a foot or mofre.. “He could not raise it higher, so leaned over with his face close to the edge, in order that he might see what was under it. At the same moment we boys dropped down on our knees, close up to the stone, to peer under, and an instant later, when our eyes became accustomed to the dim light, we found our three faces within a foot of a mass of snakes, big and little, that looked like enough to fill a tub, and they were beginning to untwist, preparing, as we thought, to resent the disturbance. ‘With a simultaneous shriek of terror we boys pitched over backward, and scrambling to our feet turned and sped up the steep bank, feeling that the highest point promised the greatest safety from the pursuit that we felt sure the snakes would make. Dutchey was but an instant behind us. Dropping the rock with a yell that echoed among the hills on the further bank of the river like a steam whistle, he shouted: “*Run, poys! Run! My ghracious! Dere vas a pushel of schnakes. Dey vill pit you all to bieces, shure. Don’t you sthop for dem feesh pole line or nottings. R-r-r-un! R-r-r-un!’ And never was a command more literally carried out, for without regarding the path, which wound its way up the steep bank, we went straight up the nearest available point, throwing a perfect stream of loose dirt and sand behind us as we plied hands and feet to the task, not one of us pausing until we reached our friend Dutchey Pfouts’ father’s slaughter house, a safe distance back from the river bank.” “Marse Gawge,”’ said old Uncle John, as soon as the story was finished, “I ain’ nevah tell yo’ "bout de time dat I spicioned dey was a snak’ done jump up my breeches leg, is I?” I had noticed that though much interested in the man- ager’s reminiscence, the old darky was evidently suffering under the burden of his snake story, and was not sur- prised at his prompt play for next place. Smallpox, whooping cough or measles is not more contagious than snake stories, as you will notice when you lay this paper down at the end of this article and pro- ceed to tell your wife (if a benedict) or your chum (if a bachelor) your snake story. “Dat was wen I was a boy, too—des like de time yo’ tell *bout. Marse John Carrington, he come to see we all, and he bring a boy wid him he call Tom. Tom, he "bout my size, an’ I des ’bout big *nuf to wait at de table. Marse Wint an’ all de folks livin’ ’roun’ have big to-doin’s to make de visitors have a good time, and w’en dey all go ‘way, sometimes to spen’ de day, Marse Wint he tell me to let de wuk go an’ have a good time an’ entertain de boy Tom. “One day, when dey was all gone an’ we didn’ know des what to do, Tom he say he wisht we had a gun so we could go huntin’. I tol’ him dat ole Une’ Zeke had a pow’- ful good gun, a muskit dat dey all said was a fine shooter. Tom ast me if I kin borry it, an’ I *low’d I could, caus’ Une’ Zeke done gone wid de folks to drive de kerridge, an’ mos’ likely hadn’t locked his cabin doh. Hit was des as I say, an’ we soon had de gun an’ some caps, but we couldn’ fin’ no ammernishun, Den it look lak we goin’ haf to git ‘long widout *goin’ huntin’ ’tall an’ Tom he seem pow’ful disapp’inted. I ’membah den dat Marse Wint done tol’ me to do all I kin to mak’ Tom hav’ a good time, an’ so I des go an’ borry some of his powdah an’ shot, an’ we lit out. “We went to shootin’ at everything in de way of birds we saw, markin’ birds, jaybirds, crows, buzzuds an’ an ole har’, but we didn’t kill none of dem. Tom, he say hit - ‘cause we hadn’ load de ole gun big ‘nuff, but I say hit caus’ we ain’t pi’nt hit rite. But Tom, he ‘low he know all bout guns, an’ he say yo’ got to load um big if yo’ wan’ to do good shootin’ wid um. Den he des pi’ntedly put in a load dat he say was a shoah killah, A han’ful of powda, a wad of papah mos’ big as yo’ fis, a han’ful of shot, an’ mo papah, ‘til de rammer-rod hit stood outen de eend mos’ a foot. I low he wus rite ‘bout it bein’ a kil- lah, at one eend or de oddah of de ein—mebby bofe—an’ I ax him to ’scuse me when he say hit my nex’ shot, an’ tol’ him he could have it. We went “long down to de pon’ den, to see if we couldn’ see a duck, or tutkle or som’ kin’ of game. De grass wus high “long de aidge of de pon’, an’ [ wen’ trompin’ “long in hit tryin’ to skeer out somethin’, Now I reckon yo’ gentlemens know how fool- ish dese big longlegged green bullfrogs is, an’ how, wen you’ skeer one, he des up an’ jumps his level bes’ des de way he happen to be headin’? Well, I des happen to step rite ovah one dat was a-pi’ntin’ up, an he strai’ten out an’ jump rite up my breeches leg ‘til his fron’ feet go “bove my knees, an’ he stretch down ‘til his hin‘ feet wus on my shoe top. ; “Te sho wus cole on my lJaig, an’ dey wasn’t nothin’ to keep him from gitten clos’ to me, for my mammy wus washin’ my socks. I made shoh hit was a snake, an’ a big one, an’ des began to hollah as loud as I could hol- lah, an’ jump as high as I could an’ kick as fas’ as I could. “Tom, he come runnin’ wid de gun, an’ he ast me what de matta was, an’ I hollah big snake up my breeches laig des fas’ as I could say de words. Den Tom, he up wid dat ole gun, loaded wid de big load I was tellin’ yo’ ’bout an’ he hollah: ; ‘ “‘Eol’ still; des yo’ hol’ yo’ leg still *turl I shoot him. Stop yo’ jumpin’ an kickin’ des a minit an’ I'll kill him fo’ you’,’ pi’ntin’ de gun at me des well as he could wid me a-jumpin’ an’ kickin’ my level bes’. } “Hit skeered me wus den de frog had done, an’ I giv’ a big kick an’ sent de ole frog a-flyin’, an’ saw him lite all spraddled out in de watah, an’ what hit wus, an’ dat I wusnt snake bit. But I couldn’ stop jumpin’ an’ I couldn’ stop kickin’, foh dat fool niggah wid de gun wus des plum crazy an’ was tryin’ his hes’ to git de gun pi'nted at my leg long ‘nuff to shoot de snake dat he ‘lowed wus up my breeches laig. “G’way fom yere! 1 3 gah you! Drap dat gun, de snake done gone, de ain’ no snake; de snake is'de'd,’ I kep’ hollahin’ fas’ as I could, G'way fom yere! Ya fool nig- but hit ain’ no use, he des keep on a runnin’ aftah me an’ hollahin’ foh me to hol’ still foh “low him to shoot de snake. I was des bout to giv’ out, an’ yit I know’d dat he would shoot my laig off ef I stop jumpin’ a minit, so I des turn an’ jump in de pon’, des fah out in de watah as I kin, an’ soon as I com’ up I hollah des loud as I kin: ‘He don’ drownded!. He don’ drownded! De snake is de’d, des de’d as he kin be,’ an’ Tom he com’ back to his senses an’ put de gun down. “T “lowed as I come crawlin’ out de watah dat 1 would frail some sense into dat fool boy dat had want to shoot my laig off to kill a snake, but I wus too woh out wid my jumpin’ an’ kickin’ to do hit rite away, an’ while I wus gittin’ my bref an’ restin’ some, a jay bud he lite on a tree tol’able close by, an’ Tom he sneak up a little an’ turn de ole gun loose at him. “He mite a-killed de bird, an’ he mite not, I ain’ nevah see de bird aftah de old gun wen’ off, I was so lookin’ at Tom. She sound, like a big clap of thundah, an’ she kick dat boy *twel a mule would a be’n ashamed of his- self; clean ovah a big ole log an’ two piles of rock hit drove him, eend over eend, an’ hit peered lik’ hit kep’ on kickin’ him w’en he wus fallin’ and bouncin’. Hit bus’ him up so I had to tote my hat full of watah and throw on him mos’ a dozen times foah he knowed anything, an’ his nose bleed mos’ an’ houah, an’ ‘sides his tooths bein’ mos’ all knocked loose. We ain’ go huntin’ any moah; ‘pear like we bofe don’ los’ our fon’ess foal hit. ‘Dinna bell done ring at de house, suh, an’ hit stop rainin’.”’ : And so the rainy morning was got through with. , Lewis Hopkins. A Winter’s Evening. THE western sky shows no trace of the sinking sun save a few bars of orange which emit a melancholy gleam amid their somber setting. The landscape stretches around like a great etching, or study in black and white—with here the tone merging into brown and there into gray—and all pervaded with an indefinable sentiment—a something which the poet only can truly appreciate. ‘ A. chili blustering wind is abroad, which seems to in- crease as the night grows near. Some chickadees and woodpeckers are calling to one another, and occasionally a bluejay screams wildly, Overhead the homing crows wing their flight to the woods which loom upon the horizon, Every now and then a shot rings out, muffled by dis- tance, telling that the sportsman is still afield. And hark! What is that? It is the rich baying of a hound in pur-— suit of quarry. How musical it sounds and how it echoes among the silent woods! But it soon ceases, as do the m- termittent shots. The light begins to fade and the shadows to deepen over the landscape. Here, where we stand, is a lonely farm- house by the wayside. It is surrounded by trees, which toss and groan in the evening wind. These are elms, which have a rough, boisterous way of expressing themselves, so to speak. Yonder is a grove of pines, to- ward which we move. How differently these express themselves. How they whisper or sigh or murmur weird- ly, or become, as it were, an echo of the far-off sea. Can we wonder that those who live among pine forests have more lively imaginations, or at least are more given to the creation of myth and legend, than any other people? We stroll back to the farmhouse. Nobody appears to be about. A few chickens peck along the fences and occa- sionally a calf utters a solemn “baa!” Where the snow has melted on the roof (under the influence of the mid- day sun), we see patches of moss or weather-stained tiles. A few icicles hang by the eaves. Against the front door the snow has formed a drift, and the path which leads up to it is untrodden. From under the veranda stalks of withered weeds protrude. The gate hangs half- open upon its hinges. Were it not for the presence ot the chickens and a thin smoke which ascends from the chimney, one would be inclined to say that the house was uninhabited. But suddenly we hear a guttural “Gee up!” and turning around we see a man with a pair of oxen yoked to a rude sleigh, which is covered with logs. He passes into the yard of the farmhouse, unyokes his oxen and drives them into the stable. After a while he emerges and procures a pail, with which he proceeds to the cow shed. The cows are milked and we see him bear his smoking burden into the kitchen. Once more he emerges, feeds the calf (whose “baaing’”’ has been becoming very importunate), fodders the cattle, shoos some chickens out of a tree in which they have roosted (how persistent is primitive habit or instinct) and drives them into the fowl- house, bolts doors, takes a general look around and then retires for good. While all this has been doing, an odor of frying “scrapple” has begun to float on the evening air, accom- panied by snatches of old-time melodies, full of the in- effable sadness of the past. The goodwile is evidently preparing the evening meal and expressing her pleasure at her man’s return. A light is set in the kitchen window, the reflection_of which every moment grows brighter and wider. The woods on the horizon have become black as ebony, and the fields can no longer be defined. Everything grows blurred —indistinct. The chickadees and woodpeckers have ceased calling and the bluejay to scream, but an owl in the pine grove has taken up his mournful burden. Aiter we have listened to this—its dismal uncertain intonations, its gibbering graveyard quality—we can readily understand why the ow! has always been such an uncanny bird—such an ob- ject of horror even—to the simple-minded or superstitious. Indeed, there are those who lay claim to wisdom who cannot heat it without a shudder. A succession of sharp sounds causes the owl to cease its lamentations. It is the barking of a fox on the. hill- side. One by one the nocturnal hunters are coming forth. A watning note from the fowlhouse tells that the fact is not unmarked or unknown there. It is now so dark that the sky can no longer be seen. No star appears—the thick clouds hanging on the firma- ment. The light in the farmhouse goes out. For a mo- ment we are blinded, as it were, but becoming’ used to the new condition, we see around for a few yards the ghostly Fex. 16, roor.] FOREST AND sSTREAM,., 123 Sete rendering, in the old figure of speech, darkness visible. All has become still in the farmhouse. The occupants have sunk to slumber, lulled by the soughing of the elms aboye the roof; (Who that has thus been lulled to sleep has not a haunting recollection of it! In the deep silence of the country how solemn and yet how soothing is this soughing of hoary trees!) With the darkness has come a sense of loneliness and a vague insecurity. Something tells us that man has no business now to be abroad. We take the hint and leave old Nox to his mysterious reign. F. Moonan, A New Way to the Pole. Editor Forest and Stream: An admirable opportunity now presents itself for some resident of this country to win enduring fame for himself and the nation by equipping a polar expedition with such mechanical means jor mastéring the ice as the experience of previous explorers has proved to be expedient. Heretofore too much trust in mere chance, and the re- sisting power of wooden ships, has been relied on to carry navigators to the high latittides with the chance of drifting to the Pole. Nansen’s voyage in the Fram ought to convince all who are interested in the subject that the plan of pushing into the ice of the Polar Sea and depend- ing on chance to drift the vessel to the Pole and back to open water is so unscientific and unpromising that it ought to be abandoned as a needless risk of life. One of the most important facts established by Nansen’s venture is that a ship can be built that will sustain the utmost pressure that the ice of the Arctic Sea imposes on its sides. But a ship held in the ice is absolutely helpless when depending on any means that have thus far been provided tor rendering it mobile. The resources, of me- chanics have not, however, been exhausted in aid of the polar explorer, ior the rational scheme of sawing a chan- nel in the ice by steam-driyen saws has not been tried. No extraordinary engineering talent is required to con- trive comparatively simple and entirely feasible apparatus. for use on a steamship by which the ice can be cut with steam power, and a way opened in which the ship carry- ing the sawing device can be driven through the heaviest ice and propelled to the Pole and back. The Russian proposal to force an ice-breaking ship to the Pole is as unreasonable, compared with the sawing plan, as it would be te employ men with mauls instead of saws to harvest ice on the Htidson, One man with a saw will make his way through more ice than a hundred men could locsen who tried te break it by the crude method _ of assault, as it were, with a club. A gang of large cir- cular saws projecting in front of a ship, on arms under control from the vessel, would cut the ice in strips paral- lel with the ship and enable the latter to break the strips into small cakes and move forward at a steady rate. The Polar regions appear to be the sole extensive re- maining ones which man has to explore. There may be ‘no hope of reaching the South Pole, with our present knowledge, but there is a good prospect of attaining the North, if reasonable means be employed. It would be a creditable achievement, and there are hundreds of Amer- icans who would not miss the money required to defray the cost of the expedition. If this crowning maritime and geographical prize is to be American, no time should be lest in preparing for the voyage, as others might covet the glory. EDMOND REDMOND. RocHesrer, N, Y. The Early Half Century Football. Editor Forest and Stream: I have just been reading some copies of the New York Times of ten years ago which describe from various view points the celebrated game of football between the Sopho- mores and Freshmen of Yale in 1850, when the Freshmen were for the first time in history victorious in two innings cut of three. I was a member of that athletic Freshmen class, and am moved to allude to the game here just for the purpose of unearthing some facts which have been overlaid for more than half a century, and which, I may add, involve the origin of the rubber football as well, which same is not of record, I ween. Up to the year 1846 nothing but a “beef bladder” had ever been used on the campus on either side of the At- lantic, and I recall very readily the pains it required to knead, distend and gradually work it out so as to fit it for field service, and how we blew it up with a quill after it was placed in its leather case and laced up near the top. This was at Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven. Such a ball was necessarily oval in shape, and seldom if ever a sphere. It scaled and wabbled ungracefully whenever it took aerial flight. It was very light, too, and scarcely one-fourth of the weight of a modern football. Tt was at that school where (Gen.) Alfred Terry and Lester M. Dorman, the man who was selected to “cant” the ball at the memorable Yale game in 1850, obtained their manhood and soldierly training by processes and methods much more merciful and superior to those in vogue at West Point of late years. Tt was about the year 1846 that the great evolution in American rubber manufacture took place, and the same genius which conceived the improved rubber overshoes brought out the round rubber football, which was imme- diately adopted on both sides of the Atlantic as a welcome subst'tute, its only objection being its weight, though even this permitted of its being kicked to greater dis- tances than the beef bladder. It was cleaner, made no trouble and had more bounce. It was a live ball. It was naturally introduced at New Haven because the Good- year factory was there. Charles and Robert, sons of the inventor, happened to be among my schoolmates in the early forties. In England it was first introduced at the First Grammar School in Birmingham by the late eminent Rabbi Raphall, whe was resident in New York for many years previous to his death, Charles Joselyn being the principal. The original rubber shoe was a simple envelope of crude material set on a mould of the same shape as the foot of a sock, barely covering the instep. It was of a deep coffee color, and quite translucent when held to the sun, and was usually ornamented with scroll work on the front, as different as possible from the shapely and improved vul- canized footgear which soon superseded it. Down East these overshoes were known as galoshes (Fr, galociie), and at the South as gums, “Walk in, stranger, and wipe your gitms on the mat” was the customary salutation to a caller in wet weather. CHARLES HALLOCK, Mr. Robinson’s Writings. g It gives one a sad feeling to realize that we shall never see any more of Mr. Robifson’s writings. Although I have never had the pleasure of seeing him, an acquaintance by letter for some years has made him seem to me like an old friend. In spite of his great affliction he seldom re- ferred to it, and his last letter, written only a few days before his death, was so bright and cheerful that the news of his death was a great surprise to me, It was always a wonder to me how one who was blind could so accurately describe things he had not seen for years. I know of no writer who was so accurate, even to the smallest detail, in describing anything of which he wrote. When Cooper wrote of Indians, animals and birds, im spite of his fascinating descriptions his writings were full of errors. Eyen Thoreau was sometimes inaccurate, but I have never seen a single instance where Mr. Robinson made a mis- take. I know of no one who can fill his place in his particular line of writing. HARDY. Rapid Transit in the Arctic Circle. Surveyor J. M. BEL, a nephew of Dr. Robt. Bell, chief of the Canadian Geological Survey, who surveyed Great Slave Lake in 1800, was left behind to winter at Fort Resolution, and then to push out to Great Bear Lake in the spring. Evidently he preferred the comforts of civiliza- tion at Ottawa, for Dr. Bell writes: “He returned here about Christmas, having gone over an extraordinary amount of ground for one season, in- cluding a survey of Great Bear Lake, part of the Cop- permine River and a new route back to Great Slave Lake. The journey from Fort Rae at the head of the 180-mile long northwest area of Great Slave Lake, back to civiliza- tion at the close of a big summer’s work, was itself quite a feat. He thinks that some parts of the region he was over will be of great value for minerals, but it will require some Yankee enterprise to turn them to account.” C, Hatrocx. “The Country of the Horse.’ THAT was a good little article by Frederick Irland on “The Country of the Horse,” There was truly ‘horse sense’ in it. His serving up of the newspaper rubbish about Roosevelt and a dangerous mountain trail was ex- cellent. C. H. Ames. dlatuyal History. ——O———— Panthers in Maine. Mr. C, H. Ames, who started the Maine panther inquiry, sends us the subjoined letter from a correspondent in that State, which describes the killing of one of the species. Mr, Ames writes that he is on the trail (or believes that he is) of another Maine panther. Brunswick, Me., Jan. 12—Mr. C. H. Ames: Dear Sir—My attention has been called to your communica- tion in the last Forest anp STREAM on the subject of “Panthers in Maine.” I think I can vouch for there haying been at least one killed in this State, probably about the year 1845. This animal was killed in the town of Sebago, which is situated in Cumberland county and about thirty-five miles northwest of Portland. I was at that time a boy of some seyen or eight years, and my father kept _a country store in the adjoining town of Bridgton. I perfectly recollect the animal being brought to my father’s store and remaining on exhibition there for a few days. It seems to me that I can see him as plainly to-day as I saw him fifty odd years ago, hanging by his hind feet from a wooden pin in a beam of the old low-posted country store, and his front paws nearly if not quite touching the floor. Since that time I have seen in menageries many animals variously labled as “panther,” “cougar,” “mountain lion,” etc., and can recollect that this animal in respect to size, color, length of tail, and other characteristics, was apparently the same thing. Making all allowance for the exaggeration of my boyish eyes, he must have been a full-grown speci- men. At that time the “lucivee”’ or Canada lynx was very common in that section, and the wildcat (by which, i presume, is meant the bay lynx) was not uncommon, So it is hardly probable that any one would mistake either of them for a panther. The long tail, which I recollect as being as long proportionately as that of a common cat, would settle the question of species at a glance. - Some twenty or thirty years ago I met one of the men who was in at the death of this animal, and he gave me an account of the circumstances. It seems that this man had been at work chopping woad late in the fall, and it coming on to snow he started for home in the middle of the afternoon, carrying his axe with him. On the way he fell in with a neighbor, who had been partridge hunt-_ ing, having with him a small cur dog, and armed with, of course, in those days, a single-barreled gun. As they went along they came upon the track of this animal where he had crossed the road a few minutes before, and taking up the track followed it up on to the side of a mountain for half a mile or more, where they found the panther up in a scrub oak tree. The man with the gun promptly fired a charge of shot at him, on which he jumped down from the tree, and running only a few rods, took up a position under the trunks of two fallen trees which had fallen across each other but were up a matter of two feet from the ground. The gun (like most of the guns of our youthful days) had its individual peculiarity, which was that the screw holding the hammer On was missing, and parties using it were expected to hold their thumb on the hammer to keep it on,, In the excitement the man forgot to properly thumb the ham- mer, and it was lost in the snow, disabling the armament of the party, In the meantime the small dog, with more pluck than judgment, was skirmishing round the panther, but getting a little too near was gathered in with a swipe of the paw, and was having the life matiled out of him, The man dropped his gun and rushed to the rescue of the dog. He grabbed the panther by the tail (note the long tail again) and undertook to pull him off the dog. The panther promptly changed ends, and coming out from under the logs was proceeding to mix it up pretty lively with him, when a fortunate blow with the axe by the other man put an end to the fight. The man with the “tail holt” came out of it with some bad scratches, and not many clothes to speak of, but otherwise was un- hurt. Whether the dog lived to fight another dog, I do not remember. Certainly a small cur with sand enough to tackle a panther ought not to be cut off in his youth, I think the old gentleman told me that the skin of this animal was mounted, and alter being shown around the country for a while was finally put in the Boston Museum, The animal was yery thin, and his lips and nose were badly swollen, being full of porcupine quills. This may account for his not putting up more of a fight. So much for this panther, It may not be evidence enough to convince others, but I shall always be satisfied that the State of Maine is entitled to score one panther at least. GARDNER CRAM. * In the article “No Panthers in Maine’ mention is made of panther tracks having been seen. The track of Felis concolor is in size and shape almost an exact counterpart of that of the Canada lynx. It often re- quires close scrutiny to distinguish the track of a big lynx from that of a panther. The stride is nearly the same, and owing to the fact that the ball and toes of the foot of the lynx are completely covered with fur, thus increasing the size, and the spread of the toes great, the footprints in snow are much alike. The matin difference is that the impression of the toes and ball of the foot in the lynx track are blurred and indistinct, owing to the fur, and the heel mark runs more to a point, while the footprint of the panther is clear cut and perfect, the heel mark being broad. Neither track will show any claw marks on level ground, The big timber wolf has a track much like a panther, but the two middle toes project further ahead, making the footprint pointed instead of round, and the claw marks show. Wa. WELLs. I NotED with interest the article by Emerson Carney— “The Fear of Wild Animals.” I cannot certify to an instance where a man was attacked by a “painter,” though I know a trapper who bears a number of ugly scars that were evidently inflicted by teeth and claws, The man lives in Colorado—or did when I met him—and either the -wounds were inflicted by a mountain lion or the man is a liar—I am unable to determine to a certainty. When he told me the story, I did not feel disposed to express any doubt, and while I might perhaps do so with greater safety, at this time, I still believe that his statement is true. While I was in Stuart, Id., in the fall of ‘99, a child four years of age was killed by a lion on a ranch up Maggie Creek, about four miles from the vil- lage. The killing occurred in daylight and within a few rods of the ranch house. I do not imagine that Mr. Carney had the lion in mind when he referred to panthers, though in many places they are alluded to an “painters.” I have reason to believe that in both of the cases above mentioned the assault was made by a brute who mistook his prey. COUNSELOR. Colorado Winter Bird Notes. Tue Canada jays—or, as they are known here, the camp bird—have this winter sought a lower altitude than ustial for same reason. : So far several have spent the season in the valley, and one or two in particular have-visited the house regularly every day for scraps thrown from the back door, Old residents say they have never seen them in the valley before. Every hunter in the Rockies knows this bird, for he introduces himself within a few minutes after camp is made, and makes himself right at home. In the timber, he has a variety of whistling notes that are sometimes startling in their plaintiveness; then he gives you that laugh, very human, as he peeks and pries around. A companion whistles, he answers and is away. Who ever heard a bluejay warble? Nonsense! You don’t mean to say a jay, one of those noisy, boisterous, scolding fellows, can sing! Yes, that is the very same fellow. The first time I heard one was early in January a year ago. I was at the spring house. It had snowed for several hours, and the sun was just breaking through the clouds, The side hill was all aglow, when I suddenly heard a strain which I thought came from the throat of a catbird. I got up and looked all about for the “early arrival,” but could see no signs of life save a long-crested jay that was hopping about among the scrub oaks just above me. He stopped, the throat swelled, and the song came again, and still again, and I was mightily glad to have heard it. Before the winter was over I heard the little song sey- eral times. It consists of two or three strains of perhaps a dozen or more notes, and is as soft ahd well modulated as that of the catbird in its most amorous mood of a May morn. I have heard the little song but twice this win- ter, but it’s the same sweet bit of melody. Just now, as I write, I can hear a group of these birds by the brook, chattering, scolding and laughing as they sport among the shrubbery. This bird also has another note that is mightily deceiving. It is a perfect imita- tion of the scream of the red-tailed hawk. Many a time I have looked high in the air upon hearing the scream, to locate the hawk in its widening circles, when, not finding it and coming back to earth, I have located the source of ile pcteae. in a long-crested jay, hopping about the oak rush, I saw a flock of about 100 Bohemian waxwings on Jan. 29. Their flight was as erratic as that of the snowbird, but they always moved as a solid phalanx. There are but few straggling visitors_here this winter 124 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fes. 16, 190%. season. A Wilson’s snipe patrols the brook, a cinnamon teal feeds and swims about the little lake, while a soli- tary golden eagle views the valley from his lofty perch, now and then taking a sail to suit his fancy. Very few ducks passed this way during the fall migra- tion, although I saw some nice bunches of mallards down on White River in October. We have had an addition to our ava fauna within a month. It is a pair of English sparrows, the first I have seen on the Western slope, although there may be others. I have declared war on them, and they must go the way all pirates should go. Gro, A, Morrison, Emma, Col,, Feb 1: Discoveries in Central Africa. In a recent number of the London Nature is given an abridgment of interesting discoveries made by Sir Harry Johnson in the Uganda Protectorate aud sent by him to the Royal Geographical Society. The explorer succeeded in making large and interesting natural history collections in that part of the forest which stretches from the basin of the Ituri River to the neigh- borhood of the Semliki. Here many photographs were taken of the curious dwarfs which inhabit the region, and of their dances, implements and dwellings. Two types of these dwarfs exist—one black-skinned, with a good deal of stiff curling black hair about the body, and one red or yellow skinned, with the hair of the head reddish and that on the body yellowish gray. Some of the dwarfs, especially the younger ones, have quite hairy bodies, and not infrequently the women are more or less bearded. They are remarkable for the large size and flat- ness of the nose, and they also have a very long upper lip, which is scarcely, if at all, erected. In this and in many other respects they are curiously ape-like, but on the other hand they are very intelligent, and notwith- standing their extreme ugliness they are usually cheet- ful, winning and graceiul. Sir Harry Johnson has ascertained that in these Congo forests there exists a remarkable species of horse not hitherto known. Both gorilla and chimpanzee exist here. Some weeks were devoted to an examination of Ruwenzon. On this mountain snow was found at an altitude of 13,000 feet, and permanent snow at 13,500 feet. Among the animals collected near here were one new monkey,.a new hyrax (cony), and a new antelope, besides a number of birds, reptiles and insects not previously known. Another Mammal Approaching Extinction. Amonc the large mammals on the verge of extinction is the Caribbean seal—the first seal met with by the early explorers of the new world. In a paper read not long ago before the Biological Society of Washington Mr. E. W. Nelson estimates that of this form there are now living not more than too individuals. Although one of the least known of North American mammals, not having been accurately described until 1884, this is an animal of considerable size, and formerly had quite a wide distribution. Mr. Nelson had an op- portunity to observe it during a recent visit to certain islands in the Gulf of Campeche, to which the seals ap- pear_now to be restricted. They are unsuspicious ani- mals, sluggish, very easy to approach, and making no defense when attacked. While on the shore they com- monly lie on their backs basking in the sun for hours, although the heat was so intense that iron exposed to the sun became too hot to handle with comfort. These seals are killed for oil, which is sold for lubricat- ing purposes, and it is this killing that has so greatly re- duced their numbers. ' Tt will be remembered that a few years since a pair of these seals were brought to New York and for some time were on exhibition in the New York Aquarium. One of them died some years ago, but the other lived and did well and is still on exhibition there. He is notorious for his practice of occasionally spurting water from his mouth at spectators. Winter Robin in Quebec, Suerprooke, P. Q., Jan. 23.—l saw a fobin to-day (migratory thrush), not a grosbeak. It was in full plumage, fat and healthy looking. About the end of March we usually expect to hear the welcome song of returning robins, but a robin im January is rare in this locality. ; Coons are always rare around Sherbrooke, but one night last month a citizen heard a noise downstairs and de- scended. armed for burglars. He found a coon in the kitchen—-a real ring-tailed coon. How it got there or from whence, none can tell. The nearest woods is a mile away, and the temperature below zero all that Ma OSs. He Robbed Shooting Camps. Last summer a number of camps in fhe Adirondacks were vobbed and practically cleaned out of their supply of sporting goods, and a lot of complaints were madeé to the authorities by the owners of the camps, who asked that better protection be afforded them. The conviction at the last term of court in St. Lawrence county of a man named Johnson, which was secured by the authorities after a hard legal battle, will, it is believed, put an end to such depredations. The burglarly for which Johnson was convicted was that of the camp_of Col. W. A. Barbour at the head of Tupper Lake on July 4. Suspicion pointed to two brotners, Eimer and Thomas Johnson, of Clinton, the former an ex-convict, and they were arrested. The detectives found that two men of their description had ridden sixty miles oyer the mountain road on their bicycles from Tupper Lake to Newton Falls and there expressed a package to Clinton. The detectives drover over the same road and found a man who had picked up a fishing rod dropped by the Johnsons. This was identified by Col, Barbour as his property. With this and other evidence, all of which was of necessity purely circumstantial, the men were taken to St. Lawrence county, and their trial lasted six days. Elmer Johnson, Dbecause he was an ex-convict, was. tried first. is. = awaiting trial. With this conviction the authorities believe that the pillaging of shooting camps will be ended.—Adirondack Enter- prise. The ForEsT AND STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday. Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the latest by Monday and as mueh earlier as practicable, His brother is still - Gane Bag and Gun. ——e Proprieturs of shooting resorts will find it profitable to advertise them in Forgar AND STREAM, Notice, All communications intended for Forest anD STREAM should always be addressed to tye Forest and Stream Publishing Co,, an not to any individual co’inected with the paper. A Good Bear Stony. Editor Forest and Stream: Having recently received a letter in which is told one of the best bear stories I ever read, and feeling it is too good to keep all to myself, I will repeat it, first referring to the manner in which I received it, going to show how strangely events will entwine themselves around each other and reveal peculiar coincidences in a way least ex- pected. . One afternoon while seated in a train not far from Johnstown there was introduced to me a gentleman with whom I became engaged in conversation, incidentally re- ferring to a then contemplated hunting trip to the West ior big game. During our talk he told me‘ol a friend of his from Cleyeland who had had a very exciting adyen- ture with three grizzly bears, and briefly mentioned the facts as he remembered them without stating just where it had taken place. I thought little of it at the time, not haying been given sufficient details to-‘make more than a passing: impression on my mind. During the early part of October. however, in company with a couple of friends, | arrived at the Jackson Hole country, Wyoming. and, in accordance with previously arranged plans. went into camp on Slate Creek, near the foot of Mount Leidy, some forty miles south of Yellow- stone National Parl, with S. N. Leak, of Jackson. as head guide. Any one who employs Mr. Leak will find he has obtained the services of one of the most gentlemanly, agreeable and competent guides to be found anywhere. We spent a most delightful two weeks there, of which mach might be written, but as this is to be a bear story, and as we were not fortunate enotigh to see any bears, I will pass it over by saying that we thoroughly enjoyed it all, riding up and down the steep ridges, along edges of high precipices, through and over dead timber one would have thought it impossible to get over, climbing the high peaks, and last, but not the least interesting, securing our game, which in all amounted toi five fine ell specimens and four antelope, besides obtaining a nice collection of very interesting views of wild game and the Western country, some seventy-five in number. Not bad, we thought. for our first trip. One night, while “swappin’ ” the usual camp-fre stories, I gave the bear story, repeating the facts, as I remem- bered them, of the accident that had happened to the gen- tleman of Cleveland, and was greatly surprised to have our guide say that he knew of an exactly similar incident which happened to a hunter at a place just twenty miles west of where we were then encamped. He knew the guide’s name, but did not know of the name of the hunter. I thought it a strange coincidence in case it should be the same, and om my return, after securing the name and address of the gentleman in Cleveland, I wrote him, and asked for a full description of the incident, tell- ing him of what our guide had said, and also that he censured the other guide for having deserted him. J was pleased, and not a little surprised, to find on receiving his reply that it was the same incident, and that, while _the story as I first heard it was merely given as having occurred “somewhere out West,” a term known to coyer a big part of the country, yet we had gone into camp within twenty miles of the exact spot where it had oc- curred. . No clearer or more vivid description of the incident as it actually occurred can be given than by reproducing the letter just as I received it, so here it is. CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 6, 1901—My Dear Mr. M.: You need never fear that a letter relating hunting experiences, however much space it may cover, will weary me. I began my big game hunting “way back” in ’64, when buffalo were plentiful. I started to cross to the Rocky Mountains with a party comprised mostly of miners. Our party was attacked by Sioux Indians, corralled for about three weeks, surrounded by Indians, and finally rescued by a United States regiment. So you see my tribulations began early. Nothing can stir me to greater enthusiasm than the contemplation of these Rocky Mountain trips, unless it is the active participation. I have been to the Rockies so many times that I feel as if I knew them by heart. Well, to tell of the one experience I had with the three grizzlies. In the first place, I want to say that T in no way blame the guide. He had no weapon more deadly than a jackknife. We had left my other gun back by the horses—a foolish thing to do, as I have learned by ex- perience. Then, as he says, he told me to “run for the hill’ I was too slow, and he was too far along for me to catch up, and when I did start, the bears were so near that I only took a dozen steps before they were at me. Now, as some one remarked, “It was better for one man to be chewed up than for two.” It was a very exciting time, I can assure you, especially for me, and it was all done so quickly that I had no time to do any thinking. To tell in detail what you ask will have to be done at the risk of being long-winded. Our trip of six weeks would make a book, if all written up, our fishing and all. One of our patty caught a seven and one-quarter pound trout near the outlet of Jackson’s Lake, and three-pound- ers were common. I had my setter along and had fine sport after the mountain grouse. We had been hunting elk from our camp, some twenty miles south from Jackson Lake. It was located on a small creek that ran north to the lake or river. It was a beautiful place for such a camp—good wa'er, good feed for horses. and wood everywhere. The elk we hunted invariably went to the very tops of the mountains, to the southwest of us, so two of our party of three, 1 and one other, concluded to take a guide each, our blankets, and an extra pack animal, and, by making a wide circle to the southward, get around the country where these elk were gene feeding. We were prepared to be out two or three tughts, _We started very early one morning.and had a hard day’s ride up and down places where one would hardly believe horses could go. and just about sunset were on top of the highest mountain in the range. We slept under a big pine, with a roaring fire near by. Before daylight the next morning we heard the elk bugling on every side. ‘We had breakfast and then, as soon as we could see, we started in different directions, I, with my guide, going south from where we spent the night. We went over the very crest of the mountain, which was not over 200 yards irom our camp. As we were descending, we heard a bull elk bugling. He was evidently coming up; so we hid behind a large pine near the same trail we were follow- ing, and soon saw his antlers over a small rise. He took a step or two more, and his whole head and neck were in sight. He was just 111 yards from me down hill; we paced the distance. I fired, hitting him full in the center of the neck, and he dropped dead. He had a fine head, which we cut off and prepared for the taxidermist, then started back for a horse to pack it in. I was very anxious to get a fine specimen of a spike bull’s head. I had any number of chances for other shots at a five-point bull and some six-point ones, but did not care to shoot them, when my guide pointed to a small herd of seven or eight elk slowly going up a steep ridge, and said one ot them was a spike bull, and he told me which one. They were among some aspen, and I did not see his head. I let go at him, and he stumbled, turned down, and rushed at a break-neck pace downward. 1 fired three more shots from my .45-90 Winchester at him before he (lisappeared over the ridge. We went to the top, and he was nearly dead, with all four balls in him, but he was a five-point bull, and I was sorry I killed him. We got our horse, brought in our head, and on the way in I shot three grouse. We spent several hours on the head clean- ing it, and about 4 o’clock cooked some grouse and had our dinner. Then I suggested that we follow the crest of the mountain to its end, about one-half mile from camp, and try for a shot at a spike bull. My guide took no gun. Ele was whittling at a couple of elk’s teeth he had taken irom one I had killed. At the place where we sat down to wait there was, about 500 yards below, a plain or park. The grade down was very steep, so much care would be required to avoid slipping and tumbling the whole way. Behind us, at about the same distance, say thirty yards, was a patch of dense woods. Here we waited to try for our spike bull, should he come tip from the park below to sleep in the woods. As we sat, I several times thought I heard something in the woods back of us, but the guide did not notice it, 50 we paid no attention. Suddenly we heard a large dry limb snap directly behind, and we both jumped! up and saw an immense grizzly, on his hind legs, looking over the bushes directly at us. It was a beautiful shot. I aimed for his throat. I could easily have hit a silver dol- jar where he stood. Just as I was about to pull the trig- ger two more stood up beside the first, like three soldiers inarow. My guide said, ‘Don’t shoot; run for the hill.” I did not hear the last part distinctly, and, still pointing my gun, I looked around, and my guide was half way to the brink of the hill, Before I had time to think, the three bears, uttering what I called a bellow—it was so like a bull, but the guides called it a roar—started for me with a rush through the low bushes. J] knew it was no use to shoot, so turned to run. Before I had gone a dozen steps, the bears were near me, making a fearful noise, I concluded I was done for any way. and turned quickly to shoot one of them if I could, but they were so close that they were inside of the muzzle of my gun. It hit one on the shoulder, and the ball as I fired did not touch him. This ene had me by my left leg in an instant, and fairly lifted me and turned me over so that the back of my head hit the ground. One other grabbed me by the side, get- ting the edge of my coat in her mouth, which so filled it she did not reach my flesh. As I went over my head must have hit one of the numerous stones that were around, for I was knocked out as clean as if McCoy had pounded my chin. This is all I know until I saw, as in a dream, the three bears quietly waddling off into the woods. I do net.remember getting up or picking up my gun, but I did get it; and, as I stood in a dazed condi- tion, I saw the head of my guide appear over the ridge. He asked me where the bears were. I told him. He asked me how badly I was hurt. I said I did not know; and as my left lez between my hip and knees felt as if torn to pieces, I did not propose to examine it until back at our temporary camp. When there, we took account of stock. My lee was bitten to the bone the first bite, the two long teeth cutting like lances. Then there were numerous places where it looked as if the bear had snapped at my leg, not getting full hold. Long, hard lumps about the size of a good-sized man’s thumb were numerous. My leg from knee to hip turned black and a peculiar brown color. The doctor thought I would have some abscesses as a result, but as I was in good shape they were absorbed, and I have no trouble save a lame leg, We slept under a pine tree that night, and got back to our permanent camp the next afternoon, but we had a very disagreeable night of it, as rain set in that turmed to snow. One peculiar thing was that in the left pocket of my coat I had an aluminum match box, full of matches, and when bear No. 2 grabbed at me she bit through the coat, match box, and all, and fired all of the matches. They burned their heads off and went out. The box was all smashed out of shape. Two holes show where the long teeth went through, and prints of the small teeth ran along one side. , IT was interviewed by numerous curious people after- ward. One party, who was noted as a bear killed, said to me that not one link in the chain of events could have been left out and my life saved. His theory was that I bemg knocked out and lying perfectly still the bear supposed I was killed and left. The bears had been eat- ing whortleberries, as we could see by stems and pieces of leaves left on my clothes, where they had bitten at me, so that they were probably not hungry. These bears do not always rush out and attack people as these did; but, according to “old bear hunters,” this was their running season, and then a male accompanied by a female will attack anything alive within range. Then the third was Fez. 16, 1001.] FOREST AND STREAM. 125 a cub of the female, about full-grown, but still with her. This was another casus belli, for “they say’? whenever a iemale has her young with her she will attack any living thing in sight, like a hen with her chicks. So you see the conditions were against me. Had the guide turned back when he found I was not following him, the chances are that both of us would have been killed. I think he did perfectly right. We went in via the Park, camping two nights in. the Park. It is a very pleasant route, but rather aggravating, as we saw much game, and, of course, our guns were sealed. Once before I had been in the same country, but then we went in via Bozeman, skirting the Park on its west side, via Lake Henry. Going this way we had some fine bird shooting en route. I have a three-barreled gun, 28-inch barrels, 12-gauge shot, with .40-70 rifle barrel -under the shot barrels, 734 pounds weight, made for me by Kirkwood, of Boston, and it is a most serviceable gun for such trips. The rifle barrel is perfectly accurate. Then I carry a five-jointed fishing rod, that I strap to my saddle; so I am always ready for anything that turns up. On one trip we found a stream full of fine grayling. I did not believe any were in the West until I found this stream. On my fitst trip West, in 1864, I saw thousands of buffalo, and killed all I cared to, generally running them down on horseback. I have always used the .45-00 Since it was made, but if I make any trips in the future I shall use the .30-30 Winchester. This year I have only had bird shooting. I send you a pencil sketch of my match box. I am no artist, as you can readily see; but from it you may gain some idea of how it is. I have not detailed the reason why the old bear hunter told me no one part of what happened could be left out, and I come out alive, as it would take up too much space; but, as I have some left, I will give you one of them. For instance, had I con- tinued to run, and not turned to shoot, I would have been knocked over forwards, and my hands would have pro- tected my head, and I would not have been knocked out. T would naturally have put my hands up to save my neck, and as long as I moved they would bite and tear like a terrier with a rat. When the rat is dead, he leaves it. Eyen had I shot and killed a male before it started for me, he says the female would not have let up while there was anything left of me to tear up. Or, had I wounded the male I tried to shoot, and so on through the chapter —I certainly would have had the hide of the male had he been alone. It is very uncommon to run on three such specimens at once, and, as a Helena, Mont., paper put it, It takes a tenderfoot from Ohio to do in this line what half a dozen mountaineers could not expect to find in a ten-years’ tramp. I have an idea that the three bears I Saw were raised within the Park limits, where they were unmolested, and then they wandered outside to get at me. W. The gentleman who wrote the above letter is at the head of one of Cleveland’s largest and best known wholesale establishments, and, while he has always had large busi- néss interests under his care, he has been one of Ohio’s most enthusiastic sportsmen. He is fifty-nine years old, but says he feels only thirty, and that a man never gets any older than he feels. He still carries with him the marks of the three grizzlies, although not now sufficient to cause him any inconvenience. M. Jounsrewn, Pa., January. The Doom of the Big Game. Editor Forest and Stream: I have just been reading Mr. Beaman’s letter on Colo- tado’s big game. I thoroughly agree with Mr. Beaman in all that he says, but I am afraid that the conditions are such, not only in Colorado, but in all the game country of the Rocky Mountains, that the preservation of any large pro- portion of the game now leit is impossible. The main catise of decrease of big game is the settle- ment of the game fields. For instance, fifteen years ago the winter range of the game in northwestern Colorado comprised at least 5,000 square miles,» and one could count every man, woman and child liying thereon and not Overtax one’s memory. When I left there in 18097 the game still had at least 2,000 square miles of winter range, and was not molested to any great extent. At that time the deer were still so mlentiful that two or three hundred could be seen in a day’s ride, and it was impossible to stack hay anywhere out of gunshot from the ranch building or the deer would destroy the stack. Now, Mr. Beaman, says, the range is restricted to about 400 square miles, and that about 1,000 hunters are after them in that small space during the open season. This tells the story. In the effort to protect the big game of the West we are face to face with certain conditions, and these condi- tions must be taken into account in any laws that are passed for game protection, or these laws will be of little value. . First, the bulk of the population of the Rocky Moun- tains is of men with absolutely no sentiment as regards the game. These men have taken part in the settlement of the West, and big game is to them simply a cheap food supply to be used as long as it lasts, and then, when the country is settled, to be replaced by domestic cattle and sheep. Mary of them believe that the sooner the big game is killed off the better for the country. They argue that as long as the big game is plentiful there will be a class of shiftless people who will live off the game, sup- plemented by a little horse stealing or cattle killing at odd times. As long as the game lasts, they say, this class of people will remain and, by holding ranches that would otherwise be occupied by more thrifty settlers, re- tard the settlement of the country. They also say that the income to the people of the State irom the game is not one-quarter what it would be were the country settled and the game ranges used ta support cattle. And in this they are right. Here in Northwestern Wyoming there are about 5,000 square miles of country that is practically unsettled; en this tract there are 50,000 or 60,000 elk and perhaps half as many sheep, deer and antelope. Perhaps 200 guides, packers and cooks are employed by sportsmen each fall, receiving on an ayerage $150 each for six weeks’ work, and $50,000 is a fair esti- mate of the total amount of money left in this tract of the State by sportsmen each year. This same section is capable of supporting, when settled, a population of sev- eral thousand, and of turning off several hundred thou- sand dollars’ worth of live stock each year. Therefore, when it comes to a question of dollars and cents—and the dollar rules nowadays—the game has got to go. Mr. Beaman would like to see the game laws enforced with the same severity as Uncle Sam enfarces his revenue laws. This is an impossibility, and must be dismissed from consideration. The people of the Rocky Moun- tains believe that they have a right to kill game for food purposes at any time, they propose to enjoy that right, and they cannot be stopped. However much we may wish to protect what big game we have left, we here butt our heads against a solid wall. As long as violations of the game law, when such violations consist of killing game for iood purposes, are tried in the local courts, it will be impossible to convict. And because of this, and of the feeling that the game is of little real benefit to the State, any. laws made for the protection of game are apt to fail of their purpose. Over-protection does not pro- tect. In 1896 Colorado put a close season on elk. The only result was to prevent the law-ab ling sportsman irom hunting, while the killing for food ' vy ranchmen and settlers went on unchecked. Here in Wyoming no one pays any attention to the close season when food is wanted. Anc the wardens are compelled to recognize this state of affairs. As matters are now, this does not affect the game, as the fsettled country is so great in extent, and the game so plentiful, that what game is killed in this way makes no apparent inroads on the herds. But the time is fast coming when every acre of avail- able land will be cultivated and every bit of grazing land in the mountains will be required for summer range for live stock. I think that ten years will see the big game of the mountains practically gone. Conditions as regards food for game are not the same here as in Maine and the Adirondacks. There the game stays on the same ground summer and winter. Here the game must come down out of the mountains in the winter, or starve, as the snowfall is such that nothing can live. And the winter ranges of the game are fast going. Every year sees new ranches opened in the valleys, and the grass on the foot- hills, on which the ell depend for food, is cropped closer each year by stock. Here in Wyoming it is probable that starvation jwill kill more elk in the next ten years than bullets. In Colorado, which has had a large increase in population in the past ten years, the bullet did the work. But in both cases the settlement of the game ranges was, and will be, responsible for the decrease of game. If the game ranges are settled and the game cut off from their feeding grounds, it makes little difference whether an animal be shot or doe from lack of food—the result is the same. After the mountains are settled to the limit, there will still remain small tracts of rough and rugged country in which a few elk, deer and sheep will still exist. By that time the need of a food supply from the game will be over and we will always have some game with us. The overflow irom the Park will help out this section. Wolves, cougar, lynx, wildcats, coyotes and bear will in- crease, as the domestic stock will furnish an abundance of food for the first five, and bear can never be cleaned out of a country as rough as this, In trying to save any amount of the elk, deer or ante- lope we are fighting a losing battle. as in Canada, to be formed, and the formation of such preserves would be the only solution of the problem. War. WELLS. ) Eating Muskrat. Essex, N. Y.—Editor Forest and Stream: With re- gard to the muskrat question, some reader of FoREST AND STREAM should suggest a receipt for removing the musky taste. Musk is one of the most powerful and penetrating not to say indestructible odors known, and its taste is al- most equally persistent. We have a girl in the kitchen who has eaten skunk, but she draws the line at muskrat. Just before Christmas I shot a muskrat and had it pre- pared for the table. I was the only one who took more than one taste, and after the first two or three morsels I did not fancy the rat as much as I had expected. The hired girl turned up her nose at it, comparing it unfavor- ably with mephitis, and even the cat refused to eat it. The members of the household saw a joke in the affair, and for the next week I got the remnants of that muskrat in all possible shapes and forms, served alone or with other meats. till 1 became as suspicious of my food as the Eastern potentate who knew there were designs on his life. At Christmas, when the presents were distributed from the children’s tree, the muskrat turned up in one of Tiffany's silver boxes. and I should probably be having it yet at periodical intervals if I had not incinerated the remains in the stove. F In the markets in Wilmington, Del., muskrats are sold skinned as “marsh rabbits,” and considerable numbers are eaten by the poorer classes. These muskrats come from the marshy shores of the salt-water creeks of the lower part of Delaware, where they are captured by wholesale by professional trappers. Owners of the marshes farm out the privilege of trapping the rats. and so may be said to conduct muskrat farms. Aside from the rats, their only other crop is salt hay. Joun B. BurnHAM. Brewer, Me.—Editor Forest and Stream: By a curious coincidence your issue of Jan. 26 contains an article on the ‘‘Toothsome Muskrat,” and Mr. Robinson’s “Remi- nescences’ also speaks of eating them. As some who read these articles may wish to try for themselves, I will give them alittle instruction as to how the muskrat should be prepared for cooking. While I know nothing which is more cleanly fed than a muskrat, still a novice is likely to render one unfit for food in preparing it. First, in skinning be sure not to let the fur touch the . meat, as this, especially in the spring time, causes a musky , taste. Indians, although not over neat in many things, are very careful when skinning muskrats for food. They usually use a “skinning stick,” This is a stick some 18 inches long, with a fork at one end; one of the forks is losir The United States. Jand laws are such that it is impossible for large preserves, | sharpened and the stick is set upright in the ground, A slit is cut near the gambrel cord and the muskrat 1s sus- pended from the fork with its nose just clear of the ground, The operator sits flat on the ground with legs ex- tended on each side of the muskrat, and as he turns the skin down like a stocking, there is no possibility of the hair coming in contact with the meat. While it may not always be needful to follow this method, it is positively necessary that the hair should never be allowed to touch the meat. Next, one must remove all portions which contain musk. Many suppose that when the musk sack has been removed the worl is done, but you will find that there is in the inside of each thigh, and also on the inside of the upper part of the foreleg, a small whitish substance closely re- sembling what is called the “‘treadle” in a hen’s egg, which can only be reached by a deep cut. Unless all these are carefully removed, the meat will taste musky, no matter how carefully it is cooked. If these precautions are taken, it is almost impossible to tell muskrats from ducks, whether broiled, fried or stewed. I once saw a ctirious proof of this. In 1861 the Maine State Scientific Survey, a party consisting of eleven men, and of which I was a member, stopped several days at Hunt's, on the East Branch of the Penobscot, while a party consisting of Professors C. H. Hitchcock, George L. Goodale and Alpheus S. Packard and two other of our men ascended Katahdin. While they were gone, Dr. Ezekiel Holmes, who had charge of our party. remarked that when he was on a geological sur- vey in 1837 with Dr, Charles T. Jackson, they had had a muskrat stew prepared by their Indian guide, Joe Tomah, and that he wished he could have another. As Louis Ketchem and myself had nothing in particular to do, we volunteered to procure the rats and make the stew, if Dr. Holmes could borrow some tools for us to dig with. He could not get a hoe, but he got an adze, and with this and an axe we dug out six, all fully grown. These were skinned and made into a stew in a kettle holding nearly a pailful. Just as those of us who were in camp were finish- ing dinner, one of the other party arrived, who reported the remainder near at hand. and extremely hungry. Some one said. “None of those fellows will eat muskrats if they know it.” But it was muskrat stew or nothing, so the skins were laid out of sight and on their arrival they were bountifully helped. “What is this?’ said Goodale. “Ducks,” said Louis. No more questions were asked, and they all ate as oniy hungry men in the woods cn eat. When they were nearly done, I began stretching the skins on some squaw bush (red osier) sticks I had cut for the purpose. Goodale happened to look round, and seeing what I was doing, said to Louis, “Where did you get those muskrat skins?” “Oh, they came off from those ducks you have just been eating,’ was the answer. M. Harpy. A “Wild Goose” Trapping Ex- pedition.—I, It was in the spring of 1882 when I formed the ac- quaintance of Edward Robbins. I admired and respected him. Not only could he and I discuss the heroic virtues al “Deadwood Dick,” "Calamity Jane,” “Old Avalanche” and many other impossible heroes and heroines of the trashy dime novel of that time (we firmly believed these characters were living people then), but Ed had seen some of the West, and he gave glowing descriptions of countless ducks and geese which had fallen to his gun on the plains of Iowa. Like my own was Ed’s liking for guns, boats, rods, dogs, and the free outdoors, natural. He had hunted in the woods, and fished some of the streams of southern Canada and northern York State. “We have been friends quite a while,’ said Ed, one day, “and I’ve a secret for you. I’m going trapping for the winter. My uncle, Cad Ives, wrote me that he’s going into the Fifty-Mile Forest on a trapping expedition and invited me along. The forest is partly in Canada and partly in York State. Cad has been there before, and made it pay, too. Say, you dassen’t go with us!” This invitation-challenge came like a shot. I wanted to go badly enough, but feared my parents would not consent. I thought a while before answering. “I'll ask my folks to-night, and let you know to-morrow,” said 1 finally. I met Ed with a long face the next night. I had asked permission and had been refused. Ed and I talked the matter over for a long time. His parents were dead, and he did as he liked in such matters. He thought it tough not to be able to “go when and where a fellow liked.” “Nobody holds me,” said he, “and ?’m sorry for you. You'll miss a pile of fun, and [ll think of you shut up in a greasy shop while I’m hustling around in the, woods on snowshoes, and as iree as a deer.” Ed watched the effect of this shot out of the corner of his eve. He had made a bullseye, and IT am sure he knew it. I whistled softly a moment and my eyes were on the ground. Suddenly I looked at Ed, straight in his eyes. ““They can kick or not, just as they like,” I said. “I’m going, anyhow!” “Good boy! That’s what I like to hear. Shake! You'd never catch a boy like Deadwood Dick staying home just because his folks might be afraid that something might eat him up. Shake again!’ We shook, and the thing was settled. Owing to Ed’s description of him, his uncle, Cad Ives. was already established in my estimation as an all-round hero. He had not only sailed every briny sea, but a number of years had been passed aboard vessels on the Great Lakes. He had trapped, hunted, fished and camped oyer much of southern Canada, and knew every foot of the Adirondacks. Ed wrote him that we would join him at Chateangay, N. Y., in the early part of September. “Now,” said Ed, “it costs too much for steel traps, and — Tve decided on a trap that we can make ourselves, and it will cost very little. Besides, it will help pass the time until we’re ready to start.” “That's all right,” said I, “but where, and how are we going to make these traps? You know I'll have to lay pretty low until we are ready to start. It won’t do to have my parents suspect—ihat might kill the whole business.” “Don’t let that worry you, We'll make the traps in 126 my Uncle Martin’s cellar. I’d already planned that be- fore I asked you to go. There'll be no néed to let him know you're going, So far as he’s concerned, he’ll think you're only helping me for the fun of it.” The next five weeks were vety busy ones for us. I knew little of the art of trapping, so Ed had it all his own way in designing our outfit, We bought over 2,000 feet of thin boards, and made the parts for 400 traps. They were about 18 inches long and 6 inches square. One end was closed tight, and a comb-like contrivance | with strong darning neeedles for teeth guarded the entrance. The needles slanted down and’ inward, and their points rested on the floor of the trap, The theory — was this: Any animal forcing an entrance into the trap would be compelled to swing this needle gate up. Once started, there could be no returning, for the animal would be compeled to back out, and this would force the needles into its spine, So much for the theory of the thing, The success? Well—that’s a part of our yarn we hayen’t reached yet, Night after night we worked by lamplight, The boards were a foot wide, and all had to be sawed through the center lensthwise. The sawing act was performed by me, and the memory of the way I[ toiled pushing that old Tipsaw will always remain vividly emerald. Finally all the parts were made and packed tightly in a monster dry goods box. Along with the traps we stored an as- sortment of old clothes which I managed to sneak from the house piece by piece. _ A few days before we were ready to start an exceed- ingly inquisitive neighborhood was thrown into spasms of wonderment by seeing a heavy express wagon back up to Ed’s uncle’s house. Then, lo and behold! a box as large as some of the palatial chicken coops there- abouts was bundled out of the cellar, and it took four men and fully 200 hard words to get it to the sidewalk and on to the wagon. It was then transported to the depot and shipped to Chateaugay, N. Y. Outside of expenses for lumber, needles, etc., I man- aged to accumulate $35 by the time we were ready to start. Ed assured me time and again that it would be inconvenient to burden ourselves with capital. “We won't need much money,” said he, “for there'll be no chance to spend any, away off there in the woods. Besides, we'll be so loaded down with valuable hides in the spring we won't have pockets to hold the cash we'll get for them. All we need now is just money enough to buy ammunition, flour, sugar, tea, coffee, and pay our fare, Then we'll haye to hire some chap to drive us and our outfit about twenty miles into the woods, but that ‘wort cost much. There’ll be.no one to boss us after that; nothing but freedom then.” I painted things just as rosy as Ed did, and believed in them just as firmly. These were simply air castles of youth—and what youthful mind has not framed like misty pictures of hope? What a joyous, happy world it might be could all such dreams materialize! How few come true? alas! how many fade, melt and vanish like the delicate, dying rainbow against the darkling heavens of an approaching summer night! At last the !ong-looked-for day arrived. Why we had selected that particular time, I do not remember. I do remember, however, my feelings that morning. In the excitement of preparation I had not dreamed of ex~ periencing the least pang at leaving home, without the consent of my parents. But now that the actual time for departure had come, a feeling of remorse stole over me. How could I leave without one word’ of farewell to the family? The longer I considered the matter the stronger grew my determination to let my mother know, at least. This resolve was formed that morning. I was unwell that day, had no appetite, and this broke the way for half a day at home. After dinner, when father had gone, and my brothers and sisters had disap- peared, I told mother the whole business—how I was tired of the city and had decided to live in the woods; how I had decided to: run away, but couldn't go without bidding her good-by. She felt badly, but finally gave her consent. I will not dwell on the memories of that afternoon. It is enough to say that there was a meeting in my room that evening, attended by all the family—a sort of farewell affair. I had the consent of my parents, and there was no longer need of running away. Good-bys were said, and we started. I staggered under a large valise, which held, among other things, a 12-pound can of powder, 200 loaded shells of 12 gauge, 200 .45 caliber cartridges and 50 pounds of chilled shot. Besides, I carried a double breech-loading James gun and a Shelton auxiliary rifle barrel in one of the barrels of the James, which added to its weight. Ed's ‘valise was quite heavy, but he carried no gun, We were un- aware that we laid ourselves liable to law in taking explosives on the train, among the passengers—and there was explosive enough in those valises to blow the whole outfit off the track. Chateaugay was reached in due time, and we delayed the train considerably while we unloaded our ammuni- tion. Everything was finally piled on the platform, and with a toot of the whistle and clanging bell the train pulled out and disappeared in the distance, Now that we had arrived at our destination, I waited for the next move on the programme. [Ed started out to find his uncle and returned with his grandfather, a little weasened old gentleman, and we loaded our things in the buggy. The old gentleman drove off and we struck out across the fields. “Tye something to tell you,” said Ed. “Grandfather don’t know where Cad is, but thinks he has gone to Quebec and shipped. He disappeared a week ago, and nobody around here has seen him since. If he don't show up, then we can’t go to the Fifty-Mile Forest, for { don’t know anything about the place. What are we soinge to do?” “Well, I told grandfather about our plans, and he thinks we can set our traps on the streams around here and catch mink. Besides, he says he has steel traps which we can use for skunks and foxes. I’ve caught a good many mink around here myself,” “That part of the business sounds all right, but where’ll we live?” ; .“Grandfather says we can stay with him until we put. up a slab shanty. He says we can put the shanty on his land, and the slabs wont’ cost over three dollars.” I breathed more freely, Every one at home had or a hot supper which was steaming on the table. * of food, a bit of cracker or a morsel of meat. FOREST AND) STREAM. prophesied our return inside of a week. » 1 knew if this, should prove true we would be the laughing stock of the - neighborhood, and I felt greatly relieved when Ed had unfolded his néw plans 7 The soft beains of a candle fell through the panes of a little old-fashioned log house. ‘This was our destina- tion. We were yery cordially welcomed by Ed’s grand- father and srandmother. Each had passed the four- score mark. invited us to lay aside our belongings and partake The candle in the center of the small table cast a dim, mellow light over our group, and the rays struggled valiantly, though unsuccessfully, to penetrate the corners of the quaint little room. Though Ed and I hadn’t slept a wink for over thirty- six hours, we stayed up until a late hour that night, Ed had family news for the old folks, and they had news for him. Then his grandfather spun a few yarns con- nected with the old-fashioned fancy-stocked long rifle which rested in a pair of antlers over the door. The old man sighed again and again as he said: “Ed, my boy, age has nearly laid the old man low.’ She’s a good old rifle, but Il never use her again. The last time I fired her she tumbled over a deer right from the back door of this very house, and those are the antlers on which she rests,” The old man’s chin dropped to the back of his hands, which were folded over the head of his cane; then silence reigned a while. “Come, father, we are all tired. Come, we must go to bed. Ed, you know yeur room? It’s the one you always use, and Harry is to sleep with you.” The kind voice of the old lady had broken the spell. Our room was small, neat and clean; the bed was soft and my rest unbroken, for my conscience was clear. I had not run away from home, and my dreams were rest- ful—tor they were sweet dreams of home. WitittAmM H. Avis. Talks to Boys.—XII. In teaching the dog to come to heel, get a stick two and a half or three feet long and have fastened to the end of it an ordinary snap. Call the dog to you, snap the hook into the ring on his collar, say to him, “Heel,”’ and then walk off, Of course, he will try to run ahead of you, but you must hold the stick firmly, so as to keep the dog’s head just behind your right leg. Then, as you walk along, frequently repeat to him the word “heel.” At first he will struggle and twist, and try to dart off to one side, and may even pull back, but you must keep the stick in its proper position and walk off, dragging the puppy behind you and frequently saying to him, “Heel! Heel!” It will not be very long before he will follow contentedly at your heels, and you may imagine you have done great things, but when you free his collar and let him run again, and after hé has played about for some time, again call. him to heel, you will find that he has no memory of his former lesson, which must now be repeated, After: he has had half'a dozen parades at the end of the stick, he may very likely begin to compre- hend what is required of him, and when you think that he has reached this point it will be well for you to call him up, and having given the order, to walk off without fastening him by the stick. In a moment or two he is almost certain to forget, and to try to push ahead, but “you must curb him by frequently repeating the order, and you may also tap him on the nose with a light switch which you should carry in your right hand, or may even give him a sharp cut with it on the body, so that he may-'realize that when you say “heel” it means “heel.” Even after he has been taught that at the command “heel,” lhe must walk behind you, he may not walk in the place that he ought to occupy. Sometimes he may lag yards be- hind, and sometimes he may run off on either side. It will be, well, therefore, for you to give him frequent .les- sons at the end of the stick, which, of course, gives ab- solute control over him, and obliges him to heed the -command, » ; ; . Before you have taught him any of these other things, | however, he should learn to come promptly at the word. This you may begin to teach him when he is a very little puppy, and itis well, when you are going to him with his food, to salute him always with the words, “Come here,” or “Here.’ Some men, instead of using any spoken words, teach the puppy to come at a peculiar blast of the whistle, .Whatever sign, vocal or otherwise, you adopt when you want your- dog to come in, see that you never change it, - Instill in him if you can the belief that when- ever this,sound is made, he is going to receive from you some good thing, and to the puppy this means something that. he will like to eat. When you take him out to walk, make this sound often, and whenever he comes to you, as he is very likely to do, give him some little piece O#f course puppies are heedless; they see a thousand things in their walk that they are very anxious to investigate, and per- haps yours may be so much taken up with his new sur- roundings that at times, especially if he is not very hun- gry, he may neglect the signal. If he does this he is probably so much occupied by some matter, which to him is of great importance, that he will permit you to walk up close to him; put your hand on him, then shake him a little, not hard nor roughly, but enough to make him attend for a moment to you instead of his own important matter, then offer him the food, letting him smell it, but do not give it to him until you have retreated to the place where you first called him. Entice him along by fre- quently allowing him to smell the food until he has fol- lowed you back to this place, and then give him what you have been offering him and keep him there for a moment or two. After he gets a little older, say when he is six or eight months, old, you may take him out with a long, stout string to his collar, and holding one end of the string in your hand, let him wander to its full length. Then call him to you, and if he does not instantly respond, haul in on the rope as fast as you can, making him come on foot or on his side or on his back, but at all events make him come.. When you have dragged him close to your feet, pat him and give him a bit of food. A combination of these two methods, of coaxing and forcing, is likely to be very effective with the average young dog. When: your dog has pretty well gotten his growth, the time varying somewhat with his age and with the season Their faces beamed with kindness as they : as you want it done, as you yourself are to have him work. _ cated, and to have him refrain from doing things that he fully, But there is one thing that you must avoid, and ‘yet which you will be constantly, tempted, to do; beware ‘him all the liberty that you can; let him play and romp - be afraid to do anything for’ fear that you -will reprimand -is now ready to be:sent home, it will be. well for you to | [Fsp, 16, toot. - ' of the, year, you will.probably want to haye him nee by a regular trainer, ‘Of course, ji-you have had’ the ex- perience and thave the time, it will be much better for you to train him yourself, but this requires a great. deal | of patience, and a very complete understanding of how to make the dog do: histwork, There are many excellent’, volumes gn dog training, written by men of long experi- | ence, who have: striven hard ‘to make plain the various | methods they have pursued to teach the dog how to do his work. If you’ haye the time, it will be interesting for | you,to train your puppy yourself, and if you determine to. do this, you should get some of these books on dog train- | ing and study the methods adopted by the various author-| ities, No two men employ quite ‘the same methods, just as perhaps no two school teachers train the children under | their care’in the saitie way, but by’ reading over all the different books you ‘will perhaps be able to select from each one, what is best in his System and also what method | you think would be’ the best adapted to your,own particu- | lar dog. Remembet, as I have told you before, that your dog is quite as eager to work for you; and to do the work efficiently. But remember also that all this that he is now about to undertake is absolutely new to him, and that he can only learn what it is that is required of him) after you have pointed it out. I have very grave doubts whether ‘the average boy or young man of from fifteen to} twenty years of age has sufficient patience to train a dog; but if He has, and has the time to do the- work, he may be very sure that his dog, well trained by himself, will do more efficient work for him in the field than if he were trained by any other person, At, the same time, since most of us have no time to give to such a, pursuit as this, the majority of men and boys will have their, dogs handled. by a professional trainer.’ — No Ac talkie Even if you do this, however, it will be well for you to purchase some of the books om dog training and to” familiarize yourself with the methods that traimers em- ploy. You will find that almost all of them insist on the importance of patience and kind treatment, and of making the dog comprehend the words, signs and. signals made to him. ‘They all agree also that a’ dog’s spirit must not be broken by harsh treatment,-and thatrit is far easier to take courage out.of a dog than to put it into: one that) has been, through any misfortune, cowed. You. will find the reading of these books very profitable, and I hope that they will help yon to handle your-dog wisely.and well. Of course, you will wish to have your dog well edu- ought not to do, and to have him mind quickly and cheer- then. of perpetually finding fault with your dog, telling him not to do that, and to do the other thing. Avoid nag- ging him and worrying him with unnecessary orders, Give and, have a good time, If you are perpetually finding fault with him, you will see that after a time he will either become heedless, paying ‘little regard to. your ad- monitions, or else he will become timid, lose his spirit and him. The result of this'may well be, that you will either have a dog that has lost all energy and ‘initiative, or else; a headstrong, beast that does'not heed the words that you speak to him. It is much better to have a dog that is full of courage and always eager to do things and needs restraint, rather than one that has lost His ‘stiap and:go. After you have sent your dog off to the trainer, and he has receiyed his education, and you have been told that he arrange to go out several times. with the man who has trained the dog, and observe how he ‘works ‘hirn, -“Kach individual who handles a dog, of course, has his own particular method of doing. it, and the dog becomes, accus- tomed to these methods and understands them, while, of course, he would not understand new and different ones. When you go out to see the dog worked, I advise, you not to think very much about securing the birds that may be started, but rather to keep close to the trainer and to carefully notice everything that he says and does while he is handling your dog. Attend especially to the way in which he uses the whistle, to the tones in which he speaks to the dog, and to the gestures which he makes with his hand. If, by this close observation, you can teach yourself to act toward the dog as the trainer does; your) labor in handling the animal after you have brought him home will be made much easier than it otherwise would, and the work done for you by the dog will be a great deal better from the beginning. ‘This merely means what I have told you before, that a dog fails to obey his owner in a satisfactory manner chiefly because he does not under- stand what his owner requires of him. By this time your dog is grown up and is probably a year and a half or two years old. He is old enough, there-. fore, to have some sense; but he is not old enough to have gotten beyond the young dog’s desire to wander, to play and to do certain particularly bad things like chasing fowls or sheep that tempt him by running away from him. At this period of his life the dog should be kept much of the time-in the high walled pen in which he may be turned loose, but from which he cannot escape. If you have no pen for him, you must keep him on chain, You should have a good kenriel for him, with plenty of straw in it for winter weather, and it should be placed in a sheltered spot where it will be measurably protected irom the cold wind and the storm. Of cotrse, if it is con- venient, it is better to keep the dog in the house at night, and if he is a house dog as well as a hunting dog he must be taught not to make himself at home on the lounge or in the chairs, but must have his place in the corner of the room where he is to lic. But if you keep him out of doors through ihe winter—and there is really no hard-. ship about this, because he will readily grow accustomed to the cold—see that he is made as comfortable as pos- sible; plenty of straw for his bed which should be fre- quently changed, and perhaps a bit of carpet tacked over the door of the kennel and hanging down loose before it, which he can easily push away with his head when he de- sires to go if Or out. "/% Although he should be kept confined for the most part, you must see that each day he has abundant exercise, Take him’ for a walk if you can, or let him follow you when you go out on your wheel, or if you have to drive to the village let him follow the wagon. It will be wel Fes, 16, 1901.]' "| : imore trot tothe front-and again lie down to rest. I am sure that the longer you have your dog, assumi- ing that he is a good one, the more you and he will be in sympathy ‘with one another, and the better work you will do together. But I am extremely anxious to have you both start right, to.haye the dog fond of you,and yet soon understanding that you are the master; to have you kind fo the dog, firm, but not constantly teasing him and worrying him by unnecessary -commands.- If he develops well, you will be proud of him and will get to love him Vetter and better, until finally you will be convinced that he is the best dog in the world, and howéyer you may treat him, he will certainly, believe that you are the best faith in you. W. G. De Groot. a : é The Maine September License. Boston, Feb. 11.—From the best reports to be had. I learn that there is already a hot fight in the Maine Legis- lature oyer the proposition “to repeal the September license deer shooting law. Before the Committee on Fisheries and Game the law was on the’rack om Thursday, and it got a pretty severe airing. The'timber land owners are evidently thoroughly down on the September Jaw, and they have sent in numerous petitions for its repeal. The Hon, J. P. Bass, of Bangor, himself an owner of very and his denunciations of the law were forceful, to say € least. He acctised the Commissioners of unfair treat- ment of the timber land owners, in urging the retention of 4 law that has been*found to greatly endanger their prop- etty. He declared tliat he ad understood the introduc- tion of the Septembér- shooting Jaw to have been an “xperiment, but now that the experiment had been found to be decidedly detrimental and dangérotis to the owners of the forests, the’ Commissioners’ were trying to cover these facts, solely for the: purpose’ ofSecuring’ the paltry sum of $3,000 received for the sale oflicenses. The timber fand owners would much father be taxed for many times at amount—they would’ ave the horde of hunters ef-lodse: upon ‘their, property with all the danecy from ‘fires thus engendered. He re- alled the terrible Miramichi firéjvand Said that if hunters were to be let loose. intoyth J, angerous of Ke, forests’ during the, most all fonths“september—moast -disas- able timber lands of Maine. Evety‘/possible safeguard hat the Legislature could put around the forests should be provided. “If there wasn’t any danger. of forest fires ast September, why,” he asked, ‘did the Forest Commis- joners, after he had sold licenses, and the weather was iry, send out an appeal to the sportsmen, saying, ‘For mod's safe don’t use them!’” “This,” he added, “may hot have been the exact language of the Commissioner, mit it meant the same.” He continued: “They say that the sportsmen don’t et fires, but when men go into the woods who are fools tough or drunk enough to shoot each othet, is it not (kely that they will set fires in the same careless way? Ve timber land owners don’t want men who can’t tell a jeer from a man roaming over our lands. We have great ear that they will set fires, spite of all the Commissioners ay. The timber jands should not be made a pasture for ateless cranks who come down to Maine to ‘shoot some- hing.’ Every one knows that some of the hunters who ome here are half fools, who are sent off into the woods get them out of the way at home. Will any one say jat these men are not liable to set fires? It is wrong, it 1s busing the land owners, to let these cranks have an oppor- Hnity to destroy what it has taken hundreds of years to roduce, and what timber land owners have served a fetime to be able to purchase. The greatest menace to prestry and forest protection to-day is the irresponsible unter and his guide,’ Mr. Bass said that he would like to see all fishing and inting in unorganized townships stopped. Here Com- ussioner Carleton interposed with the idea that the gen- eman was “hitting the nail on the head,” = j person in the world. I hope that you will ‘deserve his extensive timber lands, appeared before the committee; ther pay it themselves than to tous conflagration was’ likely ‘to’ bearepéated iin the valu | ioner, who is also one of the Fish and Game Commis- ~ FOREST AND STREAM. Mr. Bass was’ followed by several other timber land owners, in the same yein, They objected to the'law and wanted it repealed, for the reason that it let loose irrespon- sible persons to roam at will over. their valuable lands during a ‘most dangerous month for fires. The idea was freely expressed that timber lands had’ depreciated in value, under the September license law. The timber land owners unanimously ask for the repeal of that law, and that is one good treason why it should be done, since it was only passed as an experiment. Mr. C. A. Marston, an extensive owner of timber lands, thought the matter a most important one to the timber land owners, When the law was passed he thought it was wrong, and it should be repealed. He believed that there is more danger of shooting persons in September than in_the other fall months, for the foliage is still dense, He believed that September was the worst month in all the year for forest fires. Jf the land owners were to be taxed more, they should have more to say concerning the laws that propose to permit persons to enter upon their lands. Commissioner Carleton was the first to reply to the timber land owners, With much they had said he was ’ “heartily in accord. He believed in the absolute importance “of greater protection to the forests. He said: “I go further and say that if the owners of timber lands feel and really believe that their interests are jeopardized by the September hunting law, even though they are mistaken, as I believe they are, the law had better go. It has always been the aim of the Fish and Game Commission to do nothing which would antagonize the interests of the great timber estates of the State. But I believe that they are mistaken, and instead of the law beihg a menace and a danger to the forests, it is an absolute protection, and I think that we can demonstrate this position. But that is neither here nor there. We dont’ want a law that is a menace and a danger, and we don’t want the timber land owners worried, But don’t make a scapegoat of the September law. Meet the issue candidly. and squarely. Don’t charge to this law all the vast numbers that went into the woods last September. Not an additional man went into the woods of Maine last September because of the license law, Repeal that law and you will not have - advanced an inch. Before the law was passed any one could go where he pleased, with or without a guide. The fact that now there is a guide license law and a record is a guarantee of safety from fires to the owners of timber lands. Do not lay all of your troubles to the September law. Stop men carrying rifles into the woods in Septem- ber. Make a law that they shall not carry firearms into the woods in August and September. We all know that every man -who goes into the woods to fish has his Win- chester with him. I will go as far as ‘any man in the State to protect your forests, but go at it intelligently. Don’t take off the little twig of a September law, but go at the roots of the tree of your troubles. Stop the taking of firearms into the woods in the dangerous season. I am with you.in that direction, Stop the taking -of those long trips down the Alleguash and the West Branch, on which every man carries his rifle. Until you put a stop to the carrying of firearms into the woods in September crowds will continue to go there.” Mr. Carleton was replied to by one or two of the timber land owners, who had no confidence in the guides nor the . guide license law. That law should also be repealed. “It legalized the guides in trespassing on lands that they. did not own, and allowed them to take others with them. Mr. G. F. Bradstreet, of Gardiner, a timber land owner, did not take any stock in this registered guide business. “Gentlemen like you,” addressing Senator Vickery, of ‘the Fish and Game Committee, “will put out fires when leaving them, but the average guide will not do it,’ The Hon. Don A. H. Powers, of Houlton, brother of’ ex- Gov. Powers, who is also a heavy owner of timber lands, was against the September law, and wanted it repealed. Commissioner C, E. Oak, who spokeiin favor of the September law, asked if a majority of the fires had not been set by careless woodsmen, rather than sportsmen. get together and decide upon other measures for forest protection. Mr. Vickery, of the committee, asked if the timber land owners would get together and draft a bill to prevent the carrying of firearms into the woods in the summer months. If they would draft what they wanted in that direction, he thought that the committee would report such a bill and recommend its passage. Mr, Bass replied that he first wanted the September law repealed, and then they would get together and decide upon other measures for forest pro- tection. |” : ae 1 _, The hearing was adjourned, the committee taking the matter under advisement for consideration in executive session, — ' SPECIAL. CHICAGO AND THE WEST. Lemme od 7 Ultra Protection tn: Iflinois,- Cutcaco, Ill,, Feb. 7—The attention of sportsmen of the West is called to a game bill which has been intro- duced both in the House and Senate of the present ses- sion of the Illinois Legislature. This is House bill No. 57, introduced by Mr. Lyon on Jan. 22, printed and re- ferred to the Committee on Fish and Game. number of this bill is 37, and it was introduced by Mr. Begole on Jan. 23, read the first time, ordered printed and referred to the same committee. Tn brief this bill proposes to protect game with a ven- geance, and in what to any well-posted man seems an un- necessary and undesirable extent. It proposes to estab- lish a close season of five years on all the imported - pheasants, and also on quail, prairie chicken and fox squirrel. It proposes to charge every resident of this State a gun license of $1.25 before he can go out hunting within the limits of this State, the non-resident license footing up $10.50, This latter idea is the result of the recent ill-advised agitation which has sought to “raise a fund for game protection.” The bill includes in its sweeping measures the prohibi- tion of killing wild fowl between Jan. 1 and Sept, 1, This is an excellent feature and it should be passed, Indeed, the bill itself includes many wise Propositions, which show that its framer, whoever he may be, has given the matter a certain amount of thought. , Tt is the idea of a sportsman to stop spring shooting of wild fowl in this State. It would be the idea of a sports: The Senate » _is a tremendous 127 man, pethaps, also to establish_a close season of two or three years on prairie chickens. It is not the idea of a well-posted sportsman, however, to set up a close season of five years on quail, when we are just closing the most fruitful season this State ever knew in the matter of a quail supply. To tell the sportsmen of this State that they cannot go out to shoot quail for the next five years, but must leave these quail to be trapped and shot and smuggled into market, is to ask of the sportsmen of this State far more than their intelligence will indorse. It is going yet further beyond the patience of any think- ing sportsman to’ ask him to go down into his pocket for the purpose of raising a salary for some political ap- pointee, chosen for political reasons pure and simple, and that without consultation with the sportsmen as to the fitness of the appointee, or his ability in executing a law whose executive side is notoriously all too weak, Thus far we have had no assurance that the Governor of this State was ever more than human in his selection of game wardens, and it remains still to be proved whether the sportsmen ought to pay the salary of a man whom they do not elect and do not appoint. There are both good and bad features in the bill in question, but if we were to choose between the present game law as it is and the néw law proposed by this bill, one would need at least to hesitate before indorsing the new meastire. It is too sweeping, too radical, too vision- ary, atid too obviously the product of politics combined with cheap generalizations as to game protection. What we need is a plain and simple game law, one which will not permit spring shooting, one which will break wide open the illicit traffic in game on South Water street, which remains a continual temptation to law breaking in every Western State, and, above all, one which will put in office a man who will execute the law. Such a man should be provided with proper machinery for that exe- eution. In all this experimenting and tinkering, all this cater- ing to sectional prejudice and all this scheming for indi- vidual and political gain, it is impossible to avoid losing interest in the matter of intelligent protection. This is the latest theory as to protection in Illinois, and it still remains one’s privilege to say that it is not yet a law and that it may not get much further than it is. The last portion of the proposition is the pleasantest part to con- template. Other Bills, An amendment to establish a fiye-years’ close season on prairie chicken and quail was introduced in the House by Mr. Neese on Jan. 23. A. bill introduced by Mr. Frizzell in| the House on Jan. 31 is House No. 166, and is evidently intended to repre- sent the interest of those who wish spring shooting. It indorses the five-years’ close season-on praitie chicken and quail, and makes the close season on wildfowl extend from April 15 to Sept. t. Local Pressute. A strong movement against spring shooting is on foot among the sportsmen of the upper portion of Illinois, ad- joining the Mississippi River, more especially in the neighborhood of Mt. Carroll and Savanna. Mr. E. K. Stedman has taken up the matter in the local papers in the form of a strong plea for abolishing the spring shoot- ing, and backing this up with a petition signed by a large number of sportsmen and other citizens, Representative Middlekauff is the direct point of application of this: petition, and he must be a strong politician if he shall not listen to the argument or feel the pressure that is being brought upon him, I notice that a local paper gravely states, in connection with its comment on this petition, that the stealing of duck eggs in the far North is responsible for decrease of our wildfowl, and it says that “This stealing should be made a misdemeanor and enforced.” [Sic.] One would think that we have enough to do in tending to our own game laws without going so far across the borders to enact laws for the British Government. The Fate of the Minnesota Park, There is no use trying to print any news about the state of affairs regarding the Minnesota National Park. It is simply a case of seesaw, up and down, over the proposed Eddy bill, which has been submitted to Secre- tary Hitchcock, and which looks to the cutting of the Pine on those Indian reservations and the establishing of mills within their confines. The sole hope of the friends of the park rests in the fact that there is a split in the Minnesota delegation to Congress. Mr, Eddy’s associates do not all agree with him in his sweeping Propositions, Tf we can keep the Minnesota House divided against it- self, there may something turn up later on. A prominent member of the Minnesota delegation states that the out- look for the National Park is still bright, albeit the House Committee on Military Affairs this week passed a resolu- tion determining to give no more hearing or favorable re- ports on national park projects. The Secretary of the Interior isnot satisfied with the Eddy bill, but singularly enough the Secretary wants mills erected on the reserva- tions. Mr. Eddy does not want this latter provision made compulsory. The Secretary evidently wants the Indians ta do the work, and Mr. Eddy just as evidently wants his friends to get the jobs. It is now established without a doubt that the Indian officials, and more especially Capt. Mercer, of the Leech Lake reservation, have come out flatfooted against the park. This is bad news, as Capt. Mercer was considered to be a friend of the park. There 5 pressure being brought against the ap- pointment of a joint commission of both Houses, the only logical way of getting at the facts in this case. Once get the facts before the public, and the park would be a certainty. Our only hope is that the lumber lobby will not be strong enough to keep the facts from coming ont Chicago Fly-Casting Club 4 The annual meeting and dinner o ing Club will be held Monday ever, nual election of officers for the cur. Movements of Western ; Mr. Harvey MeMurchy, the polis, Hunter Arms Company, ig ia Chicag 128 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fes, 16, 190r. a rer way to the Coast, making Duluth his next stopping point after Chicago. Mr. McMurchy seems to have redis- covered the great truth that paradise lies all about us if we only know how to break off a section of it. At the first of November, when the dull season in the trade begins, Mr, McMurchy takes his family and hies himself for the southern coast of California, where he has a cottage, and an extensive ranch acquaintance, which assures him the best kind of sport. Here he enjoys himself out of doors until Jan. 1, when, leaving his family at the cottage in California, he works east across the Southern country, takes in New York and then starts west. He is this far west on the circuit, and will be on the Coast again before very long. About April 1, when the climate of Fulton, N, Y., is begitining to get more Christian-like, he takes his family back to the home city of the gun firm, and spends his summer and early fall at that point. This gives members of the firm a chance to take their own vacations, which, after all, is a very desirable thing for members of a firm to do now and then, if they do not make a habit of it. Thus the arrangement is perfect, as aboye suggested. Mr. McMurchy says the Hunter Arms Company never had so much to do as they have this year, and that prospects for a continued good trade were never better, . Mr. F. Kk. Dunn, of the Board of Trade, and his brother- in-law, Mr. William Wright, have gone to Florida for tarpon. They will be gone about six weeks, Hon. James R. B. Van Cleave, president of the Illinois Sportsmen's Association, and Superintendent of the In- surance Department of the State of Illinois, leaves this week for Pass Christian, to join his family at Lynne Castle, After a rest of a day or so in the mild climate of the Gulf Coast, he will return to Springfield and re- sume his same place in his several harnesses, Storms in the West. The thermometer touched zero this week in Chicago for the first time this winter, and we have a foot and a half of snow. This heavy snow fall came in a big storm. and the snow was very wet and heavy. I seized the occasion to get out and do a little snowshoeing, and found that the twelve-mile wall from Whiting, Ind. {o the city. was something of a task, as the snow balled on the shoes fearfully. I haye never heen out in a much worse storm, and in fact experienced the singular sensa- tion of being lost in Chicago. The limits of this city run down into the edge of Indiana, but I have discovered to iy own satisfaction that there are vast open spaces be- low here in which, after night, and in a driving snow, it is hard to tell which way is north and which east. This big storm is general over Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, and the great fear is entertained that it may prove injurious to the quail crop, which, up to this time, has done so splendidly. Mr. Marvin Hughitt, Jr., and his friend, Mr. R. C, Cox, have taken this opportunity to get away for a snow- shoe trip north of here. These gentlemen had snowshoes made by an artist of their own selection, but upon seeing the pair of long Alaska shoes which I secured a while ago, they promptly telegraphed for duplicates of the Alaska model, and I may add with pride that they had straps put on them after the Blackfoot design, which my friend McChesney and myself discovered some years ago at the Blackfoot agency in Montana. With these shoes and these straps, snowshoeing is not a terror, but a delight. I have been doing a few miles every night in the wilderness of lowet Chicago, and it is good as the drowsy poppy for sleep. ne rer if ae Chicago Sportsmen’s Exposition. mais Matters are getting pretty busy down at the office of the International Forest, Fish and Game Association, for the time is getting short and the crowd of detail begins to multiply. The show looks like a winner, and it will not only be big but good. Mr. C. W. Norris, the same being my old friend, Charlie Norris, of Peace Riyer and Klondike fame, blew in the other day, and seeing in him a very good woodsman, the man- agement of the show promptly engaged him to go up into Wisconsin and bring down a hundred Norway pines, so feet in height. These pines will be used as columns to face the arches of the roofs, and their bushy tops, meet- ing high in the air, will make green arches of their own along the sides of the big hall. The oak woods south of Chicago will be called upon to furnish the material for the connecting garlands. There will be abundant use made of autumn leaves as a floor covering, and the whole interior decoration will be not only suggestive of out of doors, but indicative of a well composed color scheme. The decorations will not be madé up of actual heads and trophies, as these, placed at so great a heieght as the balcony face, would seem small and out of proportion. Hence the artists have decided to use colossal heads made up of staff, the same material which was employed so successfully in reproducing the big animals at the World’s Fair. In this way the whole scheme can be brought down to one consistent treatment. The idea of the decorations is the product of the Art Committee, Mr. W. L, Wells, Mr, Geo. Schrieber and H. G. Maratta, The management may feel proud of the decorations, which will be har- eer and inviting, and free of all crude and bizaare efrect, Mr, Maratta is well advanced with his work on the panorama of the Grand Cafion of the Colorado. The Southern Pacific is getting together the big outfit for its display. The big Craine collection of Alaskan trophies, costumes, products, etc., handled by the Alaska Geo- graphical Society, is to be put up here by the White Pass & Yukon R, R., and will itself be a great educational ex- hibit. We are beginning to hear now from the different guides who have promised to be here. Among these is a Mickmac Indian, who brings his family along from Quebec, Dr. Heber Bishop, of Boston, has sent on his big record moose, the ex-champion of New Brunswick, the famous Tim Lynch, which, in his time, tised to chase everybody up a tree. This big moose will have a promi- nent place on the main floor of the show. Billy Hofer is expected here about the middle of this month, to take charge of some of the animal work in all likelihood. Most of the animals are already waiting. There are several hundred ducks, as many gaudy pheasants and a large stock of game fishes of eyery yariety, all in hand and ready for installation, The athletic programme is ar- tanged, and in fact the whole show is a success as it stands to-day, It is not likely that Chicago will fail to patronize it understandingly and generously. E. Houses. HARTrorp BuiLpine, Chicago,,. Til. Moose Back of Trousers Lake. Editor Forest and Stream: : Having noticed during the past few inonths atticles from different men who have been hunting in New Brunswick, and having particularly noticed that tnany of them have returned unsatisfied both with the amount of game found and with the country generally, it gives me pleasure to state that a trip which I had the pleasure of enjoying last September in the northern patt of this Province of Canada was one of the most enjoyable of my life. The only unpleasant feature of the whole trip was that a guide named Perry Jenkins, whose home is about ten miles from Plaster Rock, disappointed us at the last moment. He had been employed by us eight months be- lere, and had been promised his money, no matter whether we went tipen the hunt or not. There were two of us, Mr. N., of Chicago, and myself. [ had employed David Ogilvy, of South Tilley, Victoria county, and to any man wishing to hunt in the northern part of New Brunswick, especially in the Tobique country, I would certainly recommend him. Ogilyy had secured the seryices of Jenkins, who was to meet us twenty miles from the railroad, but upon our arrival there we found he had gone off with another party the day before, and for this reason my friend did not go on with the trip, but turned back and left the woods without having shot any- thing. After getting out of the woods | took the matter up with Mr. L. B. Knight, Chief Game Commissioner of New Brunswick, St, John, N. B., and it gives me ereat pleasure to give him credit for the way he treated us. He not only refunded the money which Mr. N. had paid for a hunting license (which amounted to $30), but he has also assured us that Mr, Jenkins will in all prob ability never have the opportunity to similiarly dis- appoint any hunting party from the States, as guides are compelled to’ secure licenses from the Proyince, and he will meet with some trouble in securing a license in the future, Mr, Knight further says, “At the next sitting of the Legislature I will take such steps as will protect sportsmen from a repetition of Mr. N.’s case.” Our guide had during the summer built a log cabin about six miles south of Trousers Lake, and this cabin was to be our headquarters during the hunt. We lelt the railroad at Plaster Rock on the Tobique River and drove from there to the ford of the Tobique, about eight miles. Our plunder was taken over on a wagon, but the road was so extremely rough that riding was out of the question, There is just one bad place in this road, and several times called out young bulls, and upon one oc- casion called out an immense old bull, but he did not show himself in the open until after dark, and then he was about sixty yards away, across a small inlet of the lake, and we could not shoot, because we were unable to see the sights of out rifles: We tried for days, following the banks of the lakes in the early morning and late at night; we lay ottt in the woods on the banks of the lakes night after night; we tried calling; we followed stfeamis; and we tried by every method, mannet of teas to cote within shooting distance of a bull with a ale pair of horns, bit did not do so until we took the hardwood ridges and stalked him down, a & r 4 0. IN CAMP IN THE TOBIOQUE COUNTRY. I also secured on this trip two caribou, neither of which, however, was a remarkable head. The measure- iments of the bull shown in the picture are as follows: Across horns, 57 imches; around neck, 24 inches; back irom horns, 56 inches; ears, tip to tip, 2834 inches; nose at angle of mouth, 25 inches; length of head between horns, 27 inches; between eyes, 9 inches; length of bell, 22 inches; circumference of neck at point scalp taken, MOOSE KILLED BY DR. C. P, AMBLER IN NEW BRUNSWICK, that extends from Plaster Rock to Trousers Lake, the bad place being a mixture of rocks and mud most of the We crossed Trousers Lake in birch canoes, made sey- eral carries, crossing several smaller lakes and streams, and arrived at our cabin on Sept. 15, the day upon which the hunting season opens. , Hi The country at this point is entirely covered with woods, while numerous small lakes are found every- where. These lakes, generally being about two or three feet deep, have been formed by the beaver building shal- low dams across what has heretofore been marshes. The lakes are more or less surrotinded by marsh and bog, while the underbrush and woodland proper are cx- tremely dense and thick. We remained at this camp until Sept, 28, and during that time saw ape viet twenty-nine moose, six of which were bulls. We could many times have shot cows and calves at a distance of not over fifty or a hundred feet, and had several close shots at young bulls, but inasmuch as we were out for a head we let all these alone and awaited our chances. The bull moose, the picture of which J inclose, was killed about five miles irom our main camp on the top of one of the hardwood ridges. This bull was killed by still-hunting, but I am free to admit that the still-hunting was not one of preference gn my part, My gitide had MEASURE ACROSS HORNS 564 INCHES. 84 inches; length of animal, nose to hind foot, 162 inches} sirth, 84 inches; height to shoulder center, 771% inches. We encountered considerable rainy weather on this trip, but on the whole had a very delightful time, this being die particularly to the kind forethought of our euide, Mr. David Ogilvy. Notwithstanding that many hunters have reported that big game was scarce in New Brunswick, I must say that it was certainly not our experience. P We counted at one time nine camps on the shore ol Trousers Lake, and these campers were patrolling the shores of Trousers Lake morning and night, with an idea of killing moose. It only remains to be said that not one in ten came out with a good head, while those hunters who left Trousers Lake and went back into the woods, otit of sight and sound of others, invariably got what they were aiter. *- Tt seems to be the impression among a certain number of hunters in the States that if they go to Trousers Lake they are in the best part of the country. They un- questionably are in the center of it, but Trousers Lake ix no place to camp permanently, as the lake is the stop- ping place of almost every crowd that enters the Tobique Aes pe arene is prepared to canoe and carry for the best part of a week alter arriving at Trousers Lake, and will nat Fee, 16, 1907. |! strike camp short of that distance from Trousers Lake, he is almost sure to get moose, as the country, when one gets back four or five miles from the lake, shows signs —hoof tracks, barked trees, and yards—in almost every direction one goes, We saw many beaver upon this trip, but these are pro- tected—and very rightly so. Caribou are scarce, but ducks are plentiful. Enough fish for cooking purposes could always be got with one hook and line in twenty minutes. : ; In closing, I would say that if we were agam going back to New Brunswick we certainly would insist upon being taken five or six days further into the woods than where the crowd stops, and nothing would please me better than to go again with David Ogilvy, of South Tilley. : C. P. AMBLER. _ASHEVILLE, N..C, Pennsylvania Game Bills. Orrice or tHE BOARD oF Game CoMMISSIONERS, Harris- burg, Feb. 6.—Editor Forest. and Stream; A special Meeting of the Game Commission was held at their office in this city yesterday, , Mr. Kennedy, the president of the board, called.the meeting for the purpose of ascertaining if possible where each member of the Commission stood regarding what is known as otr general game bill and otther bills connected therewith, that will be presented to the present Legislature. Each member present, with one exception, stated that he was for the measures as they had been agreed upon at former meetings by this-body. Mr. Sober said that he was not in favor of the meas- ures, was opposed to the clause that reduced the num- ber of pheasants allowed to be killed in one day from ten ta fiye, that it was a measure aimed;at him, and he would fight it. Ele was then asked. if he was not also opposed to other fea ures of the game. measures, if he had not written letters against these bills-and had not put in circu- lation petilions agaitst numerous other features of these proposed laws. He replied, “I have not, and will not do so.’ One of the Commissioners then presen.ed to the chair and had read a newspaper clipping from a paper printed in the home town of Mr. Sober, stating among other things that men in the employ of Mr. Sober, or men who claimed to be in the employ of Mr. Sober, were circiilating petitions against the game bills, and stating at the close “the sportsmen of this community are very indignant, and say that if such is the mission of the Game Commission of Pennsylvania, it should be abolished.” Mr. Sober said this was spite work. The attention of the Commission was then called to the fact that a petition had been filed in the Execulive De- * partment of Harrisburg, asking among other things that the game season be extended at both ends, that all game be allowed to be killed without limit, that the sale. of all game be allowed in this State, and that all appropriations be refused the present Game Commission. Mr. Sober was asked if he had not filed this paper, to which he re- plied, “Is my name attached to that petition?” The reply was made that his name was not attached to this petition, but was attached to the letter conyeying the petition to the Governor. Mr, Sober then said he had filed the paper, by request of friends, and presented a similar paper, accom- panied by a letter directed to him, asking him to see to it that it reached the proper authorities. One of the Commissioners then asked him if he knew or could guess who had drafted this paper or could say where it came from, to which he said “That letter shows where it came from.’’ After considerable cross-fire, he said it had issued from one Dr. Warren (late Zoologist of this State). One of the Conimissioners then said he had met a gentleman in this city a few days before, who had said to him, “I just had a talk with Mr. Sober, of your Game Commission, and he is dead against your bill. He told me he was in touch with the game dealers of the State; that they had faised a fund to fight these measures, and that he was then waiting to meet a member of the Legislature from Philadelphia (naming, him) who had been selected by these people to down all bills you might introduce.” Mr. Sober said, “That is notiso. Is that sworn to?” to which Mr. Worden replied, “It is not sworn to at present, but if you deny it, I can have it sworn to in ten minutes.” Mr. Sober made no reply. ; A paper was here filed; secured from a taxidermist of the State, who said it had come from Dr. Warren, asking him to sign and forward at once to his. representative. This paper was a protest from taxidermists, stating that if the present bill of the game people became a law they (the taxidermists) would be driven out of business. This paper devotes fully half a page to the crow and loon, in the attempt to create feeling against the bill with the farmers. It points out the great wrong of protecting these birds, etc., when both birds are named in the new bill as birds that are not included im the list protected, Dr. Warren then goes on with a lengthy list of birds that this iniquitous board is attempting to protect. This list in- cludes the screech owl, barn owl, snowy owl, tern and gulls, also a number of harmless hawks, forgetting that only a few years ago he published at the public expense a book known as “The Birds of Pennsylvania,” in which he says among other things: They have received answers from Dr. C. Hart Merriam, Ornith- ologist of the United States Department of Agriculture; Dr. Elliot Coues, vice-president American Ornithologists’ Union; Robert Ridgway, Curator Department of Birds, United States Museum; Dr. Leonard Stejneger,, Assistant Curator of the same depart- ment; 1. W, Henshaw, of the Bureau of Ethnology, also collector of birds for the Smithsonian Institution and connected with the Jate Wheeler Survey of the Territories, and Lucien M, Turner, col- lector of birds for the Smithsonian Institution for the last twelve years, These answers, which are attached to this report, all bear testimony that the hawks and owls are of great benefit to the farmer, aud render him far greater service than injury, and that it is unwise to select any of them for destruction. _He attempts to create the impression that this proposed bill takes away inherent right of self-defense and renders the farmer liable to fine or imprisonment if he should kill an eagle or crow found destroying his property. The words “or any wild bird other than a game bird,” which the doctor attempts to warp into the creation of feeling against this measure, were itttroduced at the instance of and by request of Dr, T. S. Palmer, Assistant Chief of the Biological Survey the Department at Washington, to whose care Congress has intrusted the care of the game and birds of our nation. This gentleman is the com- pamion and associate of the yery gentlemen Dr, War- i FOREST AND STREAM. ren quotes as authority in his book on the birds of Penn- Sylvania, and voices the ideas of these gentlemen to-day as the doctor claimed to do some years ago. is making special effort to have these words made a part of the game law of every State of the Union, and espe- cially asked this Commission to name gulls and terns in their bill. Surely Dr, Warren must have some other motive than the protection of our birds, and there is perhaps more in the statement made by Mr, Sober (that the game dealer has raised a fund to down these bills) than would at first sight appear. Dr. Palmer writes that the song and insectivorous bird is rapidly being wiped off the face of the earth, saying the decrease averages from ten to seventy-seven per cent, in different States, ten per cent. in Nebraska and seventy-seven per cent. in Florida. The Pennsylvania Game Commission consider it their duty to stand by the experts of the nation and to listen to their advice in matters pertaining to game and bird pro- tection, We feel as Dr. Penrose, of the Commission, said at our last meeting, “I think it my duty to preserve the game and birds of this State, even though it be necessary to absolutely torbid the killmg of quail, the sport I most enjoy.” The game bills now before the Legislature are necessary meastives if our birds and our game are to be perpetuated, and the time is now here when those in- terested in this matter should risein their place and speak in terms that will not be misunderstood. JosrpH KALBFUS, Secretary of the Game Commission. American Wildfowl and How to Take Them.—XXIIL. BY GEORGE BIRD GRINNELL, [Condinued from page 109,) American Scoter. Oidemia americana (Sw. and Rich.). In the adult male the entire plumage is deep black; the neck shows faint purplish reflections; the fore part of the bill and a line running back to the feathers, along the cutting edge, black; the remainder of bill, from before the nostrils, much swollen, and bright orange in color; the legs and feet are black. The adult female has the bill entirely black. Above the plumage is dark grayish-brown; the feathers of the cheeks, back and scapulars ofien tipped with paler; the lower parts are more nearly gray. The length is about 18 inches. The scoter is a bird of very wide distribution, being found on both coasts of North America, as well as on many inland lakes. On the Pacific coast it ranges from the Aretic to southern California and on the Atlantic at least as far souih as the Chesapeake Bay. Mr. Au- dubon, on the other hand, says that the scoter ranges along the entire southern coast and that it is found as far south as the Mississippi River. On its southward migration the scoter reaches south- AMERICAN SCOTER. ern New England late in September, and often in open winters remains there through the whole season, taking its departure for the North in May. When, however; the weather is cold, and the shore blocked with ice, it moves further southward to open feeding northward as the ice disappears. Alaskan travelers have found this species as far north as Norton Sound, where it breeds as well as in Labrador, on the east coast. This species, with other scoters, also breeds in some of our inland lakes, nests of these birds having been found on some of the larger lakes in Dakota and the birds having been seen in abundance on the Yel- lowstone Lake; in Wyoming, all through the summer. The scoter on the New England coast is usually found associated with the white-winged and the surf scoters, which commonly outnumber it in the flocks. grounds, returning All these scoters are characterized by curiously swollen - and more or less hollow bills, which are highly colored. All of them ate known along the Eastern seaboard as “coots,” Ticonderoga Gun Club. New Yorn, Keb. 7—Editor Forest and Stream: The annual meeting and dinner of the Ticonderoga Gun Club will be held on the evening of March 8 at 7 0’ 2clock at the Yale Club, 17 East Twenty-sixth street, one-half block from the Madison Square Garden, during the first week of the Sportsmen’s Show. The object of this meeting is to bring together the members of our club, discuss any business that may be necessary, to elect officers for the ensuing year and to hear from out of town members. It_is requested that those who will attend will kindly notify Mr. Peter Flint, Secretary, 150 Nassau street, this city, to that effect by Feb. 15, and inclose with their ac- ceptance check for $1.25 to pay for dinner. Very truly, W. Bradford Smith, George Ketchum, Paris S. Russell, Committee, ~~ aay he Dr. Palmer 129 ' _Lumber}\Camps ‘and Game. RS ‘ A WRITER in our issue of Jan. 26 wrote of Maine lum- ber camps and game and game wardens as follows; We disctiss on the subject of Maine game laws. We. “sports” consider ourselves yery much wronged, and so do the guides. We spend much money in the State, and all the laws seem directed against us. The Game Commissjoners and lumbermien seem to be the only ones satisfied—the Commissioners because they made the laws, and the lumbermen because they pay no attention to them, The wardens avoid a lumber camp as they would a plague. It is not healthy ground for wardens. J know of one ease where the lumber- men from a camp caught through the ice two bushels of trout. from «a couple of trout ponds on Sunday, Why are all the game laws leveled against outsiders? In comment upon this a Bangor correspondent writes; Bancor, Me., Feb. 4.—Editor Forest and Stream: I wish to draw your attention to an article in your paper of Jan. 26, entitled “A Month on Millinoclett,” and, as I presume you ate a fair-minded man, to ask if you think it just to print such a slander against limbermen as this contains without, probably, an iota of prool? I have read your paper for many years, and haye been sorry to see great numbers of similar articles or worse, none of which have been accompanied by proof, not even given names; but simply have slandered the land owners or Iumbermen, as a whole, as breaking the game laws wholesale, even to the extent of feeding their crews largely upon moose and deer killed im close time. Now, if you are a man possessed of a fair amount of horse sense, and will consider these matters freely, after corresponding, and getting full opinons and information, from, say, such a good authority (as to the doings of land owners in their loggine operations) as Game Com- missioner Oak, I think you will decide that a large pro- portion of your articles in the past, regarding lumbermen breaking the game laws so extensively, have been untrue. ‘l do not believe there is a foreman of a logging camp on the Penobscot to-day who would dare kill, or buy, or allow his men to kill and bring into camp, moose or deer during close time. If any wished to do it, they know the jealousies of men in a logging camp, likelihood of disagreements between them and some of their men be- fore spring, and, in fact, the almost absolute certainty of its coming to a game warden’s ears saoner or later. Most of the articles I have referred to ostensibly have been written by so-called visiting sports, men who come into the State, coolly camp down upon the land of the man they slander, burn up his valuable timber for their camp fires, hunt over his land, and in very many cases set fires that destroy latge areas of timber; and I have yet to hear of a case in which they offered to pay for the privilege of hunting, or for the wood they burned or, in fact. ever even asked for these privileges without pay, sim- ply taking possession as if they owned them. Now, I do not own one acre of land on the river, but T do object to see the men who have made eastern Maine what it is so basely slandered, and I should like to see land owners as a body post their lands and allow no hunt- ing or fishing without their permission, and grant said permission very sparingly to visiting sports. Should the lumbermen as a whole in the State allow absolutely no hunting or fishing on their lands, I believe it would be greatly in the interest of the people and State, for more timber, and what would make timber in value, has been destroyed by fires set by and through visiting spor.smen than all the money they ever have or will bring into the State. JAMES WEBBER, Human Hounds Dog Deer. Mancuester, N. Y,, Feb. 4—Editor Forest and Stream: The report of the Forest, Fish and Game Com-~ mission, published in Forest ann Stream, Feb. 2, shows that more deer are now killed by still-hunting than in years when the use of hounds and jacklights was allowed. I think that I can explain why this is so. I have spent considerable time in the woods in different sections of the Adirondacks during the open season for deer, and know something about how they are killed. It is done by dogging. Human dogs do the work, Here is the way in which the hunt is conducted: A party of hunters, composed of five or six men (the more the better) and a guide (I never saw a party hunting in this manner unless they had a guide; the guide being em- ployed because it is strictly necessary that one of the party be perfectly familiar with the country) will go out to- gether. The guide will station three or four of the party out arotind some swamp or along the side of a mountain, usually in some old lumber trail, and then, taking a man with him, will work in from the opposite side toward the shooters, all the time howling to imitate hounds; and they have got the howl down so fine that old hunters are fooled, thinking that parties are out in the woods using . hounds to dog the deer, At the first howl, if there is a deer within half a mile of the drivers, they will get out as if scared to death. I myself have seen deer get up at that distance, and in the manner described. I have seen parties of as high as fifteen men out hunt- ing in this way. It is needless to say that this method of hunting is very destructive to the deeer, Skill is not tequired, a fair shot and a strong voice being all that is needed. In the sections with which I am familiar in the Adirondacks, I believe that fuiiy two-thirds of the deer killed are killed by this way of hunting, The Michigan still-hunter does not stoop to use such despicable tricks to get his deer. He gets them in the good old way, prowling quietly through the woods, un- til getting his eye on them, he drops the deer with a well- directed bullet. Such hunting requires skill and patience. The majority of the hunters that I have met in the Adirondacks know nothing about still-hunting. I have met them when they seemed to be amazed when told that it was not necessary to dog the game to get the lawful number of deer allowed. Prohibit dogging, whether by human dogs or others and jacking, and provide more game wardens, and the supply of deer in the Adirondacks will never grow less. Ezra G. Smirn, _Mr. Edmund H. Osthaus writes: “My friends like the picture yery much; it is 4 splendid reproduction.” 130 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fes, 16, 1901. On a Ledge. lapse Snshpeehee . Sea and River SHishing. WELLS, Wyo.—Editor Forest and Stream; I have just f AYLMER, Que.—Editor Forest and Stream: You will ; been reading Mr. Ireland’s letter in FOREst AND Stream 0d inclosed herewith a letter I have received a few 8 of Jan. 12, and it is very plain to be seen that Mr. Ireland days ago from Mr. Isaac C. Bates Dana, of Worcester, Notice. has been there himself several times, Really, though, there are some hair-raising trails in the Book Cliffs, and ence in a while a pony goes over when the trails are slippery and bad. And when one does go over he is pretty well demoralized when he hits bottom, as the drop off is several hundred feet. There is one place especially that I never went across that I didn’t think, “Suppose this fool bronc should take a notion to pitch,” and sometimes when no one was along I got off and walked, just to ease my mind. However, Col. Roose- velt does not happen to be going to the Book mesa to hunt, therefore he will be spared that trial to his nerves. Of course I don’t know just when the hunt will take place, but as his guide happens to be an old hunting partner of mine I’ll bet two bits that I could find the outfit without much trouble. I only wish I could be there to yell a few times when the dogs string out on a fresh lion track, or to help poke a big cougar out of a tree and see the fun when the pack takes hold and dogs and lion roll over and over down the hill—and the racket can be heard for a mile. I know the dogs well, for John Goff’s dogs and mine are blood relations, and lots of times we have doubled up packs for a big hunt. Once we treed a big cougar, and when we got him out he got among a lot of rocks right on top of a cliff, For several seconds no dog could get hold, but at last Brig got a shoulder grip, the lion got Brig by the cheek, the rest of the pack piled in, and the whole works went over the cliff. Luckily, there was a bridge about three feet wide down about ten feet, and on this part of the outfit stopped, but the lion and Hector went on over, falling nearly seventy feet. Hector must have lit on top, as he was all right, while the cougar was dead. Brig tran along the ledge to where the cliff had a little slope and took a header, landing head first in a deep snow drift. Three or four of the puppies started to follow, but landed on a narrow ledge a foot wide half-way down, and after the row was over we had to let a rope down irom above, drop a noose over their heads and draw them up that way. When we got down Brig had lost so much blood from the hole in his cheek that he couldn’t stand, but a quid of tobacco in the wound stopped the flow, and he came out all right. It was always a wonder to me that more sportsmen don’t come out for cougar hunting. It is more fun than any other sport we have. But as it must be done when the weather is cold and snow on the ground, I suppose it seems rather hard work. Wm. WELLS. Cutting Hay in the Yellowstone Park. ASHEVILLE, N. C.—Editor Forest and Stream: I was pleased to see (Forest AND StrEAM, Dec. 12, 1900) in the recommendation of the acting superintendent of the Yel- lowstone National Park, that he recommends “That no individual nor business concern be allowed to cut hay within the limits of the National Park.” One year ago last October while returning from a hunt- ing trip in the Jackson Hole country, we went out through the Park, traversing it from the Snake River Landing on the south to Ft. Yellowstone on the north. Our ob- servation, of course, only embraced that territory which could be seen from the road (via the Thumb and Norris Basin). From the Thumb north every meadow, large and small, which presented suitable ground, had been gone over with the mowing machine; and in conversation with guides, residents and soldiers, it was developed that the same was true in the more remote parts of the Park. The guides claimed that many elk were driven south out of the Park by this short-sighted policy. The best grazing was yearly removed, and as the elk depended upon the grazing in these meadows for their winter foragee, it meant destruction by starvation and freezing for the weaker. The guides claim, in fact, that a great per cent. of the elk which migrate south have been compelled to do so each year since the hay cutting commenced. It is the intention of the Government to protect and foster the game. The cavalry horses are fed baled hay, shipped in. Why allow transportation companies to thus embarrass game already in the Park? I trust that Capt. Goode will secure the passage of all his recommendations, and particularly this one concerning the cutting of hay in the Park. To keep an animal at home, feed him well—at least don’t steal that which he recognizes as rightly his own. C. P. AMBLER. West Virginia Deer. Morcantown, W. Va.—Editor Forest and Stream: It seems high time that some active steps were taken to im- prove the game laws of West Virginia by limiting the law- ful number of deer killed by one person. John Burner arrived at Parkersburg on Dec. 25 with fourteen deer, which he had killed in Pocahontas county within a few days. One was a big buck which weighed 275 pounds. Mr. Burner has killed during the season thirty-five deer and three bears, besides other smaller game, all in the mountains of Pocahontas county. Just how long game can last in these mountains de- pends on how many such hunters we have, unless we follow the example of other States and put a limit to the number one may kill. If the limit was made one instead of two, it would mean a saving of hundreds of deer each year in each State which contains any quantity of deer, and would surely lessen the income of such States from non-resident sportsmen but a very little, since the true sportsman would feel justified in making his regular hunting trip for the privilege of securing one deer. Some might figure that where they are at an expense of a hun- dred dollars or more, the killing of one deer would not justify making the trip. Neither would the killing of two or three, from the financial point of view. For the present, however, ,we odie thankful for a law in West Virginia making the limit two. ie Emerson CARNEY. ‘source, I shot an unusually large moose. Mass., which speaks for itself. This moose was shot on the Kippewa. _ N. E. Cormier, Provincial Game Warden and Fishery Overseer. I drop you line from home to thank you most heartily for all your kindness to me in regard to my late moose hunt in the Province of Quebec. Coming to you an entire stranger, you literally took me in and fed and clothed me with all the requisites necessary to bring my trip to a most successiul conclusion. As you may have already learned from some other The horns have been measured by many interested sportsmen, not all agreeing by any means. The smallest measurement made was 61 inches; the largest 63% inches. Our local taxidermist gives them 63 inches. Certainly they have both the widest and deepest spread of any set of horns hereabouts. I had a mighty pleasant sojourn in your country. I reach out my hand to you in the spirit, as from one sportsman to another, of one who considers himself most deeply indebted to you for administering to one of the most enjoyable hunting trips of a life time. Sincerely yours, J. C. Bates DANa. Live Game at the Sportsmen’s Show. Two splendid specimens of moose—a bull and cow— have been secured for the coming Sportsmen’s Show at Madison Square Garden. Arrangements made for ex- hibiting the animals at this year’s show will enable visitors to get a much better view of them in studying their pro- portions and habits. Instead of one large park, there will be a series of smaller inclosures in which the various species will be confined. At no past show has the number and variety of both birds and animals been so large as that decided upon for next month’s exhibit. Moose, elk, caribou, half a dozen varieties of deer, antelope, mountain sheep and buffalo, together with mountain lion, lynx, wild- cat, black and cinnamon bear, wolves, foxes and other carnivorous species, all of them extraordinarily fine speci- mens, will be shown. A colony of beaver, as well as ot- ters and muskrats, will establish their residences on the shore of the lake, while’ a dozen fat raccoons, half a hundred red and gray squirrels and as many hares and rabbits will occupy cages of wire mesh. The game bird exhibit, in charge of Verner de Guise, will be an extensive one, embracing specimens of pheasant, partridge, quail, turkey and all varieties of wild duck com- mon to Atlantic coast waters. In fact, the exhibit of ani- mal and bird life at the Garden this year promises to be one of the most interesting features of the show. Stop Spring Shooting. Watertown, N. Y.—Editor Forest and Stream: There are two bills that we ought to, can and will succeed in passing this winter if every sportsman who is interested will work for their passage. It is of the utmost im- portance that you bring all the pressure possible to bear upon the representatives of your own county. Don’t ex- pect some one else to do it. Do it yourself. Always have -a few postals with you, ask each of your friends to write, see that they are properly addressed, and mail them your- self. You will be surprised at the number of votes you can get. Start a petition in your town and get all the names you can, Your representative is no mind reader, and if you fail to tell him what you want, don’t kick if he votes against you. If it is not worth asking for, it is not worth having. If you want it, vote, and vote often, and you'll get it. Stop the spring shooting of wildfowl. Stop the sale of ruffed grouse, woodcock and quail at any time of the year in New York State. Have you voted? I have. W. H. TAttert. The Eastern Adirondack Winter. . Editor Forest and Stream: - The winter in the Adirondacks and-along Lake Cham- plain has been one of considerable severity and unfavor- able for game. In November there was an unprecedented fall of snow in the Au Sable Valley, which was reported to have broken down the roofs of a hundred buildings, large and small, from Keene Valley to Au Sable Forks. At that time the snow was upward of four feet deep on a level, and since then it has been steadily gaining in depth. The broad part of Lake Champlain closed Jan. 30, nearly three weeks earlier than last year, so suddenly that at Westport and Essex a number of wild ducks were frozen in and perished. A dozen or more were found at points along the shore, caught in the ice, and two days later one was captured alive, but partly frozen, flopping along the ice, by a boy skating on Whallon’s Bay. The great depth of snow makes it very difficult getting around in the woods at present, but so far no crust has formed, and deer are probably doing as well as could be expected. J BSB Mountain Lion Hunting in Colorado. Dr. E. L. Burnuam, of Sanford, Me., and Mr. Everet C. Burnham, of Boston, his brother, have just returned from Colorado, whither they went some weeks ago to enjoy a lion hunt. They started off without the least idea of where to go, but inquiry in Denver led them to go to De Beque, Colo., a little station not very far west of Rifle, where Hon. Theo, Roosevelt has also been hunting lions. Here they secured the services of the Crandall boys, who were said to have good dogs. Unfortunately, just before the hunters reached De Beque the Crandalls lost their dogs, and a number of days were wasted trying to hunt lions with un- trained dogs. However, at the very last of their stay they succeeded in getting hold of a couple of good dogs, and ia three days killed two lions. Of these, the larger was 7 feet long and weighed 150 pounds; an animal very: heavy for its length. We are promised further particulars ef the hunt. ne ee ae All communications intended for Forzsr anp STREAmM_ should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual connected with the paper. Proprietors of fishing resorta will find it profitable to adverti them in Forzst AND Reeekie £ pio Fishing Up and Down the Potomac. ‘The Relation of Mendacity to Angling. THis subject might well be treated as the celebrated chapter on the snakes in Iceland. No reptiles have been discovered in Iceland. But recalling a sentence around which Mayne Reid wrote one of his books, “Every truth is overshadowed by a sophism more like truth than truth it- self,” and that more terse and homely saying that a “lie well stuck to is as strong as the truth,” it would seem that some effort should be made to set the public right on this important question. Of course “our withers are, un- wrung,” and “The sting of falsehood loses half its pain, If our own souls bear witness—we are true.”’ The task will not be easy, for once the world has got hold of the wrong story it is marvelous ‘‘how hard it is to get it out.” The harder in this, that many are so earnest and indifferent honest in making the charge of unre- liability against the angler; “Like one Who having unto truth, by telling of it, Made such a sinner of his memory, To credit his own lie.” But we must with proper scorn repel the base insinua- tions of a jealous world; expose the conspiracy which has so long existed to saddle on the innocent angler a vicarious atonement for which he gets no credit. Is it fair that the hands extended should be a reproach to generations of honest anglers? That no distinction should be made between the sheep and the goats? Let us throw off the hated yoke, assert our independence and denounce our detractors and our imitators; these counter- feit presentments with simulated garments and weapons, whose unvarnished and unshamed tales of “men in buck- ram” and of sea serpents have brought disgrace unmerited upon a noble profession, It will no doubt come as a surprise to some, that this badge of reckless and false statement. belongs to all the world, save only those who have been so long condemned to wear it. “How false are men, both in their heads and hearts, And there is falsehood in all trades and arts; Lawyers deceive their clients by false law, Priests by false gods keep all the world in awe.” It is the old story repeated of the man in the asylum, who, when asked for an explanation of his presence be- hind the bars, said: “Owing to a difference of opinion; I said all the world was crazy, the world said I was; the | majority ruled and here I am.” The world says that anglers exaggerate and the truth is not in them; their wonderful stories are received with wagging heads, and with shouts of ribald laughter that sound “like the crackling of thorns under a pot,” and no one thinks of confining his incredulity to the “quip modest”; they go jump to the seventh times removed, be- yond which no man dares go without an if; but “see how plain a tale shall put them down.” “All men are liars,” said the prophet, but the qualifica- tion afterward made to the sweeping statement was evi- dently intended to except anglers. The legendary home of truth, as all know, is at the bottom of a well. Few are really aware that its symbol is a fish. In the Cata- combs of ancient Rome the fish is found frequently re- curring in inscriptions and outline, and antiquarians finding in its: Greek name the anagram of the Saviour, assumed that it was used only as a monogram, and only recently determined that it stood also for the synonym truth. If truth is a fish and at the bottom of a well, certainly no- body has any show of securing it but your expert angler. “All men are liars,’ said the prophet. Lest the mis- called weaker sex who have been putting up so manly a fight for recognition should feel, as they so often must in reading the prophets, that they have been ignored, or should claim exemption under this form of expression, they are warned not to lay that “flattering unction” to their souls. So surely as every Darby has his Joan, so every Ananias hath his Sapphira, his equal in invention, in netve, yea, in atonement. The Germans and Italians have both a proverb which says, “Take an eel by the tail and a woman at her word, and hold how you may, you have nothing at last.” But what the prophet really wrote was, “I said in my haste all men are liars.” He who has confessed haste has already confessed error, and anglers can afford to be magnanimous, but it is a pity that he did not except fishermen by name, as there can be no doubt was intended ; their case would have been something stronger. It will be easy enough to show that all the rest of the world is included in the original hasty expression, and but for anglers there had never been occasion to modi- fy it. out history and our philosophy have been crystallized into so-called proverbs, that, handed down from remote ages, have found confirmation in the coincidences which prove that history repeats itself, and if a liberal appeal to old saws is made, it 1s because there is no better testi- mony, and that way even safety lies. : A saying so old that its origin is lost has it that “Poets and painters have liberty to lie,” and little liberty in this world goes begging. é é Another wise saw tells us, “The official who cannot lie may as well be out of the world,” and you catch in this net a good part of Washington. “To lie like a trooper’ is as old as the trooper, and would seem to make prevarication an accomplishment in- separable from the vocation. “As a nail sticketh fast between the stones of a well, sq ae . Fes, 16, 190t.] © FOREST AND STREAM. ; 131 doth sin stick close between buying and selling,” and the great mercantile world stands convicted on high authority. The lawyer, the weather prophet, the diplomat—these need only to be mentioned, you can guess the rest. The bench—but let that pass, with the story of Betty and the sovereign, with the greenback and the income tax. And who can forget Bobby’s lines?— “Some books are lies from end to end, And some great lies were never penned; E’en ministers, they ha’e been kenned, In holy rapture, A rousin’ whid at times to vend, And nail ’t wi’ scripture.” The newspapers—it is only necessary to read what Jefferson said of them. He never looked at one except through orange goggles; papers were all yellow to him. Adam’s first offense in speech was a taradiddle, and mine-tenths of youth’s first castigations since have been vain efforts to whip the offending Adam out of him. “Every liar has another for a witness,” says the modern Greek, so only half the world need be charged with in- vention ; they alone are carried along by a motive, the rest are trailers. But what need to pursue; every class and all peoples stand conyicted except anglers, and there you are. The Spanish have a proverb and a good one; one can but wonder where they got it, “The man who catches fish does not need to lie.’ Your angler catches fish and is above suspicion. But on the heels of every army is a great body of stragglers and stispicious characters, camp followers, who, taking advantage of confusion, embarrass and disgrace by proximity and deportment the uniforms they dare not wear and are not fit to touch. So the great army of noble anglers is constantly harassed and embarrassed by a following of pseudo sports who assume the honors and claim the prize money of admiration to which they are not entitled. If they had their deserts the population would be reduced. But since anybody may wear the uniform, it may take close in- quiry, not always desirable, to distinguish, though some- times a word, a sign may be enough to brand them. For- example, if he lies he is no angler, even if he says he is. If he is not a gentle man, unselfish, temperate, patient, truthitl, skillful, saturated with a love for natitre and his fellow man, he is no angler. If he is all these and catches fish, no matter for his coat he may not have one, no matter for his speech, he may not read, but you may trust him with your life, and wish no better company for your day in the woods, and when you quit at night, though his basket outweigh yours, find that you have made the greater catch. Swift and Sterne and Johnson have each been credited with a stupid saying, supposed to be descriptive of fish- ing, to the effect that it was a string and a pole, with a worm at the end of one and a fool at the end of the other. When angling came in, all this was changed. The worm and the string and the pole and the fool all dis- appeared. Angling is now a line and a rod, with a fish at the end of one, and at the end of the other a man, and one who would not change places. with the kings of the earth for a minute, nor lend his rod to a brother, and the lying is done by the envious lookers on and imitators. The elegant Chesterfield said in one of his famous let- ters to his son, ““You may always observe that the greatest fools are always the greatest liars; for my part, I judge of every man’s truth by his degree of understanding,” Is anything more needed to establish the veracity of the angler? I trow not. Henry TALsBortT. ANGLING NOTES. Red Trout of Canada. My friend, Commodore W. H. Parker, managing direc- tor of the Laurentian Club, writes me from Lac la Peche, Province of Quebec, a personal letter, which I think he will not object to my quoting from, as it will be of general interest particularly at this time, when an effort is being made to identify a red trout found in Canadian waters: “Tt goes without saying that the first thing I do on receiving a copy of FOREST AND STREAM is to look for an article from your pen. " “Re red trout. Last January I called at Mr. Simpson’s while passing on a hunting expedition after caribou, and while there he remarked that he had a species of fish which he would like to have me identify. When I was shown the fish I was surprised. especially as he told me it was from one of the lakes of La Chaine des Trois Lacs, south of Saccocommie, the biggest lake on the Riviere du Loup, now leased by the St. Bernard Club, of which U. S. Consul W. H. Henry, of Quebec. is president. “There was a time when my father owned in fee simple and as lessee from the Government for lumbering pur- poses nearly all waters drained by the Riviere du Loup. As the specimen shown for identification was from a lake T had fished many a time when a boy and had caught nothing but speckled trout, and those of small size, I was very much surprised and puzzled, too, and thaught friend Simpson was trying to play a joke on me and had planted these fish (saibling I called them) from his own hatchery, which was not far distant. I send you a specimen, at least the skin of one, of the fish given to me by Mr. Simpson. When J received the fish, in a frozen state, the belly was very red, but after exposure the deep coloring disappeared. I used common wood varnish, hoping to preserve the color, and used the same varnish on speckled trout, and the colors remained fast. You will notice that the specimen I send has a decidedly forked tail and in shape more like the lesser lake trout. “T have been told by one of our foremen of old lumber- ing days that there is a lake on the Spaulding Brook (Ruesseau de Spaulding), the east fork of the East Branch of the Riviere du Loup, containing a species of trout very red, unlike anything else in any of the 300 lakes of Riviere du Loup. “This last fall. while on a hunting expedition north of the Mattawin River. I came to a small lake, say in size about a quarter of a mile in diameter, which many years ago had been flowed by beaver; the water had killed the vegetation surrounding the lake, leaving a sandy beach, so that being free from overhanging vegetation objects could be freely seen from the shore. As moose tracks were plentiful about the lake, I had sent one of my guides to hunt for a piece of birch bark from which to make a cornet for calling, and while waiting for his re- turn I heard a splash in the water near by. Upon in- vestigating I found the cause. It was made by a trout on a spawning bed in very shallow water. Whether it was owing to the clear white sand and clear water reflecting the colors of the fish, it seemed to me they were the red- dest trout I have ever seen—and I have seen many a spawning ground in the lakes of the Laurentides. Think- ing this a good opportunity to sectire. a new species (though I could see that they were speckled, but possibly a new variety), I luckily had a hook and line, but no flies. You know yourself what a fellow will do in an emergency when fish are in sight, and I improvised a y our of a corner of a red handkerchief I had. While doing this I sent the men to get bark to make a caseau to hold the spawn I expected to take. “The fish had almost finished spawning, but I succeeded in securing enough eggs to experiment with, and brought them home and planted them in a brook, and am awaiting results. The fish, both males and females, had very red bellies; whether the deep coloring will remain after the spawning season is over, deponent knoweth not. “T know this from observation, that in some lakes speckled trout are highly colored, and in others the color- ing is very light, and in most cases this is accounted for by the color of the water, but not always. In about a month I expect to get some specimens of the fish, and if they are as red as when I saw them I will send you specimens.” The fish skin has not come to hand as I write this note—at least I have not received it, though it is probably at the Forest AND STREAM office in New York—but from the mention of the forked tail I imagine it to be similar to the fish that Commissioner Titcomb has already sent to me and to Prof. Garman. I imagine one reason why these red trout have not been more generally observed is that they are a deep-water fish, spawning late, long after the open fishing has closed, and being lake spawners, have not been noticed on the shoals in the lakes by other than lumbermen and trappers, who have simply called them trout without caring specially whether they were red or pink, square tails or forked tails, Commodore Parker says different water will account for difference in color of trout, but not always. I have about concluded that we know little about the cause of the varying color in breeding trout. Only this fall I have been struck with the difference in the coloring of breed- ing males in the same pond, one individual being highly colored and others shading down to a pink blush, and all fed on the same food and confined in a small pond at a breeding station. There is nothing uniform about them so far as coloring is concerned. There will be light trout and trout almost black, the vermiculation pronounced and the vermiculation obscured, and so on to the end of the chapter of colors in breeding fish. I am now having an experiment in feeding tried to determine if possible one matter, but it must be continued for months to settle the matter even if it is settled then. A, N. CHENEY. w The Log of a Bicycle Fishing Trip.—lIV. Through the Mountains of Virsinia and West Virginia; Edited from the Diary of Mr. George N, Beall by the Commodore, F, R. Webb. r (Concluded from page 111.) The next day was Sunday, but I packed up, ready for a start, but the patter of rain on the shingled porch roof in- dicated a rainy morning, so I wisely made up my mind to stop where I was for the present. All of the family soon gathered on the porch—two girls and four boys, besides the heads of the house. These latter found ample occu- pation in trying to keep the youngest hope and pride of the house from drowning himself in a puddle of water close to the doorstep, and his little Sunday outfit was soon ready for the wash. After dinner the clouds broke away, afid as there was promise of a clear afternoon, I said good-by, and, crossing the long foot bridge over the river, with my machine under my arm, I was soon spin- ning away down the road again. J was a little too brash with my speed, for on nearing the little village of Brandy- wine my machine took a gigantic slide on the greasy surface of the road and came within an ace of spilling me into the river. to the great amusement of a crowd of young rustics ottt for a Sunday afternoon constitutional. Mailing a letter at the store and postoffice in the village, IT continued on my way. , The promise of fair weather proved delusive, for mut- tered thunder across the mountains warned me of ap- proaching rain, and I was fortunate in finding shelter as the first big drops began to fall. After the shower I again pushed on, but the mtd was thick, and I spent more time cleaning out my clogged gearings than T did in advancing, and I had a generally sticky time of it. The thunder continued to groumble around among the mountain gorges, and I began to feel blue and lone- some as I walked beside my mud-clogged wheel, while vivid flashes of lightning to right and leit of me made a house under the hill at a turn of the road a welcome sight. I ran up against quite a little crowd of Stnday visitors here,-and was kept quite busy for a while showing my machine and answering a host of questions, for it goes without saving that a bicvcle is an unusual sight in these regions—indeed. many of my audience had but vaguely heard of the machine. A half mile further on I reached Miller’s, on the site of old Fort Sibert, and put up for the night. I found a young man of my own age here, who has evidently been well informed on many subjects, and he entertained me well. My spirits began to rise again, and with the aid of a good supper and my host’s entertaining qualities I felt quite myself once more. The house stands on a prom- inent point of the hill, overlooking the little valley, and is built on the site of the old Colonial blockhouse called Fort Sibert, where the early pioneers took refuge frou the Indians. The sketch which Mr. Miller gave me was simply a tradition, for the historical record of the mas- sacre which took place here is very brief and incomplete. The subject was very interesting as told in the old man’s quaint, old-fashioned way, as he pointed out the half-obliterated landmarks here and there. The old man soon excused himself on the plea of age and tired eyes, and retired for the night, and left me and the son to carry on the confab. We did justice to all sorts of sporting subjects, and found many things of kindred in- terest to talk about, ' On Monday morning early I was off for “The Cor- ner,’ where the river reaches “The Notch” in the moun- tains and goes tumbline down through an impassable gorge for three or four miles. I had heard much of the fine fishing there, and had it on my programme to stop there. I got specific directions from Mr. Miller before starting. At the first ford the pools looked so inviting that I stood my machine in a fence corner and, getting out my rod and flies. had eight fine bass hung behind my saddle in less than an hour. By much walking along a by-road and over the river jacks, I finally reached my destination—the last house in the valley. I introduced myself and poured forth my usual tale of woe to the madame, whom I found down by the spring house, doing the usual Monday morning laundry tasks. The head of the house came along while negotiations were pending, and the matter was soon arranged on a satisfactory basis. In these isolated mountain regions a stranger can readily secure accommodations at any farm house. The people live in a plain and humble manner, but such as they have the wayfarer is welcome to. A hard shower made fishing impracticable until about 3 o clock, and when I did get on the stream I found that the infiow from the meadow drains had smoked the river until it was beyond fishing condition, at least with the fly, I met the whole neighborhood out with poles and tackle, and I was not long in discovering that in the so- called isolated parts of the stream is not always to be found the best fishing. If I had cherished any hope to have it all to myself, so to speak, I was soon relieved of the delusion; for I found that, down here at least, the natives take advantage of a rainy day to go a-fishing, and turn out, small and great, to search the stream with a fine-toothed comb, so to speak. I worked along in a desultory sort of fashion, and went far down the wild, Picturesque gorge, climbing over the gigantic boulders and enjoying the wild plunge of the river down between the towering cliffs; and, although it was but a modest string of fish I carried in with me, I felt amply repaid ior my afternoon’s outing. We had breakfast bright and early next morning, and as the sun peeped over the shoulder of the mountain in tront of the house, I sallied forth for an up-stream fish, and faithfully whipped the river for two miles, but the smoky water gave but poor returns. I enjoyed the morn- ing, however, and reached home to a late dinner, after which I had a Jong afternoon nap and a good rest. A schoolmarm of uncertain age was visiting these, her rela- tives, and her lingual abilities were such as to fairly burn the gearings in my conversational cyclometer. Just out- side my window a large crack in the weatherboarding gave access tO a roomy crevice between the logs, and here I discovered a colony of bats which had been domi- ciled here for years. As dusk gathered I counted sixty or more, as they swtine out into the eyening air in search of food. As I crept into bed I could hear the swish of the wings of the returning prowlers. One fellow missed the doorway to his house and plunged headlong through the open window and banged against the head of my bed. f lay quiet, and presently he made good his retreat, after which I thought best to close the window and open one on the lee side of the storm of wings and fur. Next morning I was directed by a narrow footpath across the mountain to the east, where I can reach the main Moorefield road north, at a saving of eight miles of rocky river rcad. It was a push and climb of a solid mile up the steep mountain side. J don’t think the mountain was quite perpendicular, but it certainly looked to me like it might be, as I dug my toes into its steep sides ior 4 foothold, and frequent stops were necessary. A gentle descent onthe other side soon brought me into the main road, and I went spinning along it until I reached Dasher’s mill. Upon inquiry might I leave my machine in the mill and do a little fishing, I was invited by the young miller to stop and stay at his home, a mile beyond. and have a fish with him in the evening. He shared his noonday lunch with me, washed down, by way of dessert, with an old-fashioned apple pie, baked on a cab- bage leaf; all of which I enjoyed hugely. A hard shower coming up suddenly catisht us out on the river. whither we had repaired to initiate my new friend into the mys- teries of fly casting. The shower over, he joined me on his wheel, and we sped away down the road to his little cottage, where he gathered his tackle and bait, and with good-natured hopes and predictions that each would ex- cel in his own method of fishing, we sallied down the rcad. I was informed that “old man Taylor,” who owns the land on which we are ta fish “is a mean old cuss,” and we slipped through his corn rows to the river with ereat circumspection, lest he appear and drive us off his territory, The gauntlet was safely run, however, and we were soon in the river, where it was not long until we wete chilled through by a cold north wind which had spring up, and which I felt quite keenly, having been in the water more or less all day; so we soon abandoned the river and hurried home to seek comfort in the capa- cious and cozy chimney corner. We voted our contest a draw, as clearly no self-respecting bass would leave his lair on such a day. - I had a good supper, a clean, comfortable bed and sound sleep. The air was cool and all was still until early morning, when I was awakened by the same cheery, good-natured voice that had bade me good-night. T felt that I couldn’t leave the neighborhood until I lad had one more try at the bass. So early next morning we rode back up to the mill again, and I walked iwo miles tp the river and fished down. I had a very pleas- ant morning’s sport this time, and felt well repaid for my perseverance. After another meal with my kind friend, I mounted mr machine for a continuous run to Moorefield, twenty iniles to the north—for I am now headed homeward. TI passed over a good deal of rough road, byt through some 132 of the most beautiful woodland stretches it has ever been my good fortune to see. Four miles from Moore- field I came upon good roads, and sailed along at a high rate of speed ahead of a shower which I could see to the south slowly coming up the valley. I arrived safely ahead of the shower, and, after. getting my mail, I con- tinued on out to the home of a cousin, who lives a mile from here, where I received a hearty welcome. I was much amused to discover, during the recital of my travels and adventures which naturally followed my arrival, that the “mean old cuss,” “old man Taylor,’ spoken of by my friend, Dasher, is a relative of mine; and we all had a good laugh over the incident. Well! The rest of my story is soon told. My fishing trip, as such, had about reached a conclusion, and the next four or five days were spent in dawdling along the road from Moorefield to Romney, twenty-seven miles further on, and thence home to Frostburg, stopping a few days at Romney and intervening points to visit rela- tives and renew my acquaintance with old friends in this region, My total showing for my four weeks’ trip was eighty-one trout and fifty bass, and I unhesitatingly voted my cotnbination bicycling-fishing cruise among the moun- tains one of the pleasantest and most successful outings IT had ever enjoyed, = Florida Black Bass. TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 4.—Mr. M. P. Riley, of Chi- cago, fishing on Lake Jackson, nine miles north of this city, on Feb. 2, with light Western bait-casting rod, quadruple reel and light silk line, hooked and landed an 8-pound big-mouth black bass. He was casting a live frogs, which he brought from Chicago, and used weedless hook. He sent this fish to his address in Chicago to be mounted, where it can be seen. Mr. Byrd, a prominent merchant here, verified this weight. E. N. Marry. Che Kennel. —o—— Fixtures. BENCH SHOWS. Feb. 19-22.—New York.—Westminster Kennel Club’s twenty-fifth annual show. James Mortimer, Supt. March 6-9.—Pittsburg, Pa.—Duquesne Kennel Club’s annual bench show. F. S. Stedman, Sec’y. March 13-16.—Chicago.—Mascoutah Kennel Club’s eleventh an- nual show. John L. Lincoln, Sec’y. Hydrophobia in Spitz, Eskimo and Pomeranian Dogs. THESE canines are all of the same race. Dr. Robt. Bell, of the Dominion Geological Survey, who has spent a gteat deal of time in the Arctic Zone during the past thirty years, and has just completed a survey of the Great Slave Lake, writes as follows in regard to the Eskimo draft dogs which are so serviceable to the Hudson Bay Company: “Tt seems to me these dogs are afflicted with disease more than any other breed. Nearly all of them die off, first in one district, then in another, leaving hardly enough to breed for the next year. Hydrophobia is the great trou- ble. It is of a mild form, as far as danger to others is concerned. My Ottawa friend’s fine specimen died. His hindquarters became paralyzed.” This statement covers the past year. A reference to “Hallock’s Dog Fanciers’ Directory,” page 111 (1880), discovers the following remarks on this subject: “Notwithstanding his sprightly, intelligent look and beau- tiful showy coat, the Spitz is gradually falling into dis- favor, owing to his snappish disposition and his liability, in common with all Arctic dogs, to a disease which, in some of its phases, resembles hydrophobia. Sir George Nares, the Arctic explorer, referring to the prevalence of the malady in the polar regions, says: ‘Apparently healthy dogs are suddenly seized with this strange disorder, gen- erally falling down in fits not unlike epilepsy. * * * There is no recorded instance in Greenland of human beings who have been bitten having suffered from hydro- phobia, and the recovery of the animals in some instances is entirely opposed to the recorded experiences of true rabies.’ “The Huntington Long Islander is responsible for the statement that a large Spitz dog named Jack, belonging to Capt. Bunce, of the Leonida, was picked up in the middle of Long Island Sound some years ago, having swum forty miles in pursuit of his master’s vessel, which had left him behind. This would seem to be evidence that the Spitz dogs are not only good swimmers, but not averse to water, which Dr. Kane says the true Esquimaux dog is. Spitz is a contraction for Spitzbergen.” C. HaAtrock, Sherbrooke Gun Club. Tus fox hunters reported a poor season so far, owing to the depth of light snow. They do very little before December, as the partridges, ducks and deer have to be attended to. New Year's day Fred Loomis and Joe Walton each got a fox within an hour, the second being killed within a hundred yards of the first. Joe’s fox was the largest killed for a long time. The widow Green’s fox still lives. He has had two narrow escapes, and praise be, he has been seen since he got his last dose of BB’s, apparently none the worse. Long may he live. He has been the hero of many a run during the past six years, and many is the good story told by his faithful _ followers. One of them saw him cut in between the hounds and a little vixen, and lead off the dogs while the lady hid in a clump of spruces. Jos. G. Watton, Ass’t Sec’y. Farmer Slater’s Unique Dog. “THERE are some odd characters among the rural pop- ulation of West Virginia,” said Col. J. D. Butt, of that State. “A short while ago an engine on the Norfolk & Western line ran down a small, yellow cur dog that be- Jonged to an old farmer named Slater, with fatal results _FOREST AND STREAM. — BODY PLAT of - =—— CRVISER Tor RM SAYRE. SCALE 94" =I! — W2.HHAm pda. 1y/2.2{ \goo 4+ = Z 2-FOOT CRUISING SLOOP=—BODY PLAN. to the cur. Now, the deceased had been Farmer Slater’s most cherished companion for years; it had followed him in all his wanderings, and he was as greatly attached to it as though it had been a human being. He grieved sorely over his loss, and in his endeavor to find solace went to one of the officials of the railroad that made a premature end of the canine and demanded that another dog as neatly like the departed in every respect as possible should be given him. “To hmwmnor him, compliance was promised, and forth- with a dog to match the lost one was brought to the be- reaved owner. This was only a beginning, for one cur after another, was tendered until the number got into three figtires. Every brute in the lot was rejected, for in the whole list not one was identical in form, color and size with the slain. If one was just right in color, he was a trifle too heavy or too light, and if his weight was satisfactory the coler was not quite right. “Under these circumstances there was no use of the railway men trying to do more, and Slater brooded over his wrongs. The suspicion grew that he meant to get revenge and he was closely watched. As a result, he was arrested on a charge that implicated him in an attempt at train wrecking, and he was sentenced to jail for one year.’—Washington Post. A Fox Stratagem. Editor Forest and Stream: I have just returned from North Carolina, where I spent two weeks with the quail, or partridge, as they are called there, with very satisfactory results. In the place where I was, a lot of fox hounds are kept, and they usu- ally have a run every week, and often succeed in bagging their game. One sly fox, however, was apparently too cunning for them, and for fifteen runs got away safely- Much to the hunters’ surprise and bewilderment, the hounds always lost the scent at a sheep pasture, and could not strike it again. Finally the hunters persuaded the owner of the sheep to shut them up in his barn and then they gave Reynard another run. This time he went for the sheep pasture as usual, but no sheep being there, the dogs kept his trail, till finally they caught and killed him. It is now confidently believed that it was his habit on reaching this pasture to jump on a sheep’s back and ride around until the hounds had passed, when he would walk home at his leisure. If this is not the proper explanation of this re- markable occurrence, perhaps you can suggest a_ better one. Jans: “Fox Hunting Reminiscences.”. Jos. W. Shurter, who wrote “Fox Hunting Reminis- cences” in issue of Jan. 26, is a mam that I should like to hear more from. He has both insight and knowledge. The description of the killing of his first fox made a dis- iinct impression on me. It is a boiled down epitome of first experiences the world over where the human has the true hunting instinct that leads to success—a similar but superior instinct to that of the wild animal he is pitted against. J. B. BurNHAM. American English Setter Club. New York, Feb. 9—Editor Forest and Siream: The annual meeting of the American English Setter Club will be held at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 4 p. m. By order of the President, J. M. Taytor, Sec’y, Hachting. aa Notice. All communications intended for Forest anp Stream should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual connected with the paper. 25ft. Cruising Sloop. Tue large number of boats of about 25ft. waterline length that have been ordered this season shows how great the demand there is for boats of this size. The modern boat of about 25ft. waterline length, unless de- signed solely for racing, whether keel or centerboard, is about the smallest boat on which any degree of com- fort may be had for cruising and still is not large enough to make it necessary to carry a paid hand. The 25-footer, | plans of which appear in this issue, was designed and- [Fes. 16, 1901. built by Mr. William H. Hand, Jr., of New Bedford. Mass., for Mr. Robert W. Sayre, of New York city, and will be used for cruising on the western end of Long Island Sound. She is of a type that offers the greatest amount of comfort combined with very good speed that it is possible to secure in a boat of this size. Mr. Hand has experimented carefully with this class of boats, and has found them seaworthy in the extreme and able to go anywhere along our coast in ordinary summer weather. The headroom in the cabin is excellent, there beins some 5ft. 7in. oe Her dimensions are as follows: Length— Over all 1 Be At ta BOD Hon eee ore 4 40it. 1%4in. EVLA ae Atlee ee 2pme a Ae ae ait, Overhang— : ay Pie ut: Bie Pies ete onsen 6ft. OQ in, SDR en Sewn SNS = Ai it He Mie dg . 4¥%in. aA TS Sit. -434in IRECOT OIG? ara hon ye Lies a. ee eee Melia: ge thi ELVA ee Ae eee pei te fe ee Toft. 9 in Draft— RO TADWGL I eee ohh ce ied AA en PRE tit. Io in WEREMe’ Sear sees b Laren nic tee See 4ft. 6 in Boardidesrnts faye. are ea Sit. 10 in Freeboard— Chie Seiya sere ee rete te paladin mas ee ft. in, oat PA SR ae A tte te ott , ae GaStiete Tee Fete ney PET a ad pat A . 4Y%i Sail Area— et aaah Whastisaile Meese ese ee rr Bee 788 sq. ft. fF) SR te SA SET A, fel rae ea 2 178 sq. ft. ' setae Sat leciterit ars 5 SS Sees Boe 966 sq. ft Dsl AC STINET tar ae Nabe ts acta aceite nett ey eee 13 300lbs @ntsideshallast-ce-cery = pac neke en eae 4,500lbs The keel is of oak sided i4in. and moulded 3%4in. amidships, tapering at the ends. The deadwood is of yellow pine. Timbers of oak bent to form 1% by 1%4in. spaced 10in. on centers. Double timbers at chainplates. Beam clamps are of oak sided 2in. and moulded 3in. amid- ships, tapering to 2in. by 2in. at the ends. Bilge stringers are of yellow pine, two on each side, 2%4in. by 2™%4in. from end to end. Planking is of yellow pine to finish full tin. Deck is of white pine, 2in. by 1%in. Covering board is of oak. Cabin house top, 3in. by 34in. white pine covered with canyas. Cockpit staving, caprail, wheel box, com- panion slide, skylight and fore hatch of mahogany. Cabin is finished in cypress and varnished oak. Hull to be painted white with gold stripe and small scroll on bow and stern. Toilet room fitted with Sand’s W. C. and folding wash basin. The arrangement of the cabin is wholly the owner’s idea, the transoms being extended un- der the cockpit floor to gain full t2ft. in length, so that two men can sleep on a side without overlapping. A Plucky Crew and a Win. Easton, Md., Feb. 2.—Editor Forest and Stream: At the annual meeting of the Chesapeake Bay Y. C. the fol- lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year: Com.. Col. F. Carroll Goldsborough; Vice-Com., Dr. Edward R. Trippe; Rear-Com., Col. Oswald Tilghman; Sec’y, Col. Jacob G. Morris; Treas. Mr. Alfred L.: Sharp; Board of Governors, Col. Edward Lloyd, Mr. Zenas Burns and Mr. B. Harrington. I find that no report of our fourteenth open annual re- gatta was sent to you, and as an untisual circumstance happened during that race, it may be of interest to your readers even at this late date. Date of race, Aug. io, 1900; open to Chesapeake canoes of champion class (boats between golt. and 36it. water line); boats entered, j. B. Harrison, sailed by H. A. Hinnaman; Wm. V. Wil- son, sailed by O. Hartge; Island Blossom, sailed by John ‘Gibson; Ma Belle, sailed by Capt. Mansfield; Columbia, sailer unknown; time allowance, two seconds per inch in twenty miles on waterline: distance, sixteen and one-half nautical miles; wind light N.N.W., dying out and com- ing out from S.W. and S. Weather fair, no sea, Elapsed time, 6:51:43. Start flying, with three minutes to cross the line. Reach to first buoy, thence to windward to second buoy; thence, owing to wind shifting, to wind- ward to third bowy; off the wind to fourth bouy, and a reach to the line. The event to which I allude was as follows: Boats got off in following order: Island Blos- som, Wilson, Harrison, Ma Belle and Columbia. The three leading boats turned the first buoy almost together; there the wind grew very light and baffling, The Ma Belle and Columbia withdrew. The Island Blossom, one of the fastest of her class, seemed, from bad luck in catching the light puffs going, to be out of it. The Har- rison and Wilson were airaid to leave each other, and finally sailed into a cali streak under the lee of a woods, Fes. 16, 1901.] SAIN Hab BEES BAL IE RB eye Aa ey A FLEXIBLE WIRE \pitepro SWING SPREARERS % GAL STEELTRONS BWRIPLES Fa" @&S.WIREROPE ) le ‘ + SNAPHOOKS on NO.1 and Nad » JIB SHEET LEADS 18" FROMRAIL SS SEINN AKER —<—————— In the meantime the Blossom went to look for luck and found it, getting into a streak of wind that she held to the upper buoy and turned it with a lead of sixteen and one-half minutes. Off the wind these boats carry im- mense square topsails, and soon after turning the above buoy a little puff caught these sails and, owing to care- lessness in not having her outriggers out (which these boats all carry), she upset. Instead of giving up, her crew pulled her masts out (foremast about 45ft. long and mainmast 35{t.), righted the boat, and, with the assist- ance of some buckets furnished by a passing craft, bailed out the water, rigged up, and started again, only losing eighteen minutes in doing so. They were then behind the Harrison and Wilson, which were close together, one minute and thirty seconds, with a beat to windward of some six miles. In this distance the Blossom caught and passed the other boats, and finally won the race by three minutes and twenty-one seconds, without her allowance. Of course, it could only have been done under the peculiar circumstances of the weather, but it was thought very plucky in the Blossom’s crew not to give up after being upset. J. G. Morrts, Sec’y C. B. Y. C. Yacht Club Notes. The annual meeting of the New Rochelle Y. C. was held on Feb. 4 at the Yachtsmen’s Club, 47 West Forty- third street. The election follows: Com., Edward Kelly, steamer Barracouta; Vice-Com., W. N. Bavier, yawl Possum; Rear-Com., Daniel Bacon; sloop Senta; Sec’y, O. W. Meyrowitz; Treas., C. M. Fletcher; Meas., F. R. Farrington; Trustees, three years, Charles Pryer, Thomas D. Scoble and Conrad E. Young; Law Committee, J. F. Lambden and J. Q. Underhill; Regatta Committee, Charles P. Tower, William E. Moore, Oscar Chelborg, Cc. A. Beeker and R. N. Bavier. a The sixth annual meeting of the Huguenot Y. C, will at FOREST. AND STREAM. 4) \ AR\AST HOOPS 7 QMINSIDEDIAM! \\rmania 133 pL PLAN -—— ER FOR ROBILM RE, WEH.HAN DIR. DESIGNER NoOVv-22-71900 SCALE 4% =I" 25-FOOT CRUISING SLOOP—SAIL PLAN. be held at the Arena on Saturday, Feb. 16, at which the officers for the year will be elected. The following nom- inations have been made: Com., William B. Greelel; Vice-Com., George C. Allen; Rear-Com., T. E. Kitching; Sec’y, J. Nelson Gould; Treas., L. C. Ketchum; Trus- tees, to serve two years, F. D. Pagan and William L. Searles. mw eR The first annual dinner of the Point o’ Woods Y. C., of Fire Island. was held at the Union League Club, Brooklyn, on Saturday evening, Feb. 2. Speeches were made by Com. N. Clay Ferris, Vice-Com. John C. Demp- sey, Rear-Com. Harry M. Brewster and others. Most of the members hail from Brooklyn, Bayshore and places in New Jersey. The club’s season is from June to Sep- tember. Be em eR The Morrtisania Y. C. has elected the following offi- cers: Com, George J. Oakes; Vice-Com., George Steltz: Rear-Com., Frederick Daum; Fleet Capt., Charles J. Locke: Fin. Sec’y, Thomas F. Dooley; Rec. Sec’y, Ar- thur Haire; Treas., George Charleton; Meas., Wade Hixon; Board of Directors, George H. Ollweller, Louis Jackson, W. H. Hansen, Thomas J. Deckert and J. H. Schmitt; Regatta Committee, J. H. Curtis, W. H. Dixon, J. W. Steffens, Louis G. Englert and H. J. Barto. YACHTING NEWS NOTES. The old yacht Madeline, defender of America’s Cup in two international contests, has just gone on the ways at Tampa for extensive repairs, and in another month she will be regularly engaged in the fruit trade between Hon- duras and Florida ports. It was in 1876 that the British challenger Countess of Dufferin first met the Madeline and returned'defeated at the hands of the American de- fender. The Madeline has had a remarkable career since that time, but for the first time since she was the most famous and popular racing vessel in the world repairs are being made. The Madeline arrived at Tampa Thurs- day, Capt. Lord, the owner, in command, with a cargo or cocoanuts from Honduras. After her repairs, which will include new decks and cabin and new canvas, she will make a regular schedule between Honduras and Port Tampa.—N. Y. Times. e & The Yachtsman says: Our good friends on the other side of the Atlantic seem determined to make us start a column headed “Sales of the Week to American Yachtsmen.” This week's sale is that of Zinita, the celebrated Clyde 20-rater. She has been purchased by an American gentleman, who long ago im- ported the old crack plank-on-edge 1o-tonner Ulidia, which Ben Parker sailed for him in American waters. Zinita, as mest of our readers are aware, was designed by Mr. W. Fite, Jr. (as was Ulidia), and built at Fairlie in 1893 for Messrs. Connell, who won a large number of prizes with her. She has three times changed hands, but has always had Clyde owners. Mr. Inglis, who has just parted with Zinita, took her in part payment for Carina at the end of last summer, so she has never had a chance of carrying his popular flag. | Zinita’s full record: Other Total Year. Starts. ust Prizes. Prizes. Prizes. 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NOL. azvoue 4 Shy asndwer ssuyey 72% Wx) Btw sd HIYHD B83 Sua TOW HANNS 291 gvuss VaaLe AvLEGIP-™, WS 5 AS EGe (Fen. 16, igot. 18 | | FOREST AND STREAM. | : sioned Messrs. Gardner & Cox to design and build for him a large steel steam yacht. She will be 26oft. over all and finished in the best possible manner. Ree Vencedor, which sailed against Canada in 1806 for the Toledo Cup, is to go back to Chicago waters. She has been lying on the beach at Hawkins’ Yard, City Island, for the past several years. Mr. H. M. Gillig, former Commodore of the Larchmont Y. C., has sold_her through the agency of Mr. F. Bowne Jones to Mar By AS Price. of the Chicago Y. C. RRR The American marine exhibit sent to the Paris Exposi- tion in charge of Mr. Jahn Rutherford Buchan, NO Y. C.. was returned to this country a few days ago and the models have been sent to their owners. There were forty full-rigged and sixty-one half models in the collec- tion. The New York Y. C. and its members loaned the larger number of them. Of all the full-rigged: models were all the America’s Cup defenders from Magic to Columbia. Thén there were the steam yachts Corsair and Kanawha auxiliary Intrepid, the schooners In- trepid, Sachem, Mohegan, Norseman and Yampa; the electric launch Utopia and several other fast launches. ee eR Mrs. N. B. Wright, of Philadelphia, has accepted the challenge of Howard Crosby, of Gloucester, Mass., to race across the Atlantic this coming summer from Cape Ann to Lisbon, Portugal, in a boat not to exceed 3oit. over all length. RR eE we 2 A wast -~ SECTION at 372.~ hie oltasea © Ea q's eng Gynwale TeGunwaie- Continueve Chain Plale ieee — i Jib Traveller | j The Yachting World asserts that Sir Thomas Lip- \. ton wished to withdraw his challenge for the America’s |e Cup aiter the death of Queen Victoria and to postpone the contest for a year, but that, on consideration of the injustice toward the United States, and after consulting the highest authorities, he decided to adhere to the orig- inal plans. Ree ‘ One of the most artistic calendars that has been issued thi§ year is being sent out to his friends and customers by Mr. F. Bowne Jones. A spirited marine view and very clear and distinct numerals make it both ornamental and useful. I Leng ted haem ee 5th Te Sa ras aed ies ie Designs Recently Published in Forest and Stream. 25-footer Flirt, Oct. 13-20. 2i-footer Tattoo, Oct. 27. Minnesota, Nov. 17. roft. sailboat, Nov. 24 and Dec. 1. , Cutter Isolde, Dec. 8. Catboat Lazy Jack, Dec. 15-22. Raceabout Jolly Roger, Dec. 29. Bald Eagle II. and ice boat, Jan. 5 25-footer Brigand, Jan. 12. Canadian ice boat and 14ft. cutter, Jau. 19. 38it. cruising launch, Jan. 26. 25ft. shoal draft sloop, Feb. 2. ~ Canoeing. —— > —— } A. C. A. Rules. Editor Forest and Stream: Will you kindly print the following list of men in the Eastern Division who have signed the petition to Com. Britton, of the A. C. A., for a mail vote to be taken upon the suggested new racing regulations printed in FoREst AND Srream of last week: Louis A. Hall, Vice-Com. Eastern Division; Chas. F. Dodge, Ex. Com. Eastern Division: Paul Butler, Board of Governors, A. C. A.; Ralph F. Brazer, J. Arthur Gage, Albert G, Smith, J. Markland, Stephen S. Whittier, Frank E. Baker, Ray- mond Apollonio, T. A. Apollonio, Louis A. Drake, Her- mann Dudley Murphy, T. Price Wilson, Farnum F. Dor- sey, Chas. Prendergast, Geo. A, Woods. : Hermann Dupitry Murpny. l aiding Robbert Melis Wary Siding yeel | “Bese Line 3 Go Belew LWh. BRONCHO—CONSTRUCTION PLAN. A. C.2A. Membership. The following named gentlemen have been proposed for membership to the Western Division of the A. C. A.: Mr. Franklin S. Catlin, Mr. William F. Forbush and Mr. Charles Catlin. ‘Aifle Range and Gallery. ee A Cincinnati Rifle Association. Scuppers Crnemynatt, O.—The following scores were made in regular 5 competition by members of the Cincinnati Rifle Association, at a Four-Mile House, Reading road, Feb, 3. Conditions: 200yds., off- a hand, at the standard target. Gindele was declared champion for A the day -with the» good score of 90. Weather cool and cloudy. a Thermometer 50 degrees. Wind 2 o’clock: wl : Gindelé | MBE e a ee re woe 910 9 810 810 9 8 9-90 7 ; ; 810 810 8 910°9 9 7-88 Senta i i 7 9 810 7 810. 9 10 10—88 A i INES choad $aabhoobdawon sHunenoreeas 8 99 9 8 7.810 8 10—86 G 8 9 6 8 81010 9 8 9-85 \ > 5 779 6 810 7 9 10 10—83 zs = BAWANGE ssciatletteteseuuie ah acta: sie pirlelacsle § 79 9 8 8 8 810 9—84 Digi 1010 610 5 9 8 6 7 9-80 oy ng ae re ay A) TG sey a) Seti) a | TE ABM yt ee GRA AME ethene toca Jt o 710 8 9 8 810 4 10 10—84 + Denier MONESHES LOQMNO Neo mo —sUir Sy ) ik 2 Se De) te 7 Ro Merksweaeit cet emeeet ieee eet fp ih as ah ety fea Gy 7h te iach 8 810 9 9 8 9 6 83 10—80 926 71000) 9°38) 99 9 Cie Siemidlorveise apeqesbaaeennddoon ga sepae 1099 8 8 8 7 7 6 880 oe AY f oo CY Fa aL Say yal Ge YB) ere TOUMSETLe. foie ats tipigtersieicte pyar epee eo 978 79 8 6 7-6 10—17 ee a i) Wf Geek GS) oy Lean 595 9 9 5 8 7,9 874 IDYRtHhyS Gee ABs Acanneeopooe eons ao 68 8 9 8 9 8 8 T 5—T6 9749 49 9 8 8 6-74 8 73 9 7 610 8 5 6—69 Uckotter ..ccceuseeeen ee tens sesccenae 979 75 5 6 8 8 TT i me BYTES) ees Sip a 4 & 4) B & OE 5 6 6 6 610 8 8 7 567 Gindele made a good average to-day, pene 3 points over 86 to inis credit. His scores range from 84 to Fes. 16, 1901.]| GRvVIseER FoR [ROBT as. ELE} “TOV: 2 §: /Go0- DOOR To GALEY TJOOR TOTOILET SecTION AT Fore Ent of Canin -GABIN_ PLAN- —— u ES SCALE ¥=!' STOW-SPACE JPORTIERE 1h mo! FOREST AND STREAM: \ SIDERSARD 137 = he «eal é Os J Rovugn ii LGnT Token? GALLEY STOVE Space E ve ICE T30x| a8 CLOTHES Locher Secrion ar Arrern Enp or Canin The new 7-shot Colt pistol is a marvel of force and mechanical ingenuity. It works automatically, the recoil of one discharge adjusting the load for the next instantaneously. The whole magazine can be discharged in a fraction over a’ second. The Union Metallic Cartridge Company has just perfected a new 22cal. smokeless cartridge for short range target shooting in rifle 3 pistol, This cartridge is said to be effective up to a distance of 75ft. Grapshooting. saiGe Notice. All communications intended for ForEsT AND STREAM should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual connected with the paper. Leading dealers in sportsmen’s supplies have advertised in our columns continuously for a quarter-century. If you want your shoot to be announced here send a notice like the following: Fixtures. Feb. 13-15.—Indianapolis, Ind.—Grand Central Handicap tourna- ment of the Limited Gun Club. Bert. B. Adams, Sec’y. Feb. 14—Holmesburg, Junction, Pa—Third of the team series of shoots, Baltimore Shooting Association vs. Keystone Shooting eague. Feb. 15-16.—New Orleans, La.—First annual Mardi Gras tourna- ment of the oe, Park Gun Club, under the auspices of the Peters Cartridge Co. Percy S. Benedict, Sec’y, Denegree Building. — Feb. 18-23.—Hot Springs, Ark.—Tournament, of the Hot Springs Gun Club; four days targets, two days live pigeons; $1,000 added. C. E. De Long, Sec’y. ; Feb. 19-22—Holmesburg Junction, Shooting League. E 3 Feb. 20—Carlstadt, N. J.—Match at 25 live birds between J. H. Outwater and Chris Wright, at Outwater’s Riverside shooting grounds, Rutherford road and Hackensack River Bridge. Sweep- Stake shooting. 5 Feb. 21-22.—Garden City, L. I—Amateur championship of the Carteret Gun Club, Walter H. Mead, Sec’y.. j ‘ Feb. 22.—Harrisburg, Pa,—Washington’s Birthday live bird and target shoot of the Harrisburg Shooting Association. Feb. 22._Sing Sing, N, Y.—Target and live bird shoot of the Ossining Gun Club; live bird match at 9 o’clock; live-bird pro- gramme at 10 o’clock. Feb. 22.—Albany, N. Club. Pa.—Keystone Y.—Annual midwinter target tournament the Forester Gun H, H. Valentine, Mer. : Feb. 22.—Newark, N. J.—East Side Gun Club’s holiday shoot. Feb. 22—Freehold, N. J.—All-day shoot of the Freehold Gun Club. Feb. 22.—Minneapolis, Minn.—At Intercity Shooting Park. H. C. Hirschy live-bird championship trophy challenge shoot. Entries may be made with W. P. Brown, Minneapolis. Feb. 22—New Hayen, Conn.—Washington’s Birthday shoot of the New Haven Gun Club. John E. Bassett, Sec’y- Feb. 22,—Newark, N. J.—Forester Gun Club’s live-bird and target shoot. J. J. Fleming, Sec’y.. : Feb, 22-28—Colorado Springs, Colo.—Colorado State Fish and Game Protective Association’s thirteenth tournament, under the auspices of the Colorado SpHines Gun Club. Feb. 22-23.—Altoona, Pa—Altoona Rod and Gun Club’s target tournament. G. G. Zeth, Sec’y. , ; Feb.28—West Chester, Pa.—Kighth annual live-bird shoot of the West Chester Gun Club. _F. H. Eachus, Sec’y. March 2.—New York.—Two-week Roof Garden tournament of the National Sportsmen’s Association. Capt. J. A. H. Dressel, Sec’y. - March 19-21.—Asheyille, N. C.—The Peters Cartridge Company’s two days’ target tournament, Maj. E. P. McKisseck, Sec’y. John Parker, Mer. March 21.—Newell, Ia.—Newell Gun Club’s target and live-bird shoot. Henry G, Hall, Sec’y. __ : April 9-12—Baltimore, Md.—Eighth annual spring tournament of the Baltimore Shooting Association; two days targets, $100 oe day added; two days live birds, $500 guaranteed. H. P. Collins, ec y- April 12-13—Newark, N. J.—Forester Gun Club’s tournament. We ne Fleming, Sec’y. pril 16-18.—Leavenworth, Kan.—Annual tournament of the Kansas. Sportsmen’s Association. . H. Koehler, Sec’y. April 18.—WNewell, Ia—Newell Gun Club’s target shoot. G, Hall, Sec’y- May 7-10.—Tournament of the New Jersey State Sportsmen’s Association. C. W. Beipens an, Sec’y. May 7-18.—Lincoin, Neb,—l wenty-fifth annual tournament of the Henry and Fish Association, of Bloomfield, and 25-FOOT CRUISING SLOOP—CABIN PLAN. Nebraska State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Lincoln Gun Club. W, D, Bain, See’y. / May 1417.—Allentown, Pa.—State shoot of Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association. C. F. Kamlich, Cor, Sec’y. Elmer E *Shaner, Mer. May 15-17.—Newell, Ia.—Newell Gun Club’s annual tournament; targets and live birds. Henry G. Hall, Sec’y. May 21-25.—Springfield, Ill—Twenty-seventh annual tournament and convention of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association. Chas. T. Stickle, Sec’y. May 30.—Auburn, Me.—Annual shoot of the Auburn Gun Club. June 5-7.—Circleville, O.—Under auspices of the Pickaway Rod and Gun Club, annual tournament of the Ohio Trapshooters’ League. . R. Haswell, Sec’y. June 11-12.—St. Marys, W. Va.—Fifth annual tournament of the West Virginia State Sportsmen’s Association, under auspices of West Virginia Gun Club. Malory Brothers, Mgrs. June 11-13.—Sioux City, Ia.—Seventh annual amateur tournament of the Soo Gun Club. W. F. Duncan, Sec’y. June 17-20,—Warm Springs, Ga.—Southern Interstate tournament, two days targets, two days live birds. Chas, L. Dayis. June —.—Columbus, Wis.—Tournament of the Trapshooters’ League of Wisconsin. First week in June, July 23.—Dexter Park, Brooklyn, L. |.—Annual clambake and handicap merchandise shoot at targets. Eugene Doenick, Sec’y, Newark, N. J.—South Side Gun Club target shoot every Satur- day afternoon. Chicago, Ill.—Garfield Gun Club’s live-bird trophy shoots, first and third Saturdays of each month. Grounds, West Monroe street at Fifty-second avenue. Dr, J. W. Meek, Sec’y. CONTESTS AT INTERSTATE PARK. Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—Two miles beyond Jamaica, on ela Re Trains direct to grounds. ompletely appointed shooting grounds always ready for matches, club shoots or private practice. Café and hotel accommodations, Feb, 26.—Interstate Park.—Challenge contest for Dewar trophy; Dr. A. A. Webber, holder; W. H. Sanders, challenger, Feb. 27.—Interstate Park.—Team race, a New York team vs. a New Jersey team, at 1 o’clock. Sweepstake shooting commences at 10 o’clock, April 1-5.—Interstate Park, Queens, L, I.—The Interstate As- sociation’s ninth annual Grand American Handicap Tournament at_Live Birds. June —.—Interstate Park Queens L. I.—Fforty-third annual tournament of the New York State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game. - Monthly contest for the Dewar trophy till June, 1902; handicap; 25 live birds; $5 entrance. First contest took place June 20, 1960, ~ Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—Weekly shoot of the New Utrecht Gun Club—Saturdays. INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION CONTESTS. Elmer E. Shaner, Manager. April 1-5—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—The Interstate Asso- ciation’s ninth annual Grand American Handicap tournament at live birds. Edward Banks, Sec’y-Treas., 318 Broadway, New York. April 17-18.—Jacksonville, Fla.—The Interstate Association’s tournament, under the auspices of the Jacksonville Gun Club. B. W. Sperry, Sec’y, : May 8-10.—Memphis, Tenn.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ment, under the auspices of the Memphis Gun Club. June 19-21,—Cleveland, O.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ment under the auspices of the Cleveland Gun Club. July 1-2—Sherbrooke, P. Y., Can.—The Interstate Association’s tournament under the auspices of the Sherbrooke Gun Club. C. H. Foss, Sec’y. : July 10-11—Jamestown, N. Y.—The Interstate Association’s tournament, under the auspices of the Jamestown Gun Club. Dr. ¢. Rawson, Sec’y. July 23-26.—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—The Interstate Asso- ciation’s second Grand American Handicap target tournament; $1,000 added money. Edward Banks, Sec’y-Treas., 318 Broadway, New York. 1 Aug. 7.-9.—Providence, R. I.—The Interstate Association’s tour- nament under the auspices of the Providence Gun Club. R. C. Root. Sec’v Aug, 21-22.—Auburn, Me.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ment, under the auspices of the Auburn Gun Club. L. A. Barker, Sec’y. ae a DRIVERS AND TWISTERS.*.,' Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in these columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed, Tzes on ail events are considered as divided uniless otherwise reported, Mazi all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broad- way, New York. At a special meeting of the New Jersey State Sportsmen’s As- sociation, held in Newark, N. J., Feb. 6, the Bloomfield Game the Midway Gun Club, of Matawan, N. J., were admitted to membership. Mr, C. W. Feigenspan was appointed to act as a committee on grounds, and 3:20 P. M. Returning, leave Garden City at 10:38 A, ~NoTe- DAIS PITTLOOR Ants SEATS I Rove PosiTio4n SHOWN IT CONST PLAn There will be a Mr. F. E. Sinnock a committee on badges. badge respectively for the winning teams in the live-bird and the target events, and for the winning shooters in the individual events. There also will be medals for the highest averages made during the tournament in the live-bird and target events. The old live- bird medal, which has heretofore been shot for every year only, will be subject to challenge during the year, the conditions to be 15 birds, $10 forfeit, winner to take all, loser to pay for birds. Treasurer Terrill’s report showed a balance of several hundred dollars on hand. Programme and tournament committees had respectively the same membership—Messrs, Hobart, Stevens and Herrington. Five per cent. of all purses net will be deducted and devoted to the purchase of prizes. Mr. Stevens spoke of the good work done by the State Fish and Game Commissioners of New Jersey, and there was a sum of money appropriated to carry on the good work of game and fish protection. Lad Mr. Ed ©. Bower, secretary-treasuter of the W. Va. S. A., Sistersville, W. Va., under date of Feb. 5, writes us as follows: “At a recent meeting of the West Virginia State Sportsmen’s As- seciation, June 11 and 12 were decided upon as dates for their fifth annual tournament, which is to be held under the auspices of the West Virginia Gun Club at St. Marys, W. Va. The tournament will be under the personal management of the famous Mallory brothers, which is ample guarantee that everything possible will be done to make the affair a success in every way. e will have the usual amount of added money, together with merchandise prizes, etc. Programmes telling all about it will be ready for the maii in due time, and can be had for the asking by making ap- plication to Ed O. Bower, secretary-treasurer.” ® Those who contemplate attending the Carteret Gun Club’s amateur championship contest, at Garden City, L. L., Feb. 21 and 22, are referred to the train schedule issued by the Carteret Gun Club, as follows: Trains leave foot of East Thirty-fourth street at 6:20, 7:50, 8:30, 8:50, 9:20, 10:50 A. M., and 12:20, mae and . and 201, 1:34, 3:13. 4:41, 5:04, 5:29, 6:44 and 8:35 P. M. The club grounds can be reached ‘either from Mineola or Garden City, Shooting commences at 9:30. RB The New Haven Gun Club will give a shoot on Washingtori’s Birthday, Feb. 22, commencing at 9 o’clock. There are eleven events on the programme, 10, 15 and 20 targets, 135 in all, with a total entrance of $11.20. Moneys divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent., if twelve entries or more; if less, then three moneys, divided 50, 80 and 20 per cent. Visitors welcome to shoot for targets auly. Take Schuetzen Park Cars to reach the grounds. J. E. Bassett, Sec’y. & The Highland Shooting Club and the Hillside Gun Club engaged in a team shoot, nine men on a side, at Gorgas: Station, Pa., on Feb. 8, with the following results: Highland—Burn 18, Dedier 17, Miller 15, Meéhan 15, M. Wentz 14, C, Dreakley 13, Lutz 12, Davis 11, E. Wentz 11; total 126. Hillside—Reid/ 16, B. Bisbing 15, W. Haywood 14, J. B. Haywood 18, J. Unruh 18, Atman 13, W. Bisbing 11, Burton 9, Clark 8; total 112. ® Uncle Jim Laird, of Freehold, N. J., called on Mr. Carl Von Lengerke, of New York, and invited him and his friends to _an all-day shoot to be given by the Freehold Gun Club on Feb, 22. Three sets of traps will throw the targets. Carl says a shoot of the Freehold Gun Club is synonymous with a good time, because he knows about it, having been there before, 8 At Morristown, Pa., on Feb._7, Mr. I. B, McCoy, of- Phila- delphia, shot a match with Mr. Frank Gross, of Jeffersonville, and won by one bird. The conditions were 30 live birds, $25 a- side. The scores were McCoy 27, Gross 26. The match originally: called for 50 birds, but as there were only 80 birds on hand the con- ditions were modified accordingly. e The South Broad Street Gun Club, of Philadelphia, at is annual meeting on Feb. 7, elected a list of officers as follows: President, James Bunting; Vice-President, Wilham Allen; Secretary, William H. Bore; Treasurer, E. E. Teter; Field Captain, C. . Burt; Board of Directors, A. W. Farrell, H. R. Burt, William Warren, Fred Mears and D. A. Farrell. BR On Feb. 22, on the grounds of the Intercity Shooting Park, Minneapolis, Minn., there will be a challenge shoot for the H. C. Hirschy trophy, emblematic oi the championship of the Northwest. Entries may be made with Mr. W. P. Brown, Minneapolis, Minn. The conditions governing this trophy were published in iull in FoREST AND STREAM of Feb. 9. ; Fd The Oceanic Rod and Gun Club will hold its next shoot on Feb. 18, on its grounds at Rockaway Park, L. I, 138 FOREST AND STREAM. [Frs. 16, 1901. Mr. L. C. Schortemeier, of 201 Pearl street, New York, informs us that on Feb. 20 there will be a match at 25 live birds between Messrs. J, H. Outwater'and Chris Wright, at Outwater’s shooting rounds, Rutherford road and Hackensack River Bridge, N. J. andicap sweepstakes will be shot after the match. & Programmes of the Grand American Handicap will be ready for distribution on Feb. 20. Write to Mr, Elmer E, Shaner, manager Interstate Association, 122 Diamond Market,’ Pittsburg, for them. Make your entriés- with Mr. Edward Banks, secretary Interstate Association, 318 Broadway, New York, ® The Peters Cartridge Co., of Cincinnati, O., will be in evidence at the Sportsmen’s Show in Madison Square Garden next month and will occupy spaces 26 and 27 and will endeavor to make a comfortable headquarters for their friends rather than make an elaborate display of goods. . Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, manager of the Interstate Association, under date of Feb. 9 informs us “that the Interstate Association will give a tournament at Jacksonville, Fla., April 17 and 18, and one at Auburn, Me., Aug. 21 and 22. This completes our circuit for the season of 1901.” ® The Marlin Fire Arms Company, of New Haven, Conn., are sending out a “Court Document,’ in which is related their ex- perience with Mr. G. O, Shields. It is interesting reading. A copy of the document will ke sent free to him who applies for it. ® Mr, C. F. Kramlich, corresponding secretary of the Pennsyl- vania State Sportsmen’s Association, informs us that Mr, Elmer &. Shaner, manager of the Interstate Association, will manage the Pennsylvania State shoot at Allentown, Pa., May 14 to 17. ® The referees for the Grand American Handica Messrs. Harold Wallack, of Long Branch, N. J.; of Cleveland, O.; J. Mott, of Babylon, L. I. of 1901 are hatles North, ® The Oakley Thorne cup, which has afforded keen competition for its possession in many months past, was won finally by Mr. George S. McAlpin, at the Carteret Club’s shoot on Saturday of Jast week, from the 3lyd. mark. & Mr. F. H. Eachus, secretary of the West Chester Gun Club, West Chester, Pa., informs us that his club will hold its eighth annual live-bird shoot on Feb. 28th. The programme will be issued soon. = New conditions governing the Dewar trophy are published elsewhere in our tra columns, Mr. W. H. Sandérs has chal- Jenged Dr. A. A, Webber to shoot for it at Interstate Park, Feb, 26. RZ The third match of the series between teams of the Keystone Shooting League and the Baltimore Shooting Association is fixed to take place at Holmesburg Junction on Feb. 14, ® The programme of the Grand American Handicap is published ll in our trap columns this week.. ne oY BERNARD WATERS. Pennsylvania State Spottsmen’s Association. Harrisgurc, Pa., Feb. 9.—It is with profound personal sorrow that L advise you of the death of our esteemed friend Moses H. Brensinger, which occurred at his home on Thursday morning, Feb. 7. Mose, whose shooting cognomen was “Sullivan,” had a very wide and extended acquaintance among the shooting fraternity of this and other States. He took great interest and enjoyment in shooting, beth at the traps and in the field, and when his business would permit he was always to be counted present at all of the leading events in the State and county. His tecord at the traps was as enviable as was his business record—and by that I mean the best. He was a man of genial spirit, whose companionship was as inviting as it was warm and lasting. His last meeting with the boys of the State was at Chambersburg in May, 1900, and though in delicate health at the time he entered into the full en- joyment of the programme, and apparently gleaned from the emula- tion to be gathered upon such occasions very much pleasure. Shortly after that he contracted a cold, which developed into consumption, and all efforts made to obtain relief proved futile. The Association remembered him in a beautiful sunset floral design, surmounted by two white doves, and will have the resolu- tions handsomely engrossed, framed and presented to his family as a final tribute to his memory. Thus we are again reminded of the trthfulness of the song of the old sexton—‘“One by one I H home,” ; ; : eee ace ae charter member of the Harrisburg Shooting Associa- tion, and was among its most energetic werkers. At a special mecting of that Association pele wire evening the following nd resolutions were adopted: ele In the providence of Almighty God, Moses H. Bren- singer, for many years an active member of the Harrisbutg Shoot- ing Association, has been called to his eternal rest; therefore, be it Recetved That the members of this Association have learned with profound regret of the decease of M, H. Brensinger, and that the sympathy and condolence of the members of this Association are hereby tendered to the family of the deceased. seat Resolyed, That in his death this Associlation has sustaine Hae loss of an active, efficient and worthy member, whose memory will always be cherished by the members of this ASSOC ABER. a A Florists’ Gun Club. ISStNoMING, Pa., Feb. 6.—The Florists’ Gun Club’s monthly eet resulted in "a number of ties. The conditions Woke 4 targets per man, 25'known and 26 unknown angles, handicaps adde to thé scotes. This is ie third contest of the four in this race ub trophies, he scores: or raueiee fakuete: known angles: Burton 20, Parsons 18, Barrett 18, McKaraher 17, Coleman 16, Anderson 15, Dorp 15, Westcott 14, Massey 13, Sheeler 11, Eisenlohr 10, Cloud 8, Umbholtz 7, Reichard 5, eee Y -five targets, unknown angles: Parsons 24, Sheeler 21, pane bo Ratich 20, Andefson 19, Eisenlohr 18, Massey 18, Mc- Karaher 17, Dorp 16, Cloud 12, Westcott 9, Reichard 6, Umholtz 6, otal scores, with the handicap added: Parsons 56, McKaraher 64, Burton 53, Barrett 52, Sheeler 52, Dorp 45, Massey 45, West- cott 43, Coleman 42, Eisenlohr 40, Anderson 39, nee Individual championship match, 50 targets: Parsons 42, urton 40. Barrett 38, Coleman 84, Anderson 34, MeKaraher 34, Dorp 34, Sheeler 32, Massey 81, Hisenlohr 28, Westcott 23, XK Points won to date: Burton 7, Massey 5, Dorp 5, Coleman 3, Parsons 3, McKaraher 3, Barrett 3, Westcott 8, Sheeler 3, An- aoe fee Neceks per man, known angles: McKaraher 18, Barrett 17, Burton 20, Sheeler 17, Massey 13, Brown 19; total 99. Dorp 12, Hisenlohr 14, Anderson 17, Westcott 16, Reichard 18, Umiioltz 12; total 89. Keystone Shooting League. ure Junction, Pa., Feb. $.—The snow and glare of light inde daieult decane: "The birds were good. The Scores were low. A 7-bird sweepstake was shot, in which Van Loon, Russell, Painter and Davis divided first honors with clean scores. The conditions of the club handicap were 10 birds per man, handicap rise, sweepstake, entrance $2.50. The scores: Ww ie“ase 2999992999 10 Geikler, 29........,.20%2222222— 8 Pee en siovainics 2212222022— 9 eB BOSee ea ....-1001211121— 8 Davis, 29....--.....1221121220— 9 Brewer, 29.......... 22022*222*— 7 Anderson 30 2222202222 9 Fitzgerald, 30....... 0002211112— 7 Russell ’30.. ,.1221021112— 9 Baltz, 28............ 0222020022— 6 Painter, 29... ,-212120122*— 8 Hughes, 29.,,..... -1110022001— 6 Bucknell, 30.. --2022222022— 8 Rogers, 28..+.+++- -.0%00220222— 5 Morris, 29.,......00. 9190022222— 8 Smith, 28.,..-...... 000000222*— 3 Van Loon, 30...... 2110021122— 8 Sweepstake event, 7 birds, $3 entrance, 30yds. rise: Van Loon R il 7, Painter 7, Davis 7, Bucknell 6, Brewer 6, Anderson 6, Geikler 5, Henry 5, Baltz 5, J ohann 6, Smith 4, Frank Kleinz, of Philadelphia, and George 5, . . cepting that the use of both barrels was allowed: ON LONG ISLAND. Crescent Athletic Club. Bay Ridge,, lu. I., Feb, 9.—Mr. W. W. Marshall scored 48 in the contest for the February cup, and led all the contestants therefor in the club shoot to-day. Only six members contested in this cup eyent. The conditions were 25 targets, expert, and 25 magautrap; allowances aré added. The scores: —Expert.— —Magautrap— Grand Eg. Hdecp. ‘Total. Hdep. Total. Total. W W_Marshall........... 6 24. 5 24 48 Dr J J Keyes. .i........ 5 22 4 24 46 (Coa SiSebores socere rye 3 20 3 25 45 Fie UMartin sey soe: 2 23 2 22 AB TEC SEG ait Sem eene eee 6 20 5 24 . 44 C J McDermott.......... 3 13 2 19 32 Shoot for trophy, 15 targets, expert traps: H. B, Martin (4) 14, Dr, a J. Keyes (2) 14, W. W. Marshall @) 18, L. C. Hopkins (8) 12, C. J. McDermoit (1) 10, W, Townsend (2) 8. Shoot-off, same conditions: H. B. Martin (1) 15, Dr. J. J. Keyes (2) 15, W, W. Marshall 14, C. J. McDermott 11, Shoot-off, same conditions: Dr. J, J. Keyes (2) 15, H. B. Martin (1) 14, W. Wa Marshall 10, L. C, Hopkins 10, C. J. McDermott 8. Sweepstake, 10 targets, expert traps: Sykes 8, Marshall 7, Martin 5, Keyes 5, McDermott 4, Hopkins 4 Sweepstake, same conditions: Marshall 8, Hopkins 8, Martin 7, Keyes 6, Sykes 6, Wee 15 targets, magautrap: Keyes 12, Martin 11, Marshall , sykes 10. Sweepstake, Martin 12, Marshall Townsend 7. Match, 15 targets, magautrap: Marshall 18, Hopkins 9. ‘The Parkway Gun Club, Brooklyn, L. I., Feb. 9.—At Dexter Park to-day Gun Club’s shoot restilted as follows: Club shoot, 10 live birds: 15 targets, magautrap: 10, the Parkway Die Ganey= sae seiiee 22*2222022— 9 TH Knebel ........ -.*102200212— 6 L H_ Schortemeier.2102222222— 9 C Voehsinger ...... 0222202001— 6 GU RTckcm onsen er 2202202222— 8 Dr Wells ....... 1201101*01— 6 AS BOLt y= gy iiamave nae 2011121210— 8 J Lauber ... 0*11110200— 5 (ones lena «2202222422 — 8 Kranson -0212000002— 4 SEA cite ster eenenee 1122020022— 7 J Smith ... -0000010202— 3 L Helgans 1120222101— 8 P Kohl ...... -..2000120000— 3 FE Pfaender 201*120111— 7 H Bookman ....... 0200200200— 3 Se SHa ntl -1012110110— 7 J Breithoff ......... 0000102000— 2 a paureys : + ,1022010121— 7 ‘F Lebohner ......- 122111222*— 9 e1tz Aree fete hy 2112010012— 7 New Utrecht Gun Club, Interstate Park, L. I., Feb, 9.—The New Utrecht Gun Club held a well attended shoot to-day. In the club shoot for the Iebruary cup three killed straight: Five tied in the 7-bird event for the club prize, namely, Messrs, Lincoln, Sykes, Losse, Morfey and Jack. Morfey won alone in a 7-bird event, as rules, ex- Club Prize. Club Prize. (CORI VINS Ta Titec cing Sey eran eran een ne ee 1112121—7 = 2122111—7 si eal ie ORY aS aan SR nn) ee ee 1222221 —T sg. ke Losses 2Olenat one cnet nce seen EEN sea 1112117 —s_-212*122 6 eLRWERIVOr Tey ger mpi icy \rcg ii nL nme ewes 2222222—T eee IRAIMATIOS meal ete Ca aN ce ee re ene Ee 2120w 2122102—6 Heinele) een a hramras tags R AEE OO Giyuly iy LL Lb » 02022215 1212112—7 [aSieod aan: © Gee ee easier eee eNO NN as 12221217 =: 1121212 -7 ICES Eger eaabeln wk 5 xpteewin e gs See ee te 00222225 ss... No, 1 was club shoot, for February cup, at 10 birds; No. 2 7 birds, L. I. rules, No, 1. No. 2. OW ee) ee 211122122110 01001103 MEGACh fi Rae Ihe STS Beye 12100w a 221212122210 1112012—6 222222222210 1111112—7 111112222210 §=11*1010—4 BTOOkSe sh rite ney aun Sha.teeirettane ar eit Calpe 2112200221— 8 2010120—4 A Coe en rere Sos at an me eSSIO4 GUYHR AAS 2220022222 8 ....,,. Wien were. ue so keer ares iris enn 1121221011 9 ....,,. pipe shan matirnlcocee eg Teter EEE LE eae ene 1122202222— 9 2219021—6 Wiaterse a taeipenceeiecans PRED IBOSARE saSARR 212212*122— 9 1110011—5 Distance Handicap Shooting. PALMER, Mass.—Since the Massachusetts Amateur Shooting As- sociation voted to conduct its sweep shooting under the distance handicap system there has been much talk by trapshooters in Massachusetts as to its success. Most of the shooters of the As- sociation think it will meet with favor. A few, however, both hope and think it will prove a failure. ‘he question arises, “Why is trapshooting not more popular?” My answer is: “Because beginners and the poorer shooters are not given encouragement, The 55 and 60 per cent. men stand the same distance pay the same entrance fee as the 75, 80 and 90 per cent. men. What show do the 55 and 69 per cent. men have? Their scores are such that they get no encouragement or eyen small return of the entrance money. ‘ ; So the outcome is, the men who cannot break better than 60 to 65. per cent. in most cases keep out of the contests, and watch, as they claim, “‘the wolves chew each other.’ As secretary of the Association, I had the chance during the year of 1900 to watch the scores of the shooters. One-tenth of the members shot 80 per cent, or better; two-fifths of the members shot from 70 to 80 per cent., and 50 per cent. of the members shot less than 70 per cent. Upon closer figuring, one-half of the 50 per cent. members did not average over 61 per cent., and in most cases did not enter into more than two or three sweeps in each tournament. I had a talk with some of the low average men, and found they did not win during the days of the shoots one cent. They say it is like racing a horse which cannot go better than 2:40 with a horse which can go in 2.10. I then took some of the poorer shots and beginners and gave them a distance handicap. Some shot from the 10yd. line, some at 1Zyds., ete. Then a marked improvement was seen in the scores. The men were encouraged, They took new courage, as they were given a chance. If the distance handicap system proves as much of a success as I think during the year of 1901 we will see many new faces at our shoots and our poorer shooters will have advanced, and with pleasure tell their friends that they have been put back by the handicapper from the 10 and J2yd. lines to the l6yd, line. The Massachusetts Amateur Shooting Association intends to give the system a fair trial. ta > Bach club has a club handicapper, and the Association has one handicapper, who will have charge of the Association handicapping at each tournament. The shooters will be allowed to advance and be set back as the handicapper sees fit. The team shoots will, how- ever, be conducted under the same system as last year, everybody shooting from the l6yd. line. rr During the week the Springfield Gun Club has joined the Asso- ciation, and will probably enter the team race in place of the Am- herst Club. Dr. S. B, Kerru, Sec’y M. A. S. A. Boston Gun Club. Boston, Feb, 6.—Very few shooters braved the elements of a chilly northwest wind at the Boston Gun Club’s fourth prize shoot on their grounds at Wellington to-day. Good scores were not a possibility, as the strong wind played havoc with both the targets and shooter, The only ones that it did not affect were the trapper and scorer, the latter seeming to delight in putting down a great big 0 against some poor unfortunate. The 2lyd. shooter did not seem to mind it any more than the rest of his less expert companions, as shooting from his long-distance mark in all but one event he secured high ayerage. for the prize match. Baker was high in the prize match, breaking 20 birds of the 30. ' Scores below, all shooting handicap except event 9. All events unknown: = ts 12345 67 8 916411 Bae a eee oe Me Siar ees See tele pe (6 5) 499 0G 6 68) 866 5 DWisecie PRL a4 ssc Aantnouyr oro (OP cP ts Sas TESST RAs sone eaaorsh ose bcccece ot DeRDeR ere NL nee ee ret Williams, 16.........- WEAR DODionoe eat 34 (fee Se or eS weds eas Benny, 1G; cece sss DOP BBAR ARC Deane eat ene o Crs acne) nian Macatee. Fredericks, 14... ..0sseres eer dete Ben o> ys 8 tt me + 1 * i ingles, known; handicap by distance: Bakes he 5 s fase oe ; ig + +e + «1011101700101010011111101111101—20 Toke PAS ae tee annonce te ta case 11111010111 0001000101011 110—19 Lane, 16..ceccesyeyeeeeeawreencees ss + + :001001011111110001111111000010—17 Williams, 16.....+.+---+a0s *, -101010012000011010100100111011—15 Aeon ye Mississippi Valley Notes. TRAPSHOOTING matters have been exceedingly quiet in the Mississippi Valley region during the past two months. This, however, is nothing out of the ordinary, as Secretaries of gun clubs invariably eschew these months on account of the probable unfriendliness of the weather, And even though the ground hog did not see his shadow on Feb. 2 there is a general feeling that much winter is yet to come, and little will be done by the smaller shooting organizations until after the first of March, The coming season, though, promises to break all records in the matter of shooting at the trap, and the writer has advice of no less than twenty tournaments that will probably be held in Illinois alone before the first of June. The St. Louis shooting fraternity are about the only ones who have kept up practice work with little interruption, Perhaps the fact that the State shoot is to be held there again is responsible | for Some of this activity and ‘interest, but the boys are prone to asctibe it mostly to the indefatigable energy of David Elliott, the hustling lessee of the Dupont Shooting Park. Semi-weekly meets have been held on the grounds since the first of the year, and the attendance is uniformly gaod. Usually there is a short target programme, and a short race at live birds. Mr. C. E. De Long writes that there is every prospect of a record attendance at_the fourth annual tournament of the Hot Springs Gun Club, Feb. 18 to 24. The Management has indeed spared no effort to provide an attractive programme, hanging up a cold $1,000 in added cash money. There will be ten eyents, totaling i165 targets, on the programme each of the three days devoted to that sport, and in each event the club adds $25. The big live-bird handicap will have $200 added. The amateurs are well taken care of, each expert being charged 25 cents an event extra as soon as he attains a daily average of 80 per cent. or better, this to be divided among those below who stay through the game. In addition, $50 is given for high average, this competition being open to all but trade representatives. The Parmer City Gun Club gaye a good shot last week, with an attractive target and liye-bird programme, Weather was un- fayorable, but a good attendance came out just the same, and this wide-awake club has again widened its circle of friends, and its influence in the promotion of the sport. The Markle target works at Granite City, the home of the St, | Louis blackbird, which were destroyed by tae late in the fall, have © been rebuilt on a much Jarger scale than formerly, and manu-— facture will shortly be resumed. | The Piasa Gun Club, of Alton, will resume weekly competitive shoots March 1 for the two medals donated last year by Presi- | | | dent Schweppe and the Western Cartridge Co, This is one of the eldest shooting organizations in the West, its members having practiced regularly for fifteen years, President J, R. B. Van Cleave writes me that everything looks promising for the annual meet of the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association, which is scheduled for the third week in May, at Springfield, The directors will convene shortly to decide upon the programme, and details of the tournament, which is to last all week. : A number of the boys who are at Indianapolis this week have arranged for special railroad accommodations thence to Hot Springs; the crowd will leave for the South Friday evening or Sattirday morning. This will give Sunday in which fo rest up for — the work of the following week, F, C. Rrear. Cincinnati Gun Club, Feb. 6.—Sparrows: Events: The §2 880 4S Se eG. ST eS Targets: 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 Hallowell ....., be bi babcbhit EIA) Apeletasel ol cles sve 3 old) Fy 1S) 6) 135 6 0 Mierke bass shah Ren EL COA eS v en Onne 6 6 Bll 6 8 € if Odd See seee eee Mamie Ride G ae ete 8 13 8 13 8 10 9 15° Tee sen stare are aa cee aren enn oe Ga 25 682 Te. es i, ee My egt ee erie cert teeter te sagan ae a qn eer Flal: 6 14 10 14 813 8 Bey rd nt nine tines sage doe sibeidey 912 612 811 9 10? (Gilbert isseerehadniee er eerie cs samy 9 144101 9 13 9 wy 6 12. 9 13 10 12 8 JZ 1010 5 147122 6 Ww. 7 18. 8-14 "9 9° 78) Jem YG) +B: dd! <9) 16: ae FL At) 13) Ieee i i 1G HO, ss. 11s aes Ob) SUL baad, =. eee $11. 8. SYP eas oe Ss Te 0 eG eee ya ets tes ane S, alg, “STS Ss Siena ar Oe Ae RO On ee ib tee Tr BS | coals MS. Fel PS (TAH saan eaiidd ON BEA SBR OG EAI ves = Se Sree ra eee | MY Cap Pies ere matinee ert eTld bel cicheh cselebelesceaeeretecices eres we ity 4 oe taere ces, San IES BASAqOA AISA AAS BRA BERBER ND Sap cone Peete Mee Actercmerrperr | (DON savings AGRA SE AEF ERED EMBL Heenae 2 re ete Ivelaboleyotebh Ges 4h 445505 SODEREE RRL ne oe ae ae haul eee ee Rok ee Cae SNM SBR eA em MY ee 2 ve ie ie SEE Oe sta oe AG EES nea byt EBA REBAR ASA Se Bo Eee LEE D10- Y 4, ey, 2, 2, 2, 2; > 7 2, 2, 2, 2; 2, 2.5 EVR airy MER, Mme Wiha WMI See ah rye ee Als, ale cevall Ble ates eent. to the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, Sih, 9,th 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22d, 238d, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 25th, 29th, a0th, Gist, 32d, 33d, 34th, 35th, 36th, 87th, 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42d, 43, 44 and 45 highest euns.' Should there be more than 200 and not exceeding 210 entries, all money in the purse in excess of the $1,500 shall be divided 7, 6, 5) 45-8) °By 3; Sh} cas. 2, Pret AEE Z 2 dinnde Sater a EZ Bo) a 2 Vir ee 5, 4, 9 9s Me Os Fy By 2; 2,2; 2; pt EL a, 6s 3, 4; the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 0th, 11th, wd; 25-2, 2, 2, 2512, 2, 2,2, 1, 1, 1 1d), a 4,3, 3,3, 8,8, 2,12; 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 2, 1, 1, 7 ta ake oe nik, aa ai) Waal a ci ele ak at ile de sal ears ay ayitey Thal vg bab seat 1, 1 and 1 per cent. to the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Sth, 10th, 1th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 1ath, 16th, 17th, 18th, 18th, 20th, 21st, 22d, 23d, 24th, 2oth, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 20th, sist, 32d, 33d, 34th, goth, 86th, 37th, 38th, 89th, 40th, dist, 42d, 48d, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th, Bist, 52d, dad, S4th, doth, 56th, 57th, 458th, 59th, 60th, Gist, 62d and 68d highest guns, js Should there be more than 260 entries, all money in excess of $6,500—that is, 260 entries at $25 each—will be divided into sixty- three equal parts and added to the different amounts due the sixty- three high guns. f Briefly summarizing the foregoing, it will be noted that the purse will be divided in accordance with the number of entries received: the three high guns receiving respectively $600, $500 and $400. By this division three places are created for every ten entries over sixty. It is not possible for fourth money to exceed third, and the moneys would seem divided in such mantier as to be just to all. For instance, if there are seyenty entries fourth high gun would be entitled to $85, while sixth high gun would receive $82.50. Lf 100 entries, fourth high gun would receiye $100, and the fifteenth high gun $70. If 224 entries (the number last year) fourth high gun would receive $287, and the fifty-fourth high fun $41. It should be remembered that the Grand American Handieap is not class Sogn es: and high poe all win. i The Interstate Association, being familiar with the requir of such an event as the Grand Américan Handicap. i nee has deemed it best to make all events high guns, This method of dividmg the purses has given such general satisfaction in the past that we feel confident the decision to again adopt it this year will meet with the hearty approval of a great majority of those who contemplate taking part in the tournament. A careful perusal of the conditions governing cach event will show that everything has been prepared with great care. DIVISION OF MONEYS IN 12 AND 16 BIRD EVENTS. In the 12 and 16 bird events a system will prevail s similar to that adopted for the Grand anette ie eeeiegieglen total amount of the purse being divided in accordance with the number of entries received, as follows: 1 to 10 entries two moneys—60 and 40 per cent.; 11 to 20 entries, four Mmoneys—40, 30 20 and 10 per cent.; 21 to 30 entries, six moneys—a0, 20, 15, 138. 13 and 10 per cent.; 31 ta 40 entries, eight moneys—2h "90. 45 “13 40 8, 0 and 6 per cent.; 41 to 50 entries, ten moneys—92 18 if Taal : 5 ch Teel * r) 140 FOREST AND STREAM. {Fep. 16, 1901. NS 8, 5, 5, 4 and 3 per cent.; 51 to 60 entries, twelve moneys—20, 16, 13, 10, 9, 7, 6, 6, 5, 4, 8 and 2 per cent.} 61 to 70 entries, fourteen moneys —18, 15, 12, 10, 9, 7, 6; 5, 5, 4, 8, 2, 2, and 2 per cent.; 71 to 80 entries, sixteen moneys—l6, 14, 11, 9, 8, (GOS BBA POON SA Re and 2 per _cent.; 81 to 90 entties, eighteen moneys—l5, 13, 10, 8, 8, T, 6, 5, 5, 4, 3, 8, 8, 2, 2, 2, 2 and 2 per cent.; 91 to 100 entries, twenty moneys—l4, 12, 9, 8, 746, 614, 6, 5, 5, 4, 8, 8, 8, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4 and 2 per cent; 101 to 110 entries, twenty-two moneys—ti3, 11, 9, itp, 7, 6, bie, 5, 5, 4, 8, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 and Q per cent.; 1M to 120 entries, twenty-four moneys—12, 1042, 814, 7, 644, 6, 5%, o, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 144 and 1% per cent.; 121 to 180 entries, twenty-six moneys—ll4%, 10, 8, 646, 6, 6, 544, 5, 5, 4, “3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1%, 16, 1% and 1 per cent.; 131 to 140 entries, twenty-eight moneys—Ill, 944, 744, 644, 6, 544, 544, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, TY, IY, 16, 1, 1, and 1 per cent.; 141 to 150 entries and over, thirty moneys—l0%%, 9, 7, 6, 6, 514, 514, 5, 5, 4, 3, 38, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1%, 14%, 144, 1, 1, 1, 1 and 1 per cent. Briefly summarizing the foregoing it will be noted that two places are created for each ten entries or fraction thereof up to 150. DIVISION OF MONEYS IN 8&BIRD EVENTS. In the 8-bird events it will be high guns pure and simple, the total amount of the purse being divided into four moneys—40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. To reach Interstate Park from New York city take Thirty-fourth Strect HVerry, East River, te Long Island City; thence by Long Island Railroad to Interstate Park station direct; or Brooklyn Bridge to Long Island Railroad—Flatbush avenue station, Brool< lyn—thence by train to Interstate Park station. TRAIN SCHEDULE. From Thirty-fourth Street, East River—Week Days.—6:30 7;50, 9:20, 17 A. M.; 12:20, 1:50, 4:30, 8, 10 P. M. Sundays—8:50, 9:50 A. M.; 1:50) 4:10; 6:20) P. IM: From Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn—Week Days.—6:37, 7:56, 9,25, 1:04 A, M,; 12:24, 1:54, 4:27, 8:07, 10:07 P. M. Sundays—s8:52, +9:53 A, M,; 1:54; 4318, 5:25 P. M. Leave Park for Thirty-fourth Street, New York, or Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn—Week Days.—7:43, 10:18 A. M.; 12:16, 1:54, 3:26, 5:11, 5:52 (Wednesday and Saturday only), 6:54, 8:58 10:56 P. M. Sundays—l0:40 A, M.; 3:24, 5:41 P. M. Announcement, Shooting will commence at 9 A. M. sharp each day. Rules. The Interstate Association’s rules will govern all points not otherwise provided for. ‘Special attention is called to Rule 23, which does not permit a shooter to open his gun in case of a misfire, No guns larger than 12-gauge allowed. Weight'of guns limited to 8 pounds, Whe 21211222002122010110221 Pumphrey, 2....+2:.5 erent ... -.211122222200221111221220212 —24 The Cleveland Gun Club Company. CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 4.—The following are the scores made by members of the Cleveland Gun Club on Jan. 31, at their See semi-monthly shoot, number of targets shot at being 40: J. 1. €. 21, Franklyn 30, “Red Wing 38, Johns 26, Lewis 30, Mist 28, Mac 24, Hopkins 30, *Harris 35, *fLogan 35, Stanley 33, Tamblyn 27, Winter 31, Scott 28, Sheldon 28, Alex 14 ott of 20, The following shooters took part in a make-up shoot, having failed to shoot on Jan. 10, said date being date of the first semi- monthly shoot in January, 1901: Hopkins 29, *Hogan 34, Harris 32, Mae 29, J. I. C. 14, Winter 25, Alex 34. *Represents point winners. CLEVELAND Gun Crus. Answers to Correspondents, —— No notice taken of anonymous communications. B., Macomb, T1l.—Will a woodchuck climb a tree? Ans, Many instances of tree-climbing woodchucks have been reported in our columns. PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT, Florida. TWO WEEKS’ TOUR VIA PENNSYLYANIA RATLROAD. The second Pennsylvania Railroad tour of the season_to Jack-— sonville, allowing two weeks in Florida, will leave New York and Philadelphia Feb. 19, . : Excursion fickets, including railway transportation, Pullman accommodations (one berth), and meals en route in both direc- tions while traveling on the special train, will be sold at the fol- lowing rates: New York, ; Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Balti- rmiore and Washington, $48; Pittsburg, $53, and at proportionate rates from other points. : Las : Fer tickets, itineraries and other information, apply to ticket agents, Tourist Agent at 1156 Broadway, New York; 4 Court street, Brooklyn; 789 Broad strect, Newark, N. J.;’ B. Courlaender, Jr., Passenger Agent Baltimore District, Baltimore, Md.; Colin Studds, Passenger Agent Southeastern District, Washington, D. C.; Thos. E. Watt, Passenger Agent Western District, Pittsburg, Pa., or to Geo, W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.—Adv. A folder, containing maps, and profusely illustrated, just issued by the New York Central, devotes a large amount of space to the Pan-American Exposition. It gives a map containing a 500-mile circle, with Buffalo as its center, which shows that within said circle is contained more than one-half of the entire population of the United States, and more than three-fourths of the entire Pop: ulation of Canada. A copy will be sent free, postpaid, to any ad- dress on receipt of-a postage stamp, by George H, Daniels, Gen= eral Passenger Agent, Grand Central Station, New York.—dAdy. FOREST AND STREAM. A WeEEkty Journat of THE Kop anp Gun. CopyricuT, 1901, sy Forest AND STREAM PUBLISHING Co, Terms, $£ a Year. 10 Crs, a Copy. ; Six Montus, #2. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1901. | VOL. LVI.—No. 8. No. 846 Broapway, New Yore Tees FOREST AND STREAM is the recognized medium of entertain- iment, instruction and information. between American sportsmen, The editors invite communications on the subjects to which its pages are devoted. Anonymous communications will not be te- garded. While it is intended to give wide latitude in discussion ‘of current topics, the editors are not responsible for the views of ‘correspondents. Subscriptions may begin at any time. Terms: For single copies, $4 per year, $2 for six months, For club rates and full particulars respecting subscriptions, see prospectus on page iii, SPRING SHOOTING. THE letter in opposition to the abolishment of spring duck shooting, printed in another column, is written by a man who owns a shooting resort on Long Island, and who feels that 1f the spring shooting of wildfowl is abolished a certain amount of trade will be taken from him and that his annual receipts will be less than they would be if the season were longer. With him the ques- tion is one of money—a condition, not a theory, con- fronts him. He is only one of a considerable class who feel deeply on the subject, and whose objections to a change in the law are entitled to careful consideration and to respectful answers. He makes certain statements with regard to the law concerning spring shooting in gen- eral, some of which we shall endeavor to answer. The species of marsh dicks likely to nest within the State if spring shooting were abolished are practically all the marsh ducks, and especially mallards. black ducks, sprigtails, the two teal and shovelers, together with the bird commonly known as broadbill and perhaps the red- head. The marsh lands referred to in the editorial are located in the northern, central and western parts of New York State, chiefly in what is known as the lake region. In former yeats—thirty-five, thirty and even twenty years ago—many ducks nested there, but with the reduction in numbers of the fowl and their more constant pursuit it may be that these breeding grounds are now deserted. Tt is probably true that a certain portion of the talk about spring shooting is made by men who go south and have their shooting there, and then return to New York, but, of course, this has nothing to do with the case. Neither has the fact that the law against spring snipe shooting is violated on certain places on Long Island. The enactment of a law and its enforcement are two en- tirely different things. That one good law is not enforced is no reason for not passing another good law. Many excellent laws are constantly broken, as we see every day, and as we shall see until human nature has vastly changed for the better, One of these disregarded laws is night shooting on Long Island, but the fact that bur- glars sometimes break into houses and carry off property is no reason for not passing laws to make the property con- stantly safer. It is not supposed that spring shooting is the only cause of the increased scarcity of ducks. There are many stich causes. cheapening of firearms; their much wider use than for- _merly; the ease with which distant localities frequented by fowl are reached; the settling up of the country, which enormously contracts the breeding grounds of the fowl; the shooting of the birds for eight months in the year. The two chief causes for this reduction are the facts that the open season for fowl is far too long, and that the Settlement of the country has made the area which the ducks could breed in so much less than it was formerly. It is a well established principle that the protection of game is something which lies within the police powers of the several States, and that the Federal Government has no power to interfere in a matter of this kind. Our correspondent is in error in-stating as a general proposi- tion that as soon as the wildfowl leave the waters of New York State—for the north—they are gtinned. This _is not everywhere true, for Ontario, Nova Scotia (as to some species) and Newfoundland have laws forbidding spring duck shooting, and a movement is on foot to enact such a law in the Province of Quebec. Reasons for doing away ‘with spring shooting have many times been given in ForEsT AND STREAM, but the logical and fundamental reason is that in the present open season too many birds are killed, and that season should be shortened in order that the destruction may be fes-, Cay pee pe ees) st Some of these are the improvement and sened. As Hangs are at Present, more | birds oe are killed every season than are bred during the sum- mer, and the number of wildfowl is constantly decreasing. This decrease can be checked and the stock preserved by lessening the killing. This fact is recognized by the States which have done away with spring shooting. It is recognizéd also by other States, which are making the season for upland game constantly shorter. It is not very long since Connecticut cut off thirty days from the open season for quail and ruffed grouse. ‘To-day in the State of Illinois the open season for prairie chickens and ruffed grouse lasts but thirty days. On the other hand over much of the United States wildfowl have practi- cally no protection, being shot from the date of the ar- rival of the first birds in late summer or early autumn to the departure of the last bird in late spring or early summer. This is an anomaly, what our correspondent calls a “mere farce.’ Shall it continue for the State of New York? When Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North and South Dakota are in the yan in shooting re- forms, shall New York continue to bring up the rear of the procession? NAMES. A CORRESPONDENT recently wrote us expressing . the opinion that we were in error in calling a certain animal a panther. He maintained that its true name was some- thing else, and his letter thus brings up again the matter of popular names so frequently the cause of misunder- standing between writers. It is the shield about which the knights so fiercely quarreled. It is well understood that in different countries and in different localities the same naine may be applied to ani- mals which are widely different. A very large number of the common names used for American animals are im- portations brought to this country by the early English colonists. The American migratory thrush was called the robin, for no better reason than because he had a russet breast, as has the very different bird of England, known as the robin redbreast. Over much of northern North America we have the gallinaceous bird, known in different localities as partridge or pheasant, yet which is neither, but a grouse. The red deer of Britain is widely different from the red deer of America, and in turn the animal which gave its name to one of the branches of the Saskatchewan River is different from either. The list might be indefinitely extended. More than that, within a comparatively limited area different names are often applied to the same creature, and a single species may have a multitude of common names. To overcome the confusion and misunderstanding result- ing from this multiplicity of titles, persons who wish to define precisely what species they mean, commonly use the Latin name of the species—the term by -which it is known in science—and when this is done there is never any question as to what is meant. Many of these local names are unknown out of the limited district where they are used, and are apparently meaningless, their etymology and the reason for their application having been lost. How many persons are there, for example, who know what a wamp is, or a blatherskite, or a sleepy brother, or a weaser, or a gray- back, or a cow-frog, or a smee, or a poacher, or a bustard, or a white flesher, or a shrups? Yet these are all names of birds commanly sought for by gunners and regularly reaching the provision markets. What each term means can readily be determined by a reference to Mr. Trum- bull’s admirable “Names and Portraits of Birds Interest- ing to Gunners.” It is well enough known that our com- mon golden-winged woodpecker rejoices in thirty or forty names, while the little ruddy duck, better known as booby or stifftail, has, if we recollect aright, about eighty differ-' ent vernacular names. All of this is sufficient to indicate that nothing very de- cisive is to be said about the right or wrong of using a common English name. If, in the county of Richmond, State of New York, the public decided to call a horse a moose, then in the vernacular of that particular community a horse is a moose. If in Maine they call a cougar a cata- mount, a catamount the cougar is for Maine, although the same name may be applied to one or both the lynxes in other parts of the country. Therefore it is hardly worth while for people to fall foul of each other and dispute acrimoniously as to the correctness of one vernacular name a another. Thirty years ago such discussions were common, and the little Bob White—quail of the North and partridge of the South—furnished a frequent subject for heated arguments. In a matter such as this common usage rules—and often leads to endless con- fusion. Even to-day we read frequently of the capture of silver-gray foxes,-and notices of such captures are fre- quently accompanied by dissertations on the great value of the silver-gray foxes’ fur. Yet the term silver-gray is frequently applied to the common gray fox (Urocyon), whose pelt is of little worth, while the real black fox or ‘ silver fox is, as the price which its fur brings shows, ex- ceedingly rare, The panther, cougar, puma, catamount or mountain lion has a very wide distribution, and so a good many names, each of which may fairly be called the correct and proper name in the locality where it is employed, for after all, words—and names. are words—are only the tools which we employ to convey our thoughts to others. A man who in the Rocky Mountains speaks of a panther as a catamount, is certain to be misunderstood; if he speaks of it as a puma, people will not know of what animal he is talking, The time is not likely ever to come when there will be a universal agreement as to the vernacular name to be applied to each one of our different species of mammals, birds, reptiles and fishes. But the time may come when all people who wish to define with certainty the species about which they are speaking or writing will use its scientific name, which will make sure what is meant. That this is not now done is to be explained by the general ignorance of the public on scientific matters. Always to give a scientific name has an appearance of pedantry on the part of the writer, while on the other hand it is likely to frighten off the reader, or at least to interrupt the ctirrent of his thought. We believe that the preponderant sentiment of the sportsmen of New York is that the spring shooting of wildtowl must be foregone if we are to retain our wild ducks and geese as a permanent possession. This con- viction is given expression in the bill now before the Legislative Assembly, No. 353, to close the shooting sea- son from March 1 to Aug. 31, and we print in another column the appeal made by the Fish, Game and Forest League in support of the measure. The other measures advocated by the League are excellent, More protectors and better paid protectors are essential to an effective enforcement of the law. If we had an efficient executive force the Long Island night shooters of ducks and spring shooters of snipe would not enjoy the immunity now ac- corded to them. The bill to forbid the sale of woodcock, grouse and quail is a most salutary measure. The time has come for the practical application of a principle, which has through a campaign of education come to have very general acceptance as a theory, that the sale of game should be forbidden at all seasons. If we cannot stop the sale of all game at all times, let us at least stop the sale of those species whose diminishing stock stands most in need of protection from the market-hunter. Let New New York follow the wise lead of Massachusetts and stop the sale at least of woodcock, grouse and quail, Mr. Henry Talbott’s paper on “Little Hunting Creek” is a timely contribution for the week of Washington’s Birthday, and the extracts he gives from Washington’s daily journal give an exceedingly interesting picture of the proprietor of Mt. Vernon as a fisherman. In connec- tion with what Mr. Talbott has here written may he read the late George H. Moore’s essay on “Wash- ington as an Angler,’ which was printed in the Wood- craft Magazine of April, 1900. “I am content,” concludes Dr. Moore, “to have been the first to claim for George Washington his rightful place as an angler—a genuine disciple of Izaak Walton.” A large circle of angling friends has been grieved by the news of the death of George F. Mills, who passed away at his home in Brooklyn on Feb. 9 at the age of forty. Mr. Mills was for many years associated with the firm of Wm..Mills & Son. He was widely known in the fishing tackle trade and among anglers, and his personal traits were such that ‘acquaintance with' hin} soon de- veloped into friendship. His epeinely death is sincerely lamented. arb lies i 142 FOREST AND STREAM. Fre. 23, 1901.] Sportsman Canvist. a ae ie The Stag at Grief. = He pawed in the valley, : He paused on the hili— Not a sound but the tamarack’s sighing; Wot a taint in the gale, So he bounded at will, . Nor a foeman, nor danger, descrying. The But the huntsman stands true At his post in the glade, While the embers of the day are siow dying— Hark! the crack of his gun! Mark the gleam of his blade! As he bends o’er the quarry, low lying. THEODORE F. C. DEMAREST. Frozen in on Barnegat. Hunt and I had been talking guns for over two years, until, to justify their boasted merits, we voted to take a shooting trip. Various places were suggested and looked up, from a goose pond on Cape Cod to floating batteries in the Great South Bay, all of which met with greater or less objec- tion, until it was finally decided upon Barnegat. We left comfortable firesides on Nov. 25 with Govern- ment Bureau predictions of fair, pleasant weather, tele- graphing ahead for boat and decoys. As we left the railroad depot it was suggested that as we were embarking upon a hazardous journey it would be prudent to invest in casually policies for the benefit of our families, and we each accordingly purchased one good for forty-eight hours. After getting in the train and treading over the printed conditions on the back, we learned the policies did not cover gunshot wounds or drowning. Forked River was reached early in the evening, where we found our boat, a 35-foot cabin cat, with captain and mate awaiting us. Getting a late supper at the hotel and quickly changing into our hunting togs, leaving our watches, cash and return tickets in our host’s safe, we got on board and started for the shooting grounds, some seven or eight miles distant. Not having felt well for some days previous. I had stipulated before leaving home that we should not spend the night in the boat unless the conditions were favorable. The weather, however, was perfect, with a gentle siart sheet breeze from the southwest and a glorious full moon, which, if it did not promise well for a flight, at least left us no excuse for a comfortable sleep on shore. Arriving upon the grounds, we came to anchor mid- way between the blinds, the outer beach and the inlet from the ocean, a mile or so from each, and stowed our- selves away snugly for the night. Next morning at 4 we were called, and bolting a hasty breakfast, tossing for choice, put out for the blinds in sinks, each taking along an extra sink with man and thirty decoys. Early as we were, we found that both the blinds had been pre-empted, and in one of them there was con- siderable grumbling over getting out, but as Capt. George had built the blinds, the occupants reluctantly saw the justice of our claims and pulled elsewhere. Hunt's blind was off shore near the middle of the bay, while mine was near the imlet. Tying my sink inside, my man proceeded to set his decoys, and as it was hardly yet light I leisurely waited for him to finish and get back into the blind before load- ing and getting ready for the fray. He had hardly turned his back after casting off the stools when, looking up, three broadbills appeared hovering over them. Nervously shoy- ing in a couple of shells, [ fired twice and scored two clean misses. Capt. George seeing what was up, loaded and fired once as they wheeled, and likewise missed; and then noticed for the first time by both of us, after three shots, a solitary broadbill got up out of the decoys, where he had lit without our knowing it, and had sat during the fusillade. Taking quick aim, the Captain fired his remaining shot and again missed. The score was even, and I suspect the secret joy upon my face stood out as the chagrin on his. The outlook, however, was encouraging, and after muttial explanations we settled ourselves for more. serious work. But that was not to be, for those four birds were the only ones that came to our decoys during the entire morning. We got some passing shots flying by, bringing down two old wives, and saw what seemed enormous flights going over Hunt’s blind, with a bunch of geese and another of brant, whereupon we cursed the luck which had sent us to the inlet blind. At noon a soft, gentle rain began, and we put back to the boat. The others shortly afterward appeared, with one broadbill, a butterball and a diver, which had cost them exactly three cartridges, and they wondered why we had not gotten those geese and brant, so near to us had they seemed. We decided to lunch and then go out for some afternoon shooting on the beach, where we hoped for a rabbit or two in the scrub oak or anything, that promised not to travel faster than our shot. By the time we arrived on the beach the rain had turned to'snow, with increasing wind and a decided fall in temperature. Here we wandered for some hours, un- til thoroughly chilled by what had then become a blind- ing snow storm with freshening wind from the north- east, and at 4 P. M., when almost dark, after seeing nothing larger than snowbirds, we put back for the boat to spend the night and try the blinds again in the morning. As we were about to get into ovr sinks, pulling off from the beach, one of the men from the life saving station came down to look after a small boat moored at that point, and I asked him what he made of the weather, He replied, “We are in for a no’easter, and the barometer has dropped an inch.” This seemed startling, but as no one else said anything, I concluded to hold my peace. Reaching the boat with difficulty, the wind continuing to freshen, and lashing everything down for the night and casting over the spare anchor, we made ourselves as cozy as possible inside, festooning the cabin with ropes, upon which we hung our outer coats in hopes of getting them dry, and proceeded to a supper of mast excellent broiled. All through the night it blew hard, and the boat swung and pounded heavily. In the morning a strong gale was raging from the northwest, which made the outer beach and inlet from the sea our lee. The decks, mast and sail were covered with frozen spray and snow, the weight of which sunk the boat some 6 inches lower in the water and made her top heavy. Shooting from the blinds was out of the question, for no sink boat could have lived in the sea to get them, and one did not dare move out of the cockpit of the boat for fear of being washed overboard. There was nothing to do but to sit quietly, watching for a let up in the wind, which would give a chance to reef and beat back to Forked River. But the gale continued to increase, with falling thermometer and heavy snow. Toward noon the atmospherecleared, and the men, hold- ing on to a life line with one hand, chopped the ice off the decks and cabin top, which made riding easier, but the sail was frozen stiff, making it impossible to reef, and the mast covered with ice its entire height to twice its natural thickness, over which the hoops could not be hoisted. The sink boats towing at the stern with covers over their holes were now covered with frozen spray, which sealed them up like air chambers. It was bitter cold; all my coats and three pair of socks could not keep me warm. This was not what we had bargained for. Nighttall came with no abatement, but rather increase in the gale, and on taking stock of proyisions, finding we were run- ning short, we dispensed with supper with the certainty of another night before us. This left a little bread and our four remaining ducks. Meats, coffee and milk were gone, and while we were in no immediate danger of starvation, the prospect was not the most cheering—lying in a bay between thirty and fotty miles long by eight or nine miles broad, seven miles out from the base of supplies, with ice forming off the shore, and unable to get there until the ae should die down and the stn come out and thaw the sail. At dusk the ice began to form as slush on the crest of the waves, preventing them from breaking, and as the cold was still intense, realizing we were in danger of freezing in, the Captain and all hands made a desperate effort to reef sail and make a beat for the shore at the river mouth; but try as we would, we could not get the reef points to meet under the sail, so swollen and stiff had it become. In despair, we gave it up and resigned ourserves for another night. After an hour ot more of violent tossing, the boat be- gan to ride easier, until there was little or no movement, and we imagined the wind had at last gone down. It was very dark, and going out of the cabin to investigate, - the Captain found the gale still raging with the same per- sistence; what caused our easier riding was that the sea was now all covered with freshly formed ice, which gave it a gentle, undulating motion, keeping the waves down, but not yet hard enough to be stiff, Another hour and we should ‘be frozen in solid, and we decided, if we were going to freeze, to hoist anchors and head the boat for the outer beach, running her as mutch inside the inlet as possible. A small piece of the peak was run up and the vessel was driven before the wind through the young ice, until she came to a dead stop on account of its thickness. Here we dropped anchors and spent the night. On getting up in the morning we found we were frozen in solidly in 3 inches of ice, The wind still blew. To get the boat out of the ice was impossible. The danger now was that a slight shift of the wind might carry the boat with the ice out to sea. The Captain suggested that we might try to get on the outer beach and seek shelter at the life saving station, while he and the Mate stood by for possible change of wind. We accordingly got the sinks cleared, and piled our luggage in and the retreat began. At first the ice was not strong enough to bear, being salt and fresh formed from slush, but by dint of rocking and chopping we got along until it became strong enough for us to get out and haul the boats over the top to shore, where we shouldered our traps and made our way through the snow to the station. Here we were warmly received, and after thawing out were told that we could get a train late in the afternoon at a point eight miles up the beach, and that, at six miles up, a horse and wagon could prob- ably be gotten to come down and get our traps. We decided to walk to the railway, after negotiating a loan with the men to carry 1s home, Those who have walked along yielding sandy shores can form some idea of the difference between eight miles of crumbling sand under foot coupled with a foot or more of soft snow, and an equal distance on hard sidewalk or macadam road. At three miles up we struck another life saving station, where we rested and warmed up. At six miles we found the first house, and to our joy they did have a horse and would go back for our bags and guns. Proceeding again, we finally approached the railway station, and when within 200 feet of it saw a train pull in. It was nearly two hours before our train would be due, and this one did not interest us. As we got to the platform it drew out. After it had gone I went to the station master and asked where that train was bound for. He replied, ‘““New York!” —our destination. On remonstrating it could not be pos- sible, as there was still nearly two hours before the even- ing train was due, he said, “Oh, that was the morning train just getting through.” This was heartbreaking, after a weary tramp against a strong wind, through heavy drifts and soft sand in great hip boots. Jf the morning train was five or six hours late on account of blockades, when would the evening train be along? We found the telegraph station and attempted to send messages, but the wires were down. The telephones be- tween each life-saving station had also been down. Finally or train came, behind time, but not so far behind as the morning train, and carried us over to the mainland, where we got into sleighs and were driven to Toms River. Here we got papers and began to learn the news of the world, and realized the terrific force of the storm, which had wrecked numerous ships from Cape Cod to Cape Chatles. with loss of many lives; the railroads between Philadelphia and Boston were chocked with snow, and from many places no telegraphic communication could be had, And then it dawned on us, that if our outing had not been just the kind we had counted on. we had gone through an experience which happened to but few this side of the frozen north. ae \ t The boatmen stayed there imprisoned in the ice for sere two days after we left, when, suddenly in the night—in the twinkling of an eye—a soft east wind with rain sprang up, and in the’morning the boat had motion again. The ice on the frozen sail was rained out—not thawed by the much longed for sun—and they hastened to reef and sail home. Francis H, Bercen. Memories. : “T remember, I remember.”—Hood. TIME evens matters pretty fairly. If the young fellow of twenty has much to leok forward te, we old fellows have more to look back upon. I’m inclined to think we have the advantage, especially those of us whose impulses led us with ready gun across the game fields of our genera- tion, or, rod in hand, along the streams and beside the lakes before the necessity of pisciculture other than by the “old-fashioned” method had ever been dreamed of. The young fellow has a better balanced, better looking, handier asd more powerful gun than we had in those elder days; his shiny, supple split bamboo, with the glittering reel, is a far cry from the cane pole and chalk line of our boyhood; the nitro load he uses in his hand- some hammerless is the apotheosis of projectile skill, and in the evolution of gunnery all his appliances for the pursuit and capture of game would have been marvelous to us. But, my dear boy, we had the game. And in support of Rochefoucauld’s maxims we are not wholly displeased at your misfortune in this regard. One of my first memories is of a wonderful flight of pigeons—the last of such incursions eyer made into the Rock River Valley of Illionis, where my parents were residents. I can close my eyes to-day and the marshalled lines of the interminable flocks flit across the retina as they did that day more than a third of a century ago; flock following flock throughout the day, each stretching beyond the tim of the horizon, the migratory millions swept on their way, whither? You will never see them, my dear boy. They are gone like the day and the lad that watched their flight, and neither the birds, the day nor the boy will ever return. Countless thousands were trapped and shot. In fact, I presume that I could find a bed or two of pigeou feathers in the old neighborhood, souvenirs of the time when a hundred dozen pigeons were taken with one cast of the net. JI remember a local superstitution that the departing soul lingered longest on a pigeon feather bed, and a tale that received considerable credence was of an old lady of the com- munity whe found death impossible, and to relieve her suffering was removed to a bed of goose or hen feathers with the result that her spirit passed quietly and easily. Of course the pigeons did not disappear at once, They came back for several years after the big flight that I remember, and offered considerable sport of a pot shoot- ing kind. Dead trees in the grove would be covered with them, and marvelous stories were told of the num- bers slain at a shot, Old “Saut’ Deyo told a tale of 147 gathered after one discharge of a Potsdam musket loaded to the danger line with black powder and No, 4 shot, and a number of good people backed up “‘Saut’s’’ assertion. Just what he might have done with an 8 gauge and No. 774 must be leit to the imagination. You'll very likely never see a wild pigeon, young man. Oh, but we old uns “have heard the chimes at mid- night!” There were ducks then and long aiter. Green- headed glorious mallards quacked in the ponds and bayous, and teal and wood duck thronged the bends and reaches of the creeks. The memory of long tramps along Eagle Creek and up the Elkhorn rises up as I write. Times when the mallards sprang from every boggy stretch, and low flying teal scudded around the bent banks. The old muzzle- loader and I made connection with them only rarely, but a single tramp netted more ducks than a week of hard hunting and straight holding is likely to do nowadays. A quarter's worth of powder, the same of shot, a tew percussion caps, a muzzleloading gun and a boy in blue overalls were the necessaries that grouped themselyes about a big bag of ducks then. It takes more now, my boy. I remember, I remember, a boy in blue denim over- alls, and how he begged that day to accompany father and Jip Shoemaker on a chicken hunt. An old musket that had survived the stricken battlefields of centuries was his only available gun, Its mighty hammer swung in a 6-inch are and was driven by a mightier spring to land with crushing force upon a cap the size and shape of a rough rider’s hat. cataclysm when it went off, and kicked like a traveling man. But to the boy it contained infinite possibilities of life and death. Under the circumstances it was good enough for him. He wanted to go; and aiter a demurrer that he argued Gown they let him. There was a dog in the party. To the boy he seemed the ultimate per- fection of the canine gents, and the man looking back doesn't see many dogs=on the back track that had a license to show old Boney the way to a covey. How he raced and turned and quartered, head in air, an eye to the guns, and every sense alert and anxious; and then, oh, marvelous moment! he found them. There he stood the bounding, racing figure of the previous moment turned to marble. The saliva dripped from his slowly moving under jaw, and as we approached he took a step forward and froze again rigid and statuesque. But his eye, lit with the fire of conquest and expectation, blazed like a beacon. Good old Boney! He met an igngmini- ous death at the hands of a fat fool whose unwise parents made him a terror to the neighborhood by gratitying his desire for firearms. The men walked up behind the dog quiet and smiling. The boy didn’t feel that way. He pried the infinite ham- mer of that musket past two notches of the ratchet with eager haste, and prayed for strength of arm and fore- finger to pull it loose again. He was excited. He could have given the dog cards, spades and little casino in a game of excitement, and still ease. He had never killed a chicken, but he wanted to, he wanted to bad, and right away. He’d kill that chicken if it was the last—b-r-r-r Jehosophat! there they go. With his heart in his mouth thp boy leveled the musket on a feathered cannon ball speeding past. A determined clutch of his forefinger on the trigger was followed by the jarring crash of the discharge and dimly through It roared like the crash of a - have won with ridiculous ° fxn. 24, 1001.) tears and powder smoke he saw the bird pitch down- ward into the bright oats stubble, where it lay beating feebly with its wings. “I killed it! I killed it!”’~ he shouted, filled with the crowning joy of the moment. “I killed mine, Oh, say, I killed one right over there.” Old Jip, who was as great a hunter as Nimrod, but who had neglected to cultivate that connection with the Lord reputed to the biblical personage, turned round on him with an expletive for emphasis: “Shut up that noise,” said he, “you may some day accidentally kill an- other, and if you lose your yoice over this one how will you holler then.” The boy subsided. The remainder of the day he load- ed and fired very much after the manner of Mr. Tupman, but no more birds fell to his musket. Still, he didn’t care much. In the back of the buggy lay the victim of his one successful shot, and he was satisfied. Mosertp. MarsHALttown, Ia. Buck Ranch. Mr. PARKER was ready at Tutwiler with the spring Wagon when the south-bound train reached there, and we got off with guns and baggage. Two venturesome Dianas, Miss Breckinridge and Miss Dabney, had come with me, upon the invitation of Captain Bradford, to Share the generous hospitality of Buck Ranch and the glories of the chase. The Captain was already at the ranch, and Parker handed me a note from him, mainly about how bad the roads were. We found them so. The wagon would only hold baggage and guns, but fortunately there were saddle horses ready. After some tightening of girths for the bad roads, the mount was made, and we were soon well into the mysteries of that seven-nile road. It passed right by where the big rattle- snake was caught last spring, that dressed into stich ex- cellent “veal chops,” thence through McKee’s place (the poor fellow is now dead) and over the bridge to Buck Ranch. Then there were greetings with Captain Bradford and Mrs. Parker, and admiring of the fine deer that the Cap- tain had brought in during the day, “just to encourage the newcomers.” It hung in the big, open hallway, and later, when all was dark and one of the newcomers was passing that way who had forgotten about the deer, there was a collision. None oi the others knew about this. ’ Well, there were hot Scotches for the ladies to over- come the fatigue of the ride and different sorts of things for the gentlemen that would overcome any kind of a fatigue, then a short chat by the big wood fire and then—oh, that Buck Ranch supper! Mrs. Parker was surely responsible for that! And the young ladies were presented with the big cake that Mrs. Bradford had sent them from New Orleans. Some mysterious things happened at that supper table, but it was to be expected, for Miss Mary and Miss Frances had come to have a good time. For instance, one cup of coffee got sweetened wrong somehow, and tasted more like mackerel gravy. Half of that coffee was swallowed with apparent unconcern, but only half. A pipe was resorted to as soon as stuipper was over, and for two days after that the pipe always seemed to have a mackerel flavor. All of this only one member .of the party knew about. ‘ Well, after supper there were some more things that Floratio hadn’t heard about, A large graphophone was hrought to bear en the audience that began to gather from nobody knew where, and rendered a series of disserta- tiéns by the authorities of the day, mostly by one Uncle Ezra about parrots, dogs, monkeys and “reflection soup,” and a sermon by somebody about ‘“‘Nicredemus.”” There followed music by bands and orchestras, and the Cap- tain’s favorite banjo song, “Turkey in the Straw.” Right where that versatile machine stood the Captain and I had made our bed of straw four years ago, when Buck Ranch was in its infancy. Now there is every comfort for the hunter, and the change is noticeable, yet with only a straw bed on the floor one can be happy at Buck Ranch. Early next morning the sky was threatening, and it was doubtful if we would get into camp that day, but in the middle of the forenoon it cleared up, and we were soon on the march again, out into the wilderness. A farm wagon had been exchanged for the smaller one, and was loaded with the camp outfit, and escorted by the party of five hunters (the two ladies. Captain Bradford, Parker and myself). together with Leonard, the Creole mulatto cook, and Tom, the woodchopper. The route lay along a blazed trail through light cane, then down a shallow slough for several miles into the heart of the Buck Ranch forests. Here the two tents were pitched and the camp set to rights generally, while Leonard did some things that we afterward found out about. His venison gumbo is a whole feast in itself. In the afternoon the Captain took us regularly in hand. We were piloted up a narrow slough, between thick cane ridges, our horses splashing through water knee deep for about half a mile, when we turned through an opening in the cane and dismounted on dry ground. Leaying the horses, we walked some distance to where sign began to appear, and here the Captain stationed the ladies on favorable logs, just out of sight of each other. and he and _ I took diverging courses further on. Toward nightfall a shot was heard in Miss Frances’ direction, but I had all the treetops in my part of the woods full of turkeys and couldn’t go. The-sight on my rifle wouldn’t come to a head up against the bright sky, from down in the dark woods, and after missing three I quit, as the others were all gone. When we came together for the return to camp, Miss Frances showed us where the big buck stood when she shot at him, but he had walked off while she tried to reload her single shot Maynard .38, and as it - was too dark to look for blood on his trail no pursuit was attempted. Somé turkeys had walked by the end of the log that Miss Mary sat on, but she composed herself and let them pass, because she wanted to kill a deer and was unwilling to take chances on frightening one by firing at smal] game. The Captain had seen some turkeys. Leonard was again ready for us when we reached camp. We didn't disappoint. him—but first came the hot Scotches (I was about to forget)—for hunters and hunt- resses had been walking in water ankle deep with light moccasins on, and it was a cold November evening. Those _ Buck Ranch woods were very wet—all of the best feeding a) _ in = ~ r = - umphantly.” FOREST AND STREAM. grounds were in slashy open woods, and one had to be reconciled to wet feet, for the still-hunter cannot well use boets or heavy shoes. After supper we gathered round the log fire, backed against a big elm tree in front of the ladies’ tent, and talked about what we would kill to-morrow. Miss: Mary told a little story about some oysters (which didn’t worry us much, as Leonard’s gumbo “stock” was still holding out well), and Captain Bradford told of adventures during the time that the sixty-six notches grew on the long old Ballard and the twenty-six on the Maynard, and about four hundred others had grown on other gun stocks that were not here now. The wind was making a very soft kind of music in the elm tops, the moon shone through the branches from a very deep blue sky that a fleecy cloud scurried across now and then, and off in the dark woods some wolves were howling dolefully. All of this we soon took to dreamland with us—the dreamland of the hunters’ camp. After daylight, coffee and gumbo or something, we went to the feeding grounds again, the Captain going to the southward while the two ladies and I. went back for another trial where we were the previous evening. It may be mentioned here that not even the Dianas were exempt from the rule that no water should be applied to the face before the morning’s hunt, as it was supposed to make the eyesight less strong and clear. If any sleep was left in theit eyes after a cup of Buck Ranch coffee, it was rubbed out with the dry knuckles. Oh, the super- fluities of civilization ! We went pretty much the route of the previous even- ing, through thickets and openings, wet and dry places, and finally left the horses secured in the edge of the cane and took favorable looking stands in the open woods, But the morning passed away serenely and no deer that morning was any the wiser of our inyasion of his terri- tory. _ Then came a task—to pilot two ladies the dryest way out from the middle of a very wet slash. We walked twice the straight distance, trying to find a route with less than 6 inches of water on it, and finally found our- selyes in the deepest water that the slash afforded, when my party “mutinted’ and waited there for the horses to be brought. Back at camp there was something to show for the shot we had heard in the Captain's quarter of the-woods. When the ladies entered their tent they found a fair specimen of a fawn lying just within. That evening we all went with the Captain’ back to where the fawn was killed. He and Miss Mary ‘took a stand together, while Miss Frances and I went a little further away from camp and selected a fallen top with plenty of sign all round it. In vain we wailed for a buck. One ran by through a slash near by, but too far away to be seen. Finally I began work with the turkey caller, and soon had several turkeys approaching. By this time it was rapidly getting dark, and Miss Frances had to try a long and unfavor- ‘able shot, which she missed. — - A shot had been heard from the other stand, and when we rejoined the others there was a big gobbler that Miss Mary had killed. ' “Tt was a hard shot to make,” said the Captain, “‘but I placed my arm for her to rest the gun on, and when they all had their heads down in the leaves and grass, she got the gun in position and fired. I thought she had missed and told her so, for I could see no dead’ bird from where I was. Later on, when I went over to look anyhow, there it lay, where it had fallen so dead that it didn’t flutter.” Miss Mary was shooting a'.32-40 Marlin. The honors ofthe day were hers. . After the turkey had been ex- amined and admired, she told us that it had caused: her to lose the buck that we had heard running. “I had been watching the turkeys for a chance to shoot,” she said, “when I happened to look behind me, and there stood that great big buck looking at me with a very amused expression.- Before I could turn to a position to shoot from, off, he tan, locking back at me tri- here were only three’ horses for the four hunters, and when-the slough was reached, just within sight of the camp-fires, the pedestrian would wait at the water's edge, blinking at thesinyifing ‘fire across the water, until a horse could be led back aérass for him. Then there was chang- ing of wet shoes and then supper. That evening Parker came out from the jodgé and spent the night. ‘ “Leonard, this cup of coffee has wern out. Give me an- other,” said the Captain. and when the other was worn also, We again gathered round the fire and had more stories. bees Saturday we hunted unsuccessfully. and Sunday we took a Jong ride to €yndy's Band. his is a negro re- ligious sect of the locality, the following of an old woman named Cyndy, who teaches a very commendable code of morals, but a ritual that is several steps back toward African savagery—bell-finging, pan-beating. dancing, ete. Returning to Mrs. Parker’s, we dined and then rode out to the camp* before night. When the hunters left camp next morning for the south side of Beaver Run, a light rain was falling. It grew heavier as the morning advanced, and all were well drenched when camp was ‘again reached. The Captain had killed a turkey. ' y : To-day dinner was served Under cover, and afterward there was gun cleaning, drop and chatting under the canvas on which the rain drop%pattered the music that artists don’t play. In the late afternoon the Captain said we must all go to the house, as #t might rain for several days, so the camp was left in the care of Leonard and Tom, and that night found us agath enjoying one of Mrs. Parker’s suppers, carefully, watchifig our coffee cups the while. te a Mans There was the graphophone again“that night, with the speeches and “Fra Diavolo”.and “Carmen,” then “Turkey in the Straw” and some lively dance music, to which some lancers and Highland flings were stepped off at a lively rate. ‘a Me, In the morning it was wet and everybodys, slept late. Then there were canoe rides on the bayou. Jater in the day an excursion was made into Beaver Run’ from the north side. One of the ladies found a hollow log that purported to have a wildcat inside, and was surprised that no. volunteer arose to go inafter it. Any man that could crawl ought to do that! Another evening around the great open fireplace and its " cinating: carriers at the first opportunity. 148 big wood fire at the lodge! The graphophone played and the young ladies danced again, No care enters Buck Lodge. Wednesday only Captain Bradford and myself went for the morning’s hunt. On the homeward march I sud- denly fotind myself in the presence of four of the enemy, but was not quick enough for them. During the morning I had wandered, unexpectedly, very near the camp, and made a stalk into it. Tom was importuning Leonard for a toddy, and the latter, having ‘spied me, was replying, “What you talk ’bout, Tom? You know I don’ boder de Cap’n's liquor!” Then Tom saw me and grinned guiltily. _ Camp was moved that afternoon to nearer the best hunt- ing grounds, the Captain and myself occupying it that night and the ladies remaining at the lodge till next day. | While hunting Thursday morning, Captain Bradford got one shot and I got two, but no meat was brought in. In ~ the afternoon the whole party was out in the same locality. A shot was heard, then Parker called. This meant a wounded deer, and I started to him, Nearing the stand where Miss Mary was, I saw that she was aiming, and stopped just in time. A large buck was almost immedi- . ately in front of me, and walking broadside to her. All was in plain view from where I stood—she coolly steady- ing the .32-40 in position, with an elbow rested on her knee, as she sat on the log and waited for him to come into clearer view, while he, apparently suspecting some- thing, was walking along stealthily, nearly toward where I stood. Thinking she had forgotten to bleat at him, I did so, and he stopped. (I was afterward taken to task. ~ She was going to bleat when the right time came, and I had stopped him behind a tree.) After an instant he started on, took several steps and stopped again, when she fired, and a puff of the skin on the far side of him, which I could distinctly see. showed where the bullet came out about the middle of his side. He tucked his tail and gave a jump forward, then wheeled and ran across my front. We had both fired several times, when, as he was about to disappear, I got in a bullet somewhere near the shoulder which brought him down broadside, The worst is to be told. As I ran toward that: per- forated deer, calling to Miss Mary in a tone too loud for discretion, that he was hers, up he climbed and floundered off, and I—had an empty gun! Off he went, his strength gtowing to meet his neces- sities. The Captain had heard the noise and come with Jack, who gave chase, but soon returned, and could not be persuaded to take the trail again. It was now night and we went to camp with heavy tread. Next morning the trail was taken up and plenty of blood found until it entered a slash, where we lost it, and with it that magnifi- cent set of antlers. One more score for Miss Mary. A ‘possum was looking down through a fork high up in a tall tree, and she put a bullet in his head. It was with a regret that we saw the graphophone put away after the last tune that night, and a touch of sad- ness was in the handshaking with Mr. and Mrs, Parker and with Captain Bradford as we rode on to the long bridge which reaches between Buck Ranch and the other world beyond Cassidy Bayou. Ten days later the Captain, who had tarried longer, wrote that he and Parker had killed nine more deer, the season just having opened when we left, and that it took seventeen shots to down one that was wounded—and it was he that had once said to a fellow sportsman, “Was all that shooting at one deer?” TRIPOD. MISSISSIPPI, The Dog-Ribbed Woman. Editor Forest and Stream: The other day my little daughter, Helen, age six years, was shown a little picttite book which had once been a great favorite with her, but which had been in some way mislaid and not seen by her for a year. The sight of the long forgotten book and of the dear old pictures caused in the little girl emotions of the liveliest satisfaction. She hugged the little treasure to her heart and almost wept for joy to be actually possessed of it again. We all know something of this feeling of pathetic pleasure in the rediscovery of something once dear and for a long time lost, or in hearing a story not thought of for years, but which, if one which once the imagina- tion had clothed with pleasant interest, opens up vistas of the past, enabling tis to relive for the moment the fresh life of childhood. Such a surprise and experience was given me by Mr. C. P, Williams by his quotation in your last issue from that old story, Hearne’s “Journey from Prince of Wales Fort in Hudson’s Bay to the Northern Ocean,” I am much indebted to Mr. Williams for quoting the story and giving us the exact title and source of it. The pathetic story of that dog-ribbed Indian woman and her wonderful resourcefulness while alone for months in that wintry wilderness of the far North has a wonderful Crusoe quality to it, and was very familiar to me in my boyhood. I would give a good deal to know in what book or magazine I read it. But that I read it often and pondered on it much I know. I seem to associate the name of Mark Morrow with the story, and as its nar- rator. Can any one tell me who or what Mark Morrow was, or in what other publication than Hearne’s “Journey” the story is given? In my story I am confident that the marauding Indians who killed the hermit woman’s child were called “Athapascows” instead of “Athaptscows,” as Mr. Williams has the name. I heartily second Mr. Williams’ suggestion for a re- print of Hearne’s journal, and shall be glad to enroll myself as a subscriber. AMES, The police of Springfield, Mass., have been called on several times recently to take charge of a dog that causes trouble by his frequent visits to W. D. Kinsman’s — - store to see the cash system operate. The animal seems to be fascinated by the carriers, and chases them when-: _ever they are started. He rushes about, running against people and knocking over goods in his mad race after the ~_ carriers. He was recently given away to a firm doing business outside the center of the city, but managed ta escape, and Monday went back to the store and the fas- — ee 144 {Fus, 23, 1g0t. dlatuyal History. ——_@—_— King Snake! and Coral Snake. Daytona, Fla., Jan. 29.—Editor Forest and Stream: We have here wha. we call the king snake. I do not know if that is the proper name for it or not. The coloring 1s yellow, black and red in bands around it, and im some eases the colors are in blocks. Jt is a small snake—I have never seen one over three feet long; has a small head and pointed tail. Will you kindly tell me whether the thing is venomous or nut? ‘there seems to be a difference of op-nion on the subject here. H, P |From the above descrip.ion it 1s, of course, impossible, absolutely to identify the snake, but it seems probable’ that it is what is commonly knuwn as the king snake, or milk snake, an entirely inoffensive species. or rather group of species, found throughout the South, and, as to cerla.n species, as far north even as New. Jersey. The genus 1s rela ed species,-also black. red” One. or more of ‘the species be- Ophibolus, and a closely and yellow, is Osceola. — longing to the genus Ophiboins are sa.d to be enemies and evourers of other snakes, andl especially to og prey upon the venomous snakes belongmg to the attlesnake group (Crotulid@)— whence the name king snake. The name milk snake comes fron: the r supposed fond-— ness for milk, and the late Prof. Cope speaks of the fact .hat his daughter. when a girl of six or eight years, had several in- dividuals as pets, which drank milk readily from a cup which she held in her hand. _ In an interesting paper on the “Batrachi- ans and Reptiles of Ind-ana,” Prof. O. P. Hayes says of O. getulus: “Tt is extremely active and strong. Hol- prook says of it that it is found abundantly in moist and shady places, although 1; never takes to water or to trees. It feeds on moles, small birds or such reptiles as © lizards. salamanders, toads and the like, that fall in its way. He further says that it is commonly believed that it is the great eneiny of rattlesnakes. but there 1s no great evidence of this. He. however, tells of one that had as a fellow prisoner a Cro- talophorus imiliarus, or Sutthern ground rattlesnake, and swallowed Ini. ! found that in Mississippi this snake had the repu- tation of destroying rattlesnakes, and it re- ceived protection on this account. Dr. Elliott Coues says that the black snake (Zamenis constrwtor) and Ophibuius gclt- lus sayi wage a constant warfare against ra_tlesnakes and maccasins. They are said to be uniformly victorious and to eat their victims.. It is on acconm of their prowess in thus destroying poisonous serpents that they have received the name of king snake. Mr. J. T. Humphreys, Burke county. North Carolina, gives an interesting account of a conflicc in a cnge between a king snake, Sayi, and a water moccasin. The former was 42 inches long. the latter 34. but with a considerably larger body. The moccasin was killed, its bunes crushed. and, begin- ning at the head. the king snake swallowed 16 inches of the moccasin’s body. Chloro- form was then administered and both snakes preserveck The king snake had pre-~ viously, while in captivity. eaten seven snakes. Dr. Yarrow describes a specimen of gcetulus in whe National Museum thiat has two perfect heads. One head is a little larger than the other. The two gul- lets unite to pass into the one stomach.” # As sta.ed, we presume that all that is | said above applies to the snake inquired about by our correspondent. but on the’ other hand it must be remembered that in Florida there is another snake, also colored red, black and yellow in rings, which is by no means innocuons. This is the coral snake (Elaps fulvius), a small snake which measures from 18 inches to somewhat over 2 feet. and which is not very often seen.’ It is found from Georgia. son-h and west, down -into Mexico as far as the State of Vera Cruz. Owing to its not- being a species very commonly seen. and above all ” to its gocd nature, pecple are seldom b.tten by it: The late Prof. Cope in writng of the family says that the bite of some of the larger species. as &.-sttrinamensis and E. warcgravii is sad to be danger- ous, but that of the smaller ones is innocuous to man and z This was writ en a number of years. - ago, and since then there has heen offered good evidence the larger animals. that the’ bite of the coral snake is very dangerous, This is furnished in part hy a paper contributed by Dr, Einar, Leennberg to the Proceedings of the U. S. National Mu- seum for 1894. who says: ; wi oe “This is the only species of Elaps I have found in south Florida. where it js rather conimmon, under several names, as “coral snake,” “American cobra,” “gar er snake’ and “candy stick.’ It is perlia~> the most dangerous snake in Florida. because it is ; t so much dreaded as the big rattlesnake or moccasin, f)..ugh being. quite as poisonous, As the last mentioned names show, it is regarded as a “pretty little snake.” people know or believe that it is poisonous, it looks so harmless, and as a consequence they ca ch it and handle it rather roughly; the smake gets angry. bites and a human life is endangered. |] know personally of such a case. A Swede at Oakland. Orange county. found an Elaps, and because of its heautiful color he caught it and tried to put it into a bottle of alcohol. The snake bit him. but the wound was not large. and as it did not swell he did not care much about it at first. After a while he was taken very sick, went to bed. asked for a physician and drank whisky; but it was too late. He died the next morning, about twelve hours after the snake had bitten him, During the last hours he was unconscious, but be- It is known © Few. fore that he suffered most excruciating pains. I have eee of several other cases of boys dying from an Elaps’ Ite. “In other cases people have been bi.ten by an Elaps ful- vius without suffering froth it in any way, but I suppose that in such cases the Elaps had not been able to inject any poison into the wound, ds it has rather a smiall mouth. However that may be, I cannot agree w:th Cope tha. the bite ‘of the smaller ones (meaning simaller species of Elaps is innocuous to man and the larger animals). It is to be observed that the Elaps bites differently from the Crotalids and Viperids. The latter snake throws is head forward in striking and draws it back again imme- dately. The Elaps fulvius 1 have seeii and heard about have acted in an entirely different manner. The poor Swede above mentioned had to pull the snake from the wound, and another specimen that I had induced to bite into. s.icks kept the sticks'in the mouth for a good while. This habit probably. signifies an intention to press as much. poison as possible into the wound, which makes the snake the more dangerous. Elaps fuiv‘ws is, however, a good-natured .snake, and it does not bite unless it is very mich, provoked. If not handled too roughly, an Elaps may be allowed to crawl on one’s hands from one- to the other. I have allowed it myself once, but I hardly- tr | THE CORAL SNAKE. From the Report of the Smithsonian Institution. think I would do it over again, and would not advise any- ‘body.else to:try-it, 9 a2 &, “T have found Elaps fulvius ase lossand digging in the ground, as well as crawling: about on the surface, but 1 think it prefers dry land. “The largest specimen I havé seen was from Oakland, Orange: county, and measuted exactly 1 m. from the tip of ihe nose to the anus. and the tail was 00 mm. This .. big specimen had fourteen black-rings on the body and three on the tail, -Other specimens have: but twelve b'ack rings.on the-body and three on the tail. but one of these has four onthe tail. The:yellow rings cover from one to two rows of; scales.” Fhe total-length of this largest - specimen of the coral-snake would then be about 43 inches ° —nearly twice the ordinary Jength.]. _. Dangerous Wald, . Animals. . OaKMont, Pa,, Feb: 7.—Editor Forest. and Stream: The most dangerous animal:I know of, and one that is always dangerous, penned or at large. is the whelp with an old rifle in the outskirts of a small country town, and there is no excuse for: his existence, ‘he being utterly use- less and thorough.vermin. After having a rifle ball pass neat enough over my ‘head to. hear the “whiz.” and an- other. go_through:the windows -ei my daughter’s resi- dence, I wish that éither all game were utterly destroyed, that there might.be ‘no stich whelps, or that a breed of live exclusively:on' them, “= “dangerous wild animals” Anight. be found who would W. WADE. : a De Ae ? p) : = Zoological Society’s Guide .Book. Tue third edition of the popular Official Guide to the New York Zoological Park, bearing date Dec: 1, 1900, has just been issued by the New York Zoolog cal Socie y. It is rather an imposing volume of over 100 pages, with many beautiful illustrations. It is a description of the Park, its buildings and its collections, and is copiously illustrated w:th photographs, maps and plans. The photo- graphs are all of great beauty, and add very much to the attractiveness of the volume. It is well known that the New York Zoological So ciety's park is by far the largest park of the kind in the world. The Society assumed charge of its grounds and work was begun about two and a half years ago. Its col- lec.ions are free to the public eye for five days in each week, Monday and Thursday being the only pay days. The park is located in the Borough of the Bronx, and may be reached from down town by trolley lines to West Farms, by any of .he elevated roads in connection with surface lines, or by the Harlem. R. R,, leaving the rail- way at Fordham station, ie The park is diversified with hills and valleys, lakes and streams, woodland and open park-like glades, It has one interes.ing natural curiosity known as the -zocking stone, a huge erratic, standing’ on a smooth face of granite, and so nicely bal- anced that the pressure of a child’s hand. causes it to move north and south about twe, inches. When the park was first started its man- agers announced their intention of striving. first to exhibit characteristic Nogth, Amer- ican species of birds, mammals and reptiles; and this purpose has been wellcarried out: ‘Here may be seen in the ranges for hoofed: animals a herd of fourteen buffalo, of. which six are cows and two male calves. They have a large fange and are doing well: Here also are elk. antelope, mule deer, whi etail andblacktail deer, moose. and:cari, bou, together with such foreign species as. the fallow deer. axis, forms of the red: deer: and others. An exceedingly. interesting colé lection and one with special attractions for- the big-game hunter. The park is especially strong on bears. It has two large and beautiful: polur bears, admirably honsed’; a pair of cubs now twen- ty mon hs old, which are thought to he specimems of the huge Kadiak bear, but which may be one of the other great brown bears of Alaska (U. dalli or U. sitkensis)y, a large and growing grizzly from the Rocky Mountains, several black bears and a cinna— mon and a Japanese black bear. Wolves and coyotes'and foxes are ‘gfeatys here, and it will be remembered tps, last, summer a litter of coyote pups was. born, which, however, did not reach yyaturity. — : RELLY Of sea lions and seal, bo.4 she cared, and: earless seals are represented, the, ong by the: California sea lion frong. sees Barbara, Cal., the other by the goxqmon. harbor seal | of our coast. if To tell at length of the birds, of the. ducks’ aviary, the aquatic bird house, the birds of prey. which are housed out of/ doors, amd the wild turkey’s inclosure, would take more space than can be given; but a word must be said: about the flying - cage, an inclosure of wire netting 152 feet , long, 55 feet in height.and 72 feet wide. It: contains a stream, a pond and,jtwo or three. large forest trees, besides shrubbery amd/. other vegetation, It is the summer: homec of many. birds. especially, ibises, storikss. herons and: flam‘ngoes. TiHere is mothime. quite like iz in all the world. — While as yet; little has been done toward getting: together foreign collections, or even preparing quarters for them, there are some oreign mammals from the tropics housed in a temporary structure, called the small mammal house. Among these is a fine . ' orang. : i pew In certain ways and to certain people the , collections found in the reptile house are. the most interesting and beautiful im the. park. Here are the alligators and eroco-- diles, lizards, turtles, serpents and amphibs- ians. Except the alligators, all these in- teresting crea ures, whether they dwell im the air or beneath the surface of the waten, are seen through glass, and the case which contains eacty is fitted up with the accessories among which, the animal would he found to live in a state of nature. As many of the species are tropical, luxuriant tropical vegetation is found throughout the reptile house, and the warm damp atmosphere, the fragrant odors of the vegetation and the green that everywhere meets the eye might lead one to imagine that he was really in the forest. Each case and the. whole building has been fitted up not only with the greatest fidelity to nature, but with the nicest taste. It is a beautiful exhibit. Membership in the Zoological Society is open to all who are interested in the objects of the organ‘zation, and who are endorsed by two members of the Society. The cost of annual membership is $10 a year, en itling the member to certain special advantages. Applications for membership should be forwarded to Madison Grant, Secretary. 11 Wall street, New York. The price of ihe guide book is 25 cents, : end 2a >= Game Introduction in Vanccuver Island. CUMBERLAND, B. C., Jan. 23-——Editor Forest and ' Stream: The Cumberland Game Bird Importing and‘ Protecting Association met and organized last Thursday evening, Mr. E. Barrett in the chair. The business of; the evening was merely preliminary to another meeting, fo: be held later. A resolution was adopted that a subscrip- tion of $2 from each member be applied at once to pur-. - chasing and importing Virginia—Bob White—quail, to be- _ ye | | ? fen, 23, oor.] treet 3's i orem, FOREST AND STREAM. 145 set free near Cumberland to breed. Each member bound himself to obey and enforce the Jaw in regard to the preservation of the birds. J A collecting committee was appointed to consist of Messrs. F, Jaynes, E. Barrett, O. H. Fechner and W. B. Anderson. Mr, §. H. R'ggs, treasurer. The next meet- ing will be held on Thursday, Jan, 31, at O. H. Fechner’s, to report progress, by which time it is expected letters will be here advising prices of birds, etc. Mr. Cross, of the Western Life Assurance Company, will obtain data in Victoria re experience with the quail there, for the benefit of the Association. More About the Panther. “Editor Forest and Stream: Several recent issues of your yalued paper have con- - ‘tained articles about panthers and the danger from wild animals, which have stirred me up to reply, but the busy cares of professional life have prevented. But the call _for iacts opposed to the cpinions of somé of your corre- spondents in the issue of Feb. 9 is an appeal not to be denied. Before proceeding, however, Jet me most strongly approve your statement on the first page, as to gqeneralizing from personal experience. This is a com- mon fault in the reasoning of many who mean to be per- fectly fair in their argument. Because certain things have not occurred in their experience, it seems to them im- possible that such things should ever take place,’ and they argue accordingly. This faulty logic is not confined to those who claim to speak from experience, whether great or small, but is often observed in others and along many lines. And this very common fault in reasoning may be characterized as-broad generalization from inswficient data. In other words, the premises not being reliable, the conclusion is not. This, of course, does not mean that the experience of your correspondents in Feb. 9 is not reliable so far as it goes, but that it does not go far enough to justify their conclusion. Now for some facts: The first instance I have before referred to in your columns, but will now give more fully. Many years ago in Vermont a man on horseback was returning home at evening, and was chased by a panther. The horse ran at iis best speed, for it had an unusual spur. The panther repeatedly jumped for the man, but was not able to reach him. He wore a long overcoat, the skirts of which spread over the horse’s rump in the rapid flight. Those coat skirts were torn to shreds and the horse’s flesh badly lacerated by the panther’s claws as he ‘would jump for the man but succeed only in striking his forepaws on the horse’s hips. At least that panther ‘meant business, and only the speed of the horse saved the man. My grandmother, who lived in the adjoining town, knew the man, and that the incident was genuine. My father has often heard her tell the story. - My father knew a man in our native town who was followed about two miles one eyening by a panther, which evidently meant mischief, but was thwarted by the man riding close toa log house, and shouting “Open the door.’ In the large fireplace was a blazing fire, and as its light suddenly shone out through the opened door, the panther screamed and ran away. The man was an old soldier, a captain in rank. and a man who knew what he was about, whether dealing wih men or animals. Panthers were formerly plentiful in Vermont, and many stories of their boldness and ferocity were in circulation, but I give only the above, knowing them to be true. As late as 1866 or 67 I saw a panther, in Vermont, which had been killed by a heavy charge of shot in the eye, its den, the hole blocked up. then a rock pried up expos- ing the panther’s eye, and the one discharge killed him. He was “spring poor.” but weighed 120 pounds, was | 7% feet long and 2% feet high at the shoulder. His tail Was 2% feet. These measurements were “in the flesh,” and correspond to those given by Mr. Wells. My father once saw a panther’s track on his farm in Vermont, and the beast must have been immense. Father then weighed about 135 pounds and could run on the snow crust any- Where without breaking it. But the panther broke through at every step, and when he jumped to the top of a rail fence (about one-quarter inch of fresh snow being on the broad, flat top rail). he left a track 6 inches across. I have no knowledge as to the presence or absence of panthers in Maine. But knowing of their former abun- dance in Yermont and Canada, I cannot understand why they should not also have been in Maine, especially as their favorite foad, venison, is there so plentiful. In 1881 1 met in Florida a professor from Maine, who, with some of his students, had been hunting birds for the museum of his schooi. He told me that all the wild animals he saw in Florida appeared very different from the same species North The Sou hern animals seemed as if ener- -vated by the climate. E. g., he saw a panther sneaking by at short range, and fired at him with bird shot, trust- ing to climatic influence to prevent the brute from aveng- ing the insult. The result proved the accuracy of the caleulaion in that instance. The panther kept on his way. Some seventy vears ago an uncle of my father, with a brother, was driving just at night in the Chateaugay section of the Adirondacks. A wolf howled, then another, and another, and soon a pack was gathered and in full pursuit. The men were unarmed, but had a very fleet horse. The horse ran at top speed, with the wolves close behind till a clearing was reached and welcome lights. The men always thought the horse saved them, and I think they were right. Looking over the matter generally, it appears to me - that something can be tru:hfully said on both sides of the question of the danger of wild animals, and that the advocates of neither side should ridicule or question the statements of known facts by the oihers. It also appears clear that long contact with man has greatly modified ‘the attitude toward man, if not the nature, of our larger and more dangerous game; that climate and other local causes have a poweriul modifying influence; and that among animals, as among men, there is great variation between individuals of the same class, In dealing both with biped and quadruped it is still true that “you can’t “most always tell who’s going to do what.” JuvENAL, tes! we SE 7. uso, - ‘tures, I will add a few to his list. ‘did not purchase. This animal had been killing stock, was hunted to . The Wood Buffalo. Mr. J. A. MAcraz, Inspector of Indian Agencies and Reserves for the Dominion of Canaia, has recently re- turned from a tour of inspection to the far North—the mouth of the Mackenzie River. He brings some infor- mation concerning the wood buffalo which is of yery great interest to naturalists and all interested in big game. Mr. Macrae writes: ; “At Fort Chippewyan, Fort Smith and Fort Resolu- tion I made close inquiries in.o the number of wood buffalo remaining, having an opportunity—owing to meet- -ing so many Indians fresh from their grounds—stich as I think no one else has enjoyed, to do this. Some of the Indians who were to meet me at each place had lately been near the buffalo, and had counted the different herds, which are generally speaking three in number—one rang- ing from Salt River to Peace Point, on Peace River; one from Salt River north to Great Slave Lake, and one from Salt River east and west. They number, I conclude, from S00 to 575. I understand that there has been an in- crease of perhaps a couple of hundred, and it would ap- pear only to be necessary to continue vigorous protect.ve meastires in order to perpe.uate the herd.’ It is noticeable that.the fur of the wood buffalo, owing, no doubt, to cli- matic conditions, is longer and thicker than that of its brother of the plains, and it has that straightness and thickness which characterized the muskox robe.” The. Canadian Government has forbidden the destruc- tion of buffalo at any. time, and the existence of this law has been made known to traders, trappers and Indians alike, so that there is now a general and well defined sentiment among travelers and residents in the country -where these bufialo’ rdtige “in favor of their protection. If: Mr.. Macrae’s estimate of their numbers is any- where near the fact, there are many times more wild buffalo in Canada than there are in the United States. Albino Hawks. As Mr. Ruthven Deane in his note on “Alb‘nism in the Red-tailed Hawk” wishes a record given of such cap- About two years ago Mr. Charles A. Allen, of San Geronimo, Cal,, wrote me that a pure white red-tail was shot by a ranchman who _lived near him, but was not preserved, and also that he had several times seen another ‘where the first was taken, which he thought he could secure for me. Some months after he wrove. that the hawk had left the vicinity. a About a year ago I was written to of the capture of a pure white red-tail in western Missouri. This one was mounted, but the price asked was so extremely high, I This fall a friend in Galesburgh, TIl., wrote me that one of a shooting club of which he was a member had shot a pure white “chicken hawk.” which had been mounted by the keeper of the club house, I wrote and tried to purchase it, but it was not for sale. What was meant by “chicken hawk” I do not know, but think that in “all probability this was a red-tail, as the only other kind of hawk showing any trace of albinism of which I have ever heard. is a Krider’s buzzard. which has the whole tail pure white except the central feathers are slightly reddish. mon red-tail, it would seem that so far as now known albinism in hawks is largely confined to the red-tailed species. I have lately obtained a godwit, which is all white except a slight buffy shade, and I hear of a white sharp-tailed grouse haying been taken. M. Harpy. Brewer, Me, Squirrels in Confinement, DEEPDENE, Surrey, England.—Editor- Forest and Stream: Owing to my illegible handwriting (which has exhausted the patience of many printers), I am made to say in my letter to you-on the black squirrels not quite what I meant to. I meant to say, “unless the large, jet black squirrel. he writes of is the same species as the melanic variety of the gray squirrel,” and have said “when the large, jet black,’ ete. And again I wrote “unless the upper tooth is broken the lower will never grow unduly long,” and the types make me say “when the upper tooth is broken, the lower will never grow unduly long,” which is exactly the oposite of what I meant to say. The squirrels in the London Zoological Gardens are never given nuts harder than peanuts, bit they have sunflower seed, carrots, etc., and they used to be quite wild with delight when I brought them a few hazel nuts. There was an albino gray squirrel which used to chuckle over the nuts in a steady stream of glee and gather them all up to her with her paws as if she couldn’t be sure of them unless they were under her. The teeth grind each other down and sharp. One of my pets used to sleep on my pillow beside my head, and I could hear him inthe night grinding his teeth together, He insisted on my cracking his nuts for him, and I always did so, and his teeth were perfectly regular when he died. W. J. STILLMaAN, Like Picking Up Money. In every city, town and village in the United States where there is shooting or fishing or yachting we want agents to canvass for subscriptions for Forest Anp Stream. Eyery sportsman is deeply interested in_its subjects, and every sportsman is’ glad to discuss his doings afield and to hear of the adventures of other sportsmen. Money is to be made by canvassers for Forest AnD STREAM, and those who wish to take advantage of the Opportunity we offer should send for premium list and circular.—Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York. A party of Chicago sportsmen have purchased Chambers Tsland, Mich., from the Wisconsin Chair Company. The island is in Green Bay, about eighteen: miles east of this city. The wealthy Chicago- ans intend to convert the island into a game reserve, and expect to expend $35,000 or more in the construction of a club house and otherwise improving the property, The island comprises several thousand acres of land, mostly timbered, and deer are very. numerous. The present owners have men employed the year round to keep hunters away. A strict surveillance has been main- tained for several years, and as a result it is regarded as a fine game. reserve, - = a cut _The Forzst AnD STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday. Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the latest by Monday and as much earlier as practicable. As the Krider’s hawk (B. borealis kridert) is a very closely related variety of the com- - Game Bag and Gun. —?————- Proprietors of shooting resorta will find it proStable to advertise them in Fugsst aap Srasan. Notice. All communications intended for Forest anp SteeAu_ahould always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual cu anecied with the paper. The Change in Washington. _Keccer, Washington, Jan. 28.—Editor Forest and Stream; For the last two years 1 have been feasting on the many good things that have been set before the readers of your valuable paper, without contribu.ing any- thing toward supplying the larder. -I am still living on the reservation, which a few years ago was one of the best stocked game preserves in the West, but to-day there is, comparatively speaking, no game at all. In December Arthur Snyder and Henry Yake started out for a few days’ hunt. They left Keller and went up to the nine-mile meadows, some fifteen miles distant, where they expected to find some deer, but no deer was to be found there,and as the mountains were covered with snow they did not even find any tracks, Then they went over on to the headwaters of Wilmot Creek, a once famous game range; there they found a few tracks, but did not see any game. Then they followed down the creek to near the mouth, and came back to camp through the nine-mile service thickets. Here they saw several tracks, but no game. They were out five days and killed one squirrel. few years ago in going that round I am certain they would have seen over a hundred deer. This winter two panthers were killed near Republic. A short time ago Mr, Eichinauer was coming from Bridge Creek, and alter walking eight miles he met three cougars, and he claimed that they showed fight, and he ran back to camp. The next day Roll Clayton and a brother of the returned miner went down to where the cougars had been seen, took the tracks and followed them up in among the cliffs of rocks near the river San Poil, They found where the cougars had stopped, and they saw them. The buys fired and killed two at the first shot. The other cougar ran off a short distance, stopped and looked back. The boys both fired at it, and both shots took effect, not two inches apart, and the cougar rolled over dead. Last week a farmer on the south side of the Columbia, near here, was rid-ng along and he saw a cougar along the bluff. He gave chase, and as he was on horseback he soon treed the cougar. then went to a neighbor’s house a short distance, gut a rifle, and returned and killed the varmint. It has seemed strange to me that though I have been on the reservation for sixteen years, I have never fot to see a live one; and six are all that I remember having been killed, There are a few beaver and otter, and this winter the boys down town killed a few coons. While the coons here are very much smaller than those we used to kill along the Missouri bottoms, they are marked the same. Grouse are disappearing very fast, especially the ruffed: there are a few sharptail here, and on this side of the river they seem to be more plentiful than a few years ago. I have heard but one big wolf howl this winter. and that was in the early part. Coyotes seem to hold their own. I rather think they will increase, as there are getting to be more sheep in the country. They thrive on sheep. Ducks and geese are still to be found along the Columbia River, as we have not had any severe weather yet this winter. Lew WILMor. A Hunt for Grub. IT have just received a letter from my cousin, Amos Cameron, whose love of nature’s wilds led him to settle in northern Wash. ington a few years ago. I inclose extracts.—Emerson CARNEY, Last Monday morning I shouldered my old faithful -45-70 and at daybreak hit the trail for some meat, as we were getting below par as to grub. I reached snow line in about one and one-half hours, and soon struck a fresh deer track. and immediately set about to iry my stalking abilit‘es. I judged it a goodly sized buck. First he led off to my left on the steep monntain side in an old deadening. After zigzagging around feeding, I found a bed and saw it was a night bed. He then led off to the right and kept a s.raight course for a mile or more. then he began feeding, and I knew he was close. While maneuvering around, I found that he was up and a-going, first up one way, then slanting back the other, always keep'ng above on the steep slope back and forth. Well. I saw his scheme, and I beliéve he saw me more than once, but I left his trail and went straight up. hand over hand, for several hundred yards. Of course I was look- ing, and I saw him—or her, as it proved to be an immense doe. She was looking down her slan ing trail from her lofty perch to see that man with the rifle come along. Well, I looked at her and tried to get a sight on her. but I was so worked out with my climb that I had a fair buck- ague. I could not hold a bead on a whole mountain peak, so I sat still a minute and rested. She kept a sharp eye down the track, then moved a few steps and stopped, with her body behind a tree, peeping around. which left me the rear end only in view, but I was pretty close— probably too yards or a little less—so I crawled up along a log and gave her one high up on the hip point. It ranged a lit le crosswise, passing through the back bone. A jump and a few slides and tumbles and she was mine— the largest deer I have ever shot. Now my _ work had only begun, All at once it began snow’ng. as it only can on mountain peaks. Then while trying to bleed my game. there came a little cyclone or something else. I dodged behind a tree. and the air was literally full of snow and dead treetops: One top came down kerthump almost at my feet. As soon as the first squall was past I grabbed my deer by the ear and started down the steep slope, for a fairer clime below over and under fallen trees, rocks and brush, Once I 146 FOREST AND STREAM.” {Fzm. 23, 100%. lost my footing and there was a mix up. The snow was about 8 inches deep, and the deer slid like a toboggan; over me she went, I rolling and grabbing; finally I anchored and the deer went on for a long. way. So we kept going till we reached almost snow line and also the - edge of green timber, full a mile below, and in a very few minutes. Bruised and.sweatine, L called a halt for re- pairs, but not long. The storm was raging all around me, and the timber was crashing and booming. I hur- ‘tiedly skinned out the hams, slipped into my pack. harness ‘and lit out for home as fast as the roughness of the place would permit, stopping occasionally behind some secure looking tree to let an unusually hard blast pass by. By 2 o'clock I was home, tired, bruised, sore and scared, but happy. The next day it rained and stormed, but Wednesday morning I returned and brought home the remainder of my deer, and had all I could tote. We are now enjoying venison steaks, roasts, boils, stews, etc., and I am willing to try again. CHICAGO AND THE WEST. Iflinots Game Laws. Cuicaco, Ill., Feb. 14—Last week I mentioned some- thing about proposed changes in the Illinois game law, and it would seem that the fight at Springfield on these matters is waxing hotter as the months go by. There seems to be a general feeling of dissatisfaction with the Lyon bill both among the strict protectionists and among thase who wish to see spting shooting abolished. In all this fight to secure intellizent legislature for the protection of our wildiowl the Monmouth Gun Club has time out of mind led the legions who have been in favor of keeping up the ruinotis policy of spring shooting. Fred ‘Allen, one of the best known shooters of lower Illinois and the prince among good fellows, has been the leader of the Monmouth Gun Club, I wish that he might have a change of heart and might see that this attitude of him- self and friends is a sectional and selfish one. In order to secure:a little shooting for themselves in the spring, they wish to hold this State to a policy which is damaging to the great majority of the shooters. Now, Fred Allen and his friends are all old enough to say they have had their share of fun. Let us have rotation in office and give the other fellows a chance. Spring Shooting in Nebraska. Mr. Henry Mayer, of Grand Island, Neb., writes the following letter about matters in his part of the world: “Our lawmakers in Lincoln endeavor to introduce and pass a law against spring shooting, to which our sports- men ate opposed, for the simple reason that in spring, when the geese and ducks pass over our country, we have the only chance to shoot the birds, as in the fall they never stop with us here, but pass over us, generally of nights, and a mile high, going south, Twenty years ago we had fine fall shooting here, but tempora mutantur, and also the tactics of the geese and ducks,” This Nebraska attitude on spring shooting is precisely that of our friends in the Monmouth Gun Club and of our Michigan friends who are standing out for the deep- water shooting on Lake St. Clair and other waters. It is sectional and, I regret to say, selfish. Now if all our Western States should’ abolish spring shooting it would be as fair to one man as another. We would certainly have more ducks at one place ot another in the fall, and I am sure that some of these ducks would stop within reach of our friends in Nebraska, in Michigan, or in Illinois. The time when we can have shooting in our own dooryard is passing away. We all of us, whether of Illinois, Michigan or Nebraska, have got to count on traveling a little bit to get to those less settled regions which remain fit for feeding grounds for the fowl. It seems to me that, since non-resident shooting is to be a necessity for much of our population, a non-resident license law will some day come to sit pretty heavily. on the average American shooter, yet he must simply accept this as a part of a greater expense, which is inevitable in securing sport in these days, and charge up his license just as he does his railroad fare. Every man in Nebraska votes for his local mayor, or constable, or coroner, officers who have to do with his immediate vicinity. Very good. But does he not also yote for a President of the United States, and is not the latter officer supposed to be useful to all the people of the whole country? It is the same way in these matters of game protection. We ought to lool: further than our own. dooryard in finding the ap- plication of a protective measure. For the men of Nebraska, Monmouth or Michigan to say that they want spring shooting in their localities because otherwise they will not get any shooting, is simply to say they think the ‘constable is a big enough officer tor them, that they do not need a President of the United States, and that their neck of the woods is the whole country. Now, this argu- ment about spring shooting sometimes gets very bitter. I should not like to add anything fo its bitterness, but I do submit to any old sportsman, such as I am sure Mr. Mayer is, that under our present code of game laws our game is disappearing just about as fast as it can. The only way to restore it is to mitigate the unceasing re- lentlessness with which it is pursued. It is thought by very many that the best way to do some of this nvtigating is to stop killing ducks in the mating season. A Carload of Quail. _ Nebraska and Missouri remain the only two States which allow game to be shipped, yet it is pleasant to be able to say for Nebraska that she now and then takes a fall out of the game dealer. Mr. Mayer incloses the following description of the way a big Chicago provision house got into trouble: ; Lincotn, Feb. 7.—Through B. C. Eldridge, of South ‘Omaha, the Armour Packing Company yesterday pleaded guilty in Justice Green’s court to the charge of violating ‘the State game laws. A carload of quail was found in the company’s possession last week, and proceedings were “Begun.by local members of the Fish and Game Protection. . Association, - : On the plea of guilty the company was “fined $500, which was paid promptly, ‘The Reporter and the Lions, _ Mr. M. S. Taliaferro, of Watseka, Ill, has the follow- ing to say about some of the newspaper stories which have been coming out of Colorado in regard to Governor Roosevelt and party; “To one who has lived in the West these reports are amusing. In all my eleven years as a resident of New Mexico I never knew of a sportsman hunting the moun- tain lion. Occasionally you hear of one being killed, but only because it happens to be in the way. They never hunt for them. The so-called motntain lion is the worst kind of a coward, and I have known them to make no resistance even when cornered. I know of one case, near White Oaks, Lincoln county, N. M., where John Owens and his son, a boy about twelve, were hunting horses and came across a mountain lion, which they treed. They had no gun or other weapon with them—nothing but a lariat, which they intended to rope their horses with. After the lion ran np the tree, Owens, Sr., climbed up after it, roped it, threw the rope over a limb, pulled the lion owt and hanged him. Not very much fight in that lion, was there?” Prairie Chickens in Illinois. Mr. A. W. Russell, of Wheaton, Ill., send; the follow- ing note regarding a bunch of Illinois chickens, which he has discovered within twenty miles of Chicago: “While riding yesterday two miles south of Wheaton. J met a bunch of eighty-one prairie chickens back of a barnyard. They were tame and in fine condition, and I was told by the farmer that they came over every morning, and had their roost in a small grove half a mile from his barn.” , =aaoan Francisco Fly-Casting Club Expels Mr. Lovett.mmes The end of a very bitter and unpleasant factional fight in the San Francisco Fly-Cast:ng Club is announced in the following dispatch, which is printed in the Record of this city: San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 13—For “conduct unbe- coming a gentleman and clubman’” Alvah E. Lovett was expelled last night from the San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. The trouble grew out of the national fly-casting tournament in Chicago last August, when Loyett was a representative of the San Francisco Club. He was ac- ctised of tampering with the lines of W. D. Mansfield, president of the club, who was thereby rendered unable to enter the contests. Lovett was his rival, Unpleasantness developed between these two genitle- men during their presence at the tournament of the Chicago Fly-Casting Club here last summer, and since then each gentleman has applied to members of the Chicago Fly-Casting Club with letters asking for evi- dence on the one side or the other. Chicago Fly-Casting Club. The annual meeting of the Chicago Fly-Casting Club was held at the Monroe restaurant on the evening of Feb. 11, following the annual banquet. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, W. T. Church; Vice-President, H. G, Hascall; Secretary-Treas- urer, N. C, Heston; Captain, A. C. Smith; member of Ex- . ecutive Committee, H. Wheeler Perce. There were thirty ‘members present, and the ustal enjoyable time was ex- perienced. Dr. Armstrong told his usual merry stories, Mr. B. H. Bradley described his bass fishing trips on the Kankakee, Mr, Leonard Goodwin pulled off a series of fish stories and the new president, Mr. Church, made a general talk in very agreeable fashion, Illinois Fish Exhibit. Dr, S. P. Bartlett, of the Illinois State Fish Commis- sion, is in Chicago for the purpose of arranging the aquaria for the exposition of the International Forest, Fish and Game Association, which begins on Feb. 27. Dr. Bartlett is as hale and hearty as he was fifty years ago, and is as much to-day a friend to the carp as he ever was. I asked him if he intended giving a generous ex- hibit of carp at the show, and he said he knéw no reason why that noble creature should not have a full representa- tion, “The trouble with you fellows is. you don’t under- stand the carp,” said Dr. Bartlett. “He is just as good a fish to eat as any other fish, if you know how to cook him. Of course, you can’t broil or fry or bake or boil a carp. You have got to know how to cook hit right. Now, you don’t like to eat a raw cucumber, do you? Yet if you take the same cucumber and make it a vehicle for certain sauces and condiments, -you find that the cucumber is very good indeed. It is the same way with the carp.” : I suggested to Dr. Bartlett that perhaps the time of the Illinois State Fish Commission might be very well spent in planting cucumbers and not carp, but he seemed to think that this work was not germane to the purposes of the Commission. “You newspaper men are all alike,” said he. “T remem- ber once taking this thing up with Gene Field while he was alive. Gene used to come out with a column or so every once in a while on “How to Plant Carp.” He said that some people thought they were better planted in hills, but he himself held they should be planted in rows.” With this latter opinion I think the sportsmen of the country would be very apt to agree. Dr. Bartlett, none the less, will have a splendid ex- hibit of Illinois fish at the exposition, and indeed the en- tire fish exhibit will be a great feature. Matters are be- ginning to hum here now, and a number of exhibits are headed for Chicago, which will reach here early in the week, including a number of the trout and ouananiche from the Canadian Provinces. Notes of the Show, Joe Kipp, of the Blackfoot reservation, ome of the best known characters of Montana, writes that he will be on hand for the exposition with a collection of Indian ma- terial, which he will put up in the form of an Indian camp. He will probably be accompanied by Hart Schultz, of the same reservation. Mr. Kipp is an old-time man, who saw the West before the railroads, and his experi- ences in the Indian trading days would fill a big and in- teresting book. There may be people at the show who. will say more than Joe Kipp about wild life, but there won't be anybody here who knows more. Jack Monroe, in a letter at hand this week, stated that he had his camps all pitched in the mountains near the Blackfoot reservation, and had. employed the best snow- shoers of that country. He thought he could get some goats, and his only anxiety was about getting them through alive under the provisions of the Lacey act. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Interior have been approached for the necessary permission, which will no doubt be given. . The Premier of Canada wires from Quebec that he is using every effort to secure a live wild caribou for this exposition, and he believes the matter will be accom- plished. — — The proposal to decorate the interior of the Coliseum with pines has proyed a tremendous undertaking, though since it has been started it will be completed. Two enor- mous Norway pines will be erected outside the door of the Coliseum, and odd enough they will seem on the street. of the busy city, where never a tree has stood for a gen- eration. The artists needed a large number of Norway pines for the columns to face the interior arches, and they chose this tree on account of its orange colored bark and its wide and bushy top. Charlie Norris, boss of the woods crew, who has started in early this week at State Line, Wis., to get these trees, is meeting with a great deal of difficulty. Each tree of the dimensions specified weighs over six tons. Each tree has to be let down with a block and tackle, for at this season the branches are as brittle as icicles. The tops have to be sawn off and brought in separately. It will take a train of twelve cars to bring the trunks of the trees, and there will be vast auemTilties of spruce, balsam, pine and oak trees used as well, While Cy DeVry, animal keeper, was down at the Caton deer park, at Ottawa, to take charge of some of the deer which the Caton estate has been good enough to lend this exposition, he was unfortunate enough to allow three of the ten deer to escape, and the probability is that they will never be recaptured. Mr, Evans, who will have charge of the several hun- dred pheasants which will be shown at the show, also had a misforttine this week, There was one beautiful im- ported hen for which $70 had been paid, but which broke a wing in the crate. The wing was amputated, but the hhied three days after. ¥ The Dough Bird Again. Mr. John G, Smith, of Algona, Ia., long time presi- dent of the Towa State Sportsmen’s Association, and a sportsman of experience, adds to the information regard- ing the dough bird in ‘a recent letter, which reads as be- low: “I notice in the Forest AND STREAM of Jan. 26 an article “All About the Dough Bird.” Years ago I went to Eastham, on Cape Cod, shooting almost every year I generally arrived at Eastham about Aug. 24. Between that time and Sept. 1 the golden plover and Esquimaux curlew were likely to come on from the-north, Ten of us rented about 400 acres of old pasture land and burned it - over, as the birds liked the burnt ground. We dug holes in the sandy ground and put out about fifty decoys. We often had fine shooting, both at the golden plover and dough birds. Both came to the decoys very nicely, and many times I have had them come in flocks of a hundred or more. The dough birds were always very fat and were considered the best table bird sold in the Boston markets. They seldom sold at less than one dollar each. At that time I could contract, if I wished, every dough bird I could kill at one dollar each. At that time I sup- posed ene they were a seashore bird, and not to be found inland. “Tn the spring of 1866 I discovered my mistake. I saw more dough birds in May of that year in northwestern Towa than I had ever seen before in all my life. They were on theit way north, Thousands of them were to be found on the burnt prairie with the golden plover. I~ shot a few, but none of them were in good order. The plover were in fine condition. I have never seen a dough bird in the West except in the spring, and never yet killed one here that was fat enough to be good eating. ‘I think very few if any pass through lowa on their way south. I have reached the conclusion that most of the dough birds go south via the sea shore. They will decoy here very nicely ta golden plover decoys. ‘Their habits seem to be much the same as the golden plover, but I do not think they can fly as fast. I recollect one morning — on Cape Cod. A large flock of dough birds came to the field. They went to the decoys of a gentleman by the hame of Curtis, from Quincy, Mass., and he killed fifteen: with his first barrel. He caught them on the turn over the decoys, and I think it was the finest shot I ever saw. I think fifty were killed before they left the field. There must have been two or three hundred in the flock.” E. Houcn, Harrrorp Burtpine, Chicago, Ill. ; New York Game Bills. THe New YoreE State FisH, GAME AND FOREST Leacuet.—To all Clubs, Associations and Members of the New York State Fish, Game and Forest League: In compliance with the recommendations of the League, adopted at its annual meeting on Dec. 6, 1900, the Legis- lative and Law Committee has prepared and had intro- duced in the Assembly, through Hon. J. L, Burnett, the following measures: Bills Nos. 351 and 356 provide for an increase of the number of the protectors from thirty-eight to fifty and for an increase in their salaries. The ntimber of protec- tors authorized by law is inadequate to the work of efficiently enforcing the forest, fish and garne laws of the State, composed of sixty-one counties, and the character or their work is such that they are poorly rewarded, Bill No. 352 amends the present section in regard explosives by requiring all persons selling dynamite or other explosives to keep a record of all sales thereof, showing the name and address of the persons to whom Bill No, 353 makes the close season for wildfowl fron ' Fres.23, 1901.] _ March 1 to Aug. 31, both inclusive. Similar measures! have been introduced in previous Legislatures, but have _ failed of passage. Many States have passed laws prohibit- ing “spring shooting,” and it is high time that such a blot upon our fairly good game laws be stricken out. The Forest, Fish and Game Commission recommend that spring duck shooting be forbidden. The present law allows the shooting of wildfowl up to April 30. This covets a period of time when they are breeding and should be unmolested. It is earnestly believed that if these birds are better protected they would make the different sections of the State habitual breeding grotinds and multiply very fast. Bill No. 354 provides for a new section to the game laws by prohibiting the sale of woodcock, grouse and quail throughout the State. These birds are disappearing very rapidly, and unless some stringent law is passed stopping their wholesale slaughter it is only a question of a very short time before they will be entirely exterminated. It is believed if the shooting for market is stopped it will have a great tendency to ificrease the number of the birds. Bill No. 355 provides for an appropriation for fishways in the Oswego and Seneca rivers. The construction of such fishways would soon add vastly to the supply of food and game fish in the lakes and rivers of central New York, as their construction would enable the fish to return to their natural spawning beds. Bill No. 357 relates to the pollution of streams, On _ page 6 of the last annual report of the Forest, Fish and Game Commission to the Legislature is found the fol- lowing in reference to the subject matter of the above bill: . “Above all we would especially call your attention to the difficulty of enforcing the law in tegard to the pollution of streams. This is a matter of vital importance and not to be dismissed as affecting only the lives of some fishes, the pleastires of some anglers or the dividends of some pulp mills. We ate a water drinking people; and we are allowing every brook to be defiled. Nature pro- vides that they should be kept pure by animals feeding on the dead matters which fall into them, but the chemicals with which they are polluted can destroy all forms of life, ' so that every beast which dies in the mountains will soon roll down into our reservoirs, pickled in acids which no fish or bacteria can touch and live. It is not necessary to destroy or hamper any industry in order to prevent the pollution of water courses. What is really needed is to check the criminal selfishness of those who would father poison their fellow citizens with their offal than to spend a few dollars to take care of it,” Believing these bills to be meritorious and worthy of legislative enactment, we earnestly urge uopn each club and organization of the State League to at once interest Senators and members of the Legislature representing the different localities to support and work for the pas- sage of the League bills or similar measures that may be ending before their respective houses, to the end that we tay have better fish and game protection in the future than in the past. Dated, Feb. 9, 1001. | C. B. LapHam, Chairman, Canandaigua, N. Y. S e ; W. S. MacGrecor, New York. a oe W. S. Gavitt, Lyons. | i CuaArtes H. Mowrey, Syracuse. ‘ mh. Rozert B. Lawrence, New York. = | &: ~ Law Committee. Spring Shooting. East Quocur, Long Island, N. Y.—Editor Forest and | Stream: | vocating the abolition of spring shooting. In it is said that the ducks are pursued by spring shooters and are driven north and do not remain in any numbers to nest in New York territory, but under other conditions, if given sectirity, several species would tarry within the State and nest there. I wish to ask what the species this article refers | to are, and what part of the State they would stay and | mest there. You say New York has extensive stretches of marsh lands adapted to become again the breeding grotinds of vast numbers of wildfowl. Where is this land wildfowl bred in numbers in New York State? Again you say, A game law should be framed on the | principle of the greatest good to the greatest number. ) Are the greatest good and the greatest number club men ) that go South and shoot all winter and as soon as the ducks leave or migrate to the North come back to New York State and cry “Stop spring shooting’? ) There is a law in New York State that stops the shooting of bay birds, or snipe, as we call them. Now, Mr. Editor, does the spring law stop the shooting of bay birds? It does not, and there are localities on Long Island where bay birds are shot just as much as they were before the spring law abolishing bay bird shooting was passed. It was stated when that law was made that snipe would breed in New York State and that there wotld be an increase of snipe. Where have, since the spring Jaw was passed, any birds nested in New York ) Stale, and have they increased in numbers? | What benefit will it be to New York to forbid spring shooting, when as soon as the fowl pass beyond our | borders they are gunned? An Op Bay Man, On the Florida Gulf Coast. |} A CORRESPONDENT writes from Panacea, Fla.: Running }along for several miles in front of this hotel is Dixon’s Bay, a beautiful little sheet of water, very shallow, land- locked from the gulf and alive with ducks and geese, and on evey windy day the shooting is fine. The fishing for redfish, trout and sheepshead is good. .The quail shooting is fully equal to any in Florida, and the best part of it is that the accommodations are such that the ladies are no trouble to make it here by driving a few miles to the large plantations. You can hunt from the wagon’ if py ine: T hunt afpot trent choise, a8 Fuga the-all-rouid *- ~ -_——— In your issue of Feb. 16 I notice an editorial ad-— or marsh located, and what year or years have ducks or FOREST AND STREAM. Sea and River Mishing. —_@——_- Notice, All communications intended for Forgst anp S7TREAM_should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual connected with the paper. Fishing Up and Down the Potomac. Little Hunting Creek, Tis short little tidewater run is the upper boundary of the Mt, Vernon estate, and separates it from the River Farm, conveyed by Washington’s will to George Fayette and Lawrence Atgiistine Washington, located, as de- scribed therein, as east of Little Hunting Creek, and on the Potomac River, including ‘360 acres leased to Tobias Lear,” and containing in all 2,027 acres, to be equally divided between the two legatees. f The run is of no great depth now, and at very low tide with a bateau one must haye a care for the channel, to avoid grounding, but in the upper reaches are a few pools where bass are taken in the fall in considerable quantities. One may imagine, with an effort, the immortal George having a little boat house on the shore and sometimes coming down here to while away an hour or two. If he had any amiable weakness for this recreation, historians have not made much of it; but then bass have only been planted here within the last decade; that is the big-mouth bass, which has so wonderfully thriyven and multiplied in this Potomac estuary. The little-mouth bass, which has been plenty in the upper river since the early sixties, must have occasionally washed down here, but the muddy bottoms and sluggish currents were not congenial for them, as for their congeners more recently arrived, and they made no such record. It is doubtful if the stream was considerable enough, even in the olden days, to attract anything but the perches. While rockfish or striped bass no doubt came up the river from the sea, as they continued to do for a century later, and often of great size, open river bait fishing has been ever a monotonous business. The shad, and more especially the herring, were the river harvest then as now, and were of necessity taken with nets. The fishing shores were more valuable than at the present time, for they were the open markets for interior plantations where winter stocks of whitefish or shad and herrings or Potomac robins were laid in. It is probable the Colonial gentry seldom sought recreation with a rod and line. There was the less need, since a wilder country furnished more attractive out of door pursuits denied the modern urbanite. The fox chase and racing and cock fighting were commoner sports, with social ‘features and excitement, fishing could never supply, and far more attractive to a scattered popu- lation, whose recreation, unlike that of the dwellers in ~ cities, has for its first requisite the necessity to “get together.” But while the father of his country probably was some- times guilty of fishing for sport, he never confesses as much, although his entries of September, 1770, sound suspiciously like it. ; sy ie In Captain Snowden’s “Histroic Landmarks of Virginia and Maryland,” in-a sketch on Broad Creek, Md., is found, “There Washington often went, as he tells us in his diary, with his friend and neighbor Diggs, of War- burton Manor, to throw his line for the finny denizens of the still waters,” and quoting some extracts from the Diaryy (p. 61) appears: 1773, May 1. Went fishing in Broad Creek. April 13, 1774, in company with Colonel Bassett, went fishing in Broad Creek.” In trying to verify these extracts the only entries found for those dates in the diary read as follows: ‘May 1, 1773. Went to the different fishing landings on both sides of the river and found that few fish had been catched,” and “April 13, 1774, roaed (towed) to the dif- ferent fishing landings as high as Broad Creek.” It is not impossible there may be other entries for the same dates, as sometimes happens, but no entry the writer has found tells of actually casting a line. In his Western tour of inspection of his lands beyond the motintains, made for the purpose of ousting the squatters, under date Sept. 22, 1784, he has the following, “Note—In my equipage trunk and the canteens were Madeira and port wine, cherry hounce, Oyl, mustard, vinegar and spices of all sorts. Tea and stigar in the camp kettles (a whole loaf of white sugar broke up about seven pounds weight), the camp kettles are under a lock, as the canteens and trunks’ also are. My fishing lines are in the canteens.” There stands his credentials for admission to the gentle craft. Of course, he uses canteen in the sense of an officer’s chest. The other has done duty for bait, but never for tackle. But he did fish regularly, and in his yoluminous diary, yet unpublished, are many records in quaintly spelled and recklessly capitalized language, of his observations on the wandering denizens of the river. In an effort to establish for him a reputation for charitable works, en- tirely superfluous, since his life was full of them, his eulogists are at some pains to tell of. his keeping a net and bateau, at some point on the shore, always in good order for the deserving poor, the widows and orphans, and when they were unable to draw it, of his sending slaves to assist in the operation. This is probably like the little hatchet story of Weems, whom Lodge in his history of Washington discusses in a most delicate manner. Lodge says, emphatically, that Weems ‘‘was not a cold-blooded liar,” but that he was a ‘“‘myth-maker,”’ and as to certain of his familiar anecdotes, that there was not “a scintilla of evidence that they had any foundation.” Weems seems to have made his great hits by taking cur- rent events and dating them back fifty years to get them into Washington's childhood. The modern method is to take antique stories and date them forward to give them current interest. But we have Washington’s own testi- mony that he run fish nets, and did it intelligently. He was ever a busy man,'and much in public demand: in his diaty he tells of scores of rides after the hounds, and as he heads each month in the later years with “Where, how and with whom my timé is pent,” we learn much of the gompany he kept. He trees foxes, captures them, turns 147 them loose next day for another run; often loses them; many times draws blanks; sometimes starts a deer, and even as late as 1772 starts a bear near Mt, Vernon. In March, 1768, he says, “Catchd a fox with a bobbd tail and cut ears, after seven hours chase, in which most of the dogs were worsted,” In October, 1768, “Went into the Neck and up the Creek (Little Hunting) after Blew Wings,”” and he tells often of ducking, In December, 1768, “Went a Pheasant hunting, carried Hounds and they strated and followed a Deer.” If anybody else went pheasant hunting and carried Hounds it would be “food for langhter.” He attended a purse race at Accotink, and the races at Manassas and Annapolis; he apparently never missed a chance to see a play, whether at night or matinee, and in that regard was much like that other famous diarist, Pepys. He attended balls when he could, and tells of one which in derision he called the Bread and Butter Ball at Alexandria, because there were no other refreshments, and handkerchiefs did duty for napkins and table linen. The neighborhood organized a dancing class, and when it met at Mt. Vernon, all parties remained over night, and sometimes two or three days. In Sep- tember, 1773, “Went to a Barbicue of my own giving at Accatinck,” and there were others. : Owning ten miles of river front with three fishing shores, it is not strange he should have been interested in the fishing, as his diary abundantly proves. This daily journal has never been printed, and is now in manuscript, bound in about forty volumes, in the Con- gressional Library; that is a verbatim transcript, with sixteen volumes annotated by Dr. Toner. The following extracts exhibit his methods of obser vation and record, and show his interest and activity in the role of fisherman. Later he leased the shores or their catch, and had apparently no further responsibility, though he continues to make frequent visits to the various “fishing: landings,” “1760: Jan. 3—-Hauld the Sein and got some Fish, but-was near being disappointed of my Boat by means of an Oyster Man, who had lain at my landing and plagud me a good deal by his disorderly behavior. April 4.—Apprehending the Herrings were come, Hauled the Sein, but catchd only a few of them, tho’ a good many of other sorts. 3 April 5.—Hauld the Sein again, catchd 2 or 3 White fish, more Herring than yesterday & a great number of Cats. 17601: April 10—Employed the hands in making two or three hauls of the Sein & found that the Herring had come. April 11.—Abt. 11 Oclock set the People to Hauling the Sein, and by Night, and in the Night catchd and dressed Barrels of Herrings and 60 White Fish. Ob- served that the Flood tide was infinitely the best for these Fish, April 12—Hauld the Sein, but without Success, some said it was owing to the Wind setting of the Shore, which seems in some Measure confirmed by the quantity we catchd yesterday, when the Wind blew on upon it. April 13.—(Sunday.) My Negroes asked the lent of the Sein today, but catchd little or no Fish. Note—Ye wind blew upon the Shore today. April 14.—No Fish were to be catchd today neither. men 22.—The Herrings run in great abundance. 1768: April 12—White fish began to run, catching 60 or 70 at a Haul, with some Her’s. April 18—Began fishing for Herrings with Carpenters, etc. May to—Went a dragging for Sturgeon, May 16—Fishing for Sturgeon from Breakfast to Dinner, but catchd none. May 30.—Went fishing and dined under Mr. L. Wash- ington’s Shore. Aug. 23.—Hauling the Sein upon the Bar of Cedar Point for Sheepsheads, but catchd none. Run down be- low the Mouth of Machadock. Aug. 27.—Hauling the Sein upon Hollis’s Marsh Bar & elsewhere for Sheepsheads, but catchd none, Aug. 29.—Went into Machadock Ci’k fishing and dined’ with the Rev'd Mr. Smith. Aug. 30.—Hauling the Sein on the Bars near Hollis’s Marsh & other places. (Nomini Creek.) 1770: Feb. 3.—Agreed with Mr. Robt. Adam for the fish catchd at the Fishing Landing, I bought of Posey on fol- lowing terms towit. He is obliged to take all I catch at that place, provided the quantity does not exceed 500 Bar’ls and will take more than this qt’y if he can get Cask to put them_in. He is to take them as fast as they are catchd, without giving any interruption to my people, and is to haye the use of the Fish house for his Salt, Fish, &c., taking care to have the House clear at least before the next Fishing season, In consideration of which he is to pay me ten Pounds for the use of the House; give 3 shillings a thous’d for the Herrings (Virg. Money and 8 shillings 4 pence a hundred (Maryland Curr’y) for , the White Fish. Mr. Piper & Lund Washington present. (This was the lowest of his three shores. 14 pounds Maryland Currency equaled 11 pounds Virginia.) April 13—Began my Fishery at Posey’s for Mr. Robt. Adam, Sept. 3—Went in the vening a fishing with my Brothers Sam’l & Charles, ee 7—Went a fishing into the mouth of Doeg’s reek, nl Sept. 8.—A fishing along towards Sheridan’s Point. Dined ttpon the Point. 1771: April 1o—Began to Haul the Sein, tho few Fish were catchd, & those of the Shad kind, owing to the coolness of the weather. Many Shad had been catchd on the Mary- land Shore. , April 25.—The Herring began to run in large Shoals, but were checked again by cool Weather. W772: i s . Feb. 21—Rid to the Ferry Plantation and to the Fish- ing Landing, where a few Fish were catchd in the Sein. 1773: ; April 29,—Rid into the Neck (River Farm), & from there went to Sheridene’s Point attempting to clear it sere Sein. April 30.—Went to the Point again, and made one or two pretty good Hauls, eb # ll ‘ies 148 TT . May 1.—Went to the different Fishing Landings on bolle janes the river and found that few fish had been catchd. July 17—Went down to Col. Fairfax’s White House to haul the Sein; returned to dinner.” After the Revolution his home diary was resumed, and the accounts of the conduct of the fisheries, and con- tracts for sale of fish, etc., continue to read much like those already given. The present landing pier for Mt. Vernon, built on or near the site of the original, only reaches now far enough to permit a boat to get in and out, with churning up the mud at low tide, is used nearly every summer's day by fishermen. It rarely furnishes better than sunfish, or the perches, about the piles; sometimes a school of little rockfish dart about till (rightened, and in the fall, bass on lucky days furnish first-rate sport, It is reported, but not very well authenticated. that a wandering school of smiall bluefish from the hay afforded unepected de- light to sonie anglers here, taking ravenously both minnows and fly. On the river shore, north of the creek’s mouth, a fish- erman namied Ilarper has a fishing station. Last summer, in his absence, river pirates fired his shed. burning nets and paraphernalia. perhaps to hide evidences of theft. He has replaced the net, and js making hauls every night, taking regularly a few fine bass, but principally coarse fish. Still higher up the river is oid Fort Sheridan, now Fort Hunt. The United States wharf here reaches far across the shallows, towards the channel on the Maryland shore, and from this pier soldiers off duty and civilians took last fall great quantities of large bass. The last trip of last season was to this creek to find the bass, which were said to be furnishing grand sport as they came in frem the river, presumably hunting winter quarters. It was already too late for the fly, and as the Mt. Vernon electric road crosses the stream on a trestle just before reaching the gates, an early train was taken on this line, and werd having been sent the night before, to Four Mile Run, a bucket of beautiful pike smelt were put on at this place. The station at the tres:le is River- side Park, the rvad being interested in a summer resort here, which has as vet been not much improved. A ravine, called Carney's Gut in the old records, lies be- tween this point and the river, so it is necessary if one desires to enter the creel from the Potomac, to get off at Hunter's, a mile above, and drive over to the Point. On getting off here, the expected team was not in sight. Tt was a mile and a half to the boat; the minnows were heavy; the sky lowering, and there seemed nothing to do but wait a dozen minutes for the car to return from Mt. Vernon, and go back home. Just as its shrill air whistle piped, along came my young friend driving a colt to’a sulky, with a seat the size of a dining plate. He had made up his mind the weather was not fit, was on his way to the blacksmith shop, and apologized for the vehicle, We both climbed on the seat, and the colt tried to climb a tree; with the minnow bucket swinging be- hind, rattling and splashing, and the bundles clasped in front, we started. The fix was flimsy, the filly was frisky, the country road scaudalous with fall rains, and in an- ruish, one of us climbed dow... and carried the minnows the rest of the way; but relieved of the tackle bag and red case, it was delightful to such a ride. Arriving at the river we found the boat had not been launched, because the sky was threatening; the tide was low, which meant a hundrad feet of mud, but my young friend went up io the fisherman’s cottage, and he kindly rigged us out with a heavy bateau comfortable enough for bob fishing. After an hour’s delays we started and pulled around into the mouth of the creek, and up above the trestle, trying the likely places all the way up, but finding only a few fairly geod yellow perch, which we promptly returnea; general results much like Washing- ton’s frequent entry of “catchd nothing.” We got to the fishing ground at last, and it had grown very dark; the wind was rising and shifting from the east northerly. Caught one bass, and then all Dame Jul’anna Berners’ list of impossibles broke on us at once. Without trying to follow her spelling, she puts it thus: “Now shall ye wyte that there been twelve manere impediments, which cause a man to take no fish without other comyn that may castially happen. 1. Ii your harness be not meet nor neatly made. 2. Ii your baits he not good nor fine. 3. Ii that ve angle not in bytynge time. 4. If that the fish be frightened with the sieht of man. _§. Ifi.that the water be thick, white or red, of any flood late fallen. 6. If the fish stir not for cold. 7. If that the weather be hot. at 8. If it rain. ' g. If hail or snow fall. 1o. Ii it be a tempeste. ty. [f it be a great wind. 12. If the wind lie in the east, and that is worst, for commonly neither winter not summer ye fish will not bite then.” So far as concerned the first and second “ifs” we were all right; the harness was meet. and the ba‘ts were fine, but it was evidently not “bytynge time.’ When the pras- pective purchaser told an earlier David Harum he had 13 reasons for not buying, the first being he had no money. he was informed he need not mind enumerating the other dozen. So it would seem any further explana- tion super{luous, but we had all the other ifs, save No. 7, against us. The rain which came like the “quality of mercy” for a few minutes soon fell in sheets, the wind became a gale; we shivered with the cold: a hurried row to the trestle, minnows overboard. a scramble up the hill, and the brightest bit of luck of the day appeared: a car Was in view coming round the bend, and in two minutes the episode was closed. One of those nice cheerful days, one tecalls as he might a broken leg, mot from choice but because he can't help it. Henry TAtsorr A California Tuna in New York. Mr. Tamas J. Conroy, of 28 John street. New York, ° has on exhibition in his store window a handsomely motnted specimen of the tuna, The fish was caught last June at Santa Catalina, Cal., by Mr. C. C. Paine, weighs 124 pounds aiml fought for two and one-half hours be- fore being landed. It is a splendid specinien and attracts enneMerable attention. FOREST AND STREAM. Salmon Rivers. Editor Forest and Stream: ‘ In a recent article on salmon rivers, replying to in- quiries of a correspondent, you say: “Ti Newfoundland becomes a Canadian possession there will probably be no free fishing, and no salmon rivers to be bought, as the Canadian Government is cognizant of the valne of such properties, and its* policy is to lease rather than to sell.” The inference to be drawn from the foregoing is that when any Province enters the Dominion confederation the Canad‘an Government acquires the power to dispose of the river fisheries therein. This idea is erroneous. The Canadian Government has power only to regulate—that is, prescribe what are the legal modes of fishing, etc. The property right in rivers is vested in the Governments of the Provinces in which they are respectively situated. It is the Government of the Province of New Brunswick, for instance, that leases the Ristigouche (save the side in the Province of Quebec from Matapedia to the Patapedia), the Jacquet, the Nepisguit, Tracadie, Tabusintac, North: west Miramichi, etc, It may interest a number of your salmon and sea trout angling readers to know that all the leases of New Brunswick rivers now running will expire on March 1, 1902. These rivers and their present lessees and rentals paid are as follows: Annual ae A I Rental. Ristigouche River from _T. C. R. Bridge to Upsalquitch, _ Ristigouche Salmon Club....22--sscccsenessassdenussvceces $250.00 Be One a ee from Upsalquitch to Toad Brook, Harry OTIS Tees Vek iemletelelsieinius ku clean aeaiea dentate fener a ete ix Ristigouche River from Toad Brook to Tom's Brook, Risti- é ouche Sa’mon Club.....scccecscsunsccnorstevacreeus wets 1500.00 Ristigouche River from Tom's Brook to Patapedia, Risti Eouche (Salmon Clube. iccel seaaeasmaeee es Pieentieeetesee 800.00 Ristigouche River from Fatapedia to Red Bank Pool, Risti- rotchespalmon Welub Le edi cune nies se had ee ele cay ae. 800.00 Ristigouche River from Red Bank Pool to Tracy’s Brook, Ristigouche Salmon Club....,.., obsbeenee Pita kepeeah os 800.00 Ristigouche River from Tracy’s Brook to Little Cross Point, Ay chibaldi ROgersecscaldswss sheet eee pene a nioeee 1,000.00 Ristigouche Rriver from Little Cross Point to Kedgwick, Archibald Rogers......... POLUOLES iGCR Ret latrines see 2 1,000.00 Ristigouche River, Rafting Ground Reserve and Lot 78, Hanns Lotbnookesisis tinder meme neem 60.00 Upsalquitch River from mouth to forks, F, Stancliffe......... 250.00 Upsalguitch River from forks to sources, A, E. Alexander... 55.00 Patapedia River. on western bank, from mouth to Quebec Tejie Geo MCyonanl Tanvisy, wre aire eeseas oer shea Fern d003 Ruatawerikede ya River, Hefiry Pi Kingss es ssisseerseee 175.00 obique River and branches, Tobique Salmon Club......... 50. Jacquet River and branches, Thos. Murphy...........sss0s05 100.00 ‘abusintac River and branches, John Connell............... 60.00 Tracadie River and branches, J. B. Snowhball............... 50.00 Nepisguit River from mouth to 11-Mile Tree, Henry Bishop 165.00 Nepisguit River from 11-Mile Tree to Gt. Falls, Frank Todd 525.00 Nepisguit above Gt. Falls, —_Armstrong.................... 59.0 Little Southwe-t Mivamichi and branches, Wm. F, Ladd..... 150.00 Northwest Miramichi and branches, above mouth Big _ Sevogle, NPAT IMStPOne ants steseaay anh Ys madd eae Peres 0.00 Big and Tittle Seyogle, J. Weidmann,..........:cccsccccesen 50.00 Bartibog River and branches, John Connell.............. 2.4. 5.00 Dungarvon and its branches, J. Neill i intl ea 50.00 South Oromocto Lake, ete., W. H. Barnaby............-.--- 200.00 Indian and Popelogan Jakes, A. E. Alexander.......:....... 100. The mode of disposing of these leases for periods of. in some cases five, and in others ten years, from March, 1902, will be by public auction at the Crown Land Office, Fredericton. They always go to the highest bidder. D. G. Smirx, Fishery Commissioner for New Brunswick. Cuatuam, N. B., Feb, 11. | The Remembered Event. Editor Forest and Stream: The ordinary January thaw, which this year was postponed to February, turns niy mind to thoughts of fishing; and while I am not tempted to repeat John Danforth’s famous experiment of drawing a fly across the smooth upper surface of the ice to see the eager trout below rush to bump their noses against the ~ under surface in the delusion that spring has jumped upon the lap of winter, yet there comes up in recollec- tion an experience which may have occurred to a number of anglers, but which stands out distinctly on my memorys background as the most delightful of my sporting reminiscences, and the relation of which may not only lead other sportsmen to recount in your columns their one pre-eminently remembered event.” but which may serve incidentally to tend to a settlement of that much vexed question, “imitation or non-imitation of na- ture in artificial trout flies.” When I say that this recollection surpasses in pleasure even that of my first struggle with a salmon, anglers will appreciate my feeling. One morning in May.a number of years ago J had been fishing down the Neversink with more or less success, and — had arrived at a point where the siream divides into a fork made by a wide gravel bar. The main stream passed off to my left and a very small brarich, scarcely Io feet ' Tt was so small that I gave it - wide. flowed to the right. no attention, and was fishing the main stream. But every once and a while I heard a splash, above the sound of the rippling waters, that attracted my attention, until finally I paused and listened intently. The sound came from the small branch of the stream behind me, and upon Walking over the gravel bar to investigate, I found’ that there was a large fish—large for that stream before the brown trout (Salmo fario) were mistakenly placed — therein—regularly rising under an overhanging red wil- | low and feeding on the fly that was on the water. I knelt down, as there was no shelter, and cast a coachman, a beaverkill and a cahill over him; above him, and even a little below where he rose.. He was not frightened, but deliberately refused my offer, for he came up with the same regularity and en- gulfed the natural fly with’ a flip of his tail that seemed to even hit my coachman in derision. I finally moved back, laid down my rod and walked some distance up the stream until I succeeded in catching in my handker- chief, laid within my landing net, one of the natural flies, and found that it was a red spinner. I then substituted for my coachman the smallest red spinner that I had in | my book (I tie them of a more delicate build than those — usually sold) and crawled on-my hands and knees to the place where the trout was still rising, being careful that no shadow was cast-on the stream. With my heart in my mouth for fear of a bungle, T [FEB. 23, 1901. made an underhand cast under the bush, about 6 inches above the last “break,” and, presto! I had him, I sprang to my feet and then commenced a soliloquy by that trout that I “received” over the electric circuit of my rod and ~ line, and accompanied by gestures that I could occa- sionally see. That fish plainly told me that he thought that fe was an old fool, that he had repeatedly warned youngsters against silk and feathers, that, notwithstand- ing the warning. they had gone to destruction, but that they were young and heedless, But that he, a graybeard, should have been deceived, was too much, and he showed his anger and disgust violently. Finally he told me that he deserved it, and that there was no use resis.ing fate, and though the skies looked bluer and the stinshine brighter when I passed the net under him, I actually felt sotry for the fish, although elated that I had outwi ted him. J. E. Hinpon Hyone. New York, Feb 16, ANGLING NOTES. iene Salmon in Canada. — Mr. ALEXANDER Mowat writes me that the upper waters of the Canadian salmon rivers, Ristigouche, etc., were teeming with breeding fish last fall. and that about 2000,- 000 salmon eggs had been secured for the new hatchery on the Ristigouche, and that next year there would be a retaining pond for the breeding fish. When I was on the river in June the fish were chiefly passing up streams without any halting in the pools, and this argued well for the future stock of fish in the streain, and Mr. Mowat confirms the opinion formed in the spring, Newloundland Fishing, A friend wrote me last spring to ask what I knew about trout and salmon fishing in Newfoundland. home, and so did not answer his letter until] he had starved to find out what he wished to know on the spot. He wrote me lately: “I did go up on the west coast of Newfoundland, and when I went to see you and found you were in Canada, I wished to get a few points about salmon fishing, as I had never seen a salmon until it was dead. I was late for this sport, but I saw barrels of salmon lying in the pools, though they were no: interested I was not at — in artificial flies. The trout, the beautiful sea trout were, — however, in full bloom. a day had I been so inclined, but I had no use for so many. The first day two of us caught 36 pounds in an hour and a half. They would take anything offered and I could have taken 100 pounds ‘ acted as though they were crazy. I consider them much ° be.ter than brook trout for the table. That is the greatest sporting country I ever saw, both for rod and gun, and it must be a great place or resort for sportsmen when they get better accommodations. It is hard getting along there now, unless you camp atid take everything with you. Some time I will tell you more about it.” Trout and Pike. It is generally understood, I believe, that when a per- son desires to obta*n fish for planting from the Forest, Fish and Game Commision of New York, particularly if ihe fish wanted are trout, an application must be made out, filling in answers to cer ain questions, one of’ which is to, declare whether or not the water is natural | trout water, and another is to state the kinds of fish, other than trout, tha: are in the water in which it is desired that the trout be planted. More and more, apparently, the answer to the last men- tioned question is “‘pickerel.” This may mean the com- eae mon pond pickerel or it may mean the pike commonly | called pickerel. Brook trout and pickerel do not, as a rule, thrive in the same water, aside from the fact that pickerel will prey upon trout, but occasionally pickerel will make their way into and establish themselves in the cool waters nattiral to trout, and generally the Com- mission declines to furnish trout to be planted in waters that pickerel have invaded and become a fixture. One inan wrote that to reject trout applications for waters that contained pickerel “would be to remove the greater part of the streams in that region from the lis: of trout streams.” Another applicant who had declared that pickerel were found in the stream for whch he wished the trout mentioned in his applica ion, made a persona‘ call upon the Commission after his application had been rejected, and argued that he should have the trout he | asked for because he had been frank enough to admit that the stream contained once in a while a small pickerel, for he thought no one else would have made the admis- sion. He was somewhat surprised when there was shown to him a report made by one of the State game protec- tors that the stream was unsuitable for trout not only be- cause it contained pickerel. but because it was used by © a large vilage as the outlet for its sewage. In one week two men asked for trout to be planted in waters in- fested with pike, or pickerel, rock bass, sunfish and yel- low perch, and both admitted when questioned that -he water was not suitable for trout. but they thought if trout were planted this act would s'op w'nter fishing through the ice under Section 58 of the game law, and they. were inclined to be indignant because theit applications were ~ rejected. One man thought if large trout were planted they could protect themselves from ihe pickerel. The Commission tries to inform itself about any water in which there is the least doubt as to its fitness for members of the salmon family, and so when the applicant's answers to the queries in the application are not conclusive the State game protector of the district in which the water ts - situated is asked to report on it. There are plenty of streams and ponds that have been improperly planted with fish, and in some ins ances there is a remedy for the mis- take and in others not. If there is a remedy the applicant generally wishes the State to apply it, for it means an ex- penditure of time and money. Jt is much easier to put fish into a pond or stream than it is to get them out after it is discovered that the putting of them in ts a blunder. Again and again I have advised correspondents to re- move pickerel from trout waters and try and restore it to its original condi.ion instead of putting in other fich. gen- erally black bass, that cannot be removed. The law pro- vides for the condition of things in Section 47 of the , Gamte Law: “The Commisison may permit the taking or ’ ‘trout made to t Pes. 23, igor.] destruction of pickerel at any time in waters inhabited by ttout,’ . OQvet atid over T have writ'en ahout Toch Leven in Scot- latid as an example of how pickerel may be kept down and ticike in the same water, if a determined effort is made to keep the stock of p'ckerel down atid the stock of trout tip. but this will not be accomplished by in- action, or by wri ing to some fish commission for more and more trout after it is discovered that an error has been made, _ : ) , I always quote from the operations at Loch Leven, be- cause the records kept of the fish and the fishing ate so complete, and figures ate presented instead of specula- tioh of guesswork, The last season. 1900, at Loch Leven shows hat 23.431 trout were takeh with rod and feel, atid of plitposés of comparison I ¢*ve the titimber of tfotit taken in the two yeats preceding 1809, 20431, and in 1898. 19 733. The teport says of rhe pike; “The netting ot pike during theit spawning season keeps them well titider. The largest taken in the net weighed 25 pounds. The heaviest caught with the tod weighed 17 pounds, e want of sunshine was against perch fishing, though some good catches were made.” In spite of the p‘ke (our pickerel in New. York) and the perch, 608 more trout Wee cdtisht ih r8o0 than ih 1808, atid 3.000 rote in 1900 than th 1899. Ts it not worth trying to tale tlie pickerel Oiit of a pond that contains irowt, father than ptit otlier fish im and so make a bad matter Worse? _ In this country the people get fish so easily that they do not 1H all cases value them at their proper valtie, and they do, tot make a propet effort to fos er what they have, The sole remedy for all waters. when fishitio is poor, Ho, matter what the condit‘ons may be. is to ask for tote fish to be delivered promptly. If brook trout cat- hot be futnished theh send pike (stich a letter is before tHe as I write. but pike in this itstatice theahs pile- perch). atid sehd pleity of them. I have seen very many applications asking for brook. brown and rainbow trout fry and brook, brown aiid rainbow trout fingerlitigs, dll on the same appl cation and all desired for ~the sdme stream or pond, The eternal ‘fittiess of thitigs is tiot in the least considered, A tnatt is advised ‘fot to plant Krowh ttotit iff watets -diteady coitain‘iig the native btook trout, and he teplies that he has already done so. I think I can point to fifty ¢ases of this sort. There will come a time when seme one must answer for the indis- criminate stocking that has beendone. That aman asks for a certain kind of fish for certain waters’ that are entirely uhistitable for the fish, it is ho reason why the man shetild have them becatse he is a-citizett and a taxpayer afd the fish are free. A chemist would hot sell a tiati active poison simply because the nian was igioratit of the results from using it and had beet inipressed wth the name and so fancied it fot his system, bit an honest chemist would recommend hoarhound candy instead of the prussic acid the man thought he wanted, The Commission has a le ter on file from a man whose application was not filled. He said he was entitled to the fish and he would have them or kriow the reason why, with other intetiperdte lahgudge. He was told the rea- son whs—that no nan was. entitled to fish until his ap- plication had been passed non by the Commission, and then if the waters were suitable for the fish and the State had them for distribution, the fish were sent. tiot to the individual, but for the benefit of the general public who fished the water. If the Commission propagated trout and fed them to pickerel thete would, in all prohabiliry, be a tlemand for a change in the personnel of the Commission. . N. CHENEY, . Blew Publications. © 5 The Cuitfous, Case of Gen, Delaney Smythe. By Lt.-Col. _H. Gardner, U. S: A,, setired. The Abbey Press, ‘publisher, 114 Fifth avenue, New York. Amotig the matry books of the period, Col. (Dr.) Gard- net’s “Curious Case” stands otit quite sui generis. No other novel that has appeared is constfucted on sitilat lines. It will iitterest sportsmen ih particular, for tot oily is the pfiticipal- of the drama‘is persone, Gen. Siiythe,; a veteran of the Asian and African jungles, but the author himself is a sportsman by imstinet and training. It is quite natural, therefore, as one may believe, that after forty-five years of life in the wild and woolly West, of which thirty-seven were passed as a surgeon in the regular army, the Doctors book shou'd be threaded with teminiscent passages of the field and chase. But beyond this. a dog is the poini d’appui of the narrative. The blood of a pointer makes the incalculable dis ress of an immocent man. By it he is spotted as a murderer and’ condemned to die by a Dakota court. threads and cues to the solution of this “Curious: Case” Fadiate from the hunting field. Never were canine vacil- lations more intima ely woven into a dramatic plot. But for the unexpected and fortuitous ‘revelaticns of clair- voyance the dog the General and his faithful servant would all have been dead. hypothetically. 1f not In fact. Though three times wounded to death, there was at last vouchsafed to the General a modicum of earthly joy in company with a devoted and charming wife; which is- very proper. The “Curious Case” is a tentative one all through. The sittiat‘ons ate for the most part painful from the first chapter on, but are relieved here and there by sunny aspects, CHARLES HALLock. _The deepening of the St. Lawrence Canal system has had o her results than to allow the passage of ocean-going freightage. Following in. the, wake of the vessels sea herrings have made their appearance in, Lake Ontario and are being eagerly captured by the fishermen. 2 Like Picking Up Money. Tn every city, town and village in the United States-where there. is shooting or fishing or yachting we want agents to canvass for subscriptions for Forest ANp STREAM.- “Every sportsman is deeply interested in its subjects, and every sportstnan is glad to discuss his doings afield and to hear of.the adventures of other sportsmen. Money is to be made by ‘canvassers for Iorest AnD StREA«M, and those who wish to take advantage of the opportunity: we offer. should send for preminm list and circular.—Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York. Indeed, all the “FOREST AND STREAM. Ghe ermel, dae Fixtures. | BENCH SHOWS. Feb. 19-22.—New York.—Westmiifister Kennel Club’s twenty-fifth annual show, James Mortimer, Supt. __ March 6-9.—Pittsburg, Pa—Duquestie Kennel Club’s annual bench show, ._§. Stedman, Sec’y. i . Mareh 13-16.—Chicago.—Mascoutah Kennel, Club's. eleventh an- nual show, John L. Lincoln, Sec’y. = = Live de One Cure for a Cold. ] Am not going to advise any reader of the Forest AND STREAM to adopt the following’ cure; for using our old family physitian’s words, “It might. go the other way: * Was ger eateen years ago this winter I was a boy’on a farm in Canada, with no special endowment except the love of natute and a good cons.itution. As sometimes happens to the best of us, I was aboutlaid’on the shelf with a very severe cold, and as it grew rapidly worse ty thother became alarmed and insisted on an interview with otit family physician. The good man shook his head, looked wise, said I was on the verge of lung fever and told me to temain in bed for a couple of weeks: and take a large quantity of flaxseed tea very often, with some other “dope” he put up that tasted like warm wvar- nish or inelted elie. oe es IT very ditifilly gilped down two, doses of the medicine and a liberal allowance of flaxseed tea for twenty-four hours. When the morning of the second day dawned there was abotit one foot of beautifil light snow, and it was perfectly calm and very cold, an ideal day for a fox run through the heavy growth of pine timber which abounded in our neighborhood. My sporting proclivites rose with the sun—in fact I rather think. they. had old Sol beaten by a few minutes, At any rate, about 8 o'clock A. M. I retired up stairs to bed, as the family: supposed. But sitddetily thete ¢ame to me a long dismal howl from the direction of the diive house, Old Drive- evidently shared my feelings, and gave vent to them in long howls. Old Drive was a spotted foxhound of the ordinary type, somewhat larger than the average and with a head and eyes that would have won many laurels in a bench show of modern times. But in the forest or swamp he had no superior, and the sly old fox that could play funny busi- néss with him was a marvel. He had a lope that was considerible, too fast for comfort for a fox, and his power of endufance was certainly wonderful even for a hound. He was as true a friend as aman ever had; he could not 4 talk, but in the timber his voice was mofe inspiring than LT eee a a brass band is to a small boy. big sit seek I listened to his: howl once more, hesitated and was lost. Carefully and silently I donned.a heavy suit. warm and heavy leather walking boots, and was ready. I quietly lowered the old muzzle loader out of the window, and tote rapidly lowered myself into a four- foot snowdrift in the rear of the house afier balancing myself on the window sill till 1 closed the window. I ianded on all fours. right side up, grabbed my trusty old single barrel, and headed for the barn, I escaped observation and patted old. Drive very affectionately to keep his heavy. bass from arousing the neighbors for a few miles around. We passed out through the barnyard and struck a bee line for the timber a half mile away, which we reached via a neighbor’s, where I got a com- panion and a cur dog. Misery loves company—the other boy had the chicken pox. On reaching the. woodland [ leasened the leash and with a roar of delight old Drive was off. ; ‘The early settlers or Indians perhaps, in clearing the country which runs_.along a large river, cleared the land at the front of the farm near the river, leaving the wood- land at the extreme end of the land, which is the regula- tion length of too acres. Every farm being so cleared leaves a strip of timber for miles at a distance of about one-half mile from the river, and varying in width frum 300 to 400 yards of very heavy pine and oak, thickly grown up with small underbrush—an ideal runway for a fox, The strip of timber connects two marshes of {rem one thousand to fifteen hundred acres each: The iaarshes were also connected by another strip of-woods further back, and by.the frozen river in front, making thiee. ccmplete runways, and it kept a hunter running and guessing y here he would come down. I have watched all day without a shot. and liave seen the old dog make miiny trips between these marshes only to. lose his-game at nightfall when we brought him home if, like the Irish-. man’s flea, we could catch him, ‘ On this particular day, soon after ‘reaching the heavy timber, we s‘arted a cottontail, which. we got on his first> trip around the circle.. This was only a warm up for the- dogs after a few days’ idleness, and made them doubly keen, and away they went. For.halfi am hour all was still; we saw the cur occasionally,- but old Drive kept: working ahead and still nntil he was a-good-hali mile to westward, and in a swamp. of small. size, when:there . was 2 long howl fullowed by several sharter- barks, and: we knew the fur had-started. The fox.had.started’ west- going toward the larger marsh, and.he was losing no time, as it was a:fresh start and a fresh dog. The music becanie fainter and fainter, and finally was lost entirely; ° and we put in the next hal-hour bagging two rabbits. : Then we heard the old boy coming; the fox had doubled + and was coming down the same way he had gone. George aud the cur took the south side and I the north edge of the timber. We had been waiting for about ten minutes, and the dog was close, when I heard the report of a gtin which was an old army musket and was. harm- less except from the rear. George’s cur, whicly was a fine fox dog, for- about ten minutes began to yelp and: head east: Then J knew the game had passed us, 1 _ found George loading his old musket...He had a fine- shot at about thirty yards, but we:-found marks/in ile: snow for 20 feet, except where-the fox had been. There” was not a hair or.a sign. of a shot having struck him. Knowing we had a good hour to wait, we sat on a log amd ate out cold Junch, In about twenty minutes. the cur came back with a sad expression. We soon Jost sound of the dog, as the wind was against us row. Twice ‘time, . came the important fieure of the whole trial. 149 did the fox give us the go-by with a clean pair of heels during the afternoon, but he was getting very tired, and the end came about q o'clock in a very peculiar man- ner. 1 was standing in a clump of hazel bushes beside a log; the dog was close and coming straight for me. 1 leaned back to get a Jook around some bushes, missed my footing and fell over the Jog tn the soft snow. I[ made no noise, and as I got my gun over the log prepar- ing to rise, I saw Reynard coming straight toward me about,one hundred yards off. He was very much worn and was getting careless, I lay in the snow, in fact covered with it, scarcely breathing. Ife came on till when he was about twenty-five yards away. I took care- ful aim and fired. The cur came at the sound of the gun. The.fox was not dead, but he ran about fif:y yards, when he was overtaken and killed by the cur. ‘I: reached home at 5 o'clock, very tired and happy. My mother almost went wild, having missed me at 2 o’clock.. She also missed the gun and dog. She told the good old doctor all about it, and he said, “It's all right; fae if dit, had gone the other way it wuuld have killed tiie Theale: ~., My cold was-all right and T lived to kill many more foxes before old Drive became stiperannuated and I left the farm, TERB, ~The eed Drum Case. From the Kansas City Star, Tirromas T. CritTenpen, former Governor of Missouri, tells a story about a famous lawsuit that grew out of the killing of a foxhound, The case was in Johnson county, Muw,, and its legal title was Charles Burden vs. Leonidas Hornsby, but it was knuwn as the Drum case, because that was the dog's name, . The case breaine known to nearly all the lawyers of the State. Ina reminiscent mood yes,erday, Goy. Crittenden related his recollections of it. “Tt was first commenced before a justice of the peace and was then appealed to the Commun Pleas Court,” said Gov. Crittenden. “On the abolition of that court, it Was passed to the Cirewit Court, and from the Circuit Court it was appealed to the Supreme Court of the State. When residing at Warrensburg, Senator Cockrell and I were law partners. We had a large general practice, covering all classes of cases, from murder to dog cases. Among the cases that filled our court docket was the Drum case. Drum was a noted foxhound, owned by. Charles Burden, living in the western part of Johnson county. “The doy was known far and near in that part of Missouri as one of the fastest, best-nosed, least un- certain, having the most singularly musical and regular bark, and the most fireless foxhound in the pursuit. No hunt of any timportance was had in Johnson, Gass or Henry counties fer that wily animal, in which Drum was not a prominent fixure, He seldum opened on the trail that he did not run down the same and modestly presented ‘the brush’ to his owner, making no difference whe:her it was a gray or red fsx. “The politica! feeling in Johnson county ran quite high at that time, entailing much bitterness between neighbor:and neighbor, the rewnant of the unfortunate war. Burden and Hernsby had been on different stdes of the war and had differed widely on that and every other question. ‘They seemed to be naturally antag- onistic to each other, almost being hatred on both sides at first sight. Hornsby, for some cause useless now to discuss, was charged with having shot and killed Drum. There was mu¢h evidence tending in thut direction. This increased the bitterness, not only between these two men, but also throughout the ne‘gkboarhood, as both had friends, and as men, as well as boys, have fought and died about dogs since the world began. Burden sued Hornsby before George Norman, a justice of the peace, Nov. o, 1869; there being a hung jury; it was tried soon there- after, with a itike hung jury, and it was retried Jan. 1, 1870, atid a verdict was had for $25. The case was then appealed to the Common Pleas Court. a trial had, and a judement was there given fur the defendant. A motion for a new trial was filed May 2, 1870, and for some cause it was granted. and on the 23d day of September. 1470, a trial was had before a jury in the Circuit Court, the Common Pleas Court having been abolished, and a ver- dict was rendered in, behalf of the plaintiff for $50, the, amount asked for in the suit. “The case had been before the people so long it had become celebrated and of intense interest. Crittenden & Cockrell appeared for the defendant when the case first appeared in the Common Pleas Court. Elliott & Blod- gett made their first-anpearance in the case at the same Both firms followed the case to its close, Col, Blodgett was then residing at Warrensburg, and soon after this trial removed to St. Louis, becoming the gen- eral solicitor of the North Missouri Railroad: now. the Wabash. .He was, then one of the ablest of the Missouri bar. and-has since became -one of the most distinguished corporation Jawyers of the United States. nossessine all of the elements of a great lawver and an admirable gen- tleman. . : = “At this stage of the case Philips & West were em- ploved by: the nlaintiff. on Drum's side. Tt may be well to here state that by this time both the plaintiff and the defendant had almost nassed out of sight and Drum be- Dt Philins & Vest. Elliott & Blodgett appeared for the plaintiff on the-jury trial of the case. Sept. 23. 1270, and. Crit-enden & Cockrell for the defendant. As hath sides recognized it as'a famous case, with larve costs pending, Greek be- ing arraved awatnst Greek, they went into the trial well “prenared, with blood in their eves. asktne no favars, granting none. T do not now rementher all the grounds of the defense, the most immnortant one being that even if the defendant did kil the dog, which was not confessed, it hadno market value and no suit should he hased anon it, ‘After the evidence wae fArecsented and the instriic- tions given’ hy the court. Judge Foster P. Wrieht, then presiding, allowed fwo sneeches on a side. covering four honts, -savine: “Y want this doe case to he fully tried and ended: itvhas already exhausted ton much time.’ 1 think Col. Rindeett made the anenine cneech for Drum, I followed next and then Coctrell followed me. Coctrel{ and FE thourht we had the jury on our side. politically and symnathetically, and the verdict was sure to be against Drum. Blotlgett had made a great speech, hr 180 FOREST AND STREAM. [Beb. 23, 008. being always an accomplished trial lawyer, but naturally I thought Cockrell had made a greater one. Half of the jurors were our clients, who had never failed us on pre- vious trials when we had half a chance for a verdict. The court adjourned after Cockrell’s speech, which we then thought was a favorable omen, as he had made such a speech as the jury could retire on, as the more it Was weighed the more strong points there were to be consid- ered by the jurors. “We little thought, then, what was to follow. We little knew where Vest would strike and how he would strike us. Those of us whe Knew Vest well always considered him dangerous in 4 court-house, in any kind of a trial, even when appearing most listless, as behind his smiles, his jokes and apparent indifference there was then a gathering of the lightning, a gathering of the forces, which would when ready strike down and sweep every- thing before it. He was always naturally prepared for any kind of a case, and if there were any case in which he weuld be better prepared than any other, in feeling and passion, it would be a dog case. No lawyer was ever at himself more in a court-house than Vest in any kind of a trial, There never was a crisis in the trial of a case for which he was not prepared;-with the law, with the facts, with coolness and eloquence, turning almost certain de- feat into complete victory. Vest was in a hard contested trial in a court-house, as was Luxemburg, the great French general, on a battlefield, striking with the great- est force just at the right spot, at the right time, when least expected, and when defeat. seemed tmost apparent and victory the least probable. He was a great lawyer in all kinds of cases, winning judges and jurors by his gen- eralship and unsurpassed eloquence. In those days Vest had a deep blue eye that was irresistible, that was win- ning, that was fascinating, and a voice as musical as a chime from cathedral bells and as sweet as distant mur- murs of flowing waters. I have often heard Vest, but never have I heard from his lips, nor from those of any | other man, as graceful, as impetuous and as eloquent a speech as that before the jury on that beautiful September morn, after he had the night in which to digest the facts, to weave his thoughts into the most wonderful bouquets of miisical words, and to recall from history all the in- stances when and where dogs had displayed intelligence and fidelity to man, quoting more lines of history and poetry about them than I had ever supposed had been written, capping the monument he had erected of splen- did words in brilliant sentences as lulling as the hum of bees in apple blossoms. by quotations from the Bible, of degs soothing the sores of Lazarus, from Byron: ‘’Tis sweet to hear the watch dog’s honest bark;’ from Scott: ‘The hound’s deep hate and huntsman ire,’ and from Motley’s graphic description of how the fidelity of a dog had prevented the capture of William of Orange by the Duke of Alva. “Tt was as perfect and grand a piece of oratory as was ever heatd from pulpit or bar. Court, jury, bar and audience were entranced, were lost, were won. I looked at the jury and saw all were in tears, especially W. O,. Ming, the foreman, who wept copiously, as one who had lost his last and best friend. I said to Cockrell we were defeated; Drum had won, though dead, and we had bet- ter get out of the court-house with our client, else all would be hung. The victory was complete on this trial, as we thought, but our client urged an appeal to the Supreme Court, which was taken, and that court said, in the opinion written by Judge Bliss, 5oth Mo., page 228, ‘The case should have stopped there.’ “T presume,’ added Gov. Crittenden, “that distant court must have felt the vibrations of that wonderful speech when being made by one of Missouri’s greatest orators. Drum has been canonized by that speech in that part of Missouri, and when Vest left the court-house even the dogs cf the village seemed to have gathered around him in their love, and followed him as their friend to the hotel. Some of the greatest speeches ever made in Mis- souri haye been made in Warrensburg by Benton, by. Green, by Doniphan, by Brown, by Blair, by Hender- son, by Peyton, by Phillips, but never was a greater one heard by those people than that from Vest on Drum,” Deeds, Not Words. Ovip, N. Y., Feb. 12—Editor Forest and Stream: 1 own a beagle, Jack, black, white and tan, three years old, closely related to King Bannerman on his father’s side, and on his mother’s side fo Dinah, an animal with human eyes. After carefully considering his faults—for he has a few—and eliminating from the judgment as much as possible the affection which a faithful servant is wont to inspire, I hold the opinion that “he is a good dog,” and, what is usually denied in dogs, that he thinks a bit. Don’t we often judge a man’s reasoning ability by what he does when anything occurs to which he is un- accustomed? Why not apply the practice to dogs? This dog is an unusual coward. But he fought, strenu- ously, with another dog simply because this other dog tried to secure praise and petting to which he was not entitled. Here was robbery. It could only be stopped by actions which entailed suffering. He suffered in defense of a principle. Most men won't do it, He usually hunts alone with me. Recently he ran a rabbit in company with two fox hounds. These two dogs soon lost the trail, but Jack followed it, overtook the game, exhausted by running in soft snow, killed it far from my sight and hearing, and then carried it a quarter-mile to the place where he last saw me. Was this done that his master and partner should share the victory to the exclusion of the others, or was it to show what he had done that seemed praiseworthy? Ordinarily his first work when the rabbit is killed is to secure a hot lunch. Did he think? . His regular business, needless to say, is rabbits. When they are scarce we hunt ducks, stalk them along shore, running when they dive to feed, dropping in concealment when they come to the surface, My dog will run when I run, stop with me and come to my place of hiding. Fre- quently I crawl several rods on my stomach. Then he follows stealthily behind, coming to me when I motion toward the ground. When I run'to the shore to shoot, he rushes to the water's edge and barks joyously. No need to repress emotions longer. One January day a year ago times since, once being washed ashofe by 4 tolling wave. This is not regular beagle work, The work instinet will hardly explain these actions, and there has beeti No training. In these three instances this animal Was placed among circtmstances new to him and did what plainly ought to be done. He doesn’t always do it, but neither do men, He thinks a litile sotmenintess IRGE, Gordon Setter Club, THe annual meeting of the Gordon Setter Club. of America will be held. at Madison Square Garden, New York Dog Show, on Feb. 22, 1901, at 8 P. M., for the election of officet's, and such other busitiess As may cortie up. L. A. Van Zanor, See’y. Points and Flushes. Mr. H. H, Hutnewell, Jr.. Secretary of the Aimeftican Fox Terrier Club, has isstied a notice to the club mem- bers as follows: by You are hereby notified that the antiual meeting of the American Fox Terrier Club has been postporied and will be held at the Madison Sqttdre Garden (Westetinitistér ah Club Bench Show), of Wedtiesday, Feb. 20, at 4 o'clock, A tneeting of the Executive Board of the club will be held at the same place and immediately following the meeting of the club. _ The Westminster Kennel Club’s twenty-fifth annual Dog Show -has 2,125 entries, divided among the different breeds as follows: St, Bernards 113, Newfoutidlands 5, Great Danes 88, mastiffs 11, bloodhounds 22, Russian wolf hounds 41, deerhounds 14, greyhounds 29, fox hounds 14, pointers 108, English setters rrr, Itish setters 39, Gordon setters 21, Griffons 4, Irish, water, Clumber and field spaniels 57, cocker spaniels 171, collies 116, old English sheep dogs 7, Dalmatians 4, poodles 37, bull dogs 67, bull terriers 00, Airedale tetriets 29, Boston tefriets 167, French bull dogs 67, Basset hotinds 2, beagles £16, dachshunde 46, fox terriers 148, Irish terriers 78, Scottish terriers 48, Black and Tan terriers 23, Welsh terriers 15, Skye terriers 6, Bedlington terriers 4, Yorkshire and toy terriers 43. pugs 8, Pomerians 41, toy spaniels 79, mis- céllaneous 15; total 2,125. dachting. Pies Notice. All communications intended for Forest amp StTReau stosly always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., an mot to any individual connected with the paper. Our Boston Letter. _ Boston, Feb: 17—Mr. Geo. M. Pynchon, head of the syndicate which was formed to build the Canada cup de- fender, Illinois, last week gave permission to the press to publish the facts concerning his boat. It was not through any fixed principle of secrecy that Mr. Pynchon was desirous of withholding this information until now, for he does not believe in secrecy. It was simply that the Canadian challengers were in process of construction, and he did not want any information given out which would prove injurious to the interests of the Chicago boat. . The fact that Crowninshield was given the order to design this yacht is a further evidence that his designs which haye been sent to the lakes have found favor among the yachtsmen there. It is more than likely that the stic- cess of his 25-footer Flirt in Massachusetts waters last season and the successful trip of his raceabout, Jolly Roger, to the waters of Long Island Sound had much to do with his getting this order. In turning out Illinois he had to figure his racing length under the girth rule and its many handicaps. He studied the rules of measure- ment very carefully before drawing a line, and has ex- pressed the opinion that the rules were very good all around, and were absolutely fair to all. In the new boat he has embodied all the principles which have been found to be of advantage in producing speed in keel boats, but there is nothing radical in any of her dimensions. She has the flat floor, but there is not nearly as much dead rise as in his 90-footer. She has long, but not excessive, overhangs, and will steer with the balance rudder, which has been found to be of such great value in other racers in smaller classes. Her principal dimensions are as follows; Length over all, 45ft. 3in.; length on the waterline, 28ft.; extreme beam, oft. 514in.; draft, 6ft: gin. Her least freeboard is 2ft., and her girth, under the rule, is 18.8ft. Her frames are 14x154in., spaced gin, on centers amidships and roin, at the ends. She will have 6,ooolbs. of lead on her keel, She will have a ‘sail spread of 1,348 sq. ft., four-fifths of which will be in the mainsail, so that she will be practically an enlarged raceabout. She has double planking of mahogany, the inner skin 34in. and the ou'er 5gin. Be- tween the two skins there is a thick coating of white lead, She will be practically flush decked, although there will be two hatches, which will form a kind of covering. One of these is of pine, covered with canvas. and will be used when racing. The other is mahogany and will be used when she is cruising.- Both are fastened to the deck with clamps. The construction of Illinois is now well along at Law- ley’s. She is all planked and her deck is about laid. Last week workmen were busy smoothing up her planking, preparatory to giving her the priming coat. She is a yery slippery looking boat as she lays in the shop, and looks as though it would take a lot of hustling to beat her. Capt. Haff, B. B. Crowninshield and Geo. F. Lawley had rather a disappointing trip to New York last week. They went to City Island, where they hoped to find De- ferider in such condition that it would be practicable to_ fit her owt as a trial horse for the Boston Cup defender. The result of their visit was that there will be no such eee oh at itt Heil he swam out end retrieved 4 duck, and has done so many gptrial herse, for thn yacht was in such peor condition that Mr. Crowninshield said that they would not take her as a gift, and Capt. Haff said that he would not risk towing her around to Boston, as he thought she would sink before she had gone half the distance, Mr. Crownittshield said that het alumititim plating was so corroded that he eoiild british it Away with His Hatid like so nitiéh Wood ashes, aiid het stritiger plates were so bad that the decayed metal could bé {ine ‘ip with the toe of the Boot like edrimoh edtth: Hel iHside Of Het, He said, ote Gould lookt tifotigh Several Holes in her top- sides and sée daylight. Her lower plating appeared all right, as did everything Cotiposed of bronze and steel about her, but whefe alumihum was used the metal had hecoine totten. He figured that it would cost at least $10,000 to put her hull in condition. He said that all she was good for now was to be broken up for junk, Wotlk: off the Bostot, boat shoilld ptdgtess Epil fr8n\ fioW of. THe dstinS for the sterpost arrived at the At- latitié Works Friday. Saturday night it had been fitted to the casting of the bottom of the keel, and several of the holes for the rivets had been bored. The stem casting thas been fitted and almost all of the rivet holes bored. It is expected that by Tuesday the keel will be set up in the shop ftid the detiial work of cotistruetion, started: , _ THe latest pHase 1H the Cup defetifer Busifless his Bes developed by the statement alleged to have been made by Nat Herreshoff that if Billman should rig the Boston boat he would not get the contract to rig the Belmont syndicate defender, now building at Bristol. This is but one of the many little annoying ¢onditions which have coni- fronted the Boston yachtsmen at different times since the yacht was started, To the inajority of New England yachtsrien, stich a proceeding seetis small, to say the ledst. Thosé who Have expressed an opitiion have getierally called it childish: eo, F. Lawley is alleged to have said that if Billmaii did not rig the Boston defender tie wotild Hever fig atiother boat at Lawley’s yard. If this statemietit is trile it has 4 great sighificahce to Mr. Billmah, as it is well ktiownh that Lawley stipplies hiti With Mote figgirig thal Hetreshoff of aiiy othér yacht building concern in this country. Lawley turns out many more boats than Her- reshoff during the winter months, and Billman has al- ways had the preference in rigging the largest of these. It seems really too bad that conservatism should be carried to such an extent that it becomes more properly known by another name. If Herreshoff wishes to main- tain the u most secrecy, the yachtsmen in New England have to objections, but wheti it is stited that a tilan doing a g@etieral rigging business will lose his cotitract on orié boat if he should take a like cotitract on ariother, the spirit of fait play, which is dear to evety Aniericdn sportsmian, steins to be getting peculiarly twisted. The Boston peo- ple are tot desirotis of driving Hetfeshoff out of the Cup defender busitiess, but they do thitik that theit designers and btilders should have represetitatioii. Billman is credited with being one of the best, if not the best, riggers of large racing yachts in this country, and his work is much desired by those connected with the Boston boat. But notwithstanding these facts, if Billman shows a tendency to be browbeaten by Herreshoff, they will find some one else to do the work. There are plenty of riggers around Boston who would be glad of the oppor- tunity of showing what they can do in the line of fitting out a racing 90-footer, So, at the present time, it is up to Billman. From a business point of view, it looks as though he would be better off in sticking to the Boston boat, if it should be a question of losing one contract by taking another. . When the boat was first started Billman was called in by B. B. Crowninshield and asked to take the contract for rigging the boat, which he said he would do. He was also asked to make arrangements to be in her during the races. This he also agreed to. When it was abso- lutely decided to build, the whole contract was given to Geo. F. Lawley, with the condition that Billman was to do the rigging. Mr, Billman was dissatisfied with this arrangement, and frequently complained to Crownin- shield about it. Last Saturday Mr. Billman visited Mr. Crowninshield’s office and said that he had just been called up on the telephone by John B. Herreshoff. He said that Hetreshoff had offered him a good consideration for rigging the Bristol boat, but added the condition that 1f Billman was to serve the Belmont syndicate he could not do work on the Boston boat. Billman wanted to know what the Boston people were going to do about it. Mr. Crownin- shield told him that Geo. F. Lawley had been given orders to pay him liberally for his work at rigging, and it was also desired by the owner and the designer of the Boston boat that he should be on her deck during the races. For this he was also to receive a generous compensation. What Billman will do about the matter has not yet been announced, but it is expected that he will decide within a few days. The Burgess Y. C. at Marblehead is taking active steps to make next season’s racing the most successful in the annals of the club. This club has always been very active in racing matters, and for its size, probably offers more prizes than any other club in Massachusetts Bay. All money that can be possibly spared from the treasury is al- ways used for racing, and if there is any shortage the members go into their pockets to produce the wherewith to give races. The present regatta committee is a very active one, and is doing all that can be done to make the Burgess Y. C. foremost in racing matters, It is intended that a championship prize will be offered for the boat in any class making the best season’s record. This will be either a cup or a cash prize. In the case of the latter, a championship pennant will be given the winner in addition to the money. The individual racing members of the club are working heartily with the regatta committee. It is quite likely that cups will be offered by these men for 16-footers, 21ft. knockabouts, 21ft. race- abouts and Y. R. A. 25-footers and 21-footers. The list of racing dates which has thus iar been made tip by the committee is as follows: May 30, June 15, 17 © and 29; July 4, 6 and 20. Two open races will be held July 29 and 30, which will just precede the Manchester Y. C, series and the Corinthian midsummer series. The last regular race will be held on Labor Day. If a good fleet: pf rageabouts comes to Marblehead to compete: for the cup offered by the Knockabout Association, the Bur- gess Y. C. will offer either a cup of cash prize, or both, for these boats, The Hastert Y. C. has elected the following officers for He Cott, Albert S. Bigelow; Vite-Coiti., Waltet Ab- ott: Rear-Coiii.,. FL. Abies; Seé’y, Geotge Atkinson, hi. : Treas., Patrick T. Jacksoii; eae, Hetiry Taggard; Mehibers of Couheil at Large, G. A. Goddard and F. 8. MeQuesten; Regatta Committee, H. H. Bttck, Henry GWiitd, Isdde R, THonias, Hehry D. Bennett and Odin B. Roberts; Committee off Adttiissiotis, vgtdan Dexter, Theophilus Parsons, Robert Saltonstall, C: S; Rackeiann and Geo. Atkinson, Jr.; House Committee, George Atkin- son, Jr., H. K. White, John A. Jennings, Frank Brewster and F. O. North. W, Starling Burgess, the young designer who is to take is fithet’s place in the yachting world, was recently lirtied ott, dtd has fettioved lls qtiatters to 15 Exchange street, Whete He tas offités With His ticle, Viee-Coim, Walter Burgess. He has dltealy received a niiiliber of orders for boats of various sizes, and bids fair t6 have a very successitl career. His work shows much care and study, and is very clean cut throughout. Smith, of Quincy, has the 26-footer, of Crowninshield q sign, in frame. The Y. R, A, 25-footer, designed by Mil s fot N : D. Turner, is partly planted, - It is said that thefe will Be tWo yoke boats for the 18ft, knockabout class, one of which Will Be désigtied by Starling Burgess. Humphreys and Lauriat are haviiig their knockabout built by Hanley. She will be a center- board and will carry no outside ballast. d It has been rumored about here that Lawley has re- ceived orders to put Jubilee in commission, to be used as a tal Hotse fot the Boston Cup defender. Mr. Crown- itishiéld sivs that Gen. Paitie has said nothing about tt té hitt, and that lie has tiot heard of atiy stich ofder given. It wotild be very iiice to Have the old boat if cotimission, and if she should sail durifig the seds6ri with fle Crowti- itishield 90-footer it Would do fiuch to érli¥et ¥achtiiie ih this section, bit. das a trial Horse it is Hot likely that slie Wotild be of great valiie, While stie is like the Boston boat iii tiiatly fésPe&ts, sh is so radically different on others that any comparison betweeti tlié tWo would be of no great value in determining the relative speed of thie Boston Cup defender as tegards that of the Belmont syndicate boat now building at Bristol. It is with great pleasure that your correspondent can announce that the committee appointed by the South oston Y. C. to consider withdrawing from the Massa- chiisetts Y. R. A: fias; after Holding a joint conference With 2 coinmittée of the Association, voted unanithously to report to their club that it would iiot be advisable ta make such a withdrawal. It is much to the credit of the committee of the South Boston Y. C. that it agreed to hold this conference and not make any rash arbitrary re- ports without having first thoroughly investigated the qiiestion ii hand. Tf niote of the disgruntled clubs were to adopt these methods there Woiild be 4 better under- standing between the clubs and the Associatioi and yacht racing in Massachusetts waters would be benefited. At Lawley’s the 85ft. auxiliary schooner for W. T. Sloane, of the New: York Y. C., is partly in frame. The keel of the 12oit. steel steamer for W. T, Eno has been set up and the 86ft. steamer from Binney’s design, for C. B. Borland, is in frame. The Curtis 35ft. schooner has been finished and hauled out of the shop, and the King 35- footer is all ready for launching, The 25-footer designed by I. D. Lawley for Judge F. C. Lowell has been laid dewn. The 46-footer for Theophilus Parsons and the 25-footer for F. E. Peabody are being planked. The firm has just received an order for an 85ft. steamer from lines by C. H. Crane. She will have a speed of twenty knots. __ The 50ft. steam yacht which was designed by T. S. Poekel, of Lawley’s, for Mr. Gray, to be used in South America, and which was to be shipped from New York early in the month, is back again in the west shop. When she was taken out by Capt. W. F. Kirby it was found that she was very much by the Head, and that the defect could not be remedied without altering the boat. has been cut in two and will be lengthened out amidships and her counter will also be carried out further. It is expected that these changes will make her all right. It may be possible that the boat, when finished, will proceed under her own steam to Dutch Guiana. Another one-design class has been started in Dorchester Bay, the latest by the Savin Hill Y. C. The members of this club are expert small boat sailers, and the new class is to be for sailing tenders, r2ft. over all. They will be roft. on the waterline and will all carry the same amount of sail. Fifteen of these boats have been ordered from a Scituate builder, Crowninshield has an order for a 21ft. launch for W. C. Allison, to be used at Bar Harbor. This launch will probably be used as a tender for Mr. Allison's 32-footer, which has recently been completed at Lawley’s. Howland, of Monument Beach, has cast the keel for the Wightman 18ft. knockabout. The De Ver H. Warner 38-footer has been set up. The same builder has three cat- boats in frame. Joun B. Kinueen. Meemer and Ashumet. MEEMER, the champion of the Massachusetts Y. R. A, '30ft. class last season, is a shoal draft, beamy, centerboard boat designed and built by Hanley in 1898 for her present owner, Com, R. C. Nickerson. Her dimensions are as follows: 44ft. gin. over all,2oft. 1oin. on the waterline. 13ft. 1oin. beam and 2ft. 8in. draft. She carries 1,800 sq. ft. of sail and about 3.000lbs. of ballast. Ashumet was designed and built by Hanley in 1895. She is 45ft, gin. over all, 30ft. on the waterline, r4ft. toin, beam and 3ft. draft. Big Season for Chicago Yacht Club. Curcaco, Il., Feb. 9.—Five boats will contend for the honor of defending the Canada cup against the challenger of the Royal Canadian -Y. C., of Toronto, Ont. The Pynchon syndicate will enter Illinois. There will be a new boat from Milwaukee. not yet named, and another Davis boat, entered by the George Lytton syndicate, Con. Gharles Thorne will offer Brier, altered to ma’n-3t ing She: acs MEEMER. : Desigiied by ©: ©. Hanley for R, C. Nickerson. Photo by Jacksoti, Marblehead. jib rig, and tuned up anew. Messrs. J. Meyer atid Fd- ward Rosing have still another boat, of their owri désign, whieh wall be built by yet another Chicago syndicate; nof' is this the etid of the possible list. It is a toss up as to the honors at this stage, of course. The growth of the Chicago Y. C. is properly within the class described as phenomenal. The club took in 103 members in the month of January of this year. The work on the beautiful new club house is beginning this week and will probably be completed by June. The programme of the regatta committee shows a race for every Saturday of the coming season and a regatta for Fourth of July and Labor Day. The old sailing course arotund the northern cribs has been abartdoned and a riew course laid out to the southward, entirely free of the ordinary routes’ of the commercial craft. There will be plenty of sailing and of @ satisfactory sort.. ae ag! Vencedor, bought by Mr. Fred Price this past week, will be in cortitiission itt Chicago this summer, awd lke- wise Siren and Vatietifa, so that we shall have 2 fine: showing of the 65-footers. This year is the most it portant one in the history of the Chicago Y. C., and it is considered as making the cltth a distinguished suc céss and putting a siamp upon the sport of yachting on the Great Lakes such as it has never yet attained. Kk. HoucH. ASHUMET, + aN Pesigned by C, C, Hanley, Photo by Jackson, Marblehead, peas See Ty Seto Lh 152 7 U A Fast Cruiser. Geo. Lawiey & Sons Corr., of Sou h Boston, have re- cently completed the 32-footer, plans of which appear in this issue. The boat was designed by Mr. B. B. Crownin- shield for Mr. W. ©. Allison, of. Philadelphia. who will use fer at Bar Harbor and vicinity. She is well fitted be- low, and although her accommodations are not large, they are extremely comfortable. The space usually g’ven to a stateroom on boats of this size and type has been utilized by a large dressing room and lavatory; on the port side opposite is a good sized galley. On boats of these d:men- sions the polemast rig is preferable to that of the top- mast tig, as it makes less tophamper and simplifies the gear ‘generally. The Allison boat with her short bow- sprit and boom that does mot project far over the counter wives a compact rig that should be easily handled in all weathers, as it is well inboard. ° She is practically an en- llarged and improved Spalpeen, a very successful 3oft. \waterline cruiser that Mr. Crowninshield turned out last “year. Her dimensions are as follows: | Length— Over Rall Wears 5:5 ee dark eee eee Srit. Oa Ei bys they lay yen sacha eats So. 32it. Overhang— GW 6 hone ete Sen aR eee: ee Sit. 6 in. SECT he... aes Rete ee ees Siete Ar toft. 6 in, Textreme: sais atid subs ae sigdes Co) abel: TS AW ale he oe eae oe oe ne oe ee 1ft. Iixessboard— IBOWwee tee Ne ee eet nas tetera adele See hie ae Sha SDatt tale 7 ee EN has er ta ee 2it. 10%41n. Nikcastayen etree SERA Co Da aro aS 2it. 6 in. OG aay weep ere mave Ty. Trees re oF elie hae 7it, 3 in. IDisplatenients + - eee. en Pee tower 23.030lbs. "Ballast Coutside) 2) ftes seer sates ne tees 8,940lbs. Ratio of baliast to displacement.......... 388 Midship section, area...,......eecese. 00s 22.83 sq. ft. Lateral Plane— Area pitdder Ge aetna ie: sitters 14.8 sq. ft. PXTeA™ tlle sare rem Rove se Se Seine eel eee 114.4 sq. ft. Sail carea— ; IMamsail-y ne 2). 88 ee ee 1,065 sq. it. i Staysail a5 at dee eee ele 208 sq. ft.“ id ole, Wes. fees ae eee Mee Se PON oa 224° Sq: ft, : —_—_— Lotal’ sail-atea Sate ee eee 1,407 sq. ft. _ Mr. Crowninshield is designing a 21ft. launch for Mr, Allison that will probably be used asa tender to the 32- Yacht Club Notes. __ The annual meeting of the Philadelphia Y. C. was held ‘Feb, 6, at the river home of the organization, at Tinicum. ‘The meeting was preceded by the annual dinner. Before the meeting adjourned the following officers were elected: Com., Abraham L. English; Vice-Com., Warren Web- ster; Rear-Com., William H. Bromley; Sec’y, C. Carroll Cook; Fleet Surgeon, W. Joseph Hearn, M. D.; Harbor Master, Charles Warfield; Meas., Philip H. Johnson; Regatta Committee, Capt. John S. Muckle, Robert Clark- son, C. Carroll Cook; Trustees, J. Lewis Good, Robert P. Thompson, Sylvester W. Bookhammer, J. Horace Cook. Three new members were elected—Lewis Burke, Charles Burke and Harry Moseback. During the year 20 new members were taken in. eee The Atlantic City Y. C. at their last meeting elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Com., Louis Kuehnle; Vice-Com., E. D. Ireland; Rear-Com., H. G. Mulock; Fleet Capt., David Barrett; Fleet Engineer, John Manz; Sec’y, E. D. Ireland; Treas., E. A. Parker; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. A. D. Cuskaden; Trustees, John Donnelly, David Holland. Charles S. Lackey, Lewis P. Scott, Charles C. Fortner: Hotise Committee, Charles H. Cramer, Harry J. Mulock, William Muhlrad, Harry Richman, William Mcloughlin; Representative, Clarence M, Busch. The club has adopied a club signal, and the building committee has been instructed to buy the prop- erty of Councilman David R. Barrett, roox16oft., on Gardner's Basin. A large and modern club house will ‘ve built there, and bonds for its payment have been sub- scribed. RRR The anual meeting of the Brooklyn Y. C. was held Feb. 13, at the Clarendon Hotel; Brooklyn. Cornelius ~ Ferguson presided. The following officers were elected: Com., Cornelius Ferguson; Vice-Com., C. H. Hum- phries; Rear-Com., J. E. Haviland; Meas., Robere C. Hopkins; Treas.. Willard Graham; Sec’y, C. H. Parsons. Members of Board of Trustees, Class of 1904, E. H. Avery, H. R. M. Cook, Sidney Grant; Class of 1903. Charles A. Kelley; Class of 1902, Edward Salt. Regatta Committee, P. H. Jeannctt. Chairman; W. A. Sandsbury and R. C. Hopkins. Membership Committee, Nathaniel T. Corey, Chairman; A. S. Rischoffer and Joseph M, Gans. Nominating Committee, E. H. Converse, Chair- man; James Mathias and J, E. Haviland. The annual regatta of the organization will be held in all probability this year on Monday, June 3, in the waters of the upper bay. eR R The election of officers of the Canarsie Y. C. for 1901 was held Feb. 11, at the club house, Sands Point, Car- narsie, L. I. Com. Charles J. Neilson, of the flagship Arrow, was re-elected for the third successive term. The other cfficers chosen were: Vice-Com., Daniel J. Brins- ley, Jr.; Recording Sec’y, John C.. Heinmann; Financial Sec’y, George E. Winters; Treas., J, K. Alexander; Fleet ‘Capt., Frank Mapes; Members Board of Trustees, 1902, -~ —Daniel J. Brinsley, Sr., C. A. Martin, W. Herx; G. S. ’ Calkoff and Thomas W. Manning. BRe ; At the annual meeting of the Atlantic Y. C., held at the Waldorf-Astoria, Feb. 11, the following gfficers were -unanimously elected for the coming year: Com., David . Banks; Vice-Com., Robert P. Doremusy RearsComr., | | | eg] iy ; (] Tf Sais. STREAM, ffs, 29, ron ection at Station + sf ie oe i J, a : 7 Ss AU Ins | aT ene ES i Vie fl PTC, Rees al vi | th ay PLAN FAST CRUISER CONSTRUC TIC FOREST AND STREAM. 188 te —* Aum Te Below yw, few LUNES We 932 DB. Crownsnswecn Desioneny ¢ a cc ry = ¢ = = z es A 2 i) s = . i 3 - & a a i 4 u F fp fs “by Wot bet Sencr 2 DB" —' =VYeaunau a FAST CRUISER—DESIGNED BY B. B. CROWNINSHIELD FOR W. C, ALLISON, Henry J. Robert; Sec’y, Louis F. Jackson; Treas., Charles T. Pierce; Meas., George Hill; Board of Trus- tees, J. Rogers Maxwell, J. Fred, Ackerman, Philip G. Sanford, Harrison B. Moore, Spencer Swain, Edwin B. Havens. The reports of officers and committees showed the club to be in a highly satisfactory condition in every respect. The present membership was reported as 566, a loss of 43 from last year. It was voted to hold the next annual regatta of the club on Saturday, June 15. An amendment uniting the offices of Secretary and Treas- urer was approved, but will have to be favorably acted upon at a second meeting before it can be put in force. For the first time in years, if ever before, the Atlantic Y. C. has selected a Saturday on which to hold its annual regatta. Heretofore the regattas have taken place on the Tuesday in June preceding that of the New York Yacht Club’s, but the change is made with the hope of having a better attendance than has marked the club’s annual races for some seasons. REE The annual meeting of the New York Y. C. was held in the new club house, 37 West Forty-fourth street, on the evening of Feb. 14. The following officers were elected: Com., Lewis Cass Ledyard, schooner Corona; Vice-Com., August Belmont, sloop Mineola, Rear-Com., C. L. F. Robinson, sloop Hester: Sec’y, J. V. S. Oddie: Treas., Tarrant Putnam; Meas., John Hyslop; Fleet Sur- geon, Morris J. Asch, M. D. Regatta Committee—S. Nicholson Kane, Chester Griswold, Newbury D. Lawton. Committee on Admission—Henry C. Ward. James C. Bergen, Frederick Gallatin, James A. Wright, G. F. Dominick. _ House Committee—Harrison B. Moore, Thomas A. Bronson, William H. Osgood. Library Com- mittee—Theodore C. Zerega, Paul Eve Stevenson, Ar- nold Wood. Committee on Club Stations—William H. Thomas, Frederick G. Bourne, F. Augustus Schermer- horn, L. Vaughan Clark, Charles Lane Poor, Frederick P. Sands, Harrison B. Moore, John P. Duncan, Amzi L. Barber, Edward R. Ladew. The fleet of the club now consists of 424 vessels, divided as follows: Schooners, 79; schooners with auxiliary motors, 6; sloops, 116; sloops with auxiliary motors, 6; steamers, 194; naphthas, 4, and launches over 4oft., 19. This is an increase of thirty-six vessels over last year. Several amendments to the racing rules were discussed and a long time was taken up on this question. They were finally adopted, but will have to be passed at another meeting before they become operative. The changes are as follows: Rule I., Section 7, Page 180—After “halyard block,” in line 13, add ‘if in the judgment of the measurer there is any question as to the location of the hounds, the lower point of measurement for the topmast will be the upper Side of the sheave in the upper throat halyard block.’ Page 181—Insert after first paragraph, a new para- graph, to read: “In pole-masted yachts, and those not carrying topmasts, the distance between the underside of the sheave in the throat halyard block, and the under- side of the sheave in the uppermost halyard block or sheave in the mast shall be used for determining the length of the base line, in the same way as in the topmast, when one is carried. Page 181—Strike out last paragraph and substitute “When in any case owing to peculiarity of rig, the sail area of a yacht cannot, in the judgment of the measurer, be fairly measured in the customary way, he may, with the sanction of the Regatta Committee, take stich meas- urements as will enable him to compute the ac.ual area of sail carired, or that may be carried on the spars used.” Rule XVII., Sec. 3, page 193—Alter the present section to read: “Should a yacht, after having been officially. measured, take on board any dead weight as ballas., or make alterations in her sail plan by lengichening any of the dimensions whch have been measured, and start in a race without a remeasurement, or without notifying the Regatta Committee, in writing, that such changes have been made, together with a request for remeasurement, she shall be disqualified.” The following amendment to the constitution regarding life members was passed: Article 8—Life Members—Any member whose name shall have been upon the roll of the club and who shall have paid annual dues for fifteen consecutive years, shall be entitled to become a life member on the payment of $500, which shall be in lieu of any further annual dues. This amendment must be aproved at another meeting to become valid. Numerous gifts of models were accepted with the thanks of the club. Among these were models of the Corsair Il., presented by J. Pierpont Morgan; the Knawha, by J. P. Duncan; the old frigate Sovereign of the Seas, built in 1637, by J. Pierpont Morgan, and the schooner Sachem, by Mrs. William Arnold. A portrait of Mr. George Steers was also presented to the club by his nephew, Mr. Henry Steers. BRR 4 At a meeting of the Harvard Y. C., held Feb. 11, the subject of the proposed intercollegiate race was discussed. and it was voted to instruct the committee, consisting of J. S. Lawrence (1901), W. S. Burgess (1901) amd F. A. Eustis (1901), to take further steps to arrange such a race. The Harvard Y. C. was founded in 1894, and has 46 active and 210 graduaie members, Ree At the annual meeting of the Huguenot Y: C., of New Rochelle, held at the Arena in this city Feb. 16, the officers for the coming year were elected, as follows: Com., William B. Greeley; Vice-Com., George C. Allen; Rear-Com., T. E. Kitching; Sec’y, J. Nelson Gould: Treas., L. C. Ketchum; Trustees (for two years), F. T Pagan and William L. Searles. About sixty members attended the meeting and the dinner which preceded it, and much enthusiasm was manifested., The reports of e officers showed the club to be in a highly satisfactory condition. | Ree The Northport Y. C. held its first annual dinner Feb. 14 at the Manhattan Hotel, New York cliy. There were very pretty menu cards, and the tables were tastefully 1584 SAIL PLAN NS 13282 BB CG Row NIN SH ELD-DESiOK ER TRawine N° 960, 3 RD Der, Our. 2. 1900 Scare 221) LEAD BLOCKS 1s APART [ie Trae meen FOREST =AND «STREAM iN 3 Eva Bans (Lae ne =! [a fA TG | eZ Sg SPimxawenr bar 44° Bate Kiama Bree w ve Daees (Fes. 23, roor, | Agee me As. Ristine 18 Be Vivvan Yeu7M EYL SPLUCES aAnoumD past Px ofan yore decorated. About twenty-two covers were laid. Among those participating were the following: ‘Com. J. B. Mor- rell, J. L. Kerrigan, E. J. Kaltenback, H. C. Brown, N. S: Ackerly, Edward Thompson, John H. Ireland, C. A. Van Iderstien, J. A. Berrian, John W. Arthur, John J. Burton, S. Le Roy Ackerly, James F. Bendernagel, Edward Pid- geon, Chas. Pidgeon, John J. Robinson, W. P. M. Van Iderstien, H. M. Holfree, M.D.; Carl S. Burr, Jr.; Benj. W. Carll, A, H. Ostrom and H. Davis Ackerly. - This club, though of bit two years’ existence, gives promise of: being one of the best conducted on the Sound, there seeming to. be a harmonious spirit among its members which speaks well for its future. YACHTING NEWS NOTES. Mr. Charles G. Davis, who sailed Genesee, the boat that successfully defended the Canada cup last year. has been commissioned by a Chicago syndicate to design a boat for the trial races for the defense of the Canada cup _ this year. Mr. Dayis will turn out a centerboard boat of the Genesee type. In sailing Genesee Mr. Davis found out the boat’s weak points, and these will be corected in his new boat. The Davis boat will be slightly narrower than Genesee, but gets equal stability through heavier displacement by 3in. more draft; she will displace about « thousand pounds more than Genesee. The boat will have a flush deck, and will carry about sixteen hundred square feet of sail. Her hull will be constructed by a Western builder, and the sails and rigging will be fur- nished by Mr. George B. Carpenter. All standing and running rigging will be of steel, and she will be fitted . with hollow spars. The wide experience that Mr. Davis has had in designing and sailing this type of boat will enable him to. produce a formidable competitor. — mee While running into the harbor of Marseilles after a raéé-on Feb. 10, Mr. Edward Hore’s 20-ton cutter Laurea strack.some blocks of stone on the end of the break- All of her crew were saved.. water, and‘is a total loss. Two vyedis ago at Ryde she successfully defended fhe Coupe de ‘France, easily defeating the challenger, Comte ~ Boni Castéllane’s boat Anna, and last year she defeated. the Quarid Mente; at Ramsgate, which was: built espe- cially by Duc Decazes for the purpose of bringing back the cup to France, us RR ®. It i reported that Sit Thomas Lipton has chartered, through his representatiye, Mr. David Barrie, the-eteam aie Bene FAST CRUISER—SAIL PLAN. yacht Golden Rod. She will be used as a transfer boat to ply between the Battery and Sandy Hook, where Erin will lie. Golden Rod is r5rft. over all, 122ft. on the water- line, 22ft. beam and 11ft. draft. RRR Mr. Harry Payne Whitney has chartered the steam yacht Sheelah from her owrier, Mr. W. A. Donaldson, for use during the next three months. Sheelah is a schooner- rigged steel vessel, 194ft. long, 26.6ft. beam and 13.6ft. depth, measuring 630 tons, Thames measurement. She is a single screw vessel, the motive power of which is a triple expansion engine. : RR ER Advices from St. Paul state that Mr. James J. Hill will leave New York shortly for Bermuda, on his yacht Wa- couta, with a party of ten guests. After stopping at Ber- muda the yacht will proceed to Naples, and afterward visit other Mediterranean ports. Wacouta is the new name for the celebrated Eleanor, in which the Slaters, of Connecticut, went around the world. She was afterward chartered for a season by Col. Oliver H. Payne, who went to the North Cape and Baltic in her. be fitted for a five months’ trip. a The Yale-Corinthian Y. C. have voted to order 21 dories of the type known as the Swampscott Club dory. The class of dories selected have the following dimensions: Length over alk 21ft.; length on the waterline, 14ft. Gin.; extreme beam, 5ft. 7in. They will have leg-of-mutton sails. : Ree Mr. Isaac Emerson, N. ¥.. Y. C., who recently pur- chased the steam yacht Marjorie and renamed her the Margaret, has commiSsioned her designers, Messrs. Gard- ner & Cox, to tttrn her into an auxiliary, with a brigan- tine rig. Other alterations and additions will be made, the most important of which is a new after deck house, to be built of teak and finished inside with white mahogany. A refrigerating plant is also being installed, and a search light will be placed on the bridge. The vessel was built in 1899, at Chester, Paz, and is _176ft. overall, 145ft. on the waterline, 21ft. beam and 11ft. draft... Mr. Emerson intends to cross the ocean in her and make an extended cruise in the Mediterranean. eRe ' The steam yacht Surf, owned by Mr. C. K. Billings, N. ¥. Y. C., will go on Downing & Lawrence’s ways, South Brooklyn, this week, Extensive alterations have Wacouta will been _ made on her at the Morse Iron Works, and it is Mr. Billings’ intention to make a southern cruise. eee Mr. Leonard Lewisohn’s twin screw steel steam yacht, now building at the works of the Gas Engine and Power Co. and Chas. Seabury & Co., Morris Heights, will be named Irene. eRe The Duke of Cornwall will be present at the America Cup races, which begin off Sandy Hook on Aug. 20. It was part of his programme to come here from Canada ' on his way from Australia, and it has been officially announced that the Queen’s death will not alter his pre- vious plans. RRR Mr. John H. Hanan, N. Y. Y. C., who recently pur- chased the steam yacht Consuelo abroad and changed her name to ,Hanania, has now abandoned the latter name, and the boat will be known as the Taurus, her original name. ; “RRR The steam yacht Elsa, owned by Mr. Evans R. Dick, N. Y.-Y. C., is at the Morse Iron Works, South Brook- lyn, and will have changes and improvements made below decks. RRR Mr. Frederick G. Bourne, N. Y. Y. C., has ordered that his steam yacht Colonia be fitted out for an ex- tended southern cruise. RRR Mr. Charles F. Coulter, of New York, has purchased the steam yacht Forget-Me-Not from the Butler Brothers. RRR Mr, Prescott Hall Butler, N.: Y. Y. C., has purchased schooner Marguerite. She was owned by the late Suy- dam Palmer. ca i RRR. The Field says that the Dennys have increased the gangs working on the Shamrock II., but it is doubtful if the yacht will be ready to launch as soon as was originally intended. It is hoped that it will be possible to put her into the water by the end of March. eRe The Yachtsman’s Clyde correspondent says “that the report that Mr, James Coates is about to fit out the Valkyrie 111, ig not correct: Tt is open, as i has always Fes. 23, 1901.) FOREST AND STREAM. 158 Artry End Main Catin CABIN FLAW N®* 132 BB CRWNINSHIELD Besianen Get Ss 1990 « Seared” TDRawine K™ 96s JVRB-Dee Fonwann Ena Main Caaip AS TEU Const Plan “Span Por Burwnean 1 Fore Cena trio AFT Sein 4 SHWELYRS ‘ ! ! | Dish Racus fi a =—— SS ——= a 2S pcan) SANS obs res Eajenn 6” SIME BOARD ) 5 a —— —— i) Tse Box 1} aS. Dresssn Bi Locxen Uxnen I oy Stove _ been, for some good sportsman to fit out this interesting vessel, vot Mr. Coates has no intention of so doing.” nn The Clyde correspondent of the Yachting World, Jan. 31, says: “The refitting of Mrs. Goelet’s steam yacht Nahma is now nearly completed, and she is expected to leave here for Japan in the course of a week or two.’ 7 a “The fact that Messrs. Henderson have discontinued building the first-class cutter of Mr. Watson’s design, which was intended either for the King or the German Emperor,” says the Yachtsman, Jan. 31, “is now ex- plained by the knowledge that the late Queen was known to be in failing health for some considerable time. Ob- viously. the matter had no more connection with the Y. R. A. fiasco: than the absurdly suggested visit of the King to New. York.” BAI- Ree Of the Fife designed and built 65-foot rater, the Senta, which Mr. Howard Hinkle, of Cincinnati, purchased some time ago through Messrs. Gardner & Cox, of this city, the Field (Jan. 26) says: “The Senta left Southampton on Jan. 22 for New York. She fitted out at the yard of White Brothers, Itchen Ferry, who have given her weather boards about three feet high, supported by iron stanchions, and running from the stemhead_ to the sternpost, while there is an awning for the skylights, so that these may be kept open even in had weather. The Senta goes out with her racing mast stepped, with a gaff trysail, jib and staysail, and large square sail for running. Her racing sails and gear have been sent by steamer Bermuda, but her spars still remain with White Brothers, the order to ship them hay- ing been countermanded. The crew—eight or nine all -told—-are Dutch and Scandinavian. The skipper, Essen, stated that he intended to go south until he fell in with ‘fine weather, and was confident of making a quick pas- sage. When the Senta left Southampton the weather was fine, and, the wind afterward coming easterly, it was anticipated that she would have a good run down Chan- nel; but in going down the Solent she got aground on Pennington Spit, near Lymington, and had to return to Southampton to be docked for a survey before again porceeding on her journey across the Atlantic. It is rumored that there is something wrong with her rudder.” _ Messrs. Gardner & Cox have been informed that the survey alluded to has been made, and the yacht was found - to be uninjured. eee ~The prospective defender for the Canada cup, now being built by the Milwaukee Construction Co., after designs by N. ‘H. McGregor, will be launched about May 1, and will be known as the Nordberg boat. Her dimen- sions are: Jength over all, 43it.; waterline length, 27it.; beam} oft. 6in.; draft, 6ft. oin. The sail spread will be about T,225{t., of which gsoit. will be in the mainsail and 270 in the jib. The spinaker will contain 540ft., and the balloon jib 475ft. There will be no topsails. The framing will be of white oak and the planking of cedar. She will carry outside ballast in the form of a bulb weighing 5,700 pounds. It is probable that the sails will be made by Carpenter, in Chicago. Of the five yachts now in sight for the trial races, three will be classified. as keel boats and the remaining two as centerboards, The Forest AND STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday, Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the Tatest by Monday and as much earlier as practicable. Sipe Boxnn I || Waren Tanks jf | if H FAST CRUISER—CABIN PLAN, Designs'Recently! Published, in’ Forestand Stream. 25-footer Flirt, Oct. 13-20. 2i-footer Tattoo, Oct. 27. Minnesota, Nov. 17. 1Oft. sailboat, Nov. 24 and Dec. t. Cutter Isolde, Dec. 8. Catboat Lazy Jack, Dec. 15-22. Raceabout Jolly Roger, Dec. 29. Bald Eagle II. and ice boat, Jan. 5 25-footer Brigand, Jan. 12. Canadian ice boat. and 14ft. cutter, Jan. 19, 38it. cruising launch, Jan. 26. a5ft. shoal draft sloop, Feb. 2. Canaving. ————H—_—_ American’ Canoe Association, 1900-1901. Commodore, C. EB. Britton, Gananoque, Can. Cae ey: -Treasurer, Herb Begg, 24 King street, West Toronto, anada Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Thirty-second street anu Avenue A, Bayonne, N. J Division Officers. ATLANTIC DIVISION. Vice-Com., fe HEY M. Dater, Brooklyn; N. Y. Rear- Com,, H Hewitt, Burlington, N. J. Purser, Joseph - "Eastmond, 199 Madison street, Brooklyn, N. Y. CENTRAL DIVISION. P. PEE Buffalo, N. Y. GAR Henr Perry, Be ae . Hubbell, Buffalo; N. EASTERN Sy CASS Vice-Com., Louis A. Hall, Newton, Mass. F Rear-Com., C. M. ‘Lamprey. Lawrence, Mass. ~ Purser, A. E, Kimberly, Lawrence eee Lawrence, Mass. NORTHERN DIVISION. _ WVice-Com., C. Rear- Com., Dr. Purser, Lyman P Station, Ree eu: G. A. Howell, Toronto, Can, ey R. Easton Burns, Kingston, Ontario, Can. Purser, . Norman Brown, Toronto, Can, WESTERN DIVISION. Vice-Com., Wm. C. Jupp, Detroit, Mich. Rear-Com., F. B. Hiuntnstan Milwaukee, Wis. — Purser, Fred T. Barcroft, 408 Ferguson Building, Detroit, Mich. eR Official organ, Forrest AND SPREAM. A. C. A. Amendments. Editor Forest and Stream: Will you kindly publish the following additional signa- tures from the Eastern Division to the petition for amend- ments to sailing rules of the A. C. A., printed in Forest AND STREAM of Feb. g: A. V. Coulson, ex-Com, East- ern Division; Frank A. Smith, P. W. Grout, F. M. Clark, it TAR Scott, Jack Coulson, W. C. Piercé, W. E. BERG Ss EL (Gs Smith, A. A. Pritchard, Dr. C. A: Lakin, ' James Thompson, Howard Frost; A. H. Lange, ‘Stephen Sawyer, H. Y. Simpson, C. E. Jogger, H. H. Ames, L. W. Gates, C. M. Lamprey, Rear-Com., Eastern Division; A. Elliot’ Kimberley, Purser, Eastern Division; F. H. French, ex-Com., Eastern Division; L. D. Sherman, Marcus Butter, H. PB. Poore, F. A. Weiss, Howard .Gray. He-D. MurpHy. NVOnEene Meee Feb. 18. A. C. A. Membership. f THE following names have been porngsed for mem- bership to the Eastern Division of the A. C:-A.: F. F. Dorsey, :Charles E. Prendergast, Maurice P. Ginn,. T. Price Wilson; Geo. Adams Woods, David N. Skillings, i ~ +: — > eed aS ll —— i i A ieehen a | ebesbies FoR Loren bye FOoRECASTLA YEARD ROBES ~Letxan— oh Bifle Range and Gallery. © Fixtures. Feb. 3, 10, 12, 17 and 24——New York.—Prize shoot, West Side Rifle Club range, 523 West Fifty-seventh street. Feb. 22.—Marion Place, Jersey City, N. J.—Hudson Rifle Club’s annual team match; open to all rifle clubs. ; July 14-23—San Francisco, Cal.—National Schuetzenbund —of North America’s annual tournament in Shell Mound Park. Off- hand, 200yds. Aug, 6-7.—Taiftsville, Conn.—South bund’s annual festival and prize shoot. New England Schuetzen- The Sportsmen’s Show. TrEH programme of the revolver and pistol shooting tournament to be held at the Sportsmen’s Show, March 2 to 16-(Sundays ex- cepted), at Madisen Square Garden, given by the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co., is as follows: No. 1—100-Shot Indoor Record Revolver Match. Garces 100 consecutive.shots with any revolver; distance 20yds., standard American target with bullseye (count 8, 9, 10) 2%4in. in diameter. To be shot in series of 5 shots ona target, the 20 targets counted in order to constitute a score. Entrance $5, re-entries permitted. Prizes: 1: The competitor scoring the highest count, if breaking the present 100-shot record of 905 points, will receive a handsome gold medal, suitably inscribed, to be held permanently; or; if preferred, a Colt New Service target revolver, suitably engraved and handsomely mounted. 2. A Colt New Service target revolver, adjustable sights, checked stocks, etc., value $25. In case the record is not broken the medal will not be aw arded, but the re- volver becomes the first prize, and is awarded to the competitor making the highest score. In case of ties, each to -receive the prize above designated. No. 2—Revolver Re-entry and distance as in Match 1 for $1. Strings of 5 shots each; Match.—Conditions: Revolver, target Entrance 35 cents a target, 3 targets the best 5 strings to count... En- tries unlimited; all ties divide. Prizes: First, $40; second, $30; third, $20; fourth, $15; fifth, $10; sixth, $8; seventh, $7; eighth, $6; ninth, $5; tenth, $4; eleventh, $3; twelfth, $2. No. 3—Revolver Pool Shooting.— —Conditions: Any revolver; dis- tance 20yds.; target standard American; entrance 35 cents a target, at which 5 shots may be fired. A 10 counts as a bullseye. Division of money every three days. Pool shooting not allowed when ranges are occupied by championship events. No. 4-Revolver or Pistol Re-entry Match.—Conditions: Any pistol or revolver within the ries; distance 20yds.; Columbia target (reduced); bullseye (count 1, 2, 3) 3in. in diameter; entrance 35 cents a target, at which 5 shots may be fired, three targets for ‘$1; five targets to count as a seore, not necessarily consecutive; re- entries permitted. Prizes: First, Colt New Service target revolver or Colt automatic pistol, handsomely and suitably engraved, value $35; second, Colt New Service target revolver, value $25: third, Colt New Police target revolver, value $15. Indoor championship matches of the United States Reyolv er. As- sociation, under auspices of committee of this organization, : No. 5—Indoor Reyolver Championship, 1901. —Conditions: Any revolver; 50 consecutive shots in series of 5 shots at a. target; distance 20yds., standard American target, with a 2%4in. bullseye; entrance $5. Prizes: First, the championship and a championship cup to be shot for annually and a gold medal for the winner, to be held permanently; second, a silver medal; third, a ‘bronze medal; also bronze medals for fourth and fifth prizes ‘if sufficient entries are received. Time limit one hour. No. 6—Indoor Pistol Championship, 1901. —Conditions: 50 _con- secutive shots with any pistol, in series of 5 shots ata target; dis- tance, 20yds.; standard ‘American target with: 2%4in. bullseye; entrance $5. Prizes; First, the championship and a “championship cup to be shot for annually and a gold medal for the.winner, to be held permanently; second, a silver medal; third, a. bronze medal, Time: limit one hour. The shooting gallery- will be open from 10 =A. M. until 11.P; M, and shooting allowed during that time so far-as practicable. The minimum trigger pull allowed on revolver and aac shall ~be-2%4lbs. Contestants in the tournament will please note that- arms and ammunition they use must be suitable for indoor shooting... To be announced. later: A special series of prizes for: perfect scores; trophy. shooting and other events. Address all~communications to the Forest and Stream Publishing Gampany. _— 4 156 “FOREST AND STREAM. (Fes. 23, row. Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club. San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 3—Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club shoot to-day had a crowded range, despie the rain, which came like April showers in Maine. A. H. Pape got a fine score with rifle, and Young led with pistol, with Barley and Washburn close second and third men. Dorrell did good work at _50yds, with his .22cal, center-fire, and Becker led with revolver. Page is picking up marvelously with the revolver, as is Brannigan. Dr. Twist shot 100 shots with pistol and made a 57 average, which is nearly equal to his shooting of 1900 for ten best scores, Mannel and ine had a 50-shot match with rifles; against C. M. Daiss and G. f Hoff. The former team won the dinner, but the shooting was away off, much of it being ‘experimental. Scores, Columbia target: Rifle, 200yds.: A. H. Pape, 40, 48; G. Mannel, 65, 70, 76, 85, 85, 95; Capt. Kuhnle, 66, 70, 79, 84, 84; W. G, Hoff, 71, 89, 123, 129; Cc. M. Daiss. 91, 92, 84; P. A. Becker (carbine), 96; A. J. Bran- nigan, 82; E. A. Allen, 136, 145; Dr. Twist (Krag), 185. evolver, 50vds.: P. A. Becker, 55, 60, 65, 70; F. W. Page, 63, 75, 75, 79, 83, 99° C, M. Daiss, 64; F, O. Young, 68; QO. Fendner, 68, 78, 77, 88; A J. Brannigan, 68, 90; J. R. Trego, 67, 85, 93. Pistol, b0yds.: ‘F. O. Young, 36, 42, 49; G. M. Barley, 38, 46, 52, 53; F. S. Washburn, 40, 40, 47; Dr. J. F. Twist, 47, 47, 49; Mrs. G. Mannel, 67, 65, 66, 8: Mrs. C. F. Waltham, 64. 72, 91; G. W. Hoadley, 68, 79, 85; O. Fendner, ‘71, 80; W. G. Hoff, 73; G. Mannel, *e9cal. rifle, B0yds.s A. B. Dorrell, 18, 19, 19, 20; Mrs. C. F. Waltham, 37; J. Wall, 41, 67; Mr. Mahoney, 40, 69; N. G. Jewell, 41. Young shot I’eters long rifle cartridges. Pape shot Kings semi- smokeless powder. Mannel won the first piace in the 50-shot match, * F, O. Youne, Kec. Sec’y. On Monday night of last week at Capt. James Conlin’s gallery, 513 Sixth avenue, at a meeting of the Metropolitan Shooting Club, W. C. Southwick was elected President; George Herrman, Vice-President; Capi. James C. Summers, Secretary-Treasurer, and Sergt. W. E. Petty, Captain. These officers form the Executive Committee of the club. A schedule of matches for the members and matches with teams of other clubs was contemplated as soon ae er SEES couid be arranged, Several new members were elected. : Grapshoating. —— Notice. All communications intended for Forest anp Stream should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., not to any individual connected with the paper. Leading dealers in sportsmen’s supplies haye advertised in our columns continuously for a quarter-century. If you want your shoot to be announced here send a notice like the following: Fixtures. Feb. 20.—Carlstadt, N. J.—Match at 25 live birds between J. H. Outwater and Chris Wright, at QUutwater’s Riverside shooting grounds, Rutherford road and Hackensack River Bridge. Sweep- stake shooting. ; Feb. 21-22.—Garden City, L. I—Amateur championship of the Carteret Gun Club. Walter H. Mead, Sec’y.. h Feb. 22.—Harrishburg, I'a.—\Washington s Birthday live bird and target shoot of the Harrisburg Shooting Association. Feb. 22.—Sing Sing, N. ¥.—larget and live bird shoot of the Ossining Gun Club; live bird match at 9 o'clock; live-bird pro- gramme at 10 o’clock. Feb. 22—Albany, N. Y.—Annual midwinter target tournament the Forester Gun Club. Il. Hl. Valentine, Mgr. Feb. 22.—Newark, N. J.—East Side Gun Club’s holiday shoot. Feb. 22.—Freeho!d, NA —All day shoot of the Freehold Gun Club. Feb. 22.—Trenton, . J.—Holiday tournament of the Trenton Shooting Association. Geo N- Thomas, Sec’y. Feb. 22.—Minneapolis, Minn.—At Intercity Shooting Park. H. C. Hirschy live-bird championship trophy challenge shoot. Entries may be made with W. P. Brown, Minneapolis. Feb, 22:—New Haven, Conn.—Washington's Birthday shoot of the New Haven Gun Club. John E. Bassett, Sec’y. ; Feb. 22.—Newark, N. J.—Forester Gun Club’s live-bird and target shoot. d J. Fleming, Sec’y.. ‘ Feb. 22-23.—Colorado Springs, Colo.—Colorado State Fish and Game Protective Association's thirteenth tournament, under the auspices of the Colorado Springs Gun Club, Feb. 22-28.—Altoona, Pa.—Altoona Rod and Gun Club’s target tournament. G. G. Zeth, Sec’y. , ’ Feb.28—West Chester, Pa.—Eighth annual live-bird shoot of the West Chester Gun Club. F. H. Eachus, Sec’y, March 2.—New York.—Two-week Roof Garden tournament of the National Sportsmen’s Association. Capt, J. A. H. Dressel, ec’y. March 19-21.—Asheville, N. €.—The Peters Cartridge Company’s two days’ target tournament. Maj. E. P. McKisseck, Sec’y. John Parker, Mer. f i March 21.—Newell, Ia.—Newell Gun Club's target and live-bird shoot. Henry G, Hall, Sec’y. __ + April 9-12.—Daltimore, Md.—Eighth annual spring tournament of the Baltimore Shooting Association; two days targets, $100 er day added; two days live birds, 3500 guaranteed. H. P. Collins, ec'y. April 12-13—WNewark, N. J.—Forester Gun Club’s tournament. J. J. Fleming, Sec’y. pril i6-18—Leavenworth, Kan.—Annual tournament of the Kansas Sportsmen’s Assuciation. W. H. Koehler, Sec’y. April 18.—Newell, la—Newell Gun Club’s target shoot. G. Hall, aie May 7-10.—Tournament of the New Jersey State Sportsmen’s Association. C. W. Feigenspan, Sec’y. May 7-19 —Lincoln, Neh —Twenty-filth annual tournament of the Nebraska State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Lincoln Gun Club. W D. Bain, Sec'y, i May 14-17.—Allentown, V’a.—State shoot of Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association. C. F. Kamlich, Cor. Sec’y. Elmer E. Shaner, Mer. May 1-3.—Newell, Ta—Newell Gun Club’s annual tournament; targets and live birds. Tlenry G. Hall, Sec’y. May 21-25.—Springfield, Lll—Twenty-seyenth annual tournament and convention of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association. Chas. T. Stickle, Sec’y. th May 22-23—Mechanicsburg, O.—Ninth annual tournament of the Mechanicsburg Gun Club. C. W. Phellis, Sec’y. May 26-30.—Saginaw, Mich.—Tournament of the Michigan Trap- shooters’ League, under the auspices of the East Side Gun Club. John Parker, Mgr. May 30.—Auburn, Me—Annual shoot of the Auburn Gun Club. June 5-7.—Circleville, O.—Under auspices of the Pickaway Rod and Gun Club, annual tournament of the Ohio Trapshooters’ League, G. R. Haswell, See . une 11-12.—St. Marys, W. V2.—Fifth annual tournament of the est Virginia State Sportsmen’s Association, under auspices of West Virginia Gun Club. Mallory Brothers, Mgrs. une 11-13.—Sioux City, la—Seventh annual amateur tournament of the Soo Gun Club. W. F. Duncan, Sec’y. June 17-20.—Warm Springs, Ga.—Suuthern Interstate tournament; two days targets, two days live birds. Chas. L. Davis. June —.—Columbus, Wis.—Tournament -of the Trapshooters’ League of Wisconsin. First week in fang, july 92 Dexter Park, Brooklyn, L. 1.—Annual clambake and handicap merchandise shoot at targets. Eugene Doenick, Sec’y. Newark, N. J.—South Side Gun Club target shoot every Satur- day afternoon. Z r CES 11.—Garfield Gun Club’s live-bird rope ehoote, first and third Saturdays of each month. Grounds. West Monroe street at Fifty-second avenue. Dr, J. W. Meek, Sec’y. CONTESTS AT INTERSTATE PARK, Interstate Park, Queens, L. 1—Two miles beyond Jamaica, on _1. R. BR. Trains direct to grounds. Completely appointed shooting grounds always teady for matches, club shoots or private practice. Café and hotel accommodations, Feb, 26.—Interstate Park.—Challe ape conse for Dewar trophy; Dr. A. A. Webber, holder; W. H. ders, challenger, Henry Feb. 27.—Interstate Park.—Team race, a New York team vs. a - a exeey team, at 1 o’clock. Sweepstake shooting commences at April 1-5.—Interstate Park, Queens, L. [.—The Interstate As- sociation’s minth annual Grand American Handicap Tournament at Live Birds. une —.—Interstate Park tournament of the New York a eaane ( ame 5 onthly contest for the Dewar trophy till June, 1902; handicap; 25 live birds; $5 entrance. First ebiteat took: place June 20, 1900. _Interstate Park, ueene: L, Utrecht Gun Club—Saturdays. INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION CONTESTS. Elmer E. Shaner, Manager. April 1-5.—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I,—The Interstate Asso- ciation’s ninth annual Grand American Handicap tournament at live birds. Edward Banks, Sec’y-Treas., 318 Broadway, New York. April 17-13,— acksonyille, Fla—The Interstate Association's tournament, under the auspices of the Jacksonville Gun Club. B. W.- Sperry, Sec’y, May 8-10.—Memphis, Tenn.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ment, under the auspices of the Memphis Gun Club. June 19-21.—Cleveland, O.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ment under the auspices of the Cleveland Gun Club. July 1-2.—Sherbrooke, P. 44., Can.—The Interstate Association’s tournament under the auspices of the Sherbrooke Gun Club. H. Foss, Sec’y. July 10-11.—Jamestown, N. Y.—The Interstate Association’s tournament, under the auspices of the Jamestown Gun Club. Dr. C. Rawson, Sec’y. July 23-26.—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—The Interstate Asso- ciation’s second Grand American Handica target tournament; 1,000 added money. Edward Banks, Sec’y-Treas., 318 Broadway, New York. ‘ Aug. 7.-9.—Proyidence, R. I.—The Interstate Association’s tour- nament under the auspices of the Providence Gun Club. R. CG ena: ug. 21-22.—Auburn, Me.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- BEDE under the auspices of the Auburn Gun Club. L, A. Barker, ec’y. ‘ teens, L. I.—Forty-third annual tate Association for the Protection I.—Weekly shoot of the New DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. Club secretaries are invited to send thelr scores for publication in these columns, also any news notes they may careto have printed Ties on ali events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported, Mail all sech matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broad- way, New York. The Sun of Feb. 13 published the following: “At a meeting of the executive committee of the Carteret Gun Club, held on Monday night, George S. McAlpin, former amateur champion wing shot, wus called before the committee and received an op- portunity to resign from the organization, with the alternative of being expelled sf he declined. cAlpin promptly handed in his resignation. This action on the part of the club is due to the alleged assault by McAlpin on Capt. Money about six weeks ago in the office of the latter. The matter of the assault will come up in the ev Court on Monday, but in the meantime McAipin is no longer desired as a member of the exclusive Carteret organi- zation, McAlpin until recently was a member of a number of s ne ard other sporting clubs, but is now only a member of the Westminster Kennel Club.” 2 ek : Mr. G. R. Plumer, of Newport, R. I., writes us as follows: “Trapshooting proinises to become very popular in Newport. For some years there has been more or less shooting, but of late quite an interest in the sport has been aroused, and on the evening of Jan, 29 a number of enthusiasts met and organized under the name of the Aquidneck Gun Club, the following officers being elected: President, Geo. R, Plumer; Vice-President, Wm. Dring; Secretary-Treasurer, J. S. Coggeshall, 2d; Executive Committee, Hon. W Clarke, Jr.. Wm. Dring and A. Russell Manchester. The club starts out with twenty-seven members, a club house has been contracted for on the line of the electrics, and it is ex- pected that the grounds will be formally opened early in March. It is expected that the club will figure prominently in trap- shooting in New England.” Mr. Paul North arrived in New York on Wednesday of last week chiefly on business whose purpose was the promotion of the International team trapshooting contest. His trip resulted in a most gratifying success. He returned to Cleveland last Saturday. During a few idle moments on Thursday he was inveigled into a bowling contest by some of the shooters who had a good opinion of themselves as bowlers. Strikes and spares were to him as corn to a turkey gobbler, In a calm yet assured kind of manner he scored 205 in the first game, thereby doing much to prove that the East is really effete. The New York bowlers were in their u, g. f., so there are no excuses to make. Matter concerning the international race will be found in our trap columns. & Mr. Carl Von Lengerke informs us that the programme of the grand all-day shoot of the Freehold, N. J. Gun Club on Feb. 22, has eight evemts, 10,15 and 20 targets, entrance 60 cents, 7h cents and $1. The third is a merchandise event for a Winchester gun, gun case, shell box and fishing rod; entrance 50 cents, privilege of re-entry. The Rose system will govern. Refreshments on grounds. Shoot- ing commences at 9 o'clock. The leaving time of trains is 5 o’clock P. M. The first shoot of the Michigan State Trapshooters’ League will be held under the auspices of the East Side Gun Club, of Saginaw, Mich., on May 28, 29 and 30. Live birds and targets; $300 added; open to all; handicaps on both targets and live birds. John Parker, manager. Address, John Popp, Saginaw, Mich., for further particulars, » At Dupont Park, St.Louis, Messrs. C. Spencer and D. Cabanne shot a race at 25 live birds for the Mermod trophy on Feb. 18. Each stood at 3lyds. The scores were 23 to 22 in favor of Mr. Cabanne. On Feb. 17, for the same trophy, Mr. C. M. Rock being the challenger and contestant, Mr, Cabanne was de- feated by the score of 28 to 20. R The winning of first by Mr. J. D. Keenan at the holiday shoot at Interstate Park on Feb. 12 deserves more than passing praise and notice. The conditions of weather and eompention were most trying, the former being in every way unfavorable, and the latter being of the highest. The particulars are more fully set forth else- where in our trap columns. , The shoots of the New Utrecht Gun Club, under the skillful management of Mr, W. F. Sykes, the club's president, held at Interstate Park on Saturday of each week, are well attended, and are marked by good fellowship and kindly emulation of the con- testants. » : The third contest of the live-bird series of contests between teams of the Baltimore Shooting Association and Keystone Shooting League took place at Holmsburg Junction, Pa., on the grounds of the latter organization, on Thursday of last week. Baltimore won by a score of 322 to 301. Each team had sixteen men, and each man shot at 26 live birds. In the two previous contests each team had scored a win. oH On Feb, 13, at the tournament of the Limited Gun Club, In- dianapolis, Ind., Mr. W. R. Crosby broke 207 out of 210 targets and was high man for the day, his percentage being a trifle better than .985. He ran straight in eight 15-bluerock events. On the second day he seemed to be out of his u. g. f., for he lost 6 out of 210. yet was high at that, though his percentage was only a trifle better than .968. fae The programme of the West Chester Gun Club’s annual Iive- bird shoot at West Chester, Pa., on Feb. 28, announces three Prizes: First, a chance in the Grand American Handicap; second, a Winchester gun; third, 8 pair of hunting shoes. Entrance $1, Miss-and-out, re-entry unlimited. Three-men to win. Shooting pouicnees at 10 o’clock. Birds 15 cents. F. H. Eachus is the etary. ‘ e Tn the Grand Central Handicap at Indianapolis, Ind., on Feb, 15, there were twenty-nine contestants. Of these; Heikes Gilbert, Crosby and Marshall killed 25 straight: In the shoot-off Gilbert won in the 38th round, Crosby and Marshall each losing a bird in that round. The scores are presented in full in_another column. Mr. Henry G. Hall, of Newell, Ia., informs us that the date of the annual tournament of the Newell Gun Club has been changed from May 15 and 17 to May J, 2 and 3, as the former dates con- flicted with those of the Iowa State Association. ® On Feb, 18, in the Tombs Police Court, New York, before Magistrate Hogan, the case against Mr. George S. McAlpin for the assault on Capt. A. W. Money was dismissed, as the matter had been satisfactorily settled out of court. R Mr. Elmer E. Shaner’s address is No. 111 Fourth avenue, Pitts- burg, Pa., instead of 122 Diamond Market, the business at the latter place being sold recently by Mr, Shaner, pere, after being tun by him upward of thirty-one years. R Tn the match between Messrs. Geo. E. Leoble and Chas. Steffens, 50 live birds each, at Dexter Park, Brooklyn, Feb. 15, Mr. Leoble won by a score of 39 to 88. He stood at 28yds., while Steffens stood at 30. : » Mr. T, Haze Keller, son of Mr, T. H, Keller, has made a_grati- fying. success in his capacity as traveling agent for the Peters Cartridge Co. He has displayed an aptitude for the business which forecasts a lasting success. & Mr, C. W. Phellis, secretary, writes us as follows: ‘The Mechanicsburg, U., Gun Club wish to claim May 22 and 23 as dates for their ninth annual tournament.” + oe a x The Forester Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., announces that the programme of its two-day tournament, April 12 and 13, will be ready for distribution on March 10. R® The championship of the Carteret Gun Club, held on Thursday and Friday of this week, promised to be well contested both in respect to the number of entries and the quality of the competition, R Mr. John Wright announces that he will hold a live-bird shoot at Interstate Park, Queens, on March 13 BERNARD WATERS. Trap at Dupont Park, Sr. Loutrs, Mo., Feb, 10.—The fourth shoot here to-day for the Dupont Park medal brought out the large entry of Pavey en- thusiasts, and the result was another victory for Fred Fink, who won the medal at the last shoot, two weeks ago. The weather was bright and crisp—ideal for the sport—but the birds were largely mixed with poor ones, and the consequence was a large number of straight scores. ,On the shoot-off Fink killed 1? more straight. The full scores were: Dr Gaines, 31 Heiligenstein, 30...212*222222— 9 Spencer, 31,. Prendergast, 31.....2222*2 )220— 7 . .2111112122—10 «222122222210 Waiker, 28.- -2211122111—10 Dr Bond, 28. *)*1211010— 6 Fresch, 28...-.. 2*112112v1— 8 Eyuieg 0c b pees gcoe 020*02U112— 5 Barkets 2laseents ons 2202000222— 6 INaSOnyetcus eee ame 22012112*2— 8 Fink, 28..........-.2222212122—10 Bowman, 28.....+.0 2022222222— 9 Jonab, 28....-...- . -.1112271110— 9 (Oyewch PEAR ARHARGsE 201011U102— 6 Clay, 28............ 2222122212—10 Campbell, 28........2222222122—10 Krueger, 30......... 211212*212— 9 Williams, 28...... ..0111211121— 9 Dodge, 28.......... 1222121021— 9 Collins, 30.......-.. 2202222210— $8 Roggerman, 29.....1222122102— 9 H Meyer, 27.....-.:. 212121101— &§ Dr Smith, 31....... 2122222222—10 Brandes, 28....... ,.12/100200i— 5 ~“Schwarz, 28......... 1222112222—10 W Meyer, 28....... 1101010202— 6 Kenyon, 28.......... 2221221221—10 Kroell, 28,.,,.0.+- 1221*2012iI— 8 Nold, 29.....ss0.0+- 222229929910 C F Cummings, 28.0121111212— 9 Dr Cummings, 28..2122102211— 9 Reichert, 29..,.....--1222212201— 9 Johnson, 28......... 2112222222—10 Rock, SOEs 21i*112211—. 9 Scott, 28......... » --1222112220— 9 At 2:30 Chris Heiligenstein, the flying Dutchman from Free- berg, Ill,, took a turn at bis invincible highness, Mr Champion Cabanne, but it was of no avail. MHeiligenstein shot brilliantly at times, making many fine kills, while at other times his work grew - unsteady, and he ended with the rather poor score of 19. And Cabanne—well, he just kept on killing them, and while he had the best of the draw, it wasn’t luck but his good shooting that won him the race. The birds were selected, and strictly first- class. Cabanne was at 3lyds., Heiligenstein 30. The scores: | Heiligenstein, 30......-.-0+eseeee eee cers « -2202221020221242%21 "1122219 Cabanne, 31..........-- eaiete seve yavey es eLl*1122021122220122112222— 22 St, Louis, Mo., Feb. 13.—Charley Spencer to-day made his third attempt to get possession of the Mermod trophy, this time chal- lenging Dute Cabanne. But there seems to be a hoodoo for Charley attached to this trophy, for he lost again foeay after making a strong race for it. The birds were exceptionaily fast, and were aided by a good wind. This was the mist interesting race for the St. Louis championship that has yet been shot. Both men stood at lyds. The scores were: Gere melee ps dursaeksertes Peas eat ae 22*1211222022292291202922—92 Cabanne Math etteldt ktauee ee toaa mi ohiane 1220212*21121212122221222—23, Chas. M. Rock, of O’Fallon, Ill, immediately challenged Cabanne, and the race was shot at Dupont Park Feb. 17 at 10:30 o'clock. The birds were not an ordinary lot in this race, with now and then a screamer. Cabanne did not shoot up to his usual form, while Rock’s work was clean and steady throughout. They both slot from the 3lyds. mark. The scores were: Capantiel ay ve. pee we cere rseeee eects ees os Q121212121 221*20*27202122—20) Roclod asasenee sean sate ia rata tas Sewiaase eee ee ee 1211112101 2119221413 21212—23, Following this was a 7-bird sweep, $8 entrance, scores resulting as follows: Gaines ... eaeeelI12201—7) ~Mason ......0000000-00-1112212-7 lam BRASS kee -1110211—f + Wilkinson ...... Barker .....-- 22111227 Scudder ........ Karserstt: sees eas. oes 1222112—7 Bond ...... Gampbell) -)2-40%552 22121227 Cabanne ............ Woilianis: ~ pe. es... cast 0222200—4 Spencer «...ccccroee : JERS ee Peay menbooue WU2TI—G Rock .i.cc ccs esseenee ».1111130—6 In the afternoon of Feb, 7 J, M. Selzer and John Cabanne'in- dulged in a little 25-bird race for price of birds, and tied on ‘22. Owing to the lateness of the hour they decided to call it a draw and fight it out some other time. The scores: t Selzer .+.-.0: Piatt oot Mule ait - -42221111201120122012211119—22 PApAnIC MN eee Ere eee ate sea aasat ana nan e esLoe*ZO22202222202*22221 12-22 Ten birds, practice: ; Graig, Spo ncraceenses 2222711110— 9 Page ..........-.-.-2111200101+ 7 Johnson .......-22: 2229922220— 9 Barker ...++s0s0«+s.0212112222— 9 The Forest AND STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday. Correspondence intended for publication should reach us a4 the latest by Monday and as much earlier as practicable “- Morrison. ..... 412212122299999 15 Brown Fes, 23, 1o0r.] WESTERN TRAPS. Intercity Shoot. Feb. 9—The last live-bird shoots of the Tntercity Gun Club, of Minneapolis, have beer successful. (in Feb. 2 there was a strong wind, which made the birds Dyer Hirschy won with 15 straight- Three new men came out, of whom McNamee promises to be a whirlwind. His second barrel is a corker. , ‘On Feb, 3 Parker handed too warm a game to the boys on the high gun basis. The day was finished at targets, at which Hirschy took most of the coin, Garden City, of Chicago. Garden City Gun Club, of Chicago, is holding its regular shoot this afternoon at Watson’s. The club divides $5 between those winning the handicap medal. The best straight score carries the high average medal. This will be the first shoot for the Great Northern silver loying cup, at 25 birds, with extra handicap birds to shoot at. The birds in regular elub event will be scored _on the cup event. ~ J. L. Van Uxem, 101 Randolph street, has presented us with a chamois skin shooting shirt, which will go to second high man during the year, with bandicap. Birds 15 cents in club eyent; optional sweep with and without handicap, 72: = 4 fer: lnerc' y Race Postponed, Garden City Gun Club, Mr. H. Levi, secretary, has just received nctice from the National Gun Club, Milwaukee, that the race be- tween that club and some of Garden City Club men will be post- oned indefinitely, on account of the serious illness of Col. F. C. rand, a member of that club, and owner of the park where they shoot, Chicago Notes. Eureka Gen Club, of Lyons, holds an all day live-bird and target shoot to-morrow on its grounds in Lyons: suburb. ' The Universal Gun Club hoids a live-bird and target shoot to- “morrow at Archer avenue and Forty-sixth street. A little race between M. Greener and H. Smith at Watson’s ground this week resulted with Greener 42, Smith 41. E. Hover. Hartrorp BuiLpine, Chicago, Ill, Minneapolis Shooters. On the 11th of this month weather conditions were not very good for live b’'rds at the Intercity Park, for bivds were strong and so was the wind. Morrison seems to be handling his new gun in good. shape, and made top score at live birds and targets. Scores: Live birds: NIGrrISOnpeatate Ghee = ers ietis batch eres oy vee = 2229.29922999092992011*222— 23: KeiiDses essa ace esate = <= «+ -2022202021212002211222112— 20! UL Lctri Ss Chg ee state eeelomeistertinteeiavinns sete awarcraat ¢ 10012211*11221212*2021112—20) IN Relea ses pad dade So pocopart Eee Pere 222002222*22222w Brown ..... Dee EE CRB PE Et et Tuste taser cnrcee 220222222222222w Targets: _ DOT ISOTmec ceeactee cai gresteteelaiila este tes iai= -« oes2100911191911171111111011 — 24 Wein SO ts es ceieete cin eres tre fe afer ke 1911101011111011011111111—21. Geli Ap oeecer sera rathetehe Bim Aer L ER. 1110111110001111101110111—19) BEG WDE a atiet arenes = BT Ao co ie tesa trc: 4190101109111911014111111—23: Ma Gakina tGitrige statics sect pe Siscen eben biter: 9000011100511111000131111—14 On Lincoln’s Birthday a fair number faced the traps. There was: a large number that had hard luck stories to tell. This was par~ ticularly true in the eases of Mark, Kribbs and Brown. Mark drew mostly hard ones, as did Kribbs, and Brown had the misfortune: to have 3 good kills fall owt of bounds. This was particularly true: of his ninth bird, which was killed, but struck the walk and. bounded out. Morrison is back on his old-time mettle, and turned! 4 neat trick for the crowd. Im the target races Mark made some of the regular shooters look tired. There was a bright sun on the snow, and the light was bad for all kinds of shooting. Scores: 21*2211*222*0w Hirschy’ .......2-2°222227222*:213 Barker ... .212110211112222 14. French .......222"22222222222 14 Capt ..-..- .. -11211112112121215 Mark ~.....---- #11022217222222 12 Spratly ...-...- 2222222222w Kribbs ...----220*021101*2222-19 King ..-...-++- 11111000w moneys, 5, 3, 2, The above race was af 15. birds, $2 entrance, three mo retired to catch Rose systent. Capt. shot for birds only. Spratly a train: + 40101101111001111111111110 18 IVGCGTAW se rec cee suine piss serie viele nnmnagabes ore Brown .«... : PO ace! 0414111111111110001111011—20 . 1919119110111911111110111—23 TERPS CH 3p pe ete aie aie cseteseres cay toni aim shale opeeeee : 4911901111911 24 Morrison ys<--+-0.1- ENON Te, sHuEN geet ee Fifteen targets: Morrisen . ee 11 POT1IIT110N9—12 BRrown ....--.- 041111111113111—14 Hirschy ...... 41411111111101—15 Spratly ..-.--.. 001000111011011— §& Wignes Se asnand 111111111011111—14 Fifteen targets: Morrison .. = -111119101111110—13 Hirschy ...--. 110111111111110—13 i vyeeee ee eed11111111111101_14 Brown ........ 171111101311110—13, Spratly ...+.. -110011011111011—11 W. P. Brown has challenged L. E. Parker, of Minneapolis, for the Hirschy live-bird trophy, the race to take place on the grounds of the Intercity Park, Minneapolis, on Friday, Feb. 22, at 10 A. M. Dr. Birt. Garfield Gun Club. Chicago, Feb. 16—The appended scores were made on our grounds to-day on the occasion of the tenth trophy shoot of the season. Dr. Meek, from the 3lyd. rnark, carried off the honors of the day, being the only one to go Straight in the main event. The day was cloudy, and while not very cold was very chilling owing to the great amount of moisture in the air. The birds were an unusually fast lot, largely outgoing screamers. Attendance was smalJl, owing to the deep snow and our grounds being located out on the prairie, necessitating con- siderable deep wading to reach it: Tenth trophy event: E Eaton, 28. YY So 190018112— 8 Dorman, 28........- 1111222011— 9 Barnard, 30,.......- 22210202*— 6 Delano, 27........-. 02*2210111— 7 Hicks, 31........-.- 0111111210 8 MeDonald, 28...;...1022122112— 9 Dr Mathews, 29....1111112241— 9 Dr Meek, 31......- 1111111211—10 War Hate, 28 ee viv air ose 12211*2011— 8 Dr Shaw, 31......-. 1100211220— 7 - Keck, 28...-,.5 .. -.000*20110I— 4 T W Eaton, 3)..... 122112220)— § Rae eee No. 3. IE Eaton, 28...1..s00e:eeeeereeeees 1*27 201-2 ...... Banana: ae Sis OL el ge abl es 112111—6 201202—4 Ticks, S1.....2-eeereeeee Se Sb 110011—4 111#21—5 210*11—4 Mr Mathews, 29..----.-+- bese peaaas 1li—6 11l1lI-6 ~~... fi Wr Huff, 28....ceceeee renee AAA! 0210*1—3 hackers 11*211—5 Keck, 28esg 0 IITIIIINID TID oumo=2 08062@a Delano, 27..----++ IRR ati ents: 2299996 = 111121—f McDonald, 28......--+. mace pene ony. 211122—6 122211—6 Dr Meek, 31.......-.-2+eese25> hanes 221111—6 ere Sonia Hhtantes lee ckiccmtt sae ees, ee AZ 121010—4 Jones, 80....-...eseeeeeeee te so Se etc 212111—6 Dr. J. W. MEEK, Sec’y. Trap at Watson’s Park. Feb, 12.—Match, 50 birds per man: Burnside Crossing, Il., ’ _ -2222022222111010120122222—21 pty ae a 2221001 201201201220222221—19 40 R TF \Willis..c..,...--sscenses- vy ce» 1 201202222000222221121220—19 Saat pnga01229202210201-18 ; ci be eye see . «+, -22202012002012 — Pate ae yaa 4111112222222100001022110—19—37 F R Willis..... An enc intarint ore , --2220211020222222002222222—20 0102201 202101102220210022—16—36 Reb, 16.—Fifteen-bird sweep, $5 entrance, two moneys: Lene “sone , . -220121211022122—13- Sawyer .+---++ 001121020100102— 8 Hunter -...-.4. $2111911122121—14 Robinson .-., .100221220010102— 9 Comley .....-..022°0122 2 Wii—12 “Mather ...----211011100222102—11 Nusley -.-.- . 202222220200 w Practice: USt cccdeseesesyyeee-11201102200 Stephens De Mise tteeelleleeot thd Willard ..cesceryee ee + -LI122222 Sherlewe nus fs taule sete been Miller ... ,ee-- 12101710 Bowles ...-.-+++++s--11121 Antoine .. ~»- 22+. 100100 Chicago Gun Club, Burnside Crossing, Ill,, Feb. _16.—At the club shoot of the Chicago Gun Club, at Watson’s Park to-day, the following scores were made: , FOREST AND STREAM: — : —<——— ws ee = Ta © eWallatd, Stooh-vrrct yc -.2eue tethers: bbs oe DDDVBIDINIDIFIO=—15 «=O AME... cecessecey 2 8B 6 OF B ve ve we ee 1 41 Antoine, TITS aA She RSL Pybekaemtnese 112111210212111-14 G Hughes .......... pe S716, BN ice totes we 70 39 TINT ee ea ae ean ora saghacans -. 2 .012922202111111-13 9G W Lembeck......5. 1 ae os 456 6'8..4.., 50 29 Bowles, 28... 0cccccseesss ei tdddatecet- Cre sci: 011**122201210*— 9 J. Dodds ......,.sc000 oe yin OP tbe ts | Soide tec 40 18 ae meting TC ranean Perc ont) AOS EppOHHE Te RTE E- Hansman,.,....++. SiGe A Gr memes ty fe oe 70 40 i GATSOM, Lo ena w neers ee beta anne mene ees e ee saccades PAE —13 A. A. Scupvertine, Ass’t Sec’y. I CIURERE ae PME Me ren PANE cong ny zit see 01112102111129112 ie P la a es ree BGtanedaeeteers coe mee take eets Adz velne Sree alMer, Gl..see-ee CBG saee Sys Cece asasstes paper eesees WwW 4 ‘ , z WE MLGEFON MESA uate eee essen eenen dees sake oo1o10121102221—10 Richmond Pigeon Club. *Stephens, J1....-.--csesereeeeeneessnreseaterseneeee 2221*12—14 ICHMOND, Va., Feb, 13.—At the sécond monthly shoot of the *Rice, B8..caecp rece cnnwencstceswereeesnascrees cess 1202111*1201201-21 Richmond Pigeon. Club, to-day, fourteen Sacre had courage Rust, Q8icsccsseceerpecccsccsevesmsastaeaceracseease 100121122010212—11 enough to face the traps at Broad Street Ball Park to take part. *Not members, The wind was blowing a gale, and when the pigeons were released Six-bird sweep, $4 entrance, three tnoneys: from the traps they did not stay long enough to become ac- DS Rikehis awh detent ee 9°9911I—6 Carson ...-;; iver ars 4112004 duveinted with the surroundings. : Comyn nen sue (Penne Q1112—6 Stephens -..:...,.000--- 111222—6 Mr. Tignor did not shoot in his usual form. He is considered Gheckiaae secs esa eegage Q00110—3 Rust seccecseencecerenees o1110—4 the best ome-barrel shot in the State, but yesterday he seemed Maleriace cer yee eer f Q1222—5 SAWVET ....ceeeeeeeeeeee 0112204 to_be a little off, shooting at times very slowly. Willard .......-- Parse. Q21911—-F Robinson .....5..2.++++s 210221—5 Messrs. Stearns and Hammond wewe able to catch the birds Musleys thi semseen eee 201221 Morton‘ gisseesseeserserer 1112216 quickly, and many of their kills were loudly app auded. diy a OR A 1012013 The birds were handled and trapped for Mr. L. C. Lynham, and RAVELRIGG, were a picked lot, intended for the match between Messrs. F. IN NEW JERSEY. Trenton Shouting Association. . Trenton, N. J.—With the wind trying to blow the hair off one’s head, and the thermometer at zero, the February badge shoot was anything but a comfortable function. In the first place none but an ‘“‘hostenostious’’ dead game sport would take chances in facing the traps in such weather, and the little band of ‘heroes that fought out the programme are worthy the sublime respect of their fellow members. They will be known in the future as the “Never-Fail Brigade.”’ : In the badge contest Mickel and Thomas were the only two that qualified for the gold medal, and the-Professor also made the best individual score for the day, 1J.out of 15. Some’of the visitor’s work was fair in spots, but the scores of all were away below the average. In the merchandise event the bovs tried a trifle harder, and the scores were slightly improved. Taylor and Mickel had an ex- citing finish for the sleeye buttons, Mickel emerging from the fray the winner by 1 target. Mickel also made the best general average for the day, If the weather proves good, the indications are that Washington's Birthday shoot will be a hummer. The programine provided con- tains some novel features that will prove of interest even as an experiment, Events: Rm ee De Oe es Geeht roreng Targets 10 10 tu 10 15 15 10 10 10 ARHOMASS Ge teen stb acer eb Renee bp e py ap fe te Gbobk ie Briss fo WhO ere. tt tetas tae be saa ere ye RGA Ge i IED ai WEG cele eee es ieee bik eee chet cen Ree, pe Se som 10 1! Ses sfayrbalepel oeeeeneerr step iacad ty? tee yt! (ie RSA es as Te GLE B eee erence ethic ioe & 4 5 «bet 9 10 8 7 tank “Qhropp..i.-.:223s laeesaee tr, Said Lame le ie Jee eyes) Aap aennatce. 5 abequnwnet mo ee i 2 wey See Ah yo Ge Maddock e]iter.. » )-)-.0-)oe aon wee Zeta) 2a sc reeelee 5 L2fe)3)) Sesh ck ee ase Sods ee et Pie ln es ARTAGID Ryne Dog Ss Sa a arg ts. on ey tb wee EE oye Ties) cured) MeN eee 2cbb sob ebod bee Soe Oe Ge Sp Jieveles Gite mpegs eee cree ine maar yu PR Byes oa athe, INT SERYL SOSH SA OE Coton oe poe aoe Oe iede es SoD es Events 1, 2, 3, and 4 were optional sweeps. badge shoots, first 15 targets to qualify for place; 10 or better shoots for the go'd and less than that number shooting for the silver badge. Events 8 and 9 were shoot-off of ties. Forester Gun Club. Newark, N. J., Feb. 12.—Great interest and hard work is being manifested by the committee for the’ Forester Gun Club’s second annual two-day tournament, which will be held on April 12 and 13, at targets. This club has just begun to be popu.ar, as the club’s motto is ‘Give every one a good time for as little money as possible.” All we kindiy ask is that every_shooter will help to make this one of the most successful shoots the’ Forester Gun Club has ever held. The club was organized in 1882, and at present is in good financial standing. Last year the club came near dis- banding, owing to one of its ofhcers trying his ideas to the detri- ment of the club, but the members at its annual meeting put an end to him by appointing a more noted trap man in his place. Committee: J. J. Fleming, L. Simnock and H. E. Winans. The programmes will he ready by about March 10. H, Winans will be kindly mentioned for his good management of cur club and making so many good friends. The club shoot of to-day resulted in the following scores: Handicap, 50yds. boundary, two moneys: Ferguson, 28......-- 2111111122—10 D Fleming, 27...,.. 0111111022 8 Weller, 26........--- 02u2212211— 8 Aff, 28.............. U101122211— 8 Beattys i2liiaies +e 0211221011— 8 Winans, 28.......... 1210012102— 7 Ripley, 26.,.....--+- 1112221*01— 8 Event No. 2, 5 birds, one money: Ferguson, 28......+0-++5- 11222—5 Backus, 28.....--...-.-... 22102—4 Beatty, 27...++.--++e-2-2- DVIVi==b ALE 28s. sec ss eee es hea +4 »-20022—3 Country Club of Lakewood. Lakewood, N. J., Feb. 12.—Visitors from the Carteret and New Utrecht gun clubs were present at the shoot of the Country Club to-day, one of whom was Col. T. Martin, of Bluffton, S. C. There was an exceedingly high wind, and the birds were an extra goad lot. A 15-bird handicap with $5 entrance fee was the first event, money being divided for first and second guns. Miss-and-outs completed the programme, The scores in the handicap follow: CGE. USER aS CURR A Sone bettas dite pret rraee sas ores 222221222322220—14 TRS TRA otapin is, Cf pacha aaah OS Pe aae ene Aee 121101112011212—_13 Rant Money, 30... 212222202110111—13 ES Remsen, SOs jcneas sais > 222222 W E Feigenspan, 30............. ee IWevellsswormGh Pfc Ses b83 Sue 6s Soe ee SESS S 8 Deda kaetoubtite Pair ec edaon an deoe Dene e seen aaa 222021127120 —9 Teyapagn aac ise yaa oda tdadedee eee aEe 011220111110 — 9 dp la! isteiltero le, PE S158 Seca AS Seae Sans sre ross 012222221200 — 9 GEOr REM ee eye eee on ees lho sgl srala(s\aisinicinlsiclileisem Ships. Lhe ae 12 2 bdo a ee : 4245515333523 95165194 WR LOGARLTRAZAR LA LLAS™ WA Hammond, Wracsccererd ~L ZAC LIL zZV0422e242e2 2202-17 $14215543854845255825 KRRRAAATARAATAAATSNIAN H Green, 29..,.++- secseeseeel@ LEUVUVULILAZZZLL120020-13 888438541842241114451 LRTSAARRAR LAAT LR GACT B Green, 28.crecrecereteceneeee ZL *ULG UT ZI1221 2020 1 0-14 B84118484815152511244 ETRAASTANAPZA LET A LAAR™ C Farley, 30.-,-..----+- seeee VZZ22222222422222201 20-10 Feb. 17—The first Engtish sparrow shoot ever pulled off in the Old Dominion was held last Saturday ut the Broad Street Baseballi Park under the auspices of the Richmond Pigeon Club, About 400 sparrows were turnished and trapped by Mr. W. C. Lynham before am andiemce numbering fully 300, among whom were nearly all the trapshaoters of Richmcnd. The Sport commenced at 1:30 P. M. with Franklin Stearns first at the traps in a 20-sparrow match with J. W. Harison, and from then until dark it was “bot times in the old town’ for both sparrows and pigeons, of which latter about 170 were trapped, after the sparrows. were exhausted. The boys were “tickled to death’’ over the new sport, and if satis- factory methods of catching and keeping the little pests can: be per- fected sparrow shooting has come to Richmond to stay. The next shoot at the little darters will be held at the ball park on March 2, and the boys would be giad to have visiting shooters join them in exterminating the little devils. Following are the- scores at both sparrows and pigeons: Event No. 1, 20 Englig& sparrows, 2lyds. rise: Harrison ...--- de REE eine Oo SSSSOSE SCG a 5 10222010122122010120—14! HEAT TVS Me ee ea eo oles wip xtc nl of afel sn ear afeiat peo) a) «aps 11111102021112111122—48: Event No. 2, 10 sparrows: Hammond .,..-..-» 2222220210 — 8 Stearns ........,:. 2202222222 — 9 Event No. 3, 10 sporrows: Wea seed sstssreisiets 2110012111— 8 Blair ....... Coasceas 2110120011— 7° Sfearnse ecsesancs=—* 2222222022— 9 Wood ...s.ci4 a eeee+0101201110— 6: Hammond ........:. 1211010121— 8 Vaughan ........... 0010022220— 5) Ibetericton 4 ymeenc ns 0111122100— 7 Dickerson ,......... 0100000U01— 22 yn Geiienor cs. 1102202020— 6 Young .........000+ 11211121118 Buckner So; -e-- -- 2200212202— 7 Event No. 4, 10 sparrows: Mammond ......-.. 1111111001— 8 J C Tignor......... 0111011011-— TF Stearns .... ...2121211101— 9 Blair .......... .. 0220110011 & Buckner .. 22:22... 1122011101I—. 8 Wood ..,........-5- 0000v10001— 2 Waughan ....--...-. 1111u0i010— 6 Johnson ........... 2012010011— 6 easnison ea-eepr ens 1201111011— 8 Colquitt ........... 1102021102— 7 Wists isasseececcsed 1001111100— 6 Boyd .............. 1012010011— & vent No. 5, 5 sparrows: : Jackson esrevederrrice te Q021I—3. Vaughan ..............s:- 012°2— ICKErSOM sscessepey sane 20000—1 Buckner .........:5.25. -2L010—3- ELSrriSOM) cessor see wees 12011—4 CVG aaeeen nace hehnte eee 21132—5 MEALS | aranucmenpisiseses as HAVO—3- -Catqmte itt ee W2ts—5. NEOVTES HEBEL EMGd sou 12001I—8 Parrish <......0:0.estieee 10002—2 Event No. 6, 5 sparrows: TOOT BEARS Ann ABes PA — Fe MOUNS. oop 5c esse asnsee 21100—3- Steagns.s -tevee eee cs ast s W221—be VEarrisonw lite. da prasmane es 210w Event No. 1, 10 pigeons, handicap: Stearns, 30......... 0202222222— 8 George, 28.......... 1*22*21221— §: Harrison 28......... 1110122122— 9 Boyd, 28.... « «2222122222 10: Hammond, 30..,..-2222222222—10 Johnson, 28. 1211221010— & Buckner, 28..... ..2111111011— 9 ood, 29,.,........2102w Warrcharnye 28a heen « 2112111112—10 Event No. 2, 40 pigeons, 30yds. rise: SUERSeb, AUR sp obkgoncenuced 22222022 29.2222229292222022192 38s Image, dilAeenocecoudcenn 21*1000210*2111*021011120010*21101101122 95: SECRETARY. Horace Silsby. THR recent death of Horace Silsby, of Seneca Falls, N.Y, re moves one of the best known and most highly esteemedj of the circle of sportsmen who were long prominent in connectign. with the New York Association for the Protection of Game and. Fish. Mr. Silsby was 4n ex-president of the Association and was widely known as a trapshooter. Of him the Seneca Falls Reveille says in appreciation of his life and character: “ “He was a man of attractive personality and very saccessful in making friends and in retaining their triendship. His clear in- sight and great good sense were manifested in all that he did. In addition to a uniformly good mental equipment for business, he was an enthusiastic lover of nature, with a true and fine sense of- beauty in all its forms. The rod, the gun and the yacht afforded him a pleasant and congenial relief from business cares and te sponsibilities, and his boat house at Cayuga Lake was one of his most restful and enjoyable places of resort. He was fond of his. friends, and his agreeable manners and a presence both graceful and manly made him a creator of friendship and affection for him- self in all to whom he was known. The evidences of his many- kindly words and deeds and of sympathy and condolence for- those directly bereayed are many, affecting and in keeping with the ie of the man, whose death is a source of extreme: regre 4 ; 158 FOREST AND STREAM. ee eee ON LONG ISLAND. John Wright’s Shoot. Interstate Park, L. I., Feb. 12—There was A Preat gathering of shooters to compete for the Francotte gun offered as a prize by John Wright. here was also a large number of spectators present to witness the competition. Among the contestants were several whose fame as skillful shooters is world wide. Tt" was a day to try out the skill of the best. The forenoon was clear, with a stiff 7 o’clock wind, which gradually increased in force til] in the last half of the main event it was about a half gale. The sky became overeast, and a fierce snow squall added to the hard conditions in the concluding round, The birds were a good lot, and with the fierce wind there were a number of the kind classed “as unkillable, which is a kind of bird the shooter fails to hit ‘correctly or to hit at all. In the main event two sets of traps, Nos.,1 and 2, were used, so that the event was carried through ' quite expeditiously. There was the keenest interest in the oom- petition manifested by the shooters and their many friends who were lookers on. The redoubtable Mr. J. A. R. Elliott, standing at the 32yd. mark, was a strong competitor and promising one in respect to killing straight amd winning, as’ also were Messrs. Van Alien, Keenan and Gildersléeve, but each missed 1 bird, and thus the four tied on 14. It was decided among them that the money would be divided between the four, and that a miss-and-out between them would determine the ‘ownership of the’ gun. Gildersleeve went out on his first bird, Elliott on his fourth, Van Allen on his fifth. Keenan killed 5, and the rest then being shot out he was the winner of the gun. It was a popular win. The amateur victor was warmly congratulated by all. The conditions were 15 birds, $12.50 entrance, birds included; handicaps 25 to 38yds. here were forty-five entries, of which two were shooting for birds. -Deducting the cost of birds, $3.75, from each entrance, left $8.75 met for each entrance, or a total of $366.25. Deducting the value of the gun, $150, left $216.25 to be divided between the four high guns. The guns and powders used were as follows: B. H. Norton used a Parker gun, Hazard powder; G. H. Piercy, Smith, E C; B. W, Leroy, Remington, Hazard; S. M. Van Allen, Daly, Walsrade; J. Von Lengerke, Francotte, Schultze; H. C. Koegel, Smith gun; J W. Hoffman, Francotte, Schultze; We W. Hassinger, Smith gun; J. H. Martin, Greener, Schultze; Capt. i> Greener, Schultze; C. W. Goldstein, Remington, EG; E. C. Griffith, Parker, E C; c: R. H. Criss, Parker, E C; H. S, Folsom, Francotte, Schultze; J. Hull, Parker, E C; L. Howard, Smith, E C; Ira McKane, Francotte, EC; G. Greiff, Francotte, Schultze; M. Mackay, Fran- cotte, E C; Dr. Miller, Parker gun; Dr. Casey, Parker, Schultze; - W. Thompson, Parker, Schultze; C. W. Schanck, Parker, Schultze; Annie Oakley, Parker, Schultze; A, W. Hawes, Daly, Schultze; R. James, Scott, Walsrode; Frank Ashton, Francotte, Schultze; L. C. Cornell, Francotte, Schultze; Dr. McManus, Smith, Schultze; L. W. Colquitt, Daly, Schultze; J. A. R. Elliott, Winchester, Hazard; H. Schummel, Francotte, Schultze; W. H. Sanders, Greener, E C; J. P. Keenan, Daly, Dupont; Dr. Stiil- man, Smith, Schultze; Ed Banks, Winchester, E C; C. Steffens, Parker, Schultze; F. Hyde, Greener, Schultze; F. G. Gildersleeve, Smith, Schultze; G. L. Schoemacher, Francotte, E C; A. Christy, Francotte, Schultze; C. E, Langdon, Parker, Schultze. The scores in the main event, which was the third one shot, are as follows: “as B. H. Norton, 27....... Reva AC, ute aheneereoeee 929999999209220—13 CREP ICES, UT aene ane Lm ie ihn iS Re 2229*229002212 12 1a bya Biers bk BERGE CRRSNOAL CRASH SA GENEEP RR LDIN 2222990920 229#2 19 SMR Allenearnesuei th enccaceereeet beatbees 222222022222222—14 J Von Lengerke, 28,..,. Bie asleettivttn evra tects SSA SAR ASe 22222*222222220—13 H C Koegel, 29........-++- UN AI PRIN, fr ee bees 222022022222002—11 W Hoffman, 28.......... AO ke 022292022229999- 13 W ‘W_Hassinger, 29........ = 35 fdogpeccohasny ope 201210002221222—10 sJuctctie atthe £00) ke ha np A ee ol ee 022222992029999- 12 RCD IR SFACIERION, Seen reer aa meen een ae 021221222220229 13 GUL MGOIaf ei. ARs Leek it ot «eaten eee 021011110122210 11 te Cat a te SNR AIAN Oy RP orerp ice er “|, 022221291220222 13 12g By C1 Se RP ESET NC LEER, Lae Unaiaig B 202002002020022— 7 ITS" Hotere aishs cere e aL eet hacia naar eee ;.012*20220022012— 9 1 R Hull, 29....... 20.2222021122999- 13 FLowardl Qe eerie. Pee, cece ke locees + 022222200222222 12 MACs WOR ik toe Sedans seed ones at dhesor Ps 22922993)290922- 13 Mcrae Te. 114 Fewer eei cme Ada 8 5, batec ke 022292299990992 13 M Mackay, 26.....-.. eee hdl a th NR Se te ees 012212021210202—11 TCUEL NEitler Mehr cata Pek uit tire ge oeeayee 92202*000022222— 9 De hGasey NAO: Fe toutes co uti |) Sennen 222022922000222—11 Drs WitGarman, 27 ivsvsecs-seeeliukesvaskies |, -212122200222229- 13 J W Thompson, 29........s.scssees tee eR CUNEO 21102122212201* 12 GoW Schnee 268... oeeeeer tates esse 2111022221011#2—12 Noes Oa a ad nee epecacy greet Seay oR er ee 220222220200w ASW SEL WES, U6. oc, Angee anedseee ln uccetes 2222202272000122120*2124— 9 R James, 27....... OE ead sk ret TEP yee 211210022022202—11 F g TREE eS anPN RE Ren RR rts gM eae ate tee 912*22200000221— 9 [he Ge Oe AT ain, SAS MORES nO eormeeT ahs ek 90021201001002— 7 Die SE Wc Mas: Soon nc cease Cone e REE REE ke 202212022200112 11 P D Froeligh, 20..ss.cr2-00+s Sis see 8 RERERRECREE 212*02010011001— 8 TABI s Colquitt: MSPs iicrccs paws Stee eee ERD REN EPEE 01222929929#292 13 PAU Re BTEts -S2eets tbs coed ade a ceddeale eeapiee peer. copepod MD p ono SM. Tee Schiuitintleis oe ss bated kes oleetye sole eereeneab erin 220220220220222—11 7S oa RBS TeE ara ay Face a nee ee, ee eae oeeblipb an iizi iG ToPip Sean Ue: seg otces eehesh refcasaaaes pena ss» e222222299292099- 14 (BE) CIC edt A ete enc hae ne Bache e AN 222990022*20222 11 E Banks, 28....--.- . 220020 C Steffens, 29...... 9112292299991 0% 13 PP Lyle MOH cok ch osiiaiilsina Clkesa yes 220*2200020*020— 6 GHP TeLT ED EB cos san Chait uw ove : vas + +220222929929999 14 ea stn se ce oe OR CP Me a “-302202299999900—14 TERR OeIACer Lak ries aways eeanete cl dpeet ete 920020220220222—10 ERS a ae re teece renee) Perso oPe tee 002200002202000— 5 (QU EMTE CAO. LON ts Lavacekghavaqiaeetesssfetiis 002112202211121-12 5 for gun, miss-and-out: vo anes | eek ip eit hehe 22220 Keenan -..........+.++e02-- 22222 Plot lot enews scr Bee 2220 Gildersleeve .:...)..c2-+eee 0 (iy = Yo. 1, 10 birds, $5 entrance: Baca oo 2299999902 9 Morfey, 31.........- 2220220200— 6 Griffith, 29....+----.2222022222— 9 Hawes, 28.......... 001*20*121— 5 Wee oy il rere cee 9999999999 10 Van Allen, 30...... 2202222229 9 Piercy; 30s sensors 2#20222200-— 6 Langdon, 28........1012222002— 7 Greene, 26...--...--122222*001— 7 Y o. 2, 5 birds, $3 entrance. Bitte ah athe ear 920224 Waters, 27-.....++ std 22212—5 Hull; | 29... 2222225 Carmen, 25, ..sssececrneee 12020—3 Banks, 29.......0 + 2221-5 Capt Jack, Dae Wasa som 8 221225 vengerke, 28,....... 920024 Hyde, 26....1.....00e0 —t Deray Senne 229925 Gildersleeve, 27......+0«« 22222—5 Hassinger, 28...0...0s6000 271014 Langdon, 27..... | 21200—3 Howard, 28........ese0ee 2999%—4. Hoffman, 28 22222—5 Christy, 25..0+e2c0eseeeer 000201 Leroy, 29.....-.0.++. 2020 A Oakley, 27...edses seen Q1991-5 Griffith, 29....:..0ceeseuss 10110—3 ‘Thompson, 29........-+ 121215 Wan Allen, 30.........44. 222225 Colquitt, 2?.cc..seees sees 200228 Miller, 29......0.ssecesees 220402 Folsom, 26..... Ele ban 0201%—2 Koegel, 30.....s.eeseeoees 24292 —4 James, 28...... Se Ande 10101I—8 Demerest, 28........:..0. 20012—3 Francotte, 28.....--.---;- (02220) MN ontoneteintime aes e raenes 02222—4 Vit fitter ao eitts ~=s4= secveeves 141415 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 15 BanNWing® servers sss sms os wee 14.11 15 18 15 13 15 15 12 13 15 15 15 15 SCONCE Secteres rye enneenns see - 141515 13 14 15 14 .. 15 16 1515 15 14 Conner .esiweeseeeevensses ene 15 14 15 14 14 13 15 14 14 11 14 14 11 14 Gilbert ...0s2+22s veovestevesss 14174193 15 15 14 13 13 15 15 14 14 14 13 Courtney ..-2------++.:. veses 814193 12 1510 1313131311 9 15 14 Bingham .1.-..-ss+-+-s seseeee 12 13 14 15 18 14 13 14 12 12 13 12 11 14 Burnside .-...csescceeesneseee 41 10 13 13 10 11 12 12 14 14 14 13 44 13 Fulford 14 14 15 12 14 12 13 14 15 14 14 14 15 18 Marshall ..-2...0.--2++222008 12 13 13 12 14 13 13 14 12 15 11 15 18 12 Parry «.. 13 10 14 14 12 18 14 13 12 13 13 13 11 14 Tripp . 15 1115.15 1212 141314141414 12 Irwin «..--- 9 14 12 12:12 10 12: 13 .. 14 12 13 13 10 Partington -..... - 1IWWWWUDbMU4WPw4B.. .. Fort .2eayeee cet seeentes 13 12 14 .. 10 15 14 15 122 13:12 15 11 13 RA AGaY ee ycet eure . 14:10 14 11 15 11 14 13°14 13 13 13 12 14 Apperson .e2s..ssaceaseeees . 13 12 15 13°18 14:12 14°13 18-12 13 15 13 eredith 4 ee tL bieaut ene enes £1071 1312 8 9. 92: Sky 12 5A Heeadh Maw jsbiccyeeween tener ood 1 1 4d 1 ets ts 13 c= $9 08 oo 48 ce 12 abl 13 10 se ue es ae _Lgwrence Peart agerartccnenssd * - BECK Messssscssek thease lee bebeee eee ee ae ne pe ee ee 14 TEI Te 1S IMPDELIS I Srcen copes ee PREC RCO ie Cae otein. ose sO Sf Stale ME A Maly) ee = Ts LOLs eee mene eee ee en Cer att mtn te pe te ost dth Cee aoe PAT Gide Poerracte aareedee eeu en keine eee es ay 2S SE ee Se eee Second Day, Thursday, Feb. 14. Morning dawned lovely, and the day was an ideal one for target shooting. There was just enough wind to blow the smoke away, There were several new faces seen to-day, but one was absent— that of Harvey Sconce, who was suddenly called home by the un- expected death of his uncle. The new men were stich well-known personages as Ed Voris and Mac Stillwell, of Crawfordsvilie; Joe Bristain, of Lafayette; C. Steyens, of Moline, Ill.; J. Hillis and F. Hillis, of Washington, and Rolla Heikes, of Dayton. Everything passed off in a way to be a lasting benefit to {he Lim- ited Gun_Club. The scores made were not quite so good as yes- terday. Crosby, though having made some wonderful scores in his, almost defeated himself, as out of 210 shots to-day only 6 were not scored dead. Jack Fanning came second, losing 11, closely followed by Conner, of Pekin, Tll,, who let but 14 get away. Gilbert was not up to form, and_he let 17 hit the ground, lost, Then there was Ed Rike and J, L. Head next, closély followed by the Hon. Tom ~ Marshall, The home members and friends came out to-day, and altogether there weré thirty-eight entries. To-night others are coming in, and to-morrow more live-bird shooters are expected. The total scores follow: Events: 123 465 6 7 8 91041 12 18 14 Crosby ey 15 15.15 16 15 18 15 14 13 15 15 15 14 15 Fanning .. 14 14.13 15 14 15 14 14 15 14 14 14 14 15 IMGIKEGS) cay igeeeeaeeeeeereeren, Tpetg 13 14 14°12 13 1340 19:18 13 10-18 Gonnér A rrrzzceadsces 14 14 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 11 15 15 14 q4- Gilerk SH rican ke enedeughs 13 15 13 15 12 14 15 15 12 16 14 15 13 13 CGBIEMEYs henpags. se veceeeet 13 18 14 14 13 13 14 14 18 18 13 13 13 14 IR etic icici hee 914128 10 121212 1512121412 § g Burtiside -epve.te ns Ces oe 13 12 14 14 14 11 12 14 18 15 14 13 12 13 HE AAT SCOT Leet I gfel ctakd a Spankztote: o'er pe als 2 9 14 12 14 15 12 12 12 10 13 13 13 1 15 iar Shall sakes oe else aie 15 13 15 14 14 13 14 14 11 11:15 15 14 18 MNS) aye 3 34 ae ae 18 13 18 12 15 1145 18 14 15 13 14 11 15 PALLY) yess Boe Lretiset cance 12 14 14 11 13 12 13: 12:13 11 12 12 18 14 5 14 15 14 15 14 13 14 12 13 14 14 11 13 13 14 11 15 14 11 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 Zo sels tterinlOelanigeddeogeas oa Sen We 1) TG LAM) IKI eee san a 2 ae Aer A aS fel ah CO ees i Rt) cee 4 Se 13 15 15 13 12 12 13 14 14 13 14 13 13 12 612 $1118 9 9121310 8i1 « 1415 12 12 13 .. 14 13 11 13 12 «- 10 12 14 10 11101013 .. 1... =a Bsa ee ee ee ty : «« 12 13 12 14 10 11 12 13 Siillwelleagaddcdedsdevs'seeecen See ce oe toeks 10) eto dd doslaots IMGRI PS sAadal pice pee oe ee eels sala vile A Sto os: Sle ee fete Matlliiamsieers cc te erin tate ae ee rss ea bpobioety pala bas DEEMELISGU Ese saLGer Lutes iene ae ss as ae 9 14 12 12 15 14 14 13 15 13 LIGESOU yeh ba ee aces eee iceaes oe ep oo 2b ep bl tal ghee Raby ey Oe AE GTAST Ou ee ae cess afalelsishy wietelaiate che Cobo Doe ee bw ete 8 es ma SEA cinisife mos.cte Masel s eee ae ane ers yoy eene She SES a Wy ie ear eel tet ee aoe teen tonne 6g ae wall) shes Ree pb che WsaAWeenGe Sele ee ene vane tune thy Feces +» 1415 1512 11 11 12 IIT VES eee ech ae aeteelen ateetan ta al Bec ee Facksnineeingn.s ae a eeree Pant ad aes os SLED AIRAR) oF os fa AAA are onereetot nn So nk ahs Seeeee EA Ble J erilicrey terse serene nen en ate nonh oe ce LOL tae) ek ee TWGCin SIC canine, Mee aeceren pre PRaT aE 2 Sor Ghee IMeredstih rete + ee ec cae oes Pee pee ther be tet tre Oo cee ka a Ra Following the regular programme a miss-and-out pigeon event was shot. There were eighteen entries, and seven men were tied on 5 kills when darkness fell and caused a postponement. The contest will be finished this morning prior to the regular programme. The entrance was $2. Pigeon Day, Friday, Feb. 15. This being the great eyent from which the shoot takes its name, and as there are quite a few shooters who shoot pigeons only this way, the day brought together the old and the new shooters, and the number of entries ran up to twenty-nine. The day was a repetition of the past two, with the exception of a good breeze behind the birds that made many of them fast out- going. The new arrivals were H. J. Lyons and one of the Louisville surgeons who shot under the name of Culp. Then Elmer Neal came down from Chicago, where he was detained by a law suit. These, with nine members of the home club participating, made up a very large entry for such an event. The shoot was advertised as usual to start_at 9 o’clock sharp, but as the shooters do not get out early the first gun was not fired until about 10 o’clock, and then all were not present. The shooters were bendicspped on a scale running from 26 to 3lyds., the committee being E. H. Tripp and Rolla Heikes; and as is customary with those on the committee they generally place themselves at the limit, so Heikes stood at 31, along with Fanning, Gilbert and Crosby, while Tripp took the 20yd. peg. There were Bye ee 21, eight at 28, five at 29, and six at 30, and the above-named at dl. As Tom Marshall was known to have not fully recovered from his lame arm, he was put on the 30yd. line, and he, Heikes, Gilbert and Crosby went out with clean scores. This is the first time in my knowledge of handicap shooting that the scratch men were all the winners. It was discovered be- fore the match was over that Crosby was shooting the pigeons nich as he did targets, while Heikes was shooting much better, and so was Gilbert and Marshall. - On the first round all killed except Voris, Parry and Fanning, and thus two good men were shy. ‘The second round Burnside and Bingham each lost out of bounds. The total column will show some startling results—some poor and some excellent scores, Take that of E. H. Tripp, who shot out of the money after killing § straight; but he had plenty of company, for in his hole landed four others, viz., Theodore, Comstock, Burnside and the Tramp. I fancy some of the best shooting was done by Harry Lyons, of Louisville, though he lost 2; yet he showed the best of judgment in waiting on those birds that made twisting movements. Another very excellent score was that of Mr. Lilly. He made some wondertul second barrel kills. Then Heikes, Gilbert and Crosby grassed their birds in such short order as to cause the retrieving dogs little trouble, as most all of them fell within a few feet of the traps, and had not Bing- ham’s bird carried out his well placed load of shot he would have been with the push. Mr. Head, who won here last year, and has now the record of losing but 1 out of 70 shot at on these grounds, had a fast towering bird go beyond the flags, but that was the only one that was not put in the game bag. Paul Beck had everything going smoothly up to the twentieth round, when he failed on this, and the twenty-first, then killed out straight, One of the new shooters, and the last man to enter, was C. Fort, of Fostoria, O., and he showed that he is no noyice, and by using the gun that twice won the Grand American Handicap accounted for all but 1 of the 25, Thus it will be seen that the moneys were about evenly divided, and never in the history of these shoots have the scores been so large. First year only one straight, that of Jack Fanning, was made. Second year there was only McMurchy able to account for all of them, and only Heikes in 24 place, while last year only Neal and Head went straight, and Gilbert was alone with 24. The birds trapped to-day were rather on the mixed order. Some were extremely fast, some slow, and others medium. There were few “no birds.’ Altogether they were a good lot of cooped birds. I may mention that Tramp Irwin shot in hard luck. Three dead out is unfortunate for any one. He made more one barrel kills than any one of the shooters, yet fell by the wayside, and out of the money, but he had company. Tramp is too old in the business to get discouraged, and last seen of him here he was Pacing up_getting ready to go to Hot Springs to ‘“‘boil out.” Tramp Irwin reports having a grudge against one of the best- known shooters of this city. He says it was all Dr. Britton’s fault that he has been a shooter and followed it up, as about twenty-eight years ago the doctor sold him his first breechloading shotgun, a Parker hammerless. Tramp says that cost him much money, but he has had a lot of fun. The conditions were 25 pigeons, $25 entrance; no additional charge for birds. Purse divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Ameri- can Association rules to govern. Distance handicap, rise 26 to Slyds. Entries to close with firing of first gun on second round, unless unanimously extended. The scores: sce ee onl120222212111211222222221 24 He eesheia= oan gece ee ee eee e = Donon edaD oe ade doo 21 Bb- os serarsoceansharinsssisnss030* posenmnaopanaea agaaaeee oe 222202 2222222221 22222222 —, Se ee ae asad aie mean Wi PAG A Gee wc dd rem ca ened eteoe Sand Oe Pre 2991991191%19101101110121—21 Malice piboh por etc 91012929292919*2209210222 92 Lyons *< '9999199991122002221229992 0% Stephens, 28. 3910121292299*111202241*2—20 arry, 21 *. :020220022222022*200222222—17 Lilly, 28 "'9972202110222292922911922 93 Bascom "99229129%010*210221122121—20 Corstacls 23; Wase.tts Roe eke 1112122*0211221221101*111—21 Burnside, 29.........« vdieniacdee ete 1#2922992022720*122220222—21 FLU a Ie hayes a areas aa 999999999991929929992292-25 aS i PME hee eek bo SE a ne #]92994122110112210111121—22 Ceo ptei ORs Lyi ies tts Cee Pee 941999120201122122221 2012222 Gaibenta: Gite saa eel 2 LORS 29999.2999992999999292999- 95 BENG TINE REELS Vie Soe en eee 92999999999999991 2299299995 WirSALie 1hU Rare hesert rt meine enenees 9999999999299299999929999 95 Head, 29.....ccsseuns bsfivethcs ede tc.aine 1212222291 212222122102202 94 Hine Har, “ROME agRaeunse heels oralsiat ae 5 #91292122922292999229999 94 Ty Lley ADEA AO eau entaees eyepiece ae 12122*2120211219121141111—21 MEALM A esd oa SSSI eet ae ee cuees 1222209#%229299229922222— 22 BS afer cle SOA elec err eG US hae ak hie 9929220229122291202*221 21—22 4120110100111*22212112212—20 Bock zs lop zieizeptii22122*01121— 23 i 2229 : Beart Meg ate| tries li Raat te CORE Pp gacys 94919122201 299*2202222*—20 see eee eee estore eye SUREK ES 20202121*2121122221202220—20 The shoot-off: ay 5 fees ititeaeas Crosby cc wvvccueevews 229299999191 Gibet eae ee 2191411129111 Marshall ......-2.0+- 9229999999910 As a medal event, with the race to the winner of first, the ties Were shot off miss-and-out, so Rolla Heikes was called up, and the fn commenced. All the spectators pushed to the front, and now the interest was intense. Crosby was early the choice, as his great i had indicated. . aco got a fast bird that was unkillable, and he says it could not be stopped with shot and powder and the best gun on earth, and Roll knows, as he has seen a_pigeon or two fly in his time. 7 Gilbert and the Hon. Tom and Crosby started off and pueden killed until it began to look like a case of tenting for the nig t Gilbert shot a careinl, one-barrel race, only using ee secon barrel when absolutely necessary—he was shy on shells, an ao wee Crosby. Ali went along lovely up to the thirteenth bird, an et a he killed his thirteenth he pulled his jackrabbit foot and yelled, “Thirteen!”, when Crosby and Marshall went up in, the ait, a they were then and there “hoodooed. And didn’t Gilbert date Oh. how Fred will enjoy telling that young Tom Marshall i pace at home how he come it over the Hon, Tom Marshal! an illy Crosby. ’ ving this was a miss-and-out for $5 each. Seventeen men ft oore for a 7-bird race, but as the stm was then come only a miss-and-out could be shot. It was ten chances to one tha jt would be a miss-and-out, as a dark bird could not be Bees When it came to the seventh round, there being but Gilbert, Tripp and Fanning in, it was divided, and there was 2 scan an hurried packing of guns to get away for the cars and Le es Thus closed the most successful shoot of the kind ever ae § e. Ossining Gun Club. G Sine, Feb. 10.—Herewith please find scores of the Ossining Gan chat. made at the regular weekly shoot, Saturday, Feb. 9.: : i. fink ule) 6% 8 ona Tete 0 19 10 10 1 bp 3 10 10 8 FSP Oe ieee teed Fe Gantbey a gniiaise peetieny -7 9 9 9 bY BTS Nis Duet one oaaeeennes ber, Sete MY ete teitogee PN STR RU Ciprace EE eh te a ee ae 1¢ Sine, Feb, 16.—Herewith please find scores of the Ossining Gan Chab made at the regular club day shoot, Saturday, Feb. 16: Events: fe ee Vie Fret Fee ly) Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5p 5p C Blandford.....---.- sessn33d5 GI Gy U7), “91d wee f i : Ty (GarnSeyraedd4yc 65 hs¢nensneneee Te Gio14 Soo lSs -stk S Macbeth.........ss0sseee==0e4 4 5 a A Oe a7 va ee as WieSinitin weaned aaeedeeds + cee 5 oe re ‘ 5 AG Ac ete 4s Lpeallbt | -Ayeee ae Mendon attr AeScoe 5 Pe a : Hee Ae 8S Macbeth <.2:-..c... ee sees see a Be Fite As eee eae E _12—The Lincoln’s Birthday elay-bird shoot of the Ossining Che cla came off as sceduled. While the attendance was not large, considerable fun was on tap, aS some s irited sweeps were shot. Tallman, of South Millbrook, carried off most of the firsts, in which there was more honor than cash. We intend to make a special effort to make the holiday shoot of the 22d inst.— live birds and clay pigeons—of especial interest: r c 12323465 67 8 91011 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 ee 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5p 10 10 10 I Washburn... 3765448 3667665 65 7 810 W. Hall........ SUbWierMlia ef te Tre ho! P bay meserginn Portas oe Ele es 1 Tallman..... oe Sets as a Vey eee Be id ctu tas W. Fisher..... . 5 4 ite Pe SRS as FA BA AR Boag ce n Brandreth.. 8 6 77685 8 8 7.. : Love ee ee ne C Blandford... 6 56 7 5 81010 8......-. 4... io ee es W Smith...... Zt te elite pot fo ee ee se NA S Macbethw.... & @ Doss ncus ‘“¢C. GB. Capt. O. G. Chub.” Keystone Shooting League, Hotmerspurc Juncrion, Pa, Feb, 16.—The contest for the championship of Philadelphia was thrown open to competition, Mr. H. Henry, ihe holder of the trophy emblematic of if, not being yresent to defend it- eethe conditions were 10 birds per man, 30yds. rise, 50yds. boun- dary, sweepstake, entrance $2.50, There were two straight scores, Steven Hothersall and John Brewer. Im the shoot-off for the trophy at 3 birds Hothersall killed 3 straight, Brewer missing his second, The scores: Hothersall ..... , «211121222110 Fitzgerald 1020112112 8 Brewer ....... 222122222210 Anderson 1 «2*2222*022— 7 F B McCoy.. -2232222022— 9 F W Van Loon... .1022222*01— 7 Hallowell 222222*292— 9 Smith ......... . -~ 0202002222 6 Budd ....- ieee » «2220222221 9 Russell ............ *02001*11*— 4 Batley. "eee eeu «. -2222220222— 9 Harrison ........... 12**1 21222 § ENGHAS) s4sweemeeeeae 22#2202222— § The regular club handicap was the second event. It was at 10 live birds, S0yds. boundary, sweepstakes, entrance $2.50. The scores: MeGoy, 30....:.- » 22222222222 10 Budd, 30............ =112012112— § Wan Loon, 29:....<. 1222120012— § Hallowell, 30....... 1111121110— 9 Susilo Oey het oa bee 22222*2222-- 9 Hobbs, 30......----- 2722022222 — 8 Anderson, 29......- 2122022222 9 Harrison, 29....... 20111121*1— § [forays SUNK ap a5 sry ey 222*222222— 9 Brewer, 29.......... 2222201012— § Fitzgerald, 29.......2211012122— 9 MHothersall, 29......2121121002— 8 Bailey, 29.....,..-- 2202212222— 9 (Grige, 2%...-c. sues 2010000220— 4 Russell 29ee weg es 1111011—. 9_ “Schenck, 27......... 100020022*— 4 Sweepstake event, 6 birds, 30yds. rise, $2.50 entrance: Bailey 6, Russell 6, Fitzgerald 6, Hothersall 6, McCoy 6, Hobbs 6, Ander- son 6, Roney 5, Budd 6, Hallowell 5, Smith 4, Van Loon 4, Brewer 3, Schenck 2, : Feb. 12.—The Lincoln’s Birthday shoot of the Keystone Shooting Teague had a 25-bird contest for the main event. The scores were: . Henry, 30yds., 20; W. H. Morris, 30yds., 21; A. Ander- son, 29yds., 17; 1. W. Budd, 30yds., 18; C. E. Geikler, 28yds., 16: J. W. Fees, 28yds., 14; W. Harrison, 30vds., 20; D. Sanford, 29yds., 225 F. M. Hobbs, 29yds., 17; W. F. Van Loon, 29yds., 19: F. B. McCoy, 30yds.; 20: _Ambler Gun Club, AmBLerR, Pa., Feb. 12—The Ambler Gun Club is making zon- siderable preparation to hold an all-day merchandise shoot on Washington’s Birthday at Ambler, when about $100 worth of prizes will be shot for. The conditions of to-day’s shoot were 25 targets to each man, twelve men to a side, Ambler Gun Club against the Highland Gun Club, of Germantown. The summaries: Ambler Club: Godfrey 13, Mink 20, Yerkes 10, Thomas 17, PAeger 19, Duke 14, Bisbing 17, Seifert 15, Dillon 18, Conway 12, Broadfield 13, Haywood 14; total 177. Highland Club: Jay 15, Meehan 13, Burns 12, M. Wentz 13, Miller 16, C. Dreakley 20, E, Fertsch 18, Slaw 14, Lutz 16; total 169, E. Dreakley 13, Wentz I; Davis i2, 160 FOREST AND STREAM. [FEB. 23, root. Monte Carlo, The Grand Prix du Casino. and Count O’Brien, but it was to be noted that there was not a single Austrian or Hungarian, although the prize has been won three times by competitors from the dual kingdom. The weather was very fine when the shooting began, and so it remained, The birds were so good and so difficult that when the first four rounds had been completed only nine had_a clean sheet, while twenty-four killed three. Previous winners, like M. Journu, Signor Guidicini and Signor Benyenute, had practically been put out of court by 2 misses, but still they entered the lists again, when sixty-three of the eighty-three original entries were called up. When the eighth round had been completed Signor Della Torre, who had never shot here before, and M. Moncorgé were the only two who had not missed. The ninth round began with two clever kills by Baron de Langen and Signor Catenacci, the latter of whom was shooting in fine form; but Signor Della Torre was most unfortunate, as he accepted a very difficult bird that dwelt on the trap and got clean away. Twenty-two kills to seyen misses were scored in this round. In the tenth round twenty-eight were still left in, and only 7 misses were made to 21 kills, but among the seyen who went out was M. Moncorgé. He had what looked to be a very easy bird, but he let it go. In the twelfth round Signor Catenacci led off with a clever kill, followed by Signor Della Torre and Signor Gallardo, who did the same; but then came three misses in succession, Signor Polleri and Sefor Del.Camino both being beaten by birds that did not seem quite so good as thut which put last vear’s winner, Count O’Brien, out. M. Guyot, M, Moncorgé and Count de Robiano all killed in succession, and the five who had accounted for 11 birds out of 12 (MM. Catenacci, Della Torre, Guyot, Moncorgé and Robiano) then agreed to put aside out of the prize a.sum of £80 for the fifth, there being only four prizes allotted. In the thirteenth round this unofficial prize was soon disposed of, as Signor Della Torre let go a very difficult bird, but the four others all killed. In the next round Signor Catenacci made a good second from the fourth trap, while M. Guyot, who had been shooting very steadily and had shown no nervousness, also effected a good second from the second trap. M. Moncorgé was favored with a very easy bird from the second trap, but Count de Robiano’s chance was extinguished by missing a rising bird from the center trap. The fifteenth round saw the end of the contest, for of the three left in, M. Guyot, who put in a good second barrel for a fast bird from the second trap, alone killed, and, having disposed of 14 out of 15, he became entitled to first prize. M. Moncorgé, who missed a twisting bird from the left trap, and Signor Catenacci, who was beaten by a bird from tlie center trap, divided second and third moneys. This was the first time that M. Guyot, who is a resident of Lyons,-and who-had shot at Vichy last summer, had been at Monte Carlo, and he was as coo] and collected at the finish as he had been in the earlier stages of the contest. Scores: . Grand Prix du Casino, a piece of plate and £800, added to a sweepstakes of £8 each; second received £160 and 25 per cent. of the entries; third £80 and 25 per cent.; the fourth £40 and 15 per cent. of the entries; 12 birds, 3 at 26 meters and 9 at 27 meters; the winner in 1900 to stand back 2 meters, other winners 1 meter; three misses to put out; 838 subs.: M Guyot (St, Etienne, Darne), E C (first of 2719 and ‘piece of plate). 52. on, 2. ae eae ot 1410911411174 M Moncorgé (Purdey), E C (divided second and ; LTD eS HOPES TaN oo, 0 bua iets = cla clstlelnne ng oe olla setrreet 131011111111110—_13 Signor Gatenacci (Scott), Walsrode (ditto)....... 111011111113710—13 Count de Robiano, Mullerite (fourth of £140)....11110111111110 —12 Signor Della Torre (Scott), Amberite (extra prize Chin PAS SVM peti ci od ahaa bie alata ere aiesrer ee eeare 1111141101310 —11 Sian oo) Gallardo sss pps sca nasa eases ne hase 1911100111 = —10 Siento Jeb mine. pene selena e a eecole eee 111111101110 +=2—10 Signor Polleri.......-.... dics ewes jaunts da, heads aabes 010111111710 — 9 (Olirtvor? 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Rondeovx, Signor Pareti. Winners of the Grand Prix du Casino: ; 1872, Mr., Lorillard, American. 1873, ae Jee, English. 1874, Sir Wm. Call, English. 5 1875, Capt. Aubrey Patton, English. a 1876, Capt. Aubrey Patton, English. 5 877, Mc. W. Arundell Yeo, English. 16, Mi He Fennel, Epi sade. o-4= 1879, Mr. E, R. G. Hopwood, English. 1880, Count M,. Esterhazy, Austrian. 1881, M. Camauer, Belgian. 882, Count de St. Quentin, French. 1883, Mr. J. Roberts, English. , Count de Caserta, Italian. M, L. de Dorlodot, Belgian. 1886, Signor Guidicini, Italian. 1887, Count Salina, Ltalian. 1888, Mr. C, Seaton, English. 1889, Mr. V. Dicks, English. 1890, Signor Guidicini, Italian. 1891, Count Gayoli, Italian. A 1892, Count Trauttmansdorff, Austrian. 1893, Signor Guidicini, Italian. 1894, Count C. Zichy, Austrian. 1895, Signor Benvenuti, Italian. , M. Hl. Journu, French. 1897, Signor G. Grasseli, Italian. 1898, Mr. Curling, English. 1899, M. Moncorgé, French, 1900, Count O’Brien, Spanish. | 1901, M. Guyot, French. It_will be seen that the prize has been won eleven times by Englishmen, eight times by Italians, four times by Frenchmen, three times by Austro-Hungarians, twice by Belgians, and once each by an American and by a Spaniard—DLondon Field. Baltimores vs. Keystones, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 14—The third of the series of contests between teams of the Baltimore’ Shooting Association and the Keystone Shooting League, for the intercity championship, took place on the grounds of the latter The Baltimore team won on the somewhat wide margin of 21 birds, Each had scored a win in the prior contests, so that the third decided the victor. The birds were a good lot, and a Stiff wind, blowing from the west, materially aided their flight, and thereby added to the diffi- culty of the competition. The Keystone shooters were unable to use some of their best men, who were not at the time available. The conditions in this contest were teams of sixteen men, 25 birds per man, 30yds, rise, sweepstake, entrance #10. The men were divided mto two squads of sixteen, each squad having eight men from each club, the squads headed by Hicks and Wolstencroft starting on the old grounds and shooting 13 birds, the squad led by Rex and Whitaker starting on the new grounds and shooting 12 birds. As each squad finished their allowance on one ground they changed over to the other, The scores: Baltimore Shooting ‘ssociation. TA Clete a AH ORAGMAHMA he haere 222022*02222222220*202222 19 OLDE sbi et Sey sqrt tae en anne , . » »A222222221222202022222222 93 WehwWoareicttee ee niase MEDAL contests, series 1901. Contest No. 1, held at Stow Lake, Feb. 16. Wind, light west; weather, foggy; Eyent Event Event No, i No. 2, No. 4, Distance, Accuracy, ————Event No. 8, ———.._ Lure Feet, Percent. Acc % Del. % Nets Casting? 87.8 + 82 73.4 78.5 ieee 85 €8.8 74.2 81.5 Polsts 86 92.4 70 81.2 si 83.4 94 72.6 83.3 ee) 88,4 94,8 76.6 85.7 .. 931.4 4. 80 82 : 83.8 79.4 71.8 75.6 a 8 .. $2 80.10 86.5 . Judges, Muller and Young; referee, Mocker; clerk, Smyth, Feb. 17.—Wind, light west; weather, cloudy: Mansfield ..., 98 92 95 78,4 26.5 Sie Muller -.--.-. 98 94 42 75 88.6 Mocker ....-. 81 86 93 81.6 % Brooks. sans 89 87.4 S 60.10 74,5 A Daverkosen... 111 87.8 89.8 75.10 82.9 ° Turner ...-: 93 88 59.2 73.4 . tittle eee inane leis 88.8 90 67.6 78.6 . eich Samerce= 17 88 85.4 71.8 78.6 5 Young .:...s05 93 90.8 90.8 75.10 83.3 yk, Socnene 94 93.8 90.4 67.6 78 Kennifé ...... 66 84,8 83.8 51.8 67.8 A Brotherton... 98 94 93.4 70 81.5 s Kierulff ...... 68 65 73 72.6 72.9 adealse atts we ite 75.8 75.8 57.6 66.4 Foulks ....... 82 90,4 85.8 70.10 78.8 Golcher ...+.. 115 96 91.8 84.2 87.11 IBAtEHO ueteene 86 86.8 93.8 74.2 83.8 3 (Grantemecesace 97 81.4 83.4 66.3 75 een Heller ...ssss At) 89.4 58.4 73.10 ene Judges, Mansfield and Turner; referee, Brotherton; clerk, Smyth. Che Zennel. Se Fixtures. BENCH SHOWS. March 6-9.—Pittsbure, Va.—Duquesne Kennel Club’s annual h show. F. S. Stedman, Sec'y- aa ee "93-16.—Chica o.—Mascoutah Kennel Club’s eleventh an- nual show. John L. Lincoln, Sec’y. The New York Show. Tue twenty-fifth annual dog show of the Westminster Kennel Club, held in Madison Square Garden, Feb. 19 to 22, inclusive, surpassed all its predecessors probably in every respect. There was an enormous attendance each day. During the hours of greatest attendance the aisles were so thronged that a passage from one point to another was effected with the greatest difficulty, unless one drifted along with the slow movement of the crowd. The last day, Washington's Birthday, had every appearance of a record breaker in respect to the number of people who visited the show in one day. The number of visitors was est'mated as high as 15.000. The’ dogs, as they were in their benches, attracted unceasing attention, particularly that of the visiting dog fancier, but the dog circus, which was the spectacular card afternoons and evenings, seemed of surpassing interest to the public at large. Choice places from which to witness the circus were secured long be- fore it commenced. A somewhat new feature in this form of entertainment was the climbing of a perpendicular 3o- foot ladder by a dog, which, after arriving on the small platform at the top, jumped toa canvas held by attendants below. He performed his feat bravely and eagerly, and the great jump of the little fellow apparently did not shock him in the least, for after landing he sprang out instantly and frisked merrily. : The benching and feeding were done most efficiently by Spratts Patent, a firm whose skill and vast equipment enable it to perform the task with promptness and ease. Everything was tidy and there was a freedom from un- pleasant odors. ] The veterinarian of the show this year, as he has been for years past, was alert to the exigencies of his office, He reported that only an insignificant number were re- jected on account of disease, and that the show, barring a few cases of fits from extreme nervousness, was almost wholly free from disease. The great amphitheater in point of decoration and attractiveness easily surpassed any prior attempts in con- nection with the dog show. The first gallery, from the rail to within five or six feet of the floor, was draped throughout its entire length in broad bands of pleasing color. At the Fourth avenue end of the Garden the Bull- dog Club of America had its exhibit, most artistically arranged. The title of the club, in letters formed by elec- tric lights, shone forth resplendently and could be: seen distinctly from any place in the amphitheater. The benches, too. were neatly decorated. From the opposite end of the Garden the bulldog exhibit had the general effect of an immense canopy formed by draped American flags. on the back of which was the title in great letters of light, the general effect of form and color being most pleasing. The bulldogs were objects of unceasing in- terest. k The first galleries, amply floored on each side through- out their length, were set apart for the smaller breeds. The pet dog exhibits were marvels of dainty decoration, as well as good exhibits. Here and there valuable trophies of the different specialty clubs were on exhibition and were objects of great interest. . The special prize list was valuable and large. No doubt it surpassed in value any prize list ever given in America. Mr. James Mortimer managed the show with his usual skill, and although he was not in the best of health, his executive abilities were equal to the great task. Bloodhounds were judged by Mr. Arthur Trickett. Each class had a light entry; though taken as a whole the number exhibited was fat above the average even for this great show. In puppies for both sexes, Queen Alex- andra had no competition. Lougest’s Luah, second, was thought by many to be better than Westbury Chimer, win- ner of first, and in lim‘t dogs, three entries, Lord Warwick, the winner, was in niatty particulars inferior to Chimer-. Novice bitches had four entries, of which Queen Alex- andra, the puppy class winner, took first. English fox hounds were few in numbers, but of good quality. They were all substantial, strong made speci- mens, and in fairly good condition as a whole.. In American fox hounds, Strive, famous as a winner, took second place to Bragdon, the latter being in far the best condition. There were two competitions in the bitch class, of which Carmen took first, Spot second. There were some specimens which had an extraordinaty blood- hound resemblance. Pointers were in strong numbers, and were of pleasing quality as a whole, though there were many inferior specimens present. The specials were numerous and. valuable. The President’s Challenge Breeder’s Cup, pre- sented by Mr. W. G. Brokaw, for the breeder of the best four pointers. two of which must be the property of the breeder, was won by Mr, Geo. S. Mott, with Mott’s Ban- ner Boy, Mott Regent, King William and May Hobson. Mr. Mott also won the prize for the best exhibit of four pointers entered and owned by one exhibitor, the Walton Challenge Cup for the best heavyweight bitch and some other specials which went with the decisions in the re- spective classes. Novice dogs had sixteen competitors, and of these Mott’s Banner Boy, good in bone, well shaped body, neck of good length but throaty, took first. Fair cre Cy, somewhat heavy in shoulders and rather coarse in head, took second. He has good legs, feet, quarters, back, and is fairly symmetrical as a whole. Third went to Westlake Dashaway, a bit straight in stifle, and throaty, but Otherwise fairly good. In the limit class for dogs under 55 pounds, the winner of the first, Lord Jingo, is light in muzzle and bone. Fair Acre Priam is a well-made bitch of medium size. In limit dogs, 55 pounds and over, Baby Kent, possesisng a well ribbed and shaped body, showed coarseness of head and throatiness. In open dogs under 55 pounds, Champion Heather Malt was second to Mott's Banner Boy. The former is a soundly made dog, though somewhat straight in stifle. In open dogs, 55 pounds and over, King William, short in head and a bit heavy in shoulders, was second to Baby Kent. Novice b'tches had fourteen entries, and of these May Hobsom won first over Fair Acre Jady, second. and Westlake Stirprise. third. May is too wide in loin for the best symmetry, and while her head is of good shape it is rather light. Westlake Surprise shows some throatiness. She has a good body, legs and feet. Lass o’ Yorka, the winner of first in I'mit bitches, is light in muzzle, is a good all-round bitch, though light in muzzle, In limit bitches, 50 pounds and over, May Hobson was first, Westlake Ornament second and Trixie If. third, the latter plain in head and flat in ribs. In open bitches, 50 pounds and over, May Hob- son won first, with Champion Kent’s Kate second the lat- ter a very round bitch taken as a whole, and Belle West- lake third, the latter heavy in shoulders. good bone, body, legs, neck and general symmetry. The field trial class had no entries. English setters were present in good numbers. They were quite mixed as to quality, there being a number oi decidedly poor specimens, while also there was a number of ordinary ones. The special prize for the four hest owned by one exhibitor was won by Mr. Francis G. Tay- lor. Novice dogs had twenty-three competitors. Of these Oakley Hill took first honors. He is light in muzzle and ordinary in head, and cannot be classed as a superior dog in respect to physical form. Tony's Jack was not in the best of condition, his coat being a bit rough, but he is a well-made dog and much better in head than the winner Julien Lucifer, third, is flat in ribs. has a good head and a pleasing general appearance. In limit degs. the new im- portation of the Vancroft Kennels made his debut in American competition, and easily defeated his opponents, Oakley Hill being second, with Tony’s Jack third. In open dogs, as in the winners’ class, the real contest, as it appealed to the fanciers, took place between Barton Tory and Knight Errant. Each dog had his admirers, who were strong in the belief that their favorite was of the true type and the better conformation. The judge studied them carefully and gave the award to Knight Errant. They are quite distinct m type, and both are fine dogs. Barton Tory is more delicately built, and his head is the cleaner cut, though Knight Errant has a head of ex- ceptionally good type. He has also a more robust physique and is much the stronger dog in every respect. While there was a great diversity of opinion concerning the merits of.the two dogs, to us it seemed that Knight Errant was the better, with a good margin to spare, conceding at the same time that Barton Tory is a dog of fare ex- cellence. In novice bitches, Field Gladstone II., plain in head. took first honors, while Oueen’s Place Pride, re- cently imported, took second. The latter was painfully thin in flesh, but nevertheless showed excellent quality; a clean cut head of great beauty, long, lean neck, sound legs and feet, good stern and carriage. She, however, was very light in body, owing to scantiness of flesh, so much so that it is impossible intelligently to conjecture whether several pounds more of flesh would shape her up prop- erly or not. Queen Bane, third, is throaty and light in muzzle, Elloree was first in open bitches, while second and third places were again taken by Queen's Place Pride and Queen Bane. In limit bitches, Lady Jane Gray, a well-made bitch of medium size, light in muzzle. took first. In the field trial class, Oakley Hill took first, Sport’s Gath second and Tony Bee third. Irish setters did not average more than commonplace as a whole. In novice dogs, another recent importation of the Vancroft Kennels, Prince Victor, took first in a class of ten. He is of medium size, good color, stands on good legs and feet, but is plain in head. Pat, second, is a fairly good all-round dog, while John L., third, is light in muzzle, heavy in skull, good in color. a bit stilty and fair in body. Prince Victor also took first in the limit class and second in open dogs, Ben Lau, a well-made, substantialy built dog, shown in good condition, winning first in the latter class. Novice bitches was won by Trilby Girl, a symmetrical bitch of good quality. Second was won by. Princess Lonia, narrow in muzzle, heavy in Skull and heavy in flesh. Third went to Belle of Newark, poor in head and lacking in general symmetry. In limit bitches Rockwood Queen, rather plain in head, but of fairly good symmetry, was first oveg-2Princess Lonia and Signal Bess, the latter light in body and pla‘n in head. Open bitches had five contestants, of which Red Bess IT.. poor in head, won first, Rockwood! Queen second and Signal Bess third. Zl Marce 2, roor.] Gordon setters were not remarkable for numbers or quality, The different classes were made up largely of the same dogs. Duke of Edgeworth was first in winners’, limit and open dogs, while Count Noble’s Pride was first in novice and second in limit and open classes for dogs. Duke was not in the best of condition, while Count Noble's Pride was coarse in build and smudgy in tan markings. J. H. W., third in limit, is coatse in head, throaty, and faulty in shoulders. In the different bitch classes, Heather Twinkle won first four in all. She is light built, The others were either faulty in form or ont of condition, or both. Griffons, workmanlike looking dogs, excited a great deal of interest, particularly on the part of the admirers of field dogs. They were symmetrical, strongly built fellows, four in all, the first one seeming to retain his health and vigor notwithstanding the name he bore, which was no less than Blitz Vom Kaiserlautern. Beagles were excellent in numbers and quality. Many of them were proved workers, the bench show admirers and exhibitors of this merry dog being also very 1 ly practical men afield. See ee y largely The awards in the sporting classes follow: BLOODHOUNDS—Puppies—Dogs and bitches: Ist, Dr. CA Lougest’s ueen Alexandria. Novice —Dogs: 1st, Westbury Ken- nels’ Westbury Chimer; 2d, Dr. C. A. Lougest’s Lougest’s Luah, Bitches: Ist, Dr. C. A Lougest’s Queen Alexandria; 2d, West- bury Kennels’ Westbury Careless; 3d, Westbury Charity; res. Westbury Cassandra, Limit.—Dogs: Ist, Dr. C, A. Lougest’s Lord Warwick; 2d, Westbury Kennels’ Westbury Chimer; 8d, Dr, DC aAr Lougest’s Lougest’s Luah. _ Bitches: Ist, Dr. C. A. Lougest’s lady Rowena; 2d, G. P. Finnegan’s Faustina; 3d, Westbury Kennels* Westbury Cassandra. Open.—Dogs: 1st, Westhury Kennels’ Westbury Chimer; 2d, Dr. G. A. Lougest’s Lougest’s Luah. Bitches: ist, Dr. C. A. Lougest's Lady Rowena; 2d. Dr, C. A. Lougest’s Worker; 8d, G. P. Finnegan’s Faustina: res,, R. D. Winthrop’s Chantress. Winners.—Dogs: Ist, Lord ee 2d, Westbury Chimer. Bitches: 1st, Lady Rowena; , Worker. RUSSTAN WOLFHOUNDSPuppies.—Dogs and bitches: Ist . A. Anderson’s Duke; 2d, Mrs. N. Bennington’s Countess Vera: 3d, Mts, N., Bennington’s The Czar; res, Mrs, Bennington’s Princess Olga. Novice.—Dogs and bitches: 1st, W. EB. Schnee- loch’s Nicholas; 2d, W. E. Schneeloch’s Kidais; 8d, Mrs, L. T. Sheffield’s Czar; res. T. W. Turner's Queen Regent. Limit.— Dogs and bitches: Ist, T. W. Turner’s Little Zweika; 2d, C. Moore's Fabian; 3d, C. Moore’s Louis; res., Mrs. T. G, Summer- lin’s Argoss TI. Qpen.—Dogs: ist, T. W.: Turner’s champion Marksman; 2d, John L, Kuser’s Fernbrook Ivan; 3d, R. Adrian, Jr's Kuser; res., Mrs. J. P. Hutchinson’s Nicholas of Cloverdate. Bitches: Ist, T. W. Turnet’s champion Lady Dietz; 2d, Wm. L. Andrus’ Alma IT.; 3d, T. W. Turner’s Little Zweika; res., Mrs. C. Mercer’s Milady. ‘ DEERHOUNDS—Novice—Dogs and bitches: ist. Mrs. C. Hf Livingston’s Gelert; 2d, A. L. Page’s Warwick: 3d, M. E. Bster’s Freak; tes., Mrs. L. Wharton’s Drexel Bories. Limit.—Dogs and bitches: Ist, Miss ©. H. Livingston’s Gelert; 2d, A. L, Page’s Warwick; 3d, Miss M. B. Boster’s Freak; res., Mrs. P. Collier’s Barcaldine. Open.—Dogs; ist, Gelert: 2d, Warwick: 3d, Freak; tes., Barcaldine. Bitches, Ist, A. L. Page’s Norma. f ‘ GREYHOUNDS—Novice.—Dogs and bitches: Ust, Newton - bot Kennels’ Leeds Elect; 2d, B. F. Lewis, rvs, Fe hme Fashion; 8d, P. Wauckermann’s S. Carnot; res., Long Spring Kennels’ Lancaster Square. Limit—Dogs: 1st, Newton Abbot Kenne's Whirlwind; 2d, Newton Abbct Kennels’ Leeds Elect; 3d, F. H. Down’s King William; res., I. EF. Denton’s Brannock IT. Bitches: ist, Newton Abbot Kennels’ Leeds Music; 2d, T. J. O’Keefe’s Lady Hortense; 3d, B. Lewis, Jr.’s, Lansdowne Fashion; res, A. Chasseaud’s Sister May of Maybrook. Open.— Dogs: Ist, Whirlwind; 2d, Elect; 3d, Brannock IL. Bitches: ist Leeds Music; 2d, I. F. Denton’s Betsy; 3d, D. C, : Nellie J. Winners.—Dogs and bitches: Whirlwind. FOXHOUNDS, ENGLISH—OPEN.—Dogs: ist, Middl Hunt’s Sportsman; 2d, W. D, Williams’ Patera “3d, Middleses: Hunt's Bowman, Bitches: Ist, Middlesex Hunt’s Rarity; 2d Middlesex Hunt’s Reckless; $d, W. D. Williams’ Nora. FOXHOUNDS, AMERICAN—Open.—Dogs: Ist, E. B, Chase” Bragdon; 2d, Mrs. W. A. Bragdon’s Strives 3d, Gee: Binneennie Beveio Bitches: ist, E. B, Chase’s Carmen; 2d, G. P. Finnegan’s pot. POINTERS—PuppiesDogs and bitches: Ist, C. P. Wilcox and ae) Fairbairn’s Fair Acre Priam; 2d, C. P. Wileox and R. A, Fairbairn’s_ Fair jAcre Bonnie; 3d, A. L. Causse’s Spot F.; res. Westlake Pointe? Kennels’ Westlake Tdeal. Novice—Dogs: ist, Geo. S. Mott’s Banner Boy; 2d, C. P. Wilcox and R. A. Fairbairn’s Fair Acre Cy; 8d, Westlake Pointer Kennels’ Westlake Dashaway;: res., Woodhury Kennels’ Point II. Bitches: ist, G. S. Mott’s May Hobson; 2d, C. P. Wiicox and R. A. Fairbairn’s Fair Acre qedy: dd, Westlake Pointer Kennels’ Westlake Surprise; res., O. 2 hees Renie of Kent. _Limit:—Dogs (under 5dlbs.): H. D. Ogden’s Lord Jingo; 2d, Wilcox & Fairbairn’s Fair Arce Priam; d, H. D. Ogden's Lansdowne Malt. Bitches (under 50lbs.): ist, Wilcox & Fairbairn’s Lass 0’ Yoka; 2d, Westlake Pointer Ken- nels’ Westlake Surprise; 3d, A. Fitch’s Prince’s Lad’s Lassie: res, G, S. Mott's Moit’s Fashion. Dogs (55lbs. and over): Ist, J. S. Howe’s Baby Kent; 2d, Wilcox & Fairbairn’s Fair Acre Gy; 3d, W. Ferguson, Jr.'s, Westfield Lad; res., F. L. Lenoir’s Bang- away JIT. Bitches (0lbs. and over): Ist, G. S. Moit’s May Hob- son; 2d, Westlake Pointer Kennels’? Westlake Ornament; 8d, 71. A, Colby’s Trixy II.; res., G. S. Mott’s Princess Alice. Open,— Dogs (ander 5dlbs.): Ist, G. S. Mott’s Mott’s Banner Boy; 2d, Vancroit Kennels’ champion Heather Malt; 3d, H. L. Ogden’s Lansdowne Malt, Bitches: Ist, Westlake Pointer Kennels’ cham- pion Westlake Startle; 2d, B. L. Toplitz's Fairview Meally; 3d, Vancroft Kennels’ Stylish Neljlie; res. W. Ferguson, Jr.’s, Lady Lilley. Dogs (55lbs. and over); 1st, J. S. Howe’s Baby Kent; 2d, ; Ferguson, Jr.’s, King William; 8d, R. Crompton’s Mott Regent; res., ©. KE. Burtis’ Roscoe. Bitches (0)bs. and over): Ist, G, 8. Mott's May Hobson; 2d, F. J. Lenoir’s champion Kent’s Kate; 3d, Westlake Pointer Kennels’ Bell Westlake; res., B. F. Lewis’ Lady Belle. Winners.—Dogs: ist, Mott's Banner Boy; tes., Baby Kent. Bitches: 1st; May Hobson; 2d, Lass o° Yoka. j ENGLISH SETTERS—Puppies—Dogs: Ist, H. A. Belcher’s Colonel R., Jr.; 2d, Bloomfield Kennels’ Greystock; 8d, A. AlI- bright, Jr.*s, Dick of Eaton; res, H. Pape’s Marlow. Bitches; ist, dk Cole's Lady Cole; 2d, Bloomfield Kennels’ Duchess D.; 3d, J. Lewis’ Mayflower: res., H. Pape, Jr.’s, Clorine. Novice.—Dogs: ist, C. F. Hartmetz’s Oakley Hill; 2d, L. S. Hudson’s Tony’s Jack; 3d, H. J, Smith’s Julien Lucifer; res., F. G. Taylor’s Loyalty. Bitches: ist, 5. E. Thurton’s Field Gladstone II.; 2d. C. G. Car ter’s Queen’s Place Pride; 3d, F. E. Conlon’s Jersey Queen; res., F, G. Taylor’s Radiant. Limit—Dogs: Ist, Vancroft Kennels’ Barton Tory; 2d, C. F. Hartmetz’s Oakley Hill; 3d, L. S. Hud- son’s Tony’s Jack; res., H. J. Smith’s Julien Lucifer. Bitches: ist, Leeds Music; res., ist, F. G, Taylor’s Lady Jane Gray; 2d, C. G. Carter’s Queen place- Pride; 3d, H. D. Grover’s Queen Bane; res,, J. Lewis’ Mallwyd Queen. Open.—Dogs: ist, F. G. Taylot’s Knight Errant; 2d, ancroft Kennels’ Barton Tory; 3d, S. W. Carey, Jr.’s, champion Gilhooly; res., L, S. Hudson’s Tony Jack. Bitches: Ist, R. W. Cunningham’s Elloree; 2d, C. G. Carter’s Queen’s Place Pride; 3d H. D. Grover’s Queen Bane. Winners—Dogs: Ist, Knight Er- rant; tes., Barton Tory. Bitches: Ist, Elloree; res,, Lady Jane Gray. Field Trial.—Dogs and hitches that have been placed at any public field trial in the United States or Canada: Ist C. F. Wartmetz’s Oakley IJill; 2d, G, G. Williamson's Sport's Gath; 3d J. G. Armstrong’s Tony Bee. j TRISH SETTERS—Novice.—Dees: Ist, WVancroft Kennels’ Prince Victor; 2d, P. F. O'Neill’s lat; 3d, H. Hawkes, Sr.’s, John L.; tes., M. Karatsony’s Glenwood Ned. Bitches: Ist, Wood- bury Kennels’ Trilby Girl; 2d, Z. T. Bartleson’s Princess Sonia; 3d, E. Harder’s Belle of Newark; res., Vancroft Kennels’ Heather Pet. Limit.—Degs: Ist, Vaneruft Kennels’ Prince Victor; 2d, B. B, Lathbury’s Rockwood, Jr.; 3d, J. Douglas’ Toronto Lord Roberts. Bitches: Ist, Woodbury Kennels’ Rockwood Queen; 2d, Z. T. Bartleson’s Princess Sonia; 3d, M. C. Byer’s Signal Bess.; ves, F. P. Kernan’s Belle of Nelson, Open—Dogs: ist, C. A. Gale’s Ben Lau; 2d, Vancroft Kennels’ Prince Victor; 3d, Wood- bury Kenne!’s’ Rockwood IL; res., J. Douglas’ Roberts. Bitches, Ist, C. D. Snodgrass’ Red Bess Il.; 24, Wood- bury Kennels’ Rockwood Queen; 3d, M. C Byers’ Signal Bess; ree., Wancroft Kennels’ Heather Pet. Winners.—Dogs: Ist, Bess: Sands, Jr.’s,- Toronto Lord - FOREST AND STREAM. ea 2d, Prince Victor. Bitches: Ist, Red Bess I1.; res., Trilby v7). GORDON SETTERS—Novice.—_Dogs: ist, C. R, Taylor's Count Nohle § Pride; 2d, S. Le Roy Ackerly’s Trap; 8d, W. C. Kugler’s Doe Clinton. Bitches: ist, Waneroft Kennels’ Heather Twinkle. Limit—Dogs: ist, Vaneroft Kennels’ Duke of Edgeworth; 2d, Ce ERY Taylor's Count Noble’s Pride; 3d, F, P. Smith’s J. H. W.3 res., W. G. Kugler’s Doc Clinton. Bitches: Ist, Vancrott Kennels’ Heather Twinkle; 24, W. G. Kugler’s Winona Clinton; 8d, C. R, Taylor’s Janet Noble; res., L. P. Higgins’ Princess View. Open,— Degs: Ist, Vancroft Kennels’ Duke of Edgeworth; 2d, ©, R. Taylor’s Count Noble’s Pride; 3d, JF. P. Smith's j. H. W. Bitehes: dst, WVancroft Kennels’ Heather Twinkle; C, &. Taylor’s champion Dell Noble; 3d, ©. | lors Lady Maud; res, L. P. Higgins’ Princess View. ners,—Dogs: 1st, Duke of Edgeworth; res., Count Nobles Pride. Bitches: Ist, Heather Twinkle; res., chainpiom Dell Noble. _GRIFFONS.—Dogs and bitches: ist, R. Schneider's Blitz Yom Kaiserslautern; 2d, Gzesar I0.; 3d, Lady Belle; res., Flora, TRISH WATER SPANTELS—Open,—Dogs and bitches: 1st, TY. A, Carson’s Dan H’Carthy. CLUMBER SPANIELS—Open.—Dogs and bitches: Ist, A. C. James’ Medway; 2d, H. G, Charlesworth’s Royal Swell; 3d, Newton Abbot Kennels’ Alveley Loafer; res., Miss N. E. Douglas’ Topaz. FIELD SPANTELS—Puppies.—Dogs: Ist, M. A. Viti's Weald- stone Field Marshal; 2d, C. T. Mead’s Woolton Baron; 3d, C, T. Mead’s Woolton Bishop. Bitches: ist, M. A, Viti’s Wealdstone Morda. WNovice.—Dogs: Ist, M. A. Vitis Wealdstone Fie'd Marshal; 2d, C. T. Mead’s Woolton Baron; 8d, R. P, Keasbey’s Saybrook Judge; res, R. W. Barrow’s Heather. Bitches: Ist, Swiss Mountain Kennels’ Princess Correzina; 2d, M. A. Viti's Wealdstone Morda; 8d,, C. T. Mead’s Woolton Lady Dagmar; res., Mrs, D. W. Evans’? Snowball. Limit.—Dogs: Ist, M. A. Viti's Wealdstone Field Marshal; 2d, C. T,. Mead’s Woolston Baron; 3d, D. W. Evans’ Sunninghill Bridford: res, R. P, Keas- bey’s Saybrook Judge, Bitches: 1st, Swiss Mountain Kennels’ Princess Correzina; 2d, Mrs, D, W, Evans’ Roker Queen; 3d, C. T. Mead’s Woolton Lady Dagmar; res., Swiss Mountain Kennels’ Wansbeck Chloe. Open.—Dogs: (black): ist, Swiss Mountain Kennels’ champion Endcliffe Bishop; 2d, C. T. Mead’s Woolton Baron; 3d, Mrs. R. W. Barrow’s Heather. Bitches (black): Ist, M. A. Viti’s champion Bridford, Morda; 2d, Swiss Mountain Kennels’ Princess Correzina; 3d, Swiss Mountain Kennels’ cham- pion Endcliffe Myrtle; res., Mrs. D. W. Evans’ Roker Queen. Dogs (any other color): 1st, R, W. Keasbey’s Saybrook Popcorn; 2d, R. W. Keashey’s Saybrook Judge; 3d, C. T. Mead’s Woolton Bishop; res., Mrs. D. W, Evans’ Woolton Wonder. Bitches, (any other color): 1st, C. T. Mead’s Woolton Dagmar; 2d, Mrs. D, W. Eyans’ imported Waterlily; 3d, R. P, Keasbey’s Saybrook Zaza; res,, Swiss Mountain Kennels’ Heather Meg. Winners.—Dogs: 1st, champion Endcliffe Bishop; res., Wealdstone Field Marshal. Bitches: Ist, champion Bridford Morda; res., Princess Correzina. COCKER SPANIELS.—Puppies.—Dogs: Ist, C. T. Mead'’s Per- fection; 2d, G. Dunn’s Paragon; 3d, E. W. Fiske’s Kantaka; res., Lavelock Kennels’ Rosslyn. Bitches: ist, G. Douglas’ Flora Temple; 2d, W. T: Payne’s First Choice; 3d, Brookside Kennels’ Miss Nobody; -res., H. G. Charlesworth. Noyice——Dogs (black): ist, G. Douglas’ Prince Albert; 2d, G, Bell’s Mephisto; 8d, G, Dunn’s Paragon. Bitches: Ist, Brookside Kennels’ \WWindsome IL; 2d, P. C. Stengelin’s, Flossy R.; 38d, G. Dunn's Rara Avis; fes., J, Kennedy’s ae Dogs (any other color); Ist, E, W. Fiske’s Chief IJ.; 2d, E. W. Fiske’s Kantata; 8d, W. T. Payne’s Angora. Bitches: Ist, G: Dunn’s Waverly Sweetheart; 2d, Mrs. M, Taylor’s Orange Lily; 3d, G, Dunn’s Lady Mac; rés., M. Taylor’s Lady Mac. Limit—Dogs (black): 1st, E. W. Fiske’s Colonist; 2d, G. Belle’s Standard; 3d, G. Dunn’s Paragon; res.. Swiss Mountain Kennels’ Freedom. Bitches: Ist, Mepal Kennels’ Mepal's Enid; 2d, H. G. Charlesworth’s Nita; 3d, G. Dunn’s Rara Avis. Dogs (eny solid color other than black): Ist, C. T. Mead’s Perfection; 2d, Brookside Kennels’ Reality; 3d, E. W. Fiske’s Kantaka; res., G. Douglas’? Searchlight. Bitches: ist, C. Y. Ford’s Otterburn Evangeline; 2d, W. T. Payne’s Lilith; 3d, Montrose Kennels’ Rosa- mcnd; res., Brookside Kennels’ Hampton Red Girl. Dogs (parti- colored): ist, W. T. Payne’s Midkifi Chimes; 2d, IE. W. Viske’s Chief II.; 3d, Mepal Kennels’ Braeside Bob; res., G Douglas’ Mottle Duke. Bitches: Ist, G. Dunn’s Waverly Sweetheart; 2d, ©. B. Hark’s Blue Mountain Belle; $d, Brookside Kennels’ Elsie Wenner; res., W. T. Payne’s Magenta. Open—Dogs (black); Ist, Swiss Mountain Kennels’ champion Ono; 2d, E. W. Fislkke's Premier: 3d, E, W. Fiske’s Colonist. Bitches: Ist, A, Schierloh’s Bees; 2d, A. B. Koenig’s Koenig’s Erie; 3d, G. Bell’s All Cocker, Degs (any other color): Ist, C. T. Mead’s Perfection; 2d, E. W-. Fiske’s Mohican; 3d, Mepal Kennels’ Braeside Bob; res., E. W. Fiske’s Kantata. Bitches: Ist, W. T.. Payne’s champion Blue Belle IJ.; 24, C. Y. Ford’s Otterburn Evangeline; 3d, Brookside Kennels’ Hampton Red Girl; res, E. W. Fiske’s Missinneva. Winners.—Dogs (black): Ist, champion Ono; res., Premier. Dogs (any other color): Ist, Perfection; res., Midkiff Chimes, Bitches (blackl: Ist, Mepal’s Enid; res., Lester Rose, Bitches (any other color): 1st, champion Blue Bell I1.; res., Otterburn Evangeline. BASSET HOUNDS—Open.—Dogs and bitches: 1st, Newton Ab- bot Kennels’ Caprice; 2d, Newton Abb Kennels’ Longtellow. BEAGLES—Puppies—Dogs: ist, Rock Ridge Kennels’ Rock Ridge Pinewood; 2d, Rock Ridge Kennels’ Rock Ridge Songster;. Wharton Pleader; Round Plain 8d, Wharton Beagle’s Beagle’s Gambler. Bitches: ist, S$, E. Thurton’s Gypsy Queen; 2d, Rock Ridge Kennels’ Bonny Lass; 3d, Windholme Kennels’ Windolme’s Lorna; res., S. E. Thurton’s Blanch T, _Novice.— Dogs: ist, Somerset Beagle’s Harker LI.; 2d, Rock Ridge Ken- nels’ Rock Ridge Songster; 3d, W. Saxby’s Dorsey; lres., H. L. Kreuder’s Elroy. Bitches: Ist, Windholme Kennels’ Windholme Duchess; 2d, Rock Ridge Kennels’ Rock Ridge Roxy; 3d, W. Saxby’s Deuce; res, Windholme Kennels’ Windholme Cycle. Limit.—Dogs (not exceeding 13in.): 1st, Somerset Beagle’s Hec- tor; 2d, H. Aling’s George F.; 3d, Mrs, O, Giles’ Caution of Radnage; res., Windholme Kennels’ Windholme’s War Cry. Bitches: 1st, Miss Cornelia Peabody’s Beautiful; 2d, Windholme Kennels’ Windholme’s Daffodil; 8d, Windholme Kennels’ Wind- holme’s Cycle; res., Mrs. O. Giles’ Mardon Bright Eyes, Dogs (oyer 12 and not exceeding 15 inches): Ist, Round Plain Beagle’s Reed’s Dan D.; 2d, Windholme Kennels’ Windholme’s Dalesman; ad. Rock Ridge Kennels’ Rock Ridge Songster; res., Windholme Kennels’ Barber’s Boy. Bitches: 1st, Windholme Kennels’ Wind- holme’s Bangle; 2d, Rock Ridge Kennels’ Rock Ridge Rose; ad, Windholme Kennels’ Windholme Duchess: res., Somerset Kennels’ Flossie. Open-—Dogs: ist, Round Plain Beagle’s Reed’s Dan D.; 5d, Windholme Kennels’ Windholme’s Literol; 3d, Windholme Kennels’ Windholme’s Dalesman; res., Round Plain Beagle’s cham- pion Primate. Bitches: Ist, Windholme Kennels’ Windholme’s Bangle; 2d, Windholme Kennels’ Fate; Sd, Rock Ridge Kennels’ Yucy L.; res., Rock Ridge Kennels’ Rock Ridge Rose. Dogs and bitches (not exceeding 12in.): Ist, G. F. Reed’s Reed’s Nell; 9d, Rock Ridge Kennels’ Whiffett; ad, Rock Ridge Kennels’ Darky; res., S . VThurton’s Fan Winners.—Dogs: Ist, Reed’s Dan D.; res, Windholme’s Literol, Bitches: Ist, Wind- holme’s Bangle; res., Gypsy Queen T. Field Trial—Dogs and pitches: Ist, Rock Ridge Kennels’ Lucy L.; 2d, Rock Ridge Ken- nels’ Hector Wood; 3d, the Wharton Beagle’s Leader IIl.; res., Semerset Kennels’ Hector. DACHSHUNDE—Puppies.—_Dogs: Ist, Reinecke; 2d, C. Motschenbacher’s Young Phenomenon, Jr. Bitches: Ist, H. O. Waters’ Melba; 2d, C. Motschenbacher’s Peper! 1.; 3d, H. S. Hyde’s Belle; res., H. Sammis’ Gretchen. Novice.—Dogs; Ist, C. Motschenbacher’s Alexis; 2d,C. O. Po'ken’s Paprika; 3d, H. Bromley’s Windycroit Joe. Bitches: Ist, L. Stap- penback’s Dilly; 2d, C. Motschenbacher’s Nixe. Limmit.—Dogs (red): ist, ©. Motschenbacher’s Papageno’s Veto; 2d, C. O. Polken's Paprika; 3d, H. Bromley’s Windycroft Joe. Bitches: Ist, C. Motschenbacher’s Mardel; 2d, C, Motschenbacher’s Tosca. Dogs (any other color): Ist, © Motschenbacher’s Romeo IT.; 2d, €. Motschenbacher’s Rodie Wom Jaegerhaus. Bitches; ist, W. Steuber’s Pebbl; 2d, W. Steuber’s Melba; 3d, C. Motschen- bacher’s Peprl 11. Open.—Dogs: ist, Romeo IL.; 2d, Papageno’s Veto; 3d, Windycroit Joe. Bitches: ist, Maedel; 2d, Nixe; 3d, Tosca. Winners.—Dogs: Ist, Romeo II.; tes., Papageno’s Veto. Bitches: Ist, Mardel; res., Pebbl. Trish Setter Club, PuHipapverrHra, Feb. 25.—The annual meeting of the Trish Setter Club of America was held at the Madison Square Garden, New_York, on Friday, Feb. 22, at_7:30 P. M., the president, Dr. G. G. Davis, in the chair. Pres- ent, Dr. G. G. Davis, James B. Blossom. B. L. Clements and Geo, H. Thomson, and by proxy, Mrs, C. Salisbury. Miss G, Shippen and William Shippen, TeSs., C. Motschenbacher’s 171 The mintites of the preyious meeting were read and approved. The Treastirer’s report, showing a balance of $205.96, was read and approved. Jt was decided to appropriate $50 for bench shows and $50 for field trials during the ensuing year, ' The following new members were elected: Dr. Charles A. Gale, Rutland, Vt.; Mr. Joseph B. Vandergrift Pitts- burg, Pa. The following gentlemen were then elected to hold office during the ensuing year: President, Dr. G. G. Davis, Philadelphia, Pa.; Vice-President, James B. Blossom, New York; Secretary and Treasurer, Geo. H. Thomson, Philadelphia, Pa. Exectitive Committee—William Shippen, New York; T. G. Goodridge, New York; Woodruff Sutton, New York; B, L. Clement, New York; Dr. G. S. Lacock, Allegheny, Pa.: Joseph Lewis, Connec icut. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Gro. H. THomson, Sec’y. i English Setter Club. New York, Feb. 23.—At the annual meeting of the American English Setter Club, held at Madison Square Garden, Wednesday, Feb. 20, Mr, Edgar Huidekoper, of Méadville, Pa,, on motion of Mr. W. S. Bell, was called to preside, It being the first meeting of the club, there was no prev'ous minutes to read. The Secretary-Treasurer’s report showed a most satis- factory condition of the club, financial and otherwise. After remarks in which Messrs. Bell, Belcher, Chapin, Law. F, G. Taylor, Osthaus and others participated. the action of the Standard, Constitution and By-Laws and Governing committees was adopted. A special resolu- tion was passed reques.ing each member of the club to send in oie or more names for membership as being the most effective way to increase the list and interest. The Secretary announced that the standard of the club is ready to be mailed for all who may apply for it, and that it will at once be mailed .o members, without application. The election of officers continued those now serving for the ensuing year. It was decided that the dues pa’d in 1900, as well as those in rgot, will be applied to the current year ending Dec. 31. English Bloodhound Club, Tue seventh annual meeting of the English Bloodhound Club of America was held at Madison Square Garden, New York city, on Friday. Feb, 22, at 11 A. M. The meeting was well attended by the members. Voted to offer two silver cups to become the property of the exhibitor winuing it three times; cup to be offered only at the New York Show. Mr. George Raper, of Wincobank, Sheffield, England, was elected an honorary member. The report of the Treasurer showed a good balance to the credit of the club, and after a general discussion of the advisability of holding field trials, which matter was left in .he hands of a comm /ttee the meeting adjourned. The following officers were elected: President. Dr. C. A. Lougest; Vice-Presidents, Louis B. Strong, George P. Finnigan; Secretary and Treasurer, Charles H. Innes; Executive Committee, the above named and Miss C. C. Whitney and Charles Dieterich. Dr. A. F. Stahl was elected a delegate to the American Kennel Club. The following judges were recommended: James Mortimer, J_L. Winchell, James Watson. Dr. Lowis G. Knox, Roger D. Williams, Dr. A. F. Stahl and C. Wal.er Lougest, “GuaDaneiclan. New Yorn, Feb, 21—The annual meeting of the Great Dane Club of America was ‘held at the Belvedere House on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7 P. M. The report of the Treasurer shows that the club is ina good financial condition. ZTwo new members were elected. The following officers were unanimously elected for the ensuing year: Mr. J. Blackburn Miller, President: Mr. T. D, M. Cardeza, Vice-President; Mr, C. H. Mant- ler, Secretary-Treasurer; Mr. G. Muss Arnolt, Delegate to the A. K. C. The Executive Committee consists of the foregoing officers and Messrs. B. H. Stevenson, R. T. Harrison and Louis Letsche. After the close of the meeting a banquet was held in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the club, which the members present heartily enjoyed. Points and Flushes. Prof. Edm. H. Osthats, the famous artist, purchased two beagle puppies at the New York Show, namely, Trum- pet T. (Dorsey's Woodman—Belle of Mount Vernon) and Duke of Mount Vermon, same breeding. He pur- chased them for his own use, and intends to take up the sport of rabbit hunting more actively in the future, as done 4 la beagle. Asked concerning the sale, he calmly wrote the following on a piece of paper: “The two finest beagles ever put on the bench. Bought for $50,935.25.” The puppies are not for sale. A cablegram received by Mr, E. M. Oldham at the New York Dog Show announced the death of the famous St. Bernard breeder, Mr. Sydney Smith, of Leeds, England, on Thursday of last weelk. Some of the dogs sold by him were world famous, and he realized extraordinary prices for them, particularly such as were imported to America. The famous English setter, Count Gladstone IV. (Count Noble—Ruby’s Girl), died in San Francisco, Cal., on Feb. 7. He was owned by the Verona Kennels. Few dogs had a more conspicuous place in the public eye. He was a noted field trial winner and the sire of field trial winners. Like Picking Up Money. _ In every city, town and village in the (nited States where there is shooting or fishing or yachting we want agents to canvass for subscriptions for Forrest AND Stream. Every sportsman is deeply interested in its subjects, and évery sportsman is glad to discuss his doings afield and to hear of the adventures of other sportsmen, Money ‘is to be made by canvassers for Forest AND STREAM, and those who: wish to take advantage of the opportunity we offer should send for premium list and circular,—Forest and Stream - Publishing Company, #4$ Broadway, New Yori, 172 FOREST AND STREAM. [Marca 2, 1901. Canoeing. ————_ ’Mid Reef and Rapid. BY F. R. WEBB. I “THERE now, I think she’ll do!” said the Colonel com- placently, as he stepped back, varnish brush in hand, and took a comprehensive survey of his handiwork. What he surveyed was this: A trim, shapely canvas canoe, 16ft. long by 3oin. beam, handsomely finished and tastefully painted, with gunwales, cockpit coamings and other trimmings of oak, elegantly finished and polished. The canoe was specially designed for him by me, her model and lines being patterned after the other canoes of our fleet, except that she was built on a larger scale, and her construction had afforded interesting occupation to the two of us on odd, spare afternoons for pretty much all winter. In her design she conformed as nearly as pos- sible to the requirements of that bold, swift, rocky stream, the Shenandoah River, upon which she was intended to crilise. She was well rounded away at both ends, so as to turn easily and quickly, the slope of bow and stern beginning, at her keel, fully 3ft. back of her deck lines. She had full lines and a broad, flat floor, insuring light draft and plenty of stowage room. Her canvas hull was amply pro- tected by a broad, flat oak keel, ¥4in. thick by 3in. wide, with no less than five bilge keels of oak, tin. wide by 14in. thick, on each side of it. ' The cockpit or well was 8ft, long by 20in. wide amid- ships, tapering to 12in. at each end; the taper following the lines of the gunwales. Three Tredwen folding hatches closed this opening. One at each end reduced the open- ing to 4ft., while a midship hatch closed this remaining space except the aft 18in., which was protected by an ample canvas apron, well oiled, which came well up over the breast of the crew of one and tucked in aft—a neces- sary precaution in view of the rough water she was built to. cruise in. She was a big, heavy boat, weighing something less than a ton, and she looked like a canal boat among the rest of our 14ft. canoes; but the Colonel was a big, heavy man, weighing something less than a ton also, and stand- ing full 6ft. in his stockings, and he required a canoe large in proportion. She was propelled by an 8ft. double-bladed paddle, which the Colonel, not caring to go to the trouble of making one himself,.had purchased in New York at the store of a dealer in supplies. A footboard, swinging back rest, camp stool, a light tent, folding mattress, a pair of stout blankets, an air pillow and a rubber sheet completed her equipment. “1 expect the Colonel will have her moved up into the front parlor this evening,’ remarked Lacy, as he looked the handsome craft over with admiring eyes. “No; I think it more probable that he will build up a good fire here in his work room to make the atmosphere feel more like July than January,” said I, as 1 took in the bright, cold, winter landscape through the window of the Colonel’s work room—the shining, level blanket of snow. sparkling in dazzling brightness in the afternoon sun—“and set her down off these trestles upon the floor, make up his bed in her and sleep in her.” “You probably speak from your own experience with ‘your first canoe,” said the Colonel, good naturedly ward- ing off the chaff as it fell around him. -“No; I never had the fever quite as bad as that,” I replied, as I gave the Colonel’sfire a freshening poke; ‘but when we were preparing for the great cruise of ’86, George and Lacy slept in their canoes for several nights previous to the cruise, and they- “We wanted to get used to oir quarters before the start,” interrupted Lacy, coloring a little, as he spoke, ‘ond to test them to see where the sleeping arrangements _ could be improved upon.” “Ves” T replied, “and George was also afraid that the old machine works where they were built might take fire some night and burn up the whole outfit.” “And if they burned, he and Lacy were afraid they wouldn’t be there to burn with them,” said the Colonel. “Ves life would then have had no further charms for them,” I replied. “By the way,” said Lacy, as he lit his pipe and changed the subject, “what shape is the kitchen outfit in? Did you remodel it this winter?’ “Oh, yes!” I replied. “Everything is in fine shape, and all new, and large enough for five or six men this time. Here it is!” I continued, as I dived into a closet in one corner of the room and reappeared with a sheet iron box, which was discovered to contain a large, bright tin pail, a couple of joints of 3in. pipe, a small camp axe, a half-gallon coal oil can, a malleable iron ladle, a small compass saw, a small, square tin soap box and a general assortment of tin cups, etc. - “There!” said I, placing the outfit on the Colonel’s car- penter’s bench and removing the tin pail and miscel- lJaneous assor’ment of sundries. “There’s the stove,” as I inverted the sheet iron box, which then stood revealed as a compact little camp stove, 17in. long, 12in. wide and fin. deep. There was no bottom to it, as the fire is built inside of it, directly on the ground. It had two holes in the top, 6in. in diameter, covered by lids swing- ing upon rivets, and the two joints of pipe were fitted together (one of the joints was an elbow) and placed ‘tipon a short collar at one end of the stove. to save top room, while at the other end was a door. A heavy wire was run in a hem around the entire open bottom of the stove, and a stout wire bail or handle was let into each end, hooking over the wire hem, by which to carry the stove and contents when not in use. “There!” I exclaimed. as I placed the stove right side up and put on the pipe. “that will prove large enough for our party. You will observe that there is room for two frying pans at once, so that I can get up a fish supper for the entire party all at once without haying to cook the fish on the installment plan as I did last year.” “Great Scott! cried Lacy, as I took the cover off the big pail and unpacked its contents and spread them out to view, until pretty much the entire surface of the Golonel’s works bench was covered with a conglomeration of pots, pans, tin plates, kettles, etc. “Where in the world did you find all that tinware, and how in the mischief do you expect to get it all back again in that pail?’ “Well,” said I, laughing, “I didn’t find it; with the ex- ception of the frying pans and tin plates everything was designed by me, and made to measurement, so that all nest together inside of the big pail. So,” I continued, gathering the articles together, “the pail comes first, of course, It is I1in. in diameter and 8in. deep. Then the two frying pans, which are of the same size. They are 10in. in diameter and nest together like a couple of tin plates, the handles, of course, being detachable, They are of heavy, pressed sheet iron, 10in, in size, and just go in the pail nicely. Then this saucepan comes next. It is Sin. wide at the bottom, 10in. wide at the top and 34in.. deep. Then this little flat pan, 7%4in. on the bottom by San, at the top, and a couple of inches deep, comes next. “What's it for?” inquired Lacy. “To wash dishes in and for general purposes,’ I re- plied. “Then this smaller pail, 7in. at bottom, gin. at top and 6in, deep, goes in next. Then the tea kettle, for boiling water for all sorts of purposes, 6%4in. at bottom and top, and 534in. deep, goes in next,” suiting the action to the word. ‘Then this coffee pot comes next. It is 6in. deep, 614in. wide on the bottom and 4%in. wide at the top. That is all the utensils that go in the pail. Then you put on the lid to the coffee pot, and over that the tea kettle lid, then this little pile of gin. tin plates, then the lid to the small bucket, next you put in these flat covers for saucepan and frying pans, and finally the big bucket lid goes over all, and there you are!” I exclaimed, tri- umphantly, replacing the big pail in the stove. “You will also note that all handles are folding iron rings or wire bails, so as to lie close to the sides of utensils. and all spouts, lips, etc., are as small as possible, to be prac- ticable,”’ I continued. “Well, that’s the best outfit we have had yet,’ ex- claimed Lacy, adméringly, as I replaced the miscellaneous assortment of hardware in the stove alongside of the pail, and set it back in the Colonel’s closet. “T should think so,” said the Colonel, lighting a cigar. “T think it will do,’ said I, modestly, as I took the burning match from the Colonel’s fingers and lighted my own cigar. “By the way, what shape are the rest of the canoes in?” asked the Colonel. “Mine’s all right,” said Lacy. “I have overhauled and repainted her thoroughly, and she is all ready to launch.” “Same here.” said I. ‘I have not only overhauled and repainted her thoroughly, but George’s also; and the en- tire fleet looks like new.” “That’s good,” the Colonel commented. “By the way, Lacy, one of the best tricks in the entire outfit I have at home in the mess chest in my work room,” I continued. ‘What is that?” he asked. “A granite ware plate and cup for each man,” I replied. “We use them on our Greenbrier fishing trips and find them much nicer to eat and drink from than the com- mon tinware; besides being easier to clean after using.” “That certainly is a good trick,” said Lacy, as he pulled on his overcoat and overshoes, in which example we fol- lowed him, and after the. Colonel had shut and locked his work room door, we all wended our way down the snowy path through the yard to the street, leaving the new canoe, with its attractive, summery cruise suggestions, be- hind us, and the little conclave broke up, each going his separate way. [To BE CONTINUED. ] A. C. A. Amendments. Editor Forest and Stream: Will you have the kindness to publish the following names which have been added to the petition regarding sailing rules of the A. C. A. since your last issue?: J. B. Kelley, A. W. Brown, H. S. Bosson, A. W. Dodge, R. D. Smith, Danl. S. Pratt, Jr., Oscar J. Gerd, Francis J. Burrage, Edw. Lawrence, Jr., Jas. H. Law, Steadman Smith, Walter E. Clark, Geo. S. Brazer, Robt. K. Rogers, D. A. Johnson, H. J. Conand, G. E. Fickett, H. G. Chamberlain, J. E. Nold, W. A. Packard, Wm. V. For- saith, Henry M. S. Aiken, Chas. T. Estabrook, W. C. Billings, John B, May, Abbot S. Mitchell, C. J. Halpen, W. D. Cram. Alfred E. Collins, Fred. A. Sears, F. G. Carter, A. W. Walls, W. K. Fowle, H. W. Cramphorse, Wm. J, Ladd, Jack Howard, A. G. Mather, Wm. M. Holbrook, H. V. Dimick, F. W. Fowle, F. H. Sawyer, O, Mi. Wade, & 1. Brigham, CM. Hows G, W. Buchanan, Wm. W. Crosby, H. W. And Ward, BdweSa Bake wii, MMeDern. pa ee This makes a total from the Eastern Division of more than one hundred men who are opposed to the changes made in the sailing miles last October. Hermann Dupitey Murry, A. C, A. Membership. Mr. Harry S. Mafhtt, of Boston, Mass., has been pro- posed ein membership to the Eastern Division of the +46 dachting. . Notice. All communications intended for Forest AND Stream should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., an not to any individual connected with the paper. Our Boston Letter. Boston, Feb, 25—Many new wrinkles have been in- stituted in the Belmont syndicate defender, now building at Herreshoff’s, which your correspondent has had the opportunity of finding out and can now give to the readers of FOREST AND STREAM. It would be strange in- deed if Herreshoff did not embody some new ideas in construction, but the majority of yachtsmen have un- doubtedly been unprepared to find so many startling departures. The lead is not secured to the keel plate in the usual manner, but is held by over 800 screw bolts, 54in. in diameter and 6in. long, which are screwed through the lower streak of plating and into the lead. There are also 37 threaded bolts, rin. in diamter and toin. long, that pass through the keel casting into the lead. The distance from the bottom of the lead to the deck is 24ft. and the beam is exactly 26ft. There are 77 frame spaces, the same as in the Columbia. The keel casting, which rests upon the top of the lead, is Zin, thick, and has flanges 4in. high, running along its length and transversely at the frame stations. This takes the heels of the frames, and also the heels of the floor plates. The upper edge of the lead is rabbetted to take the bottom of the lower streak of plating, thus mak- ing a smooth joint. The plating is arranged on the raised and sunken system up to the top of D plate, which comes flush with plate C. From there up to the deck the plating is flush, The plates at station 40 are from 49 to 48in. wide and from 8-32 to 6-32 in thickness. There are belt plates which go around the inside of the boat and form floor plates and deck beams, These are tsin. deep and 5-40 to 7-40 in thickness. At the outer edge there is an angle bar on either side, which is riveted through the plate, and to which the outer plating is se- cured. From the plank sheer to the bottom of D plate, the belt plate is cut in at different places. Through these cut out places run bulbed angle bars and T bars, which run the entire length of the boat. The angle bars come at the middle of the outside plating, and the T bars come at the edges of the plates, to which they are fastened, making flush joints. These longitudinal braces, or really frames, are to take the places of bulbed angle frames. The belt plates come at every fourth frame space, except at the mast station, where they double up. Between them there are bulbed angle frames and plain angle frames, which do, not, how- ever, go above the top of the third streak of plating. The frame stations are spaced 20in. on centers and the belt plates, coming at every fourth station, are spaced 6ft and Bin. Above the top of the third row of plating there is nothing in the nature of frames except the belt plates, to which the outer plates are fastened, and the longitudinal angle bars and T bars. The T bars ate 4% by 44in. amidships, and tapering at the ends. The bulbed angels are 3 by 2 amidships, taper- ing at the ends. The short frames, which are bulbed an- gles, are 3 by 2, except the one which comes in the middle space, between the belt plates, which is a plain angle, 134 by 134. There are floor plates and tie bars above the lead on the bulbed angle frames, and a solid floor plate run- ning between the pair of plain angle frames. The stations at which the belt plates come are as follows: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 30, 32, 30, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72 and 76. The angle frames, which are called the intermediate frames, are placed at the following stations: 10, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 20, 31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 40, 47, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, Gr. 62 and 63. There are no intermediate frames aft of sta- tion 63. At station 2 there is a bulkhead of steel plate. No previous cup defender has had a system of logitudi- nal framing installed to take the places of the regular angle frames. This principle of lightness seems to have been Herreshoff’s greatest aim in the new boat, for her dimensions are not much different from the Columbia’s except in the point of beam, in which he has given the new boat 2it. more. In the construction of the boat, the plate plans of the Columbia have been used. Another innovation is in the mast step. In former cup defenders this was a solid metal casting, but in the new boat it is formed of plates, 7-16in. m thickness. The mast will be stepped between stations 29 and 30, but the arrangement of plates will extend from frame 23 to frame 32 the mast step plates engaging the frames. The step itself is conical in shape. Thomas W. Lawson has again startled the yachtsment by making the most generous offer of prizes to be raced for after the international races are finished, that has ever before been known. The prizes are offered for yachts in the larger classes and for fishermen. The following is the list which was given out by Mr. Lawson to the press Saturday night: For goft. sloops, a stitable cup; for all schooners, a cup valued at about $1,000, with siutable second and third prizes; for 70-footers, a cup valued at about $1,000; for the sift. rating class, a cup valued at about $500; also cash prizes for all fishermen, $1,000 first, $500 second and $250 third. : There is aomething lying underneath all this which fn MARCH 2, r100r.] FOREST AND STREAM. 173 qT £ 4 | il ‘| ! i a = _ il LW 1 —- | —T 1 . | q : : al {at a : NY Orc SALOON. : ; ee i 7 2 / Prov “ ENGINE AND Donen _ ie] r= A» a WAGERS, LO 4 AUXILIARY HOUSE-BOAT—DESIGNED, BY MESSRS, TAMS, LEMOINE & CRANE FOR MR. J. B. MACDONOUGH. cannot fail to be appreciated by all: yachtsmen, and shows remarkable keenness of foresight onthe part of Thomas W. Lawson. In the first place the races are to be scheduled after the international races are over, this not~ mterfering with any regular dates. It is only natural for~ @ man like Sir Thomas Lipton to.recognize the value of _ such enterprise by one man. Therefore, it is expected that he will be perfectly willing to bring the Shamrock II. to Massachusetts waters, that the people here may have the pleasure of witnessing a race between go-footers. It is only natural, too, that the owners of the Belmont syndicate defender, not wishing to be outdone in recog- nizing the compliment implied, will bring their boat to enter in the races. With such an interest started, it would be surprising indeed if the whole racing fleet of the New York Y. C. did not come to Massachusetts waters to take part in the races. _ And here is another feature which means a great deal ior future yachting in these waters. The races are to be given under the auspices of the Hull-Massachusetts. Y. C., of which Mr. Lawson is a member. This will place .this club in a position before all others in New England, and will prove the starting point of making it the: New York Y. C., of Boston. The club has every natural facility for maintaining this position, and is: fortunate in having a member like Mr. Lawson, who is able and willing to take the initial means of making it possible. But for the interest of the sport throughout the entire New England district it means a boom which has been. Jong waited for. It means that the interest in the larger classes will be revived, and that each succeeding year will see a big fleet of large boats in these waters during the racing season. Massachusetts yachtsmen own large yachts which they cannot race here, as there are not classes for them. If these first races prove successiul, it is likely that a series will be given each year, and Massa- chusetts will take the position in the “yachting world ~ which it should have before maintained through its natural facilities, and this revival of interest will be wholly - credited to Thomas W. Lawson. Joun B. KiLLEEn, The alterations that have been made on the stem yacht Surf, which is owned by Mr. C. K, Billings, N. Y. Y. Gs were done under the supervision of Messrs. Tams, Le- moine & Crane. Mr. Percy Chubb, N. Y. Y. Gs has commissioned this firm to change the rig of his cutter Vigilant to that of a yawl. This same firm has an order for a sieain yacht for Mr. Edmund Randolph, N, Y. ya C, She will he 8sft long, rrft. beam and 4ft. draft. Geo. Lawlev & Son Corp., of South Boston, will build her, and ahe will haye a speed of a9 miles, - no circumstanecs was her draft to exceed 2ft. Increasing Interest in House-Boating. -~ “THe tateentniber of house-boats, both large and.small, that -have been built during the last few years,.and the ‘Many Teqttests-that the publishers of Forest AND STREAM have received from its readers for information on the sub- ject, indicates a widespread interest in this novel, health- ful and wholesome sport. The many uses to which house- boats can be put appeal to almost all sportsmen. This is clearly shown by the fact that some of the large railway and hotel systems have introduced house-boats for the use of sportsmen wherever game of any sort is to be found,. either on salt or fresh water. At the Pan-Amer- ican Exposition to be held in Buffalo this summer there will be seen a house-boat that is practically a floating hotel. This is intended for the use of those visitors who wish to be near the exposition grounds and who prefer to live on the water. On cruising yachts the matter of living and sleeping ac- -commodations is always of secondary consideration to the question of safety and seaworthiness, But in the case of the house-boat, the all-important features are questions of ease, comfort and luxury. The designer works with far more ireedom in planning the vessel, and this would naturally be the case, on account of thétrequirements be- ing so entirely different. In the house-boat the designer generally produces a craft of very shallow draft,’so that she may lie close to the shore and be used in very shoal water, and that she shall be non-capsizable and able-to be moved from place to place -either under sail or motor power with reasonable speed and safety. It is the shape of the hull and the high cabin structure which shows the relationship of the entire craft to a house rather than to a boat. Merely because there is a general impression that the house-boat is a sort of a scow with a big dry goods box.on top of it, still there is no good reason why any reputable naval architect should not be employed to make the plans and, if possible, superintend the entire con- struction of the boat. The small commission paid to the architect for such services could easily be saved by him in the cost of the boat, and eventually would prove a wise investment. In conversation recently with one of the best known nayal architects in this country, he spoke of a house-boat that he had designed for use in Florida waters, and said that it was one of the most difficult prob- lems he had ever tried to solve, for the reason that the boat was to be used in very shallow water and that under The boat was built in Northern waters, and it was necessary that she should be sufficiently staunch and seaworthy to en- able her to make outside runs when going from one inside route to another, on her trip to the South. The boat was intended for use in rather a wild country where, of BOUTS iF Was impossible to procure oil for the engine, and tons; a pantry and another storeroom. it was therefore necessary to build tanks large enough to carry a two months’ supply. It was also necessary to make extra provision for a liberal supply of fresh water and ample accommodations for ice and supplies. To cover all these requirements and at the same time give the owner all the living room he wanted, it became a difficult matter to produce the results desired, and at the same time not to. increase the draft of the boat. When the boat was built and turned over to her owner she was found to be perfect in every way, and it was evident that had her de- sign been in less skillful hands it is safe to assume that there would have been danger of failure. Through the kindness of Messrs. Tams, Lemoine & Crane, Mr. M. Hubbe, Messrs. Clay & Torbenson and several of our correspondents, we are able to reproduce this week quite a number of designs of house-boats. These include. the most primitive as well as the elaborate, both power and stationary, that have yet been built in this country. There is now being built by Messrs. T. S. Marvel & Co., of Newburg, N. Y., a twin-screw steel house-boat for Mr. Pierre Lorillard. This is not Mr. Lorillard’s first experience with house-boats, as this boat will replace Cai- man, that was burned in Florida last year. The new boat is 125it. long over all, 119ft. 6in. on the waterline, 22ft.- width of hull, 23ft. 4in. extreme width over guard rails, Sit. 6in. depth of hull at lowest point and 2ft. 6in. draft. Her displacement at aft. 6in. draft is 137 tons, and her displacement at 2ft. 3in. is t22 tons. She will have two decks, and on the upper deck amidships will be an observatory 25it. long and 13ft. wide, from which the main deck is reached by a Staircase. _ The main deck is giygn up to the living quarters of the owner, Forward™is a, front parlor 16ft. long and 2oft. wide, which opens on to.a passageway leading aft. On either side of this passageway are two large staterooms. a toilet room on the starboard side and a gun room on the port side. The back parlor is also reached by a passage- way. This room is 13ft. long and 20ft. wide. There is a stateroom on either side of the after passageway, both of which have connecting toilet and bath rooms. Below the main deck the space has been utilized in the best man- ner. Each room is of liberal size and careful attention has been paid to the matter of ventilation. There is a good sized forecastle with swinging berths for the men, from which a passageway leads aft to the servants’ sitting room. On the starboard side of the passage are rooms for the ship keeper. cooks and other servants; on the port side are rooms for the pilot, waiters and steward. The ser- vants’ sitting room is 20ft. wide and r5it. long, and aft of this are to be found an ice house, which will hold five The kitchen comes next and then the engine room is reached. The gTeatess aitention has been paid to the fittings and appoints FOREST AND STREAM. [MARCH 2, 901, COMPANION WAY, STATEROOM = a PRIM SIN oli eee oe ————s AUXILIARY HOUSE-BOAT—DESIGNED BY MR. M. HUBBE FOR MR. L, ments of the boat, and they will be superb in every way, as it is Mr. Lor:llard’s intention to live aboard her several ' months of the year. The boat will be lighted throughout with electricity, and she will carry four boats—a skiff, a dinghy, a gig and a 3-horse-power motor launch. The power of the boat will be furnished by two 25-horse-power Murray & Tregur ha gasoline engine motors. The motor house-boat Wateree was also designed by Mr. M. Hubbe and built in tooo by Mr. A. Hansen. of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, for Mr. L. G Bllings. She is 52ft. long, 15ft. beam, 4ft. deep and 2ft. 6in. draft. Forward there is a storeroom and naphtha tank which has a capacity of five barrels. The large stateroom forward is 13ft. wide and &8ft. long, runnine the full width of the boat. In this room there are two sets of folding berths, the lower the nursery another stateroom. Aft of the sleeping quar- ters is the dining room, which is 11ft. long by 22{t. wide, running the full width of .he boat. Leading from the dning room is a large pantry 5ft. wide and 13ft. long, This connects with a large galley, r2ft. long and oft. wide, which is on the port side of the engine space. A large storeroom and ice box open from the galley. In the ex- treme after end of the boat on the starboard side. is ihe mess room, 6ft. by 14ft.; opening from the mess room is a stateroom for the steward and cook and another for the captain and engineer, also a toilet room for the crew. There is good deck space both fore and aft. On he promenade deck is the deck saloon, wh‘ch is practically the only obstruction. The promenade deck is 86ft. long and 22ft. wide, all covered with an awning. The deck — 3 Skytianr | | VEG READ, * wm ee e er ee, “MOTOR HOUSEBOAT \WATEREE M.FUBBE NA. G. BILLINGS. the numbers are now out of print. we publish them again by request. These three designs are of the most prim.tive sort, but will appeal to the house-boater of moderate means. The first letter is from a San Francisco yachtsman, and a member of the house-boat colony of that city, his tiny craft being the second one from the right in the picture, with a yawl-rigged boat, the Muggamma Chuddee, beside it. The letter: Editor Forest and Stream: While the Forest AND STREAM has turned its attent’on to almost everything within its province with great im- partility—barring, of course, a weakness for cutters— there is one class of vessel that I think has not received all VALOON Lr PLAN—AUXILIARY HOUSE-BOAT—DESIGNED BY MESSRS. CLAY & TORBENSEN. one being 30in. wide and the upper one 24in. wide. From this room, leading aft to the living room, is a passage with a storeroom, bathroom and a smaller stateroom Oft. wide and 6ft. 6in. long on ei her side. The saloon or living room is 14ft. wide and r4ft. 6in. long, and has two sofa and two folding berths; aft of the saloon is the engine room, adjoining which and on the port side 1s the galley. On the starboard side, opposite the galley and leading from the saloon, is the companionway which leads to the promenade deck, which is entirely covered by an awning. In the pilot house is a berth for the captain. In the engine room are two berths—one for the engineer and one for the steward. In the draw’ng, a motor is shown for a single screw, but the owner decided to have twin screws, and two 7-horse-power Coscob motors were 1n- stalled, which drive the boat at seven to seven and a half miles an hour. Wateree has proved so roomy, compact and convenient on such light draft that several other boats have been built from the same plans. | ; The plans of the house-boat designed by Messrs. Tams, Lemoine & Crane for Mr. J. B. MacDonough, former owner of the 46ft. Fife cutter Jessica, show a very whole- some type of house-boat. As she is to be used mostly on Long Island Sound and in the vicinity of New York, her des'gner was not especially restricted as to draft and for that reason he was able to turn out an ideal vessel. She is being built by Samuel Ayers & Son, of Nyack N. Y. The boat is 100ft. over all, 23ft. beam and Oft. draft. She is fitted with a 100-horse-power engine that will drive her at a speed of eight knots. Her cabins are splendidly ar- ranged, having been laid out with much care and study. Forward is the owner’s room, 1oft. 6in. long, running the Full wid h of the boat; from the owner’s room aft to the dining room is a passage 3ft. wide with bath and state- rooms on each side. On the starboard side next to the owner's room is a good sized bathroom 8it. 6in. long and sft. wide, and adjoining this room is the guest room, Sit. 6in. wide and oft. long. Next aft is a smaller sta eroom 6ft. by Sft. 6in.. and beyond that another room and the compan‘onway leading to the deck saloon or observatory. On the port side aft of the owners room is the owners next aft is a stateroom 6ft. by bathroom, 6ft. by 1oft.; joft.; adjoining this js the nursery, roft, by 13ft.; aft of saloon is 18ft. long and 16ft. wide in the clear; in the after end are three bath houses and the staircase leading to the ber_h deck. Companionways forward and aft lead to the lower deck. The boat is lighted throughout with electricity. Messrs. Clay & Torbensen were among the first to realize the poss:bilities of the house-boat in American waters. The boat of their design, which appears in this week's issue, is 67ft. over all, 16ft. beam with twin screws, the engines being in the extreme after end, leaving a large amount of space in the body of the boat for the saloon, staterooms, ete. The kitchen is fit-ed with a range set in brick, and the ordinary appurtenances of a house on shore. The estimated speed of this boat is from five to six miles. The two following letters, with photographs and sketches that accompany them, were published in the columns of Forest AND STREAM some time ago, and as the notice its merits entitle it to. The merits and de- merits, advantages and faults of the “hundred-tonner”™ and “half-rater,” the canoe and the “sneak box” and the -punt have all been discussed at length in the columns of Forest AND STREAM, but as far as my knowledge extends the gentle, retiring and unobtrusive ‘ark’ or “house-b-at’’ has been singularly neglected. Being one of those who go down to the seaside in arks, it occurs to me to put in a small wee plea for this kind of aquatic property. Some sort of description of the “house-boat’” will, I suppose, be the proper thing at this juncture. Firstly, it consists of a float or fla boat from 16 to 6oft. long (this and all other dimensions and details of this craft are gov- erned by the length of the proprietor’s purse) and from 8 to 4oft. wide, and from 17in. to 4ft. in depth. This is built entirely with an eye to strength and durabli-y, and with no pretensions to model; the sides straight, the ends sloping at an angle and the deck perfectly flush and level. GROUP OF HOUSE-BOATS, SAN FRANCISCO BAY. Marcr 2, 1901.] Lona Talks ak! Boss Be bor 43220" —j— oe ae — AUXILIARY HOUSE-BOAT—DESIGNED BY MR. M. HUBBE FOR MR. PIERRE LORILLARD. Upon this floating foundation is erected a struc‘ure about 8ft. high at the eaves. and from 6in. to a foot higher in the center. There should be no ridge, but the roof should extend in an easy curve from side to side and be covered with painted canvas like a steamer’s deck. This will shed water like a duck’s back in the heaviest rain storms. The eaves may be carried out over the sides and ends for shelter if desired, and the deck should’ be so carried out Snvtichr, LLLP La SECTit:N—-AUXILIARY HOUSE-BOAT_DESIGNED BY MESSRS. CLAY & TORBENSEN. to give a promenade and lounging place all the way round, From the roof at each end boat davits should extend to allow the tenders to be hoisted up for the night, which will prevent their getting alongside and making night hideous by bumping. Note—An ark is a sort of big bass drum and the slightest contact produces a sound in the stillness of the night “fit to wake the dead.” | Under the eaves there should be a tank to hold water for the culinary department and another for the wash- stand, or one tank can easily be made to serve for both. These are filled by bringing a barrel of water alongside and pumping the water up into the tanks. On rivers and lakes, of course, this ‘would be unnecessary. It is only on salt water that the barrel is requisite as an intermediary, The interior may be fitted up as elaborately or as plainly as fancy (or the purse) dictates. A good general plan is, a large living, dining and smoking room, From this a passage leads to the after gangway, having on one side the kitchen and pantry, and on the other a small room for a servant if one is kept. In some of our arks the “Jap” (all the ark servants are Japanese) goes ashore after the dishes -are washed, and is seen no more until the nex: morning in time to get breakfast. While the “arkonauts” are away, swimming or boating, the Jap puts things to rights, ma- king beds, sweeping out, etc. These beds usually consist of a couple of bunks in each corner of the main toom as wide as an ordinary double bed, with spring mattresses and all the modern improvements, curtained off and affording accommodations for eight sleepers if necessary. As to the cost of this affair, it, like the dimensions, is a matter to be regulated by the financial ability of the projector. I know one that cost, complete, considerably less than $200, and ano. her whose owner didn’t get off much under $3,000. One of the best we have was built by SAN FRANCISCO HOUSE-BOAT, NO, 2 tye ee ME Ginna the owner and his friends (clerks in stores) in their spare time. It took a good while to do it, and I’m not at all sure her owner ever will stop work on it, but he and his friends have been living in it all this season. An arle can be just as simple and plain, and just as elabora e and as ornate as you please; so long as the “‘boat part” is well built, tight and strong all is well; that is the sine qua non, there must be no skimping of material there; the spikes. must be long enough to hold the planks, and che planks thick enough to hold the spikes and the caulking. Now as to the uses of the ark, they are dverse, but governed, of course, largely by the environment; one may be towed tp some quiet stream where the fishing is good, or where milk and eggs are within call, and left in charge: of madam and the young ones, who can amuse hemselves: rowing, swimming or doing nothing, while paterfamilias hies him to the neighbor‘ng railway station on his way to the city and slavery. As the headquarters of a hunting party the ark may be moored in some quiet bay or creek, or on some lake far enough from shore to avoid the blood- 2 Aosttite Beenses a EE I NITE EI ere PN ta YA I Peet an Pee 176 FOREST AND STREAM. AUXILIARY HOUSE-BOAT—DESIGNED BY MESSRS. CLAY & TORBENSEN. thirsty mosquito, but near enough to allow one to place himself in touch with civilization through the medium of the telegraph and railway whenever it becomes necessary. My own ark is moored in a beautiful landlocked cove about five miles from the city, half a mile from the ferry, and a quarter of a mile or so from the yacht club house, and under the shelter of a high promontory, which effectu- ally protects us from the trade winds and the summer fogs which roll in like a dense curtain through the Golden Gate, almost every afternoon. This protecting bluff is covered on its lee side with a dense growth of “‘tejon’”’ and scrub oak, from amidst which peep out dozens of more or” less pretentious villas; anchored about me in all directions are some twenty arks of various styles of architecture, but no two of them alike. In the evening the air is vocal with the twang of the mandolin or the plunk of the more plebeian banjo, while the summer girl and her temporarily best fellow tune their voices in (more or less) melodious concord. Big hanging lamps throw their light through stained glass windows, and are reflected in the phos- phorescent ripples as we row by on our way to visit a speud or sit on the verandas idly blowing the after-dinner cloud. When one grows sleepy, the tender is hoisted up at the davits, the lights put out, we tumble into our bunks, and, lulled by the scarcély perceptible rocking of the ark, and the gentle lapping of the wavelets alongside, sleep as if that were our manifest destiny. The accompanying plans show the sizes of the California ark, and may be wseful to intending house-boaters in other localities. I have not attempted to go very deeply into details of construction, as that is a matter upon which any local shipwright or even house carpenter can furnish all desired information. The smaller of these arks is calculated to accommodate two with some degree of comfort, The float is 8 by r6ft., the house 8 by 8, the quarter-deck, where smoking is allowed, 6 by 8. Tf built of inch stuff 1ft. wide with the seams covered with ornamental battens 3in. wide, the house will require only three roof timbers and a frame of 2 by 3 scantling at deck and eaves to nail the top and bottom of the siding to, and a piece tying the corner posts together to prevent the roof oyer the quarter-deck from springing; the roof covered with light canvas and well painted will not leak in a deluge. This thing can be sculled at a respectable speed if it becomes necessary to move to avoid paying “oround rent” or taxes, or meeting your creditors. The other structure is intended for the use of any number up to eight, being double the length and width of the first. Her strength would have to be proportion- ately increased, while the finish, appointments and cost may be carried to any extreme prompted by your purse or experience. Her framing would have to be much more elaborate than in the case of the smaller one, being, in fact, not unlike that of a small house. I will not attempt to give any estimate of cost, as figures based upon the market here would be of little or no value to the majority of your readers. W.B Saw Francisco, Cal. The following letter takes us from San Francisco to Florida: feditor Forest and Stream: I inclose sketch of a boat or scow that I used on Indian River a few winters since. Of course it is quite different from the house-boat seen on the Thames, about Kingston and Richmond, but then the cost was no comparison. On reaching Daytona, Fla., [ at first thought of buying ot chartering some cabin boat and living on her through the winter, but I remembered the sleepless nights and contracted quarters on such a craft when in Florida years before, and concluded to try a new plan. Securing the services of a good house carpenter (boat builders want their own way) I selected some well seasoned hard pine at the local saw mill, and in a week’s time we had a scow 24 by 8ft., all caulked and bottom covered with tar, and a house high enough for head room, 7ft., of thin stuff plowed and matched, roof slightly crowned, covered with drilling and two good coats of paint, making it weather proof; windows and doors I bought’ ready made at a small cost. I then purchased at the local stores an outfit of bedstead (full size), mattress, cover- ing, etc., together with an oil stove and a fewcooking uten- sils, groceries, etc., and I was all ready to move into my new quarters. Of course the boat was the subject of much adverse criticism from the natives, and I was the re- cipient of no end of advice, but I had built boats before and was used to that sort of thing. For a tender I bought a well-proportioned little skiff or “flattie’ about r4ft. long. She was.easy to row, and by putting in a small centerboard and rigging up a sprit- sail, I found I had no occasion to use the oars when there was a breeze, which was almost every day. The nights were usually calm except during a norther. I was for- tunate in securing an old mushroom or mud anchor and some fathoms of chain, enough to hold the craft in any situation I was likely to be anchored. To abbreviate, I found the boat a great success, anchor- ing far enough out in the river to insure quiet. I spent a few days at each town along the river, dropping down with the tide gradually, as far as the Inlet, from this to Mosquito, some twelve or fifteen miles. I was towed by one of the small steamboats running between Daytona and Titusville, at a moderate cost. Mosquito Lagoon is pretty wide and exposed, so I worked down to the Haulover Canal with a favoring north wind and through into Indiam River and across to Titus- ville. Here I anchored some two weeks, and securing an old spar and piece of canvas I rigged up quite a respect- able mast and square sail, and bolting a lee*board on each side, I found with any kind of fair or quartering wind my house-boat was as manageable as some catboats. I steered with a large oar on a pin over the stern. From Titusville I cruised the entire river almost as far as St. Lucie and Eden, stopping as long as I felt inclined at the various places en route. I was obliged to return SAN FRANCISCO HOUSE-BOAT, NO. 1. North unexpectedly and sold my entire outfit at almost first cost to a man clearing a piece of land for pine- apples, who, I learned afterward, hauled the boat on shore and made it a permanent residence. Regarding the cost, as near as I can remember, boat all complete, tender, anchor, sail, etc., cost about Smso, tf am stire my expenses for groceries and other eatables were not over $1.50 to $1.75 weekly. Fish, oysters, oranges, etc., cost nothing, visitors being usually allowed to help themselves to oranges lying on the ground in most of the groves. Occasionally the mosquitoes were troublesome, but I had a good net and never lost my sleep on their account. I would add that the boat was divided into two rooms, forward being the reception and sleeping room, and aft the kitchen and general repair shop. Any one wintering on Indian River will get more com- fort from this plan than living at a hotel or cramped up on a sailboat or yacht. The scow drew but 8in. water, but not much, ED, The publishers of Forest AND STREAM will be glad to receive from designers, builders and all those interested in house-boats plans, photographs and descriptive articles on this subject, Perhaps — after a year or two she might have settled deeper in the - {Marc 2, rgot. Yacht Club Notes. There was a large attendance at the annual meeting of the Larchmont Y. C., held at Delmonico’s, Fifth ave- nue and Forty-fourth street, on Feb. 20. The prizes won during the past year were exhibited. The secretary reported that there were 296 yachts in the fleet; that during the year 72 new members were elected and 5 were reinstated; there were 27 resignations and 11 deaths. The trustees reported that the club had 600 regular members, 50 life members and 17 army and navy mem- bers, making a full membership according to the con- stitutional limit, and that there is now a waiting list. Fifty-two members have been elected since Jan. I. Some amendments to the racing rules were made, and it was announced that Commodore Adams will offer prizes to be sailed for in the coming season, to be known as the Adams Cups. The particular events for which these prizes will be offered will be decided by the Board of Trustees and the Regatta Committee. The following officers for the coming year were unan- imously elected: Com., Frederick T. Adams, schooner Sachem; Vice-Com., Wilson Marshall, schooner Atlantic; Rear-Com., James Baird, sloop Hussar II.; Sec’y, A. Bryan Alley; Treas., William Murray; Meas.. Jehn Hyslop; Trustees, to serve three years, William B. Jenkins and Edward J. Greacen; Trustee, to serve two years, to fill vacancy, Edward S. Hatch. . BRE At the annual meeting of the Yachtsmen’s Club, held at the club house, 47 W. 47th street,.on Feb, 19, the follow- ing officers were elected for the coming year: Pres., David Banks, Commodore of the Atlantic Y. C.; Vice- Pres., Frederick M. Hoyt, Commodore of the Stamford Y. C.; Sec’y. E. M. MacLellan, Secretary of the Manhas- set Bay Y. C.; Treas., Philip G. Sanford, Atlantic Y. C.; Trustees, C. Eckert, Cliff Haven Y. C. and C. T. Pierce, Riverside Y. C. The following new members were elected: E. V. Sumner, New York Y. C.; E. Hope Nor- ton and George Hill, Atlantic Y. C.; H. B. Yates, E. K. Greene and H. M. Molson, Royal St. Lawrence Y, C., and G. H. Chasmar, Norwalk Y. C. Re ® At a meeting of the Knickerbocker Y. C.; held Feb. 20, at the Hotel Manhattan, it was decided to apply to the Yacht Racing Union of Long Island Sound for the first Saturday in June as the date of the annual regatta ~ of the club. It was stated that of the bond issue of $7,500 on account of the extension of the club house at College Point, bonds to the value of $1,800 had been canceled in the past year. eRe The “fitting out” dinner of the Manhasset Bay Y. C. will be given on Saturday evening, March 2, at 7 o'clock at the Yachtsmen’s Club, 47 West Forty-third street. The purpose of this dinner is to encourage mutual intercourse and a general and complete acquaintance among the old and new members. More than double the number of men have been admitted to membership this year than were elected during the same period last year and it is re- quested that each member will so far as possible bring as his guest a friend or friends whom he can indorse for membership. There will be no speechmaking, and it is 2 Buns * probable that entertainment may be furnished during the course of the evening. The following proposals for membership are published in pursuance of the constitution: Mr. Howard Gould, 824 Fifth avenue, New York city; Mr. Clarence P. Wyckoff, 18 Wall street, New York city; Mr. Stanton Whitney, 103 West Fifty-fourth street, New York city; Mr. Glen- worth. D. Borden, 36 Broad street, New York city; Mr. J. Butler Wright, 42 West Ninth street, New York city; Mr. C. W. Scott, Port Washington, N. Y.; Mr, Edwin Stevens, 65 West Thirty-fifth street, New York city; Mr. Stephen H. P. Pell, 542 Fifth avenue, New York city. RRR “Mr. William Gardner, the designer, talked to the members of the Yachtsmen’s Club, 47 West Forty-third street, on Wednesday evening, Feb. 20, on “The Racing Yacht: Its History, Development and Design.” Mr. ‘Gardner treated the subject in a most interesting and comprehensive manner. Emperor William has informed the Heligoland Cup Committee that in consequence of the death of Qiieen Victoria the race for the cup will not be sailed this year, Marci 2, toor.J it FOREST AND STREAM. ILORIDA HOUSE-BOAT. YACHTING NEWS NOTES. The 51-footer ordered by Mr. J. Rogers Maxwell frem the Herreshoffs will be ready by the time the season opens. Mr. H. W. Maxwell has sold his raceabout Snapper to Mr. A. Bryan Alley, who will put a larger sail spread on her and race her in the 25ft. class for sloops. Mr. Harry Maxweil has purchased the 36-footer Effort. RRER Mrs. Herreshoff, mother of the yacht designer Mr. Nat Herreshoff, died at her home in Bristol, R. I., on Feb. rg. Peon A conttact for another new yacht has been placed with the Gas Engine and Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury & Co. The boat is to be an auxiliary yawl, 76it., 6in. over all, 52it. long on the waterline, 17{t. beam and 7it. 6in. draft. She will be a keel boat, and will have a flush deck. Forward will be the crew’s quarters, the galley and sailing master’s stateroom. Next aft are two state- rooms, with a passage between them. The main cabin is 11ft. long and runs the full width of the boat. The power STEEL TWINSCREW HOUSEBOAT Two 25HP Motors ze Rape Leelee - Kinoth, 125fe; Ream, 22h; Habel th fe, 28 Peale Five = ook li will consist of a 25 horse-power gasoline engine. Thesame firm is also building a launch for Gen. J. R. Brooke, Quartermaster’s Department, Governor’s Island. This boat will be 45ft. long by toft. beam. She will have a speed of 12 miles an hour. ReReE Mr. Amzi L. Barber, N. Y. Y. C., has sold the steam yacht Shemara to the New South Wales Government. The yacht has arrived at Bermuda from Havana, and there will be delivered to her new owners. The crew will return to New York by steamer, and an English crew will be put aboard to complete the voyage. RRR The 21-footer Cohasset knockabout Oriole has been sold by Mr. John E. Wayland, through the agency of Huntington & Seaman, to Mr. E. B. Pinckney. The FoREST AND STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday. Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the latest by Monday and as much earlier as practicable. was pulled and the bird escaped without being shot at. _ gan State Trap --will be-at both live birds and targets. $300 in cash will be added to the purses. Grapshoating. Fixtures. Feb.28—West Chester, Pa.—Eighth annual live-bird shoot of the West Chester Gun Club. F. H. Eachus, Sec’y. March 2.—New York.—Two-week Roof Garden tournament of the National Sportsmen’s Association, Capt. J. A. H. Dressel, Sec’y. March 19-21—Asheville, N. C.—The Peters Cartridge Company’s two days’ target tournament. Maj. E. P. McKisseck, Sec’y. John Parker, Mgr. ; ; March 21,—Newell, Ia.—Newell Gun Club’s target and live-bird shoot. Henry G. Hall, Sec’y. CONTESTS AT INTERSTATE PARK. Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—Two miles beyond Jamaica, on Pate ORS Trains direct te grounds. Completely appointed shooting grounds always ready for matches, club shoots or private practice. Café and hotel accommodations. Feb. 27.—Interstate Park.—leam race, a New York team ys. a New Jersey team, at 1 o’clock. Sweepstake shooting commences at 10 o’clock, April 1-5.—Interstate Park, sociation’s ninth annual Gran at_Live Birds, . June —.—Interstate Park Queens, L. I.—Forty-third annual tournament of the New York State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game. , A Monthly contest for the Dewar trophy till June, 1902; nance 25 live birds; $5 entrance. First contest took place June 20, 1900. Interstate Park, ueens, L. I.—Weekly shoot of the New Utrecht Gun Clu aturdays. INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION CONTESTS. Elmer E. Shaner, Manager. April 1-5.—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—The Interstate Asso- ciation’s ninth annual Grand American Handicap tournament at live birds. Edward Banks, Sec’y-Treas., 318 Broadway, New York. April 17-18.—Jacksonville, Fla.—The_ Interstate Association’s tournament, under the auspices of the Jacksonville Gun Club. B. W. Sperry, Sec’y. + ale May 8-10.—Memphis, Tenn.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ment, under the auspices of the Memphis Gun Club. June 19-21.—Cleveland, O.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ment under the auspices of the Cleveland Gun Club. ae July 1-2—Sherbrooke, P. Y., Can.—The Interstate Association’s tournament under the auspices of the Sherbrooke Gun Club. H. Foss, Sec’y. ; Le July 10-11.—Jamestown, N. Y.—The Interstate Association’s tournament, under the auspices of the Jamestown Gun Club. Dr. C. Rawson, Sec’y. July 23-26.—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—The Interstate Asso- ciation’s second Grand American Handicap target tournament; ¥1,000 added money. Edward Banks, Sec’y-Treas., 318 Broadway, New York. ae Aug. 7.-9.—Providence, R. I.—The Interstate Association’s tour- nament under the auspices of the Providence Gun Club. R. C. Root, Sec’y. F : nee 4 Aug. 21-22.—Auburn, Me.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ay under the auspices of the Auburn Gun Club. L, A. Barker, ec’y. ueens, L. I.—The Interstate As- American Handicap Tournament DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. In the Carteret championship contest, a rather novel point came up for adjudication. In the seyventy-second round, Mr. Harold Money: at the score, the trap did not open in response to the command “Pull.”’ After an appreciable interval, Mr. Money turned to the referee, at the same time breaking his gun, and in- quired’ as to the cause of the delay. At that juncture the ae € referee declared the bird lost. It was rather an exceptional hard- ship to the plucky young shooter, since there was much to justify a “no bird,” a little to justify a ‘“‘lost bird.” First of all the bird had not been offered at the call of pull; second, an extreme delay might easily be interpreted that the bird was not to be released at call; third, the rule of the Carteret Gun Club on this point reads as follows: “If in the opinion of the referee, the shooter is balked by any antagonist or looker on, or by the trapper, whether by design or otherwise, he may be allowed another bird.” Let us suppose that the shooter calls ‘‘Pull,” and that the trap is not opened there after for half a day, what is the shooter to do? That reduces the matter to an absurdity, and shows that after a reasonable time he may assume that the trap is not to be opened and act accordingly. ® Admiral Courtney, imperturbable and dignified, as is his wont, was a visitor in the gun colony of New York in the early part of this week. While leaving the zephyr and sylIphlike to the four- hundred as a specialty, the Admiral is most successful as a man of deeds. Witness his performance at the last G. A. H.! Had the shoot-oif been on the high seas, that brute of a bird, shot flatly to the ground, would not ‘have escaped beyond the boundless ocean. A bird falling into the salt water would have a more serious problem than if falling on dry land. The Admiral killed °5 and some more straight any way in the last G. A. H. &® In the high averages oi the Hot Springs tournament, Mr. W. R. Crosby led all the competitors with an average of .955. Gilbert was second with .948. Heikes was third with .933. Fanning was fourth with .925. On Thursday afternoon, in the ninth event, the squad whose members were Messrs. Heikes, Gilbert, Fanning, Burnside and Crosby broke 99 out of 100 targets. An account of the shoot, interestingly reperted by Mr. F. C. Riehl, will be found elsewhere in our trap columns this week. & The victory of Mr. Harold Money in the contest for the cham- pionship of the Carteret Gun Club, on Thursday and Friday of last week, ranks in the first class. The conditions were 100 live birds, $100. entrance, 30 yards boundary... The birds were extra good, the weather conditions were favorable to the birds, and the competitors were performers of known skill and ability. Mr. Money killed 88, and won the trophy and the honors. Rg - Mr. John Popp, the President, writes us as follows: ““The Michi- hooters’ League will hold its first annual tourna- ment at Saginaw, Mich., on May 28, 29, 30, under the auspices ef the East Side Gun Club, of Saginaw. The tournament will be under the management of Mr. John Parker, of Detroit, Mich., and It will be open te all, and The preparations for the Roof Garden Tournament are in .an advanced stage. Mr. Elmer E. Shaner arrived in town during the latter part of last week, and found the preliminary work well begum. The installation of the magautrap, the completion of the 177 platform and back stop, ete., will be all done by Thursday of this week, or Friday at the latest, so that the shooting may commence at the appointed hour without any delay. td After winning the Carteret championship, Mr. Harold Money engaged in a miss and out, and stood at the 33 yard mark, the extreme back mark of the club. He killed 17 straight and won. He shot in finished form. While all this proves that Mr. Money is a great shot indeed, it also proves that the modern gun and ammunition is not handicapped at 33 yards. 4 _In a team shoot at Washington Park, Gloucester City, Pa., Feb. 22, $25 a side, 8 birds per man, - Hurlingham rules, the scores wereas follows: Alexander Pierce killed 3; John Pew, 2; J. Brown, 2; W. J. Thompson, Jr., 2; S. F. Fluegelman, Zz Total, 11. E. Butler, 3; J. Redfield, 2; James Smith, 2; Charles Burdsall, 1; William Spencer, 1. Total, 9. R Mr. Harry Kirkover, the skilful and poular shooter, of Batavia, WN. Y., made a visit to the gun colony section of New York, which in the shooting world is the shooting axis of the effete East. He was enthusiastic in his plans for the tournament to be held in conjunction with the forthcoming Pan-American Exposition, at Buffalo. J _ Mr. Gus Grieff, of Von Lengerke & Detmold, 318 Broadway, informs us that an Eastern championship at live birds will be inaugurated in the near future, at 25 or 50 birds, for a trophy, entrance nominal. This should fill a field which at presént is un- occupied. & Mr. C. M. Grimm, of Clear Lake, Iowa, suffered the misfortune of a broken ankle recently, while engaged in his vocation. The many friends of this eminent shooter will deeply deplore the grievous occurrence, as we do. We wish him a speed) recovery, J The match between Dr. A. A. Webber and Mr. S. M. Van Allen, at one-hundred live birds each, at Interstate Park, on Feb. 19, was won by Mr. Van Allen, by a score of 94 to 88 He took the lead in the fourth round and never was caught. 4 On Feb. 22, at Riverton, N. J., in a 10-bird race, with a large number of contestants, Mr. J. G. N. Whittaker won in the shoot off. On Feb. 19 Mr. Thomas Jenkins won a silver cup donated by Mr. Alburger, at Riverton. He killed 30 straight. eR In a team contest, ten men on a side, between the Allentown Rod and Gun Club and the Keystone Gun Club, of Lebanon, at the Duck Farm Hotel, Allentown, Pa., ten live birds per man, Keystone won by a score of 74 to 67. R The regular contest of the Oceanic Rod and Gun Club, at Rockaway Park, L. I., will be held on March 4. Trains leave East Thirty-fourth street station and Flatbush avenue at 11 o’clock A. M. Targets $1.50 per hundred. % The Peters Cartridge Company announces an amateur tourna- ment at Binghamton, N. Y¥., April 24 and 25, to which will be offered $150 added money. Mr. John Parker will manage it. Mr. H. W. Brown is the secretary. & At the. Peters Cartridge Company’s Mardi Gras tournament, at New Orleans, Feb. 15 and 16, Mr. Blunt, of Greensboro, Ala., won the trophy for the highest average, scoring 323 out of a possible 350 targets shot at. ® On the grounds of the Ambler Gun Club, Ambler, Pa., Feb. 22, a target tournament was held. The prizes were mostly merchan- dise. Messrs. Pfleger ana Conway were the greatest winners. R _ There will be an interseting shoot of the Herron Hill Gun Club, of Pittsburg, on the club’s grounds on Davis Island, on March 6, for a silver cup donated by Mr. G. E. Painter, BERNARD WATERS. ON LONG ISLAND. Sheepshead Bay Rod and Gun Club. Sheepshead Bay, L. I., Feb. 22—The club handicap of the Sheepshead Bay Rod and Gun Club, held to-day, eae won ae Dr. O'Connell, after shooting off the tie with Messrs. Ira McKane, J. J. Pillion, Kronika and Dr. Wood. 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Puetshliresses Seiteaee 10 ldimketacey Wonqscoo Oreo 0 PETC KER eek weed ook ole ses 10 BOW 61 Clirdd Awaits tae le ere eetereterez clot 111110 COLE ep cut paahysey eee 11111110 WMresslers, ne netiia screen 1113110 Mickel). s.tisn.3te sees ALTIIIIL Be Sieclarr.tar sees asta 111111110 Third prize, $2.50 in gold; aaues 2: 4 Sr4 oe eeeeuaah 0- Carthdge .,....- Feet sadogta 0 AON Ta kaa ra eee oie Re yet HUGH RAW ATI bene 2 ep OUR RA AS cane 4a 0 Wamnarsdalers ecsc-tseaskiisi ny 1110 MVC ICE fetch os se rater mere 1110 Cartlidge 0 IES Cares) pet ear aee oF 1110 MbearVape hota kore tay weit as 110 Thomas .. . 1110 GIEE % slelsewthh titre tale wal steels 0 TT. Phropp ee; --- Rem atis oes 111110 Wid marth Taare Bes 11110 Booby prize, gold cuff buttons: Cole rr aon agit ds sdalfauls ttc hee ae Oe cee 001000011.0600000000 F Thropp...... Mee oe Gee Ae Gy wee 000100U0100V0U000001 Keystone Shooting League. Hotmesspure Juncrion, Pa., Feb. 23.—Sixteen contested in the club handicap. The birds were an exceptionally good lot, and the day favored good work. The main event was the club handicap at 10 birds, in_ which sixteen shooters took part. WVandergrift, Orth, Henry, McCoy ana Felix finished with straight scores. Geikler, Russell, Darby and Francotte scored 9, Geikler’s miss being a dead out of bounds. Club handicap, 10 birds, handicap rise, open sweepstake, en- trance $2.50: J Orth, 29.......2-, 229121212210 W Francotte, 30...2022292999— 9 ‘H Henry, 30.....-- 12111112110 A Daly, 30......... 2202222422 — 8 F McCoy, 30.....-- 2239292292 10 J Campbell, 29.....02222*122— 7 J Vandergrift, 30...222212112210 F Van Loon, 3U...12*1100202— 6 ‘A Felix, 30......-.2222222922 10 F M Hobbs, 30..-.2*2*2102uI— 6 C Geikler, 29....... 229129992 9 W Wilson, 29....--.1*20022001— 5 E Russell, 29-...--- 229213221 9 G Bell, 29.......... 0101210200— 5 Dr Darby, 29...... 9290922929 9 C Fitzgerald, 30....1*2000*002— 4 - A ‘sweepstake eyent at 8 birds followed, and Henry carried off first money: alone. Fitzgerald missed his last and McCoy’s first. fell dead out of bounds. The next event was at 10 birds, and _ WVandergrift and Daly killed all their birds. Hobbs lost his second dead out, and Darby missed his last after killing 9 straight. Geikler and Orth also killed all their birds in this event, but each lost 1 dead out of bounds. Two miss-and-out events wound up the day’s sport. In these the men shot from the 26yd. mark, gun below the elbow, and one barrel. In the first Felix, Vandergrift and Henry divided first money with 3 kills, and in the second Felix and Henry divided on 4 birds. ; ] On Washington’s Birthday there was an open handicap, 20 live birds, entrance $10. The scores: A Je Felix, 20 rasscs tse nce une wceseneercereesess 22222222292211221222—20) © Fitzgerald) SO. c0ssssnns vec ans: = 22 =e =e 12212111120110222221—18 TEE 1) ILRtecits, Bhs Shores Sabet tes sone oot te %2222222222212011122 18 Te We Brad a0 es teen waren saeco a 12112121222212201201—18 BE Russell), 29... 0.2. eee aces tcc eee 1222*220*11212212222 17 Je Wouse. PES Poo s Sac As sasamsate sah ates sta sac 02111121222212010211—17 ISOS erdteay Al uBBe ceeedc ee ASOAMASC SBS ocecHn 1*221012222222221220-—17 He Ma Wiobbs, 2O0l 26 tse aretesierip easiness sian 22:2221222222222002*2—17 7 WW @rthy 2ke eee reidey 4 gee hewieeaee a ebsiels|+[= b= 21201222221*22021102—16 (G12, (GrewlSe, Bian fibpin doses sc oaa da ahede 2*22021*2221*0222222—15 H C Deaney, 2 22200122110210021121—15 J Sclienck, 20.2.2 s test eset ieee 00020022022000222000— 8 Miss-and-out sweepstake, live birds, entrance $1; Hobbs7, Budd {fA Russell 7, Orth 7, Morris 7, Schultz 7, Geikler 5, Wynn 4, Ridge 4, Landis 3, Fitzgerald 2, Felix 2. Forester Gun Club. AupAny, N. ¥,, Feb. 23.—The annual midwinter tournament of the Forester Gun Club, held on Washington’s Birthday, was a success in every way. The attendance was Jarger than usual, and the weather conditions were all that could be expected at this season of the year. There was just enough breeze from the south to give the targets an uncertain flight at times, and this kept the boys guessing. The programme called for ten lb-target events, with a total entrance of $12.50. The purses were divided in four moneys. The scores: Events: 123 45 6 7 8 910 Shot at. Broke. Wiener -ssoeradd dit 18 12 12 15 12 11 13 12 14:18 150 127 TMevine ston Gee. --s: 5 13181011 .. 141113138 22 1385 t10 Ween bitlGens etree iais 13 13 18 14 13 12 13 12 11:13 150 127 CTECTH Hokie vee sina dues ii 12 11 18 12 12 14 9 1410 150 118 Wallburgh 611 91211 11 10 13 12 12 150 107 TN iota! THESE Ae aaa oe 8 512 9 9121114 9 150 96 elewtinky SGA Qe sane Te et wee eb woh Py bee 135 84 Efancosxe Beer es.a aces 14 11 10 12 11 «11 «12 120 90 Ondanwar vebleubs sess 101011 1118 918.. 120 86 Commedore , 8 710 410 12 8 «, 120 64 Westover ......- Neo) COM Gna ses mae ra 120 67 WEG aa ses he eee ones Galil MLablok peli) as as 105 66 ibys; Tea nit Soahyy ecgen Sy FE Mis Fee) 4 105 46 Fila ta ece ee eon eae § 910 11 15 14 105 716 iSippbhaae eetker Jota oot NUTS rie iw lA, Soe. 105 TW Eyck ..cccet esse ess ip Sea a Veer ee 105 67 Wadsworth 6 5 71311 10 105 60 Syiteihis -AABOA6Gaoc ono eel eelsr la vee - 90 73 Ligaen Set eas, out TE eek LOE cya 90 60 iene tee sepa tele (he i Be AD Mf As se be oe 90 36 Munson €.2-2------- aR LO SS AM Ten ate 60 35 Wenmerite saetntscaewrboae ase een 10101410... 60 44 Mertching .....-.+--: 45 ¢ Dalek ete y chain's 45 18 Wrolfted “sic... cesme 9 4 7 ote Mewes be 45 20 MeBride ,.2...-....: 6 10 12 Sorte ts Lee 45 28 St Charles.....n-....- 7 128. MAS we 45 OR Gogejmt: ais rtat pera: os Ge ak Hy es 30 20 H. VALENTINE, Like Picking Up Money. in every city, town and village in the United States where there is shooting or fishing or yachting we want agents to canvass for subscriptions for FOREST AND STREAM. Every sportsman is deeply interested in its subjects, and every sportsman is glad to discuss his doings afield and to hear of the adyentures of other sportsmen. Money is to be made by canvassers for FOREST AND STREAM, and those who wish to take advantage of the opportanity we offer should’ send for premium list and circular.—Vorest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York. ' \- : ” 4 (Marcr a 190i. Peters Cartridge Co.’s Tournament at New Orleans. Tue Mardi Gras shoots of the Peters Cartridge Company opened up under very auspices circumstances as regards weather, at- tendance, etc., on the grounds of the City Park Gun Club, New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 15. Shooters were in attendance from Penn- sylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and Louisiana. The trade was represented by Messrs. Kaufman, King and Parker, of the Peters Cartridge Company, and King Powder Company, of Cincinnati, and Mr, Faurote, of the Winches- ter Repeating Arms Company. The shoot was very ably managed by Mr. John Parker, of De- troit, who was assisted by Mesrs. Kaufman and King, and gun club members. Mr. Blunt, of Greensboro, Ala., won the average trophy donated by Peters Cartridge Company, making 4a total of 323 out of 330 targets shot at. | oe Mr. King, of Peters Cartridge Company and King Powder Com- pany, did himself proud in a shooting way; in fact, he was shooting so strong that in a special race for a Greener gun at 25 targets he was backed against the field by some gentlemen on the ground, and made a score of 24 out of 25, dusting very hard the bird that was scored lost. Messrs, Faurote, Blunt and Parker broke 25 straight in same race for gun. This shoot has created an impetus to trapshooting in New Orleans. ’ The local shooters—Messrs. Miller, Saucier, Stutte, Sinnot, Lee, Pourseine, Jackson, Kaufman, McMurdo, Benedict, Tiblier, Will- iams, and Lhote—were yery much in evidence, shooting nearly through the entire programme. About 8,000 targets were thrown. Mr, Emil Werk and Fred Bader, of Cincinnati, visited the shoot on the first day. Maurice Kaufman, the genial and popular Southern representative of Peters Cartridge Company, was here, there and everywhere, making it pleasant for all the visiting shooters, making friends for himself and company all the time. E The scores are appended: First Day, Friday, Feb. 15, Eyents: Uy th ah ire Re SPs) Targets: 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 26 Broke. McKay Say Easels Sona oie oat eee 12 14 16 18 13 15 13 12 16 21 145 Eicon eee ackhetccer s+ 11 12 17 12.12 17 13 14 17 22 1AT Blunt Ee aa einlets ee ere cral topic tna 13 13 17 15 14 20 14 14 19 24 163 IS OE ace coche nni Soran ees « 11 10 18 12 12 17 12 11 20 23 146 Keiritm Arwen cenees Semmes 13 14 17 18 13 15 14 14 17 23 155 WNewianW iiss geese sosen ose eeoe ns Salah dP dela a) Woes 1038 NVR cic ep eeiinanes SER SRN Inna low Ache Sit hh a0 9 alee 92 RT OWIL ss tation ond dares DOs eta oa e 12 13 16 18 14 17 11 12 17 21 146 (roodloadie a ponsemsneaner conan 13-14 19 15 13 19 11 14 18 22 158 Mainicent) . io Asaaicseashete bees 151216111216 8 8 18 21 137 POAT I sa aeimnates chines aiecerns 10 14 17 11 11 18 11 11 16 23 142 isies VW dade lsgenbued sagen 11121611 § 17 11 13 17 22 139 A aT 555 55 555555505 OSC Te 9 618 11 1018 91115 .. 107 MBaurcte! TOs .. 13 14 20 1415 19 14 9 20 24 162 Miller e ene ..-. 10 810101010 511 819 101 Ioibensl err AR AA ARAAARAA AAS AAS ASH cic! 13 12 18 12 11 17 18 12 19 23 150 Wade Doi. ic saut cosuniee sees 1BpiG aye iby Geil he oh bo 82 Wheloht cs ssaacsgpssupasesswes 12 14 1618 8 14 11 12 11 16 129 Packere soe vi gord ose sass sous aisle 1413 1814141618 1316 22 158 Taek et psx occee eed ol aa eas eee Gee 1 at he es 38 Tn Ra Oe Pte beer eee t: ee oe aks isle Bs 38 POULSEINE Me sec eee otek toes tea uae ameedins eae ee OES 32 Tee Ae Eee esostereee ri) fis ee pb eA od Seen? 9 Grostivs one mee te er renee saeee aes ° . -. 19 20 es) Mia Uherge Sere pene ease beer or ree eyori ce tee Bittle tite ich Sth ach Pts He) 22 22 VV ear orerare ce tees cher nwtetees aa gib po vie Bat pitt th Foti ht ays 7 SITIO eis | ce gictith-criva-stecerepletelmceistclre bo Se rte Fs Oop eer 24 Second Day, Saturday, Feb, 16, Events: eRe i YE Gras) Targets 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 25 Broke Blunt wrteepe esidel abel dcisole gtoleor eects cle 14 13 19 18 14 19 14 11 20 28 160 NRE et mrectin snes oot tie lg ENED 14 13 19 15 12 18 15 12 17 23 158 Ai Wand ee teem sites se eee fd TOs 5 Re sad eS Karritiiatts scbeve dee coh ebee erence 13 14 18 15 14 2013131723 160 SOWIE is alot Pea wae ale b a neltiets stald ele 14 11 18 12 13:18 15 15 19 22 152 aA Ta para Seed Site f HE tote tt eo 7 716 13 15 15 15 12 20°22 142 FUTILE Sete ee ete ec ct lentes eee eae 12 12 18 13 15 19 .. 12 16 21 138 IPOIATE Ase enne lcs uetet eles aoe 14 13 18 18 14 18 12 18 18 21 154 Pinkston aebek Unt ineneeeheo ese 18 10 16 12 1216138 8 15 22 137 WME Soares ceets hens eietake nce eee we 8 710 9 913 91018 20 113 WMekKay Weten sen tee et eet eae 1313 2015 181611 131921 156 iheresenlotiovh AAQANRGtE hod ue ets 1113 1613141912 1419 24 1538 Wieleit saan cudearae desu hee eee toe 11 O16, re i ee 36 Haricate™ a jcaee eens eheeeen .. 131519 13 15 201515 2024 169 SESE BR ys Suche ABA = 14 15 20 14 15 19 15 14 20 22 168 IMAC Ge Stan captors semester tite CUTE) Ne oe ele deat 54 Wewarlar a), Ocscp sme cine enena ee 11 39415 Diels 1812 897 Sy ee 99 Stati” 00 os cae te veer esis acest TUE et Sy sea on oo oo ob 45 DINO bs hisses ee eiereeeeEe eri b ayy vitor Be ys pee st 84 CO Dian 2 Sees Ste AaG car eroeeee OM S316 eee eres on 34 Fe SR Pass 2 aes seen Gio Abert on MLE; = 510. we oe 23 ISU glbaretalp | peewee | Shwe peed rary Go: 1S. JT a ee een 21 Parken pes taeeicecseeee tpcctaenn 1392) 1794178 .. .. 19 24... 7 Wades eee ey eek pre phecnen s orrese 1Z14163414171418 21 .. 141 IEHIGIKELE Weseoe Soe letneccheretinca see ELAR Te A Berita hry 26 TRS REGIE fee ee ss seegncoctmoope od Hrsli’geo nee acai te eee = me 33 DIN Pes APs seer fs te nb BY ee Shee 35 IAPS Nis theta os wee 9 es Re ey .. 14 13 16 15 14 19 28 14 ALM op btete yt tee Leela es SAAR A fa tie Ss 74-15 1915 Ts ae 63 Tahpte: W.ivoic eet te Dea AA Cd Tee SAB. Oe te es 35 DEY Caen O OEE Cee eCAR Are M4 my As 44 13 18 11 14 15 .. 71 Benedict f2 saecc cass cient se tcces ne Nee fee Veallale 14 14 14 14 18 2b 95 Wilhams PP ne 2 ies ata be 61 (Baye Rhee btt tari d ieee eee peel LehGlee renters 20 Gotitlieb—De Long Match. PRELIMINARY to the annual Hot Springs tournament, an indi- vidual match was shot on the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 16, be- tween C. E. De Long. of Hot Springs, and Chris Gottlieb, of Kansas City. The match as originally arranged was at 50 live birds per man, for $50 a side. However, Mr. De Long labored under the disadvantage of having a gun out of repair, so that it was not sure of fire on the second barrel. He started in to shoot the race in yery good style, but working under this difficulty lost 3 birds in the first 25, and finally on the 3lst round the contestants agreed to call the match off, Mr. De Long agreeing to pay for all birds shot at by both parties, and another match was aranged to follow _im- mediately at 20 birds per man, one barrel only, 30yds. rise. This was a pretty stiff contract—more so, perhaps, than either man realized, for the birds were a fast lot, and most of them got away without a moment’s hesitation. Up to his 81st bird in the first race Mr. Gottlieb shot in superb form, killing all his birds stone dead without a scratch; but in the one-barrel contest both con- testants found themselves compelled to shcot in different time, and the black powder bushwhacker, in the person of the Arkansas small boy, got a chance to show his hand up on the mountainside. Mr. Gottlieb won with 2 birds to the good. The scores: First match, both barrels: ; Gottlieb .......+- i eee Sails olathe. t=» «222222921 29919921 29999999929929- 91 Dye Dfayay AA s soadeboe ae 4. - -222220222122022221222112722101 127 Second match, one barrel only, 20 birds, 30yds. rise: Gottlieb .......+-.-- eros fits po sine bimini pin nie TOV*1ONIITIONNITIOIL 12 IBYE: Ike Sesnoss spore se se ot AsO EESTI oe 010100111)01010031111—11 F.C. Rieu, Frankford Gtin Club. FRANKFORD, Pa., Feb. 23.—The first of a new series, which calls for a contest every two weeks, commencing Feb. 23; also on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. At the known angles Brown, George, Meyers, Smith and S. B. Coverdale were the high men, each breaking 20. At unknown angles §. B. Coverdale was the high man with 22. The contest resulted in a tie hetween Dr. Smith and Howard George with 40 out of 50. Newcoinb and Coverdale not being members of the club, were not eligible for the prize. In the shoot-off of the tie at 10 targets Smith won by breaking 8. George 5. Twenty-five targets, known angles: Brown 20. George 20, Meyers 20, Smith 20, S. B. Coverdale 20, Redifer 19, Neweomb 19, Green 18, Krier 16, Baker 15, W. Coverdale 14, Bender 14, Riotte 10, McMichael 15, E. Dawson 9, J. Dawson 6 Twenty-five targets. unknown angles: 5S. B. Coverdale 22, New- comb 21, Redifer 20, George 20, Smith 20, Green 19, Meyers 19, Krier 19, McMichael-18, Brown 15, Baker 14, Bender 14, Riotte 10, E. Dawson 7. ’ rae Total of 60 targets for the prize: George 40, Smith 40, Redifer 39, Meyers 39, Green _37, Brown 35, Krier 35, McMichael 33, Baker .29, Bender 28, Riotte 20, E. Dawson 16, Marce 2, 1901} FOREST AND STREAM 179 i eee The Hot Springs Annual, Two score of the best known and most competent trap shots in these broad United States have been spending the present week in friendiy but determined contest for honors at both target and live bird shooting. This is the fourth time the boys haye come together here at these midwinter tourneys, and the time and place has seemed so opportune and so fitting that this has about come to be recognized as one of the features of the game, to be anticipated with pleasure and figured in as an important factor in the record of the year’s work. ‘ _ There was a depatture from old arrangements this year in that the local gun club ceded the entire management of the occasion to the Whittington Park Association, of which Capt. H. O. Price and his son, the genial R. E. Price, are the active heads, Quite as a matter of course, gun club members, and im fact every one in Hot Springs, worked together for the success of the occasion, but to the Messrs, Price and Mr. C. E. De Long must be ascribed most of the credit for the success of this week, ’ Nothing was left undone that might be acomplished to expedite shooting or enhance the personal comfort and convenience of the guests of the occasion. The target traps were arranged in two sets on the Sergeant system, in the center of the race track arena and squarely on the baseball track, at the famous park adjoining the Price ostrich farm and deer park to the southwest of the city. Targets were thrown from bluerock expert traps, the birds going on a uniformly even flight strictly within the prescribed regula- tion angles, to the distarice of perhaps of S5yds., and doubtless scores would have been eyen higher but for the unavoidable fact that a target going sometimes toward a particularly shaded spot on the mountain background defied certainty of aim. The live bird circle, with King’s ground traps, was no less carefully ar- ranged, retrieving being nicely done by a well-trained corps of colored boys, 3 F In only one respect can it be said that the tournament proved anything of a disappointment. This is with regard to the at- tendance. Last year the total entry was not far from sixty, and this year it was twenty short of that number. The cause of this seems to have been purely local with the individual shooters, as the ad- vance assurances would have guaranteed a much larger crowd. But, to the credit of the Whittington Park Association, be it said that, although the programme was an expensive one, every promise was catried out to the letter, and in a manner so cheeriul as to win the admiration and unstinted praise of eyery shooter present. When such praise comes from the men who have campaigned on the circuit professionally for years, it means something, and the assurances given by Capt. Price and son that another and better programme will be presented here next winter, is a warrant with each-of the boys of his personal indorsement of the Hot Springs’ brand of shooting tournaments. Monday, Feb, 18, A short preliminary programme was shot on Monday, including 115 targets, but a good many of the boys who were tired irom the long ride on the cars did not get to the grounds until after noon. Of the experts in this contest, W. R. Crosby made the best record, losing but 8 in 85, Gilbert and Fanning coming next with 5 each down. The weather was threatening for a time, but cleared toward evening, and the targets flew very satisfactorily. Practice shooting and extra events were continued until nearly sundown. Tuesday, Feb. iG} Tuesday morning dawned bright and fine, but if any one cherished fond dreams of phenomenal scores he was doomed to disappointment. A stiff northeast wind was blowing up the valley, which ever and anon was caught into a swirl by the jutting spurs of the hills and played particular smash with the flight of the targets. While the traps were working perfectly, it was simply impossible to shoot with certainty of aim under these conditions, and it was no common thing for even the best of them to fall below the money. In the afternoon the wind was lighter and scores correspondingly better. Bob Price handled the squads as few other men in this country can do this sort of work, and the programme was run through with such dispatch that there was time for half a dozen extras, in which all participated. When the smoke had cleared from the field in the regular events it was found that Fred Gilbert had first honor, with 12 misses, while Heikes and Crosby were respectively 1 and 2 birds behind. The scores are appended: Shot Events: dees. 4 ob ee 8 910 at. Broke. Av. eikeés ....... asssee 12 1417 14 15 17 15 15 18 15 165 152 921 Fanning .......... « 42 14 1812 1316 138 14 2014 8165 146 884 Gilbert ...,....:e.-++ 13 12 18 14 14 18 14 15 20 15 165 153 «927 Burnside .......- see 15 18 19 14 12 17 13 15 19 13 165 150 .909 Crosby ...-.....<.-. 13 13 19 13 15 18 14 14 20 12 165 151 ~915 ENOGtOM: Beane ceo. os 14 13 13 121415138 918 11 165 136 ~824 Arnold ..... 12 11 17 10 10 16 14 12 17 11 165 130 788 Allen ..... Dante 12 11 13 13 11 13 13 12 19 13 165 129 - 781 Vanguren 912151911 812 916 9 165 120 «122 O'Brien eat e-o 13 1417 141218131117 9 165 138 .836 IBY qaass se ScbeeSa5 18 11 16 13 13 17 121417 i 165 137 -830 Swinton ......-..... 15 12 1711 138 18 141418 § 165 140 849 ISOtHIeDs tates den nace 14 15 18 12 15 17 14 14 15 12 165 146 .884 Parmelee ..... wee. 13 12 15 13 14 20 13 14 19 15 165 148 ~899 Hodges .........,+. 1113 19 10 13 15 14 18 20 14 165 142 860 We Longe sac. -2555- 2 1h 9 aad 12 12 11 12 17 12 165 125 Pay (533) Kimball .....-...+.. 15 12 17 10 18 20 12 13 20 14 165 146 1884 Brady .............10 8 15 10 10 13 13 13 15 15 165 130 - 788 PUTAIIPL aoe sists|eisisiticin w- 11 15 19 14 11 17 15 12 20 13 165 147 -890 Ingraham ...s..+.. 18 11 16 10 18 17 12 18 16 12 165 133 -806 Gresham -.......--2-12 8 18 18 12 14 14 15 14 10 165 120 ~122 Wirt de 0 cia an cha! . 15 138 19 138 141713 11 17 14 165 144 812 151510131011 19 8 165 110 ~666 16 11 12 15 12 15 15 10 165 128 -775 181811 14 912 16 14 165 129 -T81 S512 Aa ds ee eee 100 a eet 16 121311131217 11 165 129 «781 Se Se Sy Salt he Pare) ala iets an aac ed: 18 91318 15 13 18 13 165 142 860 SPM See BA 3 Ane Be Ce ae eR BS noe ore 30 > cpetoen 90 1lbel G4. 65 913 14 12 6a ae ots Sb - -- 16 18 30) anc ¢ We el ae 20 Rube seeoporegse #2 28 &e ce ee ae # Wednesday, Feb, 20. The weather was all that could be desired, the wind of the previous day was no longer a factor in whipping the targets about and the scores throughout were higher. W-.R. Crosby came to the front as high man. He shot in magnificent form and lost but 4 targets in the programme events. Fred Gilbert was second, Jack Fanning third and Rolla Heikes fourth. Twenty-six men shot through. The summarized scores are here given: : - shot Eyents: Siege sbeG wr eSe ORION Vat. “Broke: “Ay. De Long.......--- YE IRI BT er ret Rind ae ea (ambaliiise. =... -151317183141814151814 165 1651 915 Brad ys cases vreeee 18-1112 11121410101410 165 122 8 .750 deta Bese aatnc 15 1317141381718141614 65 146 8 .890 Ingraham ......... . 101417181819121418138 165 143 866 WA WtONs 2 daiwsseseme = 12181613131913141715 165 145 2878 Arnold .....+ weuue- 1113 1715151612141813 165 144 873 Allen .,sccse-eceaee JO1f15 12131712 141514 165 186 164 Q’Briem ....-: 222.5 12-134°13 11 13° 9918918 165 125 -158 Van Kueren ,,..... 12 15 14 12 11 15 11 14 13 12 165 129 . 781 Lawton .... peceoss ~12131613131913 141715 165 145 878 IPs teleises enon veow 2214191511 2013141415 8165 ~~ (147 893 Slob.Jacoaces we eed SHS 13 basal Ta 4 15 14 165 144 +803 Parmelee .....-..-.. 1113181514 2013151713 165 149 903 PePetices: watiasd ae ses «2 1515 1714151918121915 165 154 930 Hodges ... 14151612141913121915 165 144 .873 Fanning . 121319 15131914152015 165 155 .939 Gilbert ... 14131915121912151915 165 156 945 Burnside -. 14 13 18 15 13 18 12 14 14 13 165 144 873 Crosby a seesere 15151914151914152015 165 161 .975 TLinderman ....---. 14131815 141814141914 165 1538 .927 ohnson -cs---sr--- $1818 9 13 16 13 13 15 10 165 128 -T15 jehl) cpccudeceenres 1411 14 32 13-17 14.14 18°13 165 141 ~853 Ward ccrececesee-es 10 1517 14 1419 91519 14 165 146 -890 Mackie ....----.---- I3TL16 11 81712121612 165 127 -769 Taylor ..-eeeee--+-+ 9 1116 13 13 15 eh pene 165 130 87 Doty weccnsrevecesss PR ee ee BH =e be Tittle solic cusensaca ca wm we ow ee o> SAR ieee pep oe incre oars alle ape a A . ppskridee evpecessere gp ce oe ee ry yr T? i) 7 Oe vee eat A contest at 10 live birds was subsequently pulled off, moneys being divided on the high gun system. Scores: Parmelee, 32.-....... 222222932210 Fanning, 32.......- 1122211212—10 Slob, 81.............2222212222—10 Ingraham, 29..,.... 1211022212— 9 Gilberteddoneets «5 222222222210 Rube, 29..........+: 2212210220— 8 Burnside, 81........ 121222*122— 9 Lawton, 29:........ 222222222210 Heikes, 32.........+ 111122221210 Mackie, 29,......... 2221202222— 9 Tramp, 30... «+ 2021221022— 8 Doty, 29..1.....---: *222221222— 9 Crosby, 382. 2227222212— 9 ‘Pumphry, 29....--- 12212*0211— 8 Norton, 30. . 1122212212 10 Kimball, 30.,....-.- 2222222222—10 Taylor, 31..........211022222i— 9 Johnson, 28......... 0111*¥w Riehl wes Nae tee eee vs 02222*w Robertson, 29...... 02222221*2— 8 Linderman, 30....- 112122112210 Parker, 31,,-,..-.-- 2022122222— 9 Thutsday, Feb, 21. The third and last day of the target programme was the best and most pleasant of the week. The air was again warm and comlort- able, and another marked improvement in scores was the natural consequence. Crosby continued his great work, repeating his record of the previous day in losing but 4 targets. Gilbert was 3, Fanning 4, and Heikes 5 birds behind. Among the amateurs Kimball and Linderman forged ahead noticeably, and finished with a better than 9) per cent, average for the week. Scores follow: - shot _Events: 123465 678 910 at Broke. Av. Kimball 414 18 14 13 19 15 14 20 13 165 lat -930 Taylor .. 213 A sfcoobte tte ph Mee: nes sas aes Wiberg n spp teecee aia 413 14 15 14 14 18 10 165 142 860 Tramp ; 213 19 13 19 13 14 19 12 165 147 893 ipo uate ee eee 11141911141915121818 165 146 890 Morton Wa yucsqaqode 18 14 18 13 14 15 14 11 17 18 165 142 860 AT COL May Wiens naman i3 13 19 13 13 14 12 13 19 14 165 148 866 Allen wagsaaqea ee: --, 121217117 131812 991914 165 187 .830 WOBrien yD geressee 1122171215 9 14 14 19 14 165 137 830 Van Kueren ...... +, 12 11 18 14 15 17 14 13 20 18 165 147 893 (UAVitOTI« + dust Syaeeue 14 11 16 11 15 18 13 10 19 13 165 140 848 NE eS ore oases 14 15 18 13 14 18 15 13 14 12 165 151 +915 WISDUMAR Mee eeeeaes 14 13 19 11 15 17 14 14 19 14 165 150 -909 Parmeleé .,-:+...«.- 13:13 19 13 13 17 15 13 19 15 165 150 809 Hindges isi Sstisste: 12 12 17 13 14 18 18 14 20 16 165 148 -895 EVGUKGSH accent Caen 13.15 20 15 14 20 18 13 19 14 165 156 940 A atisiticeeades ees ae 15 12 20 13 15 18 15 15 20 14 165 157 945 Gilbert .. -. 15 15 18 14 15 19 15 14 20 13 165 158 .950 Burtisitiegete oe a> = 13 12 18 12 14 19 11 14 20 11 165 144 6873 Grasby farce hanes 15 14 20 18 15 19 15 15 20 15 165 161 2915 Linderman ........ 15 18 18 14 13 19 15 14 19 11 165 151 -915 hi SOtese eee eae er (2111s 9ABASAZAS AGI 86165 )6| 8 T8T Ml 2 let eiterice’ep saa te 14 12 18 12 12 18 13 1017 11 165 13 830 Real he oer 11 1416121319 1414 2013 165 146 -890 Shatkey. sn tials 3! 1413 16121017... 11... .. ua Te, byt Drebd eetes ane dics 11 11:17 14 14 144 11 11:17 1 165 181 793 IDF a sg~ s4ahosmONED 14 11 17 11 18 15 13 18 16 10 165 13 835 After the close of the target programme a $2 miss-and-out, birds extra, was pulled off, and it proved quite an interesting event. Kimball and Arnold finally divided the pot, amounting to $38, The scores: ELeikes™: prpepere ss cctee aimee emeeh aban kas eects +6 +2222222212121220 ARTI Ee etait er lease naa Sen orm nase taste coca cease 21112111110 Gilberts 2h esse cee ee ee . -2222222222222019* IBDISISIC GS eas ce erat wen aetls ce che SRC OIe AE LEER 22222222222222202909* GrGSD Peron st setaaiess steer cae ce nns caeee 222222* ‘ Parmlelecaradetttstleld tata aa lenacdalsa bisa ale, telteleislemmian ae 2222222220 ERIE ET oaisty sewer die fice ae heel tte Ey ata hts hicne mics 2* Slo bien se seee es era Se aay te = ain he eal Mee BE 22222:22229122122* IRAWLOIN Wen a loatahtinaacdadads tei tome Cin dhe ta aen an 1220 aT ana La a ee iecictare Since staples lane ete, ctatattia a) Mereve ote Beatie Srecaee 4 2228 202, i Yormiobek Ae er Coeb bsp oede coker: Bernnroeeh poy pore OABTIEN wean redet Pealfaclstuktee watedenuecaaseeneies 20 PAN ermiane seas goals ne OL o ee save st Sabena s eae 1* JaNnavol tal. Gita pyri pee ee AES Bre eee bre AP AE 222222221 299191290909 RRA Laealcee Gasle x aidels Slate tire: aelce atau ye eens 1211210 RAL CE PP OSA EE BDOBHo BA ECCOnEAce Bttts 19494 4c" gon22i221 122% AAAI BES SO Shs PO nt OFC Eee Bat 2021 AAAS ASR AAR AAA Helical Mian Rae an D Re ead 20 Pla aip- dots sia, s settee Sean e ncke ve na, t eile via tes 22222220 General Averages. _ Im considering the general averages of this tournament and the individual work of the shooters, it must be remembered that, while the management was perfect in every respect, the peculiar condi- tions here prevailing militate against very high scores, and in view of this fact some of the totals shown are much more than ordinarily creditable. W. R. Crosby won the first place with an average of .955, Gil- bert comes next with .948, Heikes third with .933, and Fanning fourth with .925. Long runs were made by Crosby, 87; by Gilbert, 66; by Fanning, 68 and 57, and by Heikes, 79. The squad composed of Heikes, Gilbert, Fanning, Burnside and Crosby made a record of 99 out of 100 in the ninth event, Thursday afternoon. Of the twenty-three men who shot through the programme only seven, namely, Crosby, Gilbert, Heikes, Fanning, Kimball, Parme- lee and Linderman, finished with an average above 90 per cent. Fifty average money donated by the Association was divided among eight highest scores of amateurs, paid experts being ineligible to compete. General averages: Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Total, Average. 154 156 462 3 Eicricesy ey sas rad Perea 152 62 -933 Banning, -./)-44s2434>-3 146 155 157 458 -925 Gilbert yoliv. ces ste sense 153 156 158 467 943 IBtitn'S1d Gime mers wee ee ene 150 144 i444 43 884 GrbSD yar ce eee 151 161 161 473 955 Norton. edie ete onc 126 136 142° 414 -836 PAmiTGl Ce terete ee anette tl 130 144 143 A1T 842 BENTH cinters man oheesictaoes 129 136 137 402 812 Wane Rsueren! 2... oes 20 129 147 396 800 Ot Busia es es ae 125 137 400 808 Fee eRe ee 147 151 435 “878 Lawton 145 140 425 -858 Gottlieb 141 150 437 .882 Parmelee 149 150 7 .903 Hodges id4 148 434 -876 Dewionge ehereeeeeess: 125 +75 — Hee Fira }22] Lie rate tetetstntave elevates aby 154 451 eOLT Biadis tugs onceeelnerr nen 122 aoe = Date Alsgsbnab oe 5 tes a Are Ar re, 146 147 440 888 Ingraham 148 146 422 853 Greshati sips te cso see a 120 teh se tat tine Warts eo) Bats ca waubdy < 144 146 142 432, -872 [isiinatort "Sbepeene Pee 110 128 180 368 743 Wie Gres oe mcisicitenineaspess 128 ria 433 a IVa Gleiem miseisitisiddsterncianes 29 127 137 393 793 DRG T te aay wieitelesi=ehattteie mt = 139 141 146 416 840 Linderman ...,........ 142 153 151 446 902 " Friday, Feb, 22. The big Hot Springs live-bird handicap was scheduled to be shot to-day, but the weather was very unfavorable, a heavy snow falling for several hours in the morning, and a late start Was made. There were three other races booked for the day, and these occupied the time until after 5 o’clock, so that it was decided to defer the handi- eap until Saturday. In the first event, a $3 miss-and-out, there were sixteen entries. The birds were a soft lot, with occasional exceptions, and 170 were shot, when Fanning, Gottlieb, Gilbert and Heikes divided the purse on the 16th round. They got $12 each for their work. Next was a 7-bird race, entrance $7, birds included. There were twenty-six entries, and of this number fifteen finished with straight scores. Money in this event was divided according to the old class system, 50, 80 and 20; the straights received $4.55 each, the 6s, $8.15, and the ds, $9.10. i , A 10-bird event, same conditions as the preyious one, was started directly after noon. By this time the atmosphere was clearer, and the birds much better, averaging quite high. Many drivers and cross-quarterers were trapped that kept even the best shots busy, With an entry of twenty-three, only five finishing with clean scores, eleven got 9 and two 8 First money amounted to $17.25, second to $4.70, and third to $17.25. What would otherwise haye been a cold, disagreeable day’s ex- perience was made pleasant and comfortable by the nicely heated and electrically lighted, club, house, thoughtfully STL by the management, and which had seemed almost a joke during the warm dzys earlier in the week. The scores are fully shown below; Seven birds, $7, 50, 30 and 20 per cent.; Tittle wetlep et sbeeiness vy A 222101—6 Hodges: ec .2000222— 4 Robertson! saecs ce sss 21122227 Collins ........-+..+sree 2121222—7 1 BRD leis ad hee reat 12212127 Ward ..--...2..-.+-++s. 0011220—4 Wotyat ire cowemen ewer see 1222920—6 he Sa eerste EF = Alt Ten birds, $10, 50, 30 and 20 per cent,: ; Fanning .,.. - -2212121111—10 Pumphrey .......- 2111222200— 8 . Riehl! se oeeeed dads 2*121*2122— § Norton ..... . » »**2222220*— 6 Parmeélée .........t+ 11212222*2— 9 Ingraham .......... 2122222202— 9 Slobhpv ck yateeeren 222112222110 ©’ Brien ......+-.... 200*w Linderman ........ 2202222222 9 Doty ......-..++. y=. 21210"*222— T TES TUTV SUC hy aera rctepreetectie 2122211222 10 Norman ......,..: 2222022222— 9 Gilbentiwesersyeseeee 2201271222 —.9 Tittle secessssese eee 2222202222— 9 @EOSHV pia essk eee 2222222222 10 Collins ....-++:++-+> 0222222122— 9 Mackie siz. recnnene 2722200w IPATkEPe wenesinaees ses 122*212222— 9 etm bale aire cates 2222220222— 9 Tramp .+-....s.s.0, 2111222212 10 Roberesonye s+ s-ss = 221222**20— T Bogardus ...--.+..- 2*12221112— 9 TRIGH RES ogo moccPle 1021112222— 9 Miss-and-out, $3, birds extra: Fanning 16, Riehl 4, Parmelee 10, Slob 16, Thompson 6, Tramp 9, Norton 3, O’Brien 8, Burnside 0, Gilet ii Crosby 12, Kimball 6, Heikes 16, Doty 8, Robertson 14, aylor 11. Saturday, Feb. 23. The annua! Hot Springs live bird handicap was shot to-day under conditions that would try the mettle of the best marksmen. The weather was clear and cold, with the snow of the previous day yet ranging on the hills and a hard wind blowing toward the traps from up the yalley. If some of the birds in the earlier events were soft, that impeachment could not be brought against the lot trapped to-day. There were twenty-six entries, and from the first round it was apparent that this was to be a fast and furious game. The birds went out as if shot from a catapult, and in the first 10 rounds 88 were scored lost. After noon the wind was lighter, and the shooting somewhat easier, But by this time many had “gone to the woods,” while others had but a bird to lose to fall below the money. From the first it was aparent that a battle royal was on among the experts. However, it was a situation in which no favorites could be played with certainty, and this was demonstrated when Parmelee lost his fourth bird, a driving right quarterer, just outside; Crosby also lost his fourth, a driving twister from trap 2. Heikes came to grief on a driver from No. 3, on the tenth round. This narrowed the race down to Gilbert, Kimball and “Arkansaw Traveler;”’ these three ran in splendid form ro their twenty-second birds, when both Kimball and the Traveler lost one dead out, the former a twister from No. 2, and the latter a low driver from No. 3. Gilbert kept on and finished with the only straight score, winning the handicap and handsome medal donated by the Asso- ciation. Money was divided on the high gun plan, there being 13 places; first gun received $70, and the 22 men, of whom there were six, got a little over 318 each. “Jap” Knoler ably refereed the event, R. E. Price pulled the traps, Jake Buckler hustled up the shooters, while G. A. Newsalt and A. T. McNabb handled the score and office work, as they did throughout the week. So closed a pleasant and successful tourney, amid mutual good feeling among all participants. Late in the afternoon a telegram was read from the Peters Cartridge Company, announcing the donation of a silver cup, to be contested for annually at the Hot Spring tournaments, winner to take same home without bond, three wins entitling to permanent possession. In token of appreciation of the programme just completed, the shooters before leaving the grounds drew up and signed the following paper, which was presented to Capt. Price: To Whom It May Concern. The undersigned representatives of the shooting fraternity of the United States, whose privileze and pleasure it has been to attend and participate in the fourth annual midwinter tournament of the Whittington Park Association, of Hot Springs, Ark.. take this opportunity of testifying to the excellent manner in which this tourney has been carried through. Despite a disappointingly small attendance, every feature of an expensive programme carrying $1,000 added money, has been ful- filled to the letter, and with a spirit of cheerfulness that merits the fullest praise. To Capt. H. O. Price and son, R. E. Price, the thanks of the undersigned are extended for this week’s entertainment; coupled with the hope that these tournaments may vecome a fixed annual event in Western shooting annals, and with the pledge that the same tinder such management shall always have our good will and earnest support. Signed: Rolla O. Heikes, Guy Burnside, Frank C, Riehl, J. 5. Fanning, Fred Gilbert, W. R. Crosby, F. S. Parmelee, Jack Parker, Chris Gottlieb, F. F. Norton, H. W. Knoler, R. R. Kimball, Herbert Taylor, J. H. Mackie, A. J. Lawton, C. D. Linderman, W. T. Irwin, Frank Hodges, Max Fleischman, “Robertson,” Geo, €. Ingraham. Hot Springs handicap, high guns, entrance $15, birds extra; $200 added. Geo. A. Newsalt, scorer; Jap, referee: ES AST EATY Oye elcetreesa aaa doe ene eeale eT Saree nt Ak 1221222*22102212121121212 23 Rem Dales rats elena onan meh emcee 2:21222222222292299209%229 94 Plat Bs yw aznesessanateewcr cae ttn ees aie 222222222022222222"11222*— 22 Parmelee, 32 » -222*2222.9*229222222229992 93 Gilbert, $2..... «0 222022972229102 7290029929 95 PES UDIEST Ch Grout Meee De tetet bieistatal tel ate waicescictceticn tie 2222022022222222222292292 03 Grosbyy sees ccd sees apoe tte eee ee 222°222222222222222229992 94 Micrel ee ae eo caters sete come *22.2229222222227202229222 29 RaMhoten Ol sree iaen tallest ele ea Glee 22022221122**2121220 SEGRE ihe we pei ry all tea Smee Dee re 1*222*0212* de ovekegee, wih a bas - Boece e eoreceehenemrocr nce 11120201111** ier iniagleeseee elt Renee eniecr ee eset 222222:202222222"222220999 98 TE WiLOTe med een es mmc the ena ioteh ies cine tena 220220012 Marton, S05 res ele ee nn see heme 2272222202002 O*Briety 228i. sneer Trace caste tx ceteris 22221 222220112222221 22022 23. dnehiahin SUBS S55. Be 588 Sahn pees ennn ces ULI 2221*2*22921 111.2222 92 Slobyweclesce. casas ae FAB Ar oe anouedeoe 222222221 02222021222*2*22—21 FvditaG ites Bae cue sebcobeepbebockHep 333055005 2201220*220 Arkansaw Traveler, 30...:.2.2...2....... 222222229922922202222*202 24 Rar ien sjaty tien eee tpt Ober yaaa tao oats 2222*00122221220 Jute aT yy Pores ace tee mets aitclisee veitiene 110121111*12211222122212% 99 Robentsome (20 ee oe oe ear ea slate 22000 eet ellen wasps case as cage es tre 222222210201 22112721112"2 99 UO Sgr Pere Manes ee hy a ae 22222*0122212212211220212 22 Pumphrey, 2 Berry ead ates oe -221212122202211*1112201*1—_21 Olin, BU et et Ang oedao cd noaode 01*12202220 Notes of the Week. Jake Boeckler, of the Cincinnati national baseball league team, made an excellent referee, and the shooting fraternity will “holler” for Jake wheneyer occasion offers. A notable feature of the shoot was the constant intrusion of the tame deer running at large in the park. The pretty little animals, not the least alarmed by the sound of shooting, persistently came down from the hills into dangerous proximity with the flight of the targets, and more than once a squad had to lay by on un- finished scores while the deer were chased away. However, all es es were sportsmen, and it was an intrusion dear to the heart of each. Capt. Price’s famous ostrich farm also claimed at least one visit fram each, and was the subject of much interested inquiry. Not many of the boys took the course of baths. This aggrega- tion has few bodily ailments to complain of, and each had other work than to follow the advertising dodgers of cure-alls for real or imaginary ills. The Kansas-Nebraska squad, composed of Kooler, Lawton, Gott- lieb, Parmelee and Hodges, was dubbed by some wag of the aggregation the “‘Carrie Nation squad,” and the name stuck to them like a brother. : Rolla Heikes made a remarkable run of 70 odd, including three programme events, two extra races of 5 pairs each, and one event shot at 25yds. rise, use of both barrels, but in which he did not once use his second. While there was practically no altendance of local aniateur shoot- ers in the target tournament, the citizens generally showed a lively interest in the shoot, and there were from 12) to 300 paid admis- sions daily. Frank Parmelee, Guy Burnside and Herbert Taylor were some- what handicapped in their shooting work by breaking parts of their guns at the most inopportune time, - 180 FOREST AND STREAM. i[Marce 2, 190%. nnn saa ee At is conceded by all that Tramp Irwin simply outshot himself at this tournament.: His work was consistent ‘throughout and far above the average. Rolla Heikes, Herbert Taylor, R. E. Price, C. E. De Long and the writer composed the handicapping committee for ‘the live- bird events. ee Chris Gottlieb, besides shooting a great pace, also won the local cocked hat championship during the week. ‘There are not many things, by the way, that this genial Kansas Citian does not know how to “make a hand at.” Ed Fulford, Tom Marshall, Ernie Tripp and Elmer Neal sent personal regrets, each being unavoidably detained by pressing busi- ness from attending this shoot. Thanks to the liberal added money, this was a paying tournament, and no one lost anything on the programme who shot consistently 853 per cent. or over, although targets were charged for at the rate of 3 cents each. The entry was at no time large enough for bird money to cover the amount of the added purse. ‘ Capt. A. H. Bogardus visited with the boys on the grounds several times, and talked over “the good old days.” Dr. Williams’ trained retrievers did good work in several of the live-bird events. Mr, C..E, De Long was compelled by illness to give up shoot- ing on Wednesday. He has his new single trigger action now about perfected, and if was tested to good adyantage on the grounds this week. Killed a Cartier Pigeon. In the accumulation of retrieved birds at the Indianapolis, Ind., shoot Mr. Fred Gilbert found one with the number and tag of a homing pigeon on one foot. The reading was “1899-Y-120." Mr. Gilbert has the tag in his possession, and will send same to the owner of the bird if claimed. . I. C. Rrewt. The Cleveland Gun Club Co. CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 22.—Our president is a good shot when he gets started, but he is a slow starter. He still thinks his new load is a great winner. J. I. C. attributes all his misses to his loose rib, but the rib on his gun is very firm. Lannert made the highest score in the 40-bird handicap race. He walks very erect ever since; but, poor Henry, some one stole his cap, and he started for home to tell his troubles, when some one found it. He is happy now, and wears a Tom Johnson smile. If Stevens would shoot more often he might learn how. Red Wing lost his nerve in the 40-bird race after he lost 4 birds in the first 10. That is why he withdrew. Harris, the prize winners are thankful you shot so poorly, but some of us feel sorry for you. Bob, if you don’t shoot better Franklin will defeat you in the live-bird tie. Where was Forrester? Events: i) Goole oe Events: Be 3) 49 ob 1G Targets 10 10 15 15 5p 15 Targets: 10 10 15 15 5p 15 Hopkins ....,. » 8 5 T11 510 W Tamblyn.:... 7 5 711 8 10 UWI GttaRe eee tenes (ealipalthaby: SiG Re aes: innaeeee Babe coe ialAeep ialtiemcr) pee ge 3 5- ems ale aed fakes Bipteva Bee wee ai 3.8 718 612 Franklin ....... Yak. 92 AWS Ward f2ssnitit eer Speman mar AAnnety Septet 5 610 9.. 10 Ashford ...:,.., 3 8 810 5 6 Te eetets tee) 0. op SOR Bee Stevens yy ec Hy Seale cd oe sLalmiare Gee e oy Dede leah Vaclcere ease ule ane 10 11 § 10 NGOSS) erences 9, 39 Pit, *fvak>p REAAGLOTL erie erat eee ss 712 1 7 Red Wing ..... 10°97 1212 9 12 9 7 410 OD 22 saree fect ODS else Gleves es er eae ae 8 2 12 No. 7, handicap. prize shoot: MLO TS a Ao neloeetes pee 11.01110100710111100111111901111110011111—31 SES EGM eee teers tees Geter 1111101111110111.010010010110100111001100—25 TRLAT TIS greek ELE tone eee 11401011191110111:00119101101111.01011011—31 Franklin ..... Pa eihtepcete te Ete 1011111110011999913.001110101311110001101—29 LD a thaQerg oe pee Peery 5 45 19199919.11109011111.009111 1111111011011 34 Tp th Geoece PANS Sas okae 001100000191111413011.0011111011111100111—27 AVAIL Lers ) Foxy teat Seles 1001010111001070101010001101011111101111—24. Acadian: 3 joj cheee see cee ((0112011.11001011011110110101110111000111—26 Red eWane slates 1140110010w ISOD™ ose Uae aoe eee 0011011011100101110111100001011111110011—25 W Tamblyn (110911111111010100111111111001010000001—25 Robert 11.001101001000111101.011.00000100010111001—20 Egley 1100110101011100111110110111011110001001—25 Ward 010010010110010100101100101100w 001010001001110010001000111000w Stevens 1111010001101001600100110110110100000001—18 Vacker 1111.011.001010011011000001010110100111000—20 DEFEAAMGYily be sertesogeob eee todda! ()901.00101110000001000010010000111101111117 ISGMGe As obOSéooesasacd son 544 011011001111 0001111011001111101100011111—26 leer a1 aE ee each 1101001101111001110110101111101111111110—29 Livi (a peSoeory f Con 23 aS HAGE Ae 0114101100111011110001101011000110100001—22 HY i Gaablatsbaicdt pce tae sje os 0101010110111111011101110000111111001100—25 IDI snppg dy soudopec adidas 010101100100111011.0010111101111110000011—23 NERO TITS ow eraretddc Se beets Ab 1101101100010011010101010111000010000011—19 WV IAL Wet see fare Seni tete sielntesststargie 11.01111100101111101000010011101001101001—23 AGE TI at crts ieee etelot elem eaters 11.10011.001011110001111111111101011110101—28 VIE REARS ees cn atlatge cual say 1010011110111110000111110000111100000010—21 Ae EET S\oeiog 4+ d-ndags 2444 cote 1110011001001110011000101001100011010011—20 lew abeh Bees aedsaopgg $gaooc 1011010100100010000000000111110001011111—18 Pepeell ye) }001.001000011101010000110011010011110001—17 North , 0011101011110100100111111101111011000000—28 WWE yh Scopenscyer 2s hobde 1111100101011011101111110100110001100010—24 Lannert, Hopkins, F. C. Harbaugh and Nutt each won prizes. The following are scores for the remaining prize; same was won by Payne: Allyl Ca thes eee Se 1111001010111100010000110011100000001011—19 Gladden Sie tone eotee se cteee on 11.00000110111111170111011001101111101110—27 JERR ee Annet ok oe yes eooe 1011011001111111001001011111111111001101—28 Va cker Dimer anion lteo eis 1110000111101100111001110000w HITOEGE Risen tema cey cnet etc? , 19717111011100110110w WHInters sh sedate seort cisions: 10011101111000001,01000111101110110100011—22 IND Fy UB 2s Goes erererereree ent es 0100101111010001001100101011101000001011—19 Wins. fee ses ys eeenteteas , -0011.00001100100011001110001111.0100001111—19 ercell le saekeececeeeiae: eee 1110011010100001110011011001100111001011—22 TeeeceS Aq deeptaciseaeat bose 11.00111000010110101111111101110110100101—25 (BlOYES Ao hog ddd oocooeOe od 000011111190101119.10111111111110101101—33 Ipithdtehl, SoStSe43nbAnobsecued 10100100000000000110w WODEE OS sities cs caepesernene er 0010011011010000111100004001101000000010—25 liainatiok Shahan aA prepEneee 1101011001111001000110111111111000110011—25 W Tamblyn Dot pessepsaase 111010011110111100010001100011001111000—21 The English Challenge Match. AS THE active shooting season of the year draws on apace, interest is revived and talk is lively on the circuit as to the prospects for the success or failure of the project, first announced in the Forest AND STREAM last August, for the sending of an American team of ten men to shoot a challenge match with a like English team, on the grounds of the latter. The terms of this Paep ened match have been fully explained heretofore and would not be changed in an im- portant particular. The only point of doubt has been as to the ability of the promoters to agree on details that would bring the _ matter to a focus, ‘ i The writer has seen the proceedings of an informal meeting held recently in New York, at which this subject was thoroughly dis- cussed. It was learned on inquiry that the companies employing the men who would probably compose the American team are as a whole favorable to the enterprise, and several firms have signified their willingness and desire to back their representatives in every- thing necessary for the trip. This is but natural, and was to have been expected, but the matter has never until now progressed to the point of such formal recognition. Mr. Paul North, of the Cleveland Target Company, who was the original promoter of the jdea, is still working to bring about the match, and it is now thought that within a few weeks at the most the question whether to go or not will have been determined. An injustice seems to have been done our English cousins in the presumption that they were not anxious for the match. From latest reports it appears that they are not one whit less confident ef being able to win than was indicated in their first informal proposal for a match; and if is a matter of history that with the Americans the only question has been from the start as to who would be the lucky ones chosen to represent their country on the team. Among themselves, of course, the boys realize that it must not be a matter of personal predilection, but that the ten best men, most truly representing the game in this broad land, must be selected. Yet even this is a puzzling and extremely difficult task, when the Jand boasts hun- dreds of shots any pac sie whom would perhaps be competent to up his end in the big race. ’ ; hoe these points can be disposed of, and will be adjusted when the time comes. The match, if pulled off, will do more to advertise and bring into public fayor the manly sport of trap- shooting than anything, that has taken place on either side of the water within the past decade, I have personally been informed, by hali a score of individual shooters that if the thing is a go they propose to be of the party, each on his own hook and at his own expense, aS a pute matter of national pride. F, C. Rreut. National Gun Club. Mitwauxker, Wis., Feb, 23.—Herewith are the scores of the menthly live-bird shoot of the National Gun Club, held on the 22d inst,, at National Park. It was a very cold, disagreeable day, the birds lively, and the shooting far below the average, espe- cially in the first event, as there was not a straight score made. In the second event five contestants were more successful, J, L. Scott, Uno, Rehfeld and Crane making straight scores. In the miss-and-out Clark, of Milwaukee, was the successful candidate. Mr. Clark is a new member of the National Gun Club, and is just beginning to shoot live birds, and is handicapped in his shooting by reason of his being blind in his right eye; but his seeres show that it is a good thing for the other members of the club that he is not blind in both eyes, or he would kill everything shot at. He is one of the coming shooters of the National Gun Club, Geo. Crane, of Racine, another new member, is one whiose shooting so far has been such that the crack shots of the country will find him no mark should they run up against him. I might mention many more in this gun club who are coming to the front very rapidly as live-bird shooters. The scores: Regular monthly prize shoot: Gollins) aaa ve oy ee 1102211201—8 Bogart .......-...... 0212220220—7 TNR OTNAS pees es gee eas 21002111228 Reed ................ 1122211010—8 ern kia eer, WAZTIOI222—9 Clark oc cnecesse ence 1220222220—8 MMEGET ty hls ace we Pe ye UZ LOOMIS a (Gasser gen sets pares 12221211019 Meaiter Gein seem 02122222229 Bush ....-.-cysa0s005 2201222202—8 Seotty Fh eek e eee 2010200111—6 Johnson ...-:........ 1202202010—6 SNe Moperk cago nce 0020222012—6 Crane ..............- 1121012222—9 Mia a ied Sra te Sartore 0000002200—2. Uno .....--........03 1022212112—9 Retitelarae en: sere. cas 0010112222—7 Jay Ell..........0.... 0022222122—8 _Sweepstakes: tation mei sient 212222112210 Seott .......0ereeee 1222112111—10 WWESV.Er fintetc reat 1112100220— 7 WWlapinski .......,.. 1201112122— 9 ANivoseciiy jag Seeese Be 1220220210— 7 Gollins ...,......... 1021112122— 9 RIGGS ene ae Sotietns 2100000002— 8 Case .....+..-..:335 1221110201— 8 Clark: ei eb oe ene 2221222021— 9 Uno ...:.:.2+.22005- 221121111210 Veni Wey N ee Rees heed 112222222210 Rehfeld ...,..-...+- 2211222211—10 Miss-and-out: SCO! ah se rastebe bande 222122210 ‘Thomas ...su-eressssee 1111122202 Clark .. Beer APAMARZPA AiS/cy sank Serine yy oes tt 021100 (Whoa. 5 nee BBB E REO 0 ACG CY Boone ane oucs 1110 MiVEAESTE + meaoorr {= eA ee A= 0 Rebtel Ce teeataroe yh hic 2 Feb. 18—On Feb. 15 H, S. Blake, of Racine, and L. Collins, of Milwaukee, shot a second match of 25 live birds, the first one having been shot in January, at which time Mr. Collins defeated Mr. Blake, who shot under the name of Scott in both matches. At the same time E. E. Rogers, of Milwaukee, shot a match of 25 birds with Geo. Crane, of Racine. The result will be seen by the score following. Mr. Crane had some hard luck toward the last of the game and did not shoot in his usual form, but taking it all in all the shooting was very fair. After the matches there were sweeps, in which J. I. Case scored 8 out of 10, Gumz 9, Clark 8, Klapinski 7, Johnson 7, Blake 8, Crane 8, Thomas 10, J. L. 9, Thomas carrying off first money, Gumz second (J. L. shooting for the birds only), Case, Clark, Blake and Crane dividing third money. In first sweep of miss-and-out Reed and Gumz divided money. In the second sweep Clark took the money. Third sweep Reed taok the money. Fourth sweep Clark won, Reed missing his 11th bird and Clark killing. The regular monthly shoot takes place on the 22d inst., at which time a large attendance is expected. LInpLEY COLLINS. Boston Gun Club, Bosron, Feb. 20—The Boston Gun Club’s sixth serial prize - shoot was held on their grounds to-day at Wellington, and was attended by shooters from Brockton, Pascoag and Lynn, as well as the home contingent. The shooting was a decided improve- ment over previous trials in the present series, and was an evi- dence that the windy day practicing we have had lately had done no harm. Leroy’s shooting, all from the 3lyd. mark, was a feature, and though starting with a 5 and a 6, soon got down to real business and broke 387 out of the last 40, incidentally breaking 28 out of the 80 in the prize match, the highest score made in the present series. Griffiths was not so very far behind, having to his credit a 25 in the match, and also securing high average for the afternoon. The club’s lady representative was a welcome vyis- itor, and shot in two or three of the events just to see whether the 16-gauge, with its small ounce of shot, was as good as it used to he. It evidently was all right, as some of the long shots that suc- cumbed to a well aimed charge could tell. We hope to be favored with her presence a good deal more at later dates, when the weather will be just a little more comfortable for the sport of trapshocting. * Scores below. Event 11, 5 pairs; all others, 10 unknown: Events i! 28 455 “6 7 S-9AomE 273 eet ah Tak ove sks estetston ss cts eet OMG Deis ai See ee one hrSnoKe: ale we eee oe Poo be ore S15 GEO POL OE Rae cere (Oeeanematl ts) IMR OY ih arcipe cnc aU rite) his Unb e § ay oo Pe 4 0 ar, Waiters dinba ver” lip. peat Ass hhtetioe DSS VC SSS Shes ey bees Meonard yy 16s. iran sissies votes Is tee DS Ny oa, ioe tis ere TORRES SRG haya a 3c Mech bee se) i SES) OS (aR re AS Ar sialbineyee W 55 64665 tonto nou he i Ghee ee ig ees My gg Lad Siichol sa Meee eee phere me cee Gen PMS at a) dl ee eee Once eGnLO, SEP eer Ein cater. ater ate 6 2 3 BN te 28 oer eee Palen, WR2) Se oc retail etal pase 1 A SAS, re NE al) glee lh SEES isc ractntey A By BAS ER ota sta wUve|eh hity cutee TY IRs litters oon eet RE EAS AS yal Me Sp St Tin fa (aby Gt br Te VnGokeyete Who cemeee ea tosoht aa ae eh Rye een Ome | emt har O IS tears Spencer, 18.. Seem. eer US Ca yea OP a Henry, 16......- ST Rib eiaatd rate a cord triad aioe tietetiethattcs fis 22 lbqeks otalespea ee See tere eye ayn tert tin tae eerie: stirs 2fe-t se Prize match, 30 singles, unknown; distance handicap: ILS en) CAE Mo gboc tech RERAC OO GOpardaOne 4091001100901 1 28 Grits 2d 9Ch. pe petienwse terete eee 411110111101111011101110111111_25 ELotaceuul Sesatp aeetiecis cle etcaie ers Bewieice 114,011110110114101111110111001—23 Witenes, iiie Way estas aopednceas sec 114110101111101111010000111111_22 lDPReveendls ALI Pio nb oa Sondoancne= 111010111111110100011011111001—21 Sjuteakctere, olitfere gee gear qadecvenn a sates alge 1110100101011011101011111111.00—20 SESE eset aed ition regs ceaioe oe teats otetalal eels tela elena eles 0111010010101011.01111101311010—19 AOLAIOIAN eda en Gneed tree reales eee 000011001011000000100111100110—12 Baliian, 16. ssarn/d ee ect uioponbes 000000100000000100000001110000— 5 SECRETARY, Ossining Gun Club. Sinc Sine, N. Y., Feb. 24.—Herewith find scores of the Wash- ington’s Birthday shoot of the Ossining Gun Club: ; Match, 15 live birds; Blandford and Hall allowing 2 extra birds and coneeding 4yds.: I T Washburn, 26.......-. A eg Eee SASHES SER OES 0122112100000012— 9 AP SIT, $208 tno? tine cena POOR ROE Nae 221210002022020 — 9 Dr i BwSherwood, 26... 20... ee enw eee seccen 1022211 202102200—11 (2G Blandiorde eal turer ege ny tale sceucecetes mle SAA ;.. -2000220222222232 11 Tie, 5 birds; allowing 1 bird and standing at same mark: Aer onbbiy see eeeqadnsees 02210—3 Sherwood .............+: 010212—4 awash See massage fi ppeo EV MIS INE Sssen ech jogo no tooas 20000 —1 The match was won by the 1 bird allowance. The pair of goo- goo eyes to Hall’s credit in the shootoff were the result of a badly bruised arm, No. 1. No. No. 3. eT lant ec peeae Wena erie AdobHse nee 00120—2 221215 220 —2 FAW TE MBps. 2S 10) fae ener ita 001202 221215 220 —2 A Si Sirk eee Gps cenrdbp mec hora. 02100—2 nie Nese iY aVialentines 26. ec yeu see eee eer PPE rE 00110—2 = 022124 ea JE) 1D) (Sepa ares fe as Wenner cone. 00tuI—3 20000—1 oe C Blandford, 30..... Sete Se eee ehhh. nee 222225 2222-4 18e USrovedtsy Aa ynn geese cones Pes Aer: pare do 22021—4 pane Combet eth: tebdeccu teases 02202—3 af I Washburn, 12020-3 0 W Clark, 26 21020—3 ens My gio) ae PA here inabras ier oonorcteesir ote 0 Nos. 1 and 2 were 5 live birds. No. 8 was miss-and-out, re-entry. Clay birds: Events: 12345 67 8 9101112 Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Sp T Washburn -,..--............+5--- GS ee ccna el Aine “io oe fe eee Lee EN -Garnseyeqeyrivurertreveseceee 6 IAS Bunhse ence ni leasla livre tenant ee C Blandford E'D Garnsey. I WSO Fh ISN Sear oP aocie joddlede de 46 5 I SherwGOd) wetaiaeeer teehee nent eae 4. S Mullin 6 I, Sherwood W Coleman : RP nae The Sn US WURCEAW Sober lace pducdadricn vcr lerares Gem Pa yd yy fee. Oa ce ey Ure D Brandreth 6 TE Acker S Macbeth W Clark N Vint sticr sees tt setae SSS SRT VON EDN hess erties AMINtCHISOID (Wenehess ot SRC) One ROS . W > sEHuft C Washburn R Brandreth ats AS UR Oars oo atc a eee seers aa aks one he HN BAY 2 a ia ied PEPE he eee whe seem nawnn ee oe Culbewis) .a.5 J IKeenan F Partelow ’ , on atae w CD" Cpete 2 « ° C. G, B., Capt. O. G. Club. Florists’ Gun Club. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Peb. 19.—Fair light and a strong wind were the conditions as to weather which the contestants encountered to- day at the Florists’ Gun Club’s shoot, There was a large entry for the Kisenlohr prizes, which are the most valuable ever shot for by the members of this organization. Twenty targets, expert rule, rapid fire, and 20 targets, unknown angles, and 5 pairs of doubles were the shooting conditions. At the expert rule, W. H. Wolstencroft made the high score, breaking 18, Mrs. Park, W. K. Park, George Anderson and E. .\. Massey scoring 17. At the unknown angles, Anderson and Wolstencroft tied for first place with 19 breaks, Wolstencroft missing his fitst target and then breaking 19 straight, Mrs. Park coming into second place with 18. At the doubles, Park, Wol- stencroft and Hallowell scored 9 out of 10. With the handicaps added to the score, Park, Anderson, Massey, Sheeler and Dr. Smith scored a possible 50, receiving 3 points each. The feature of the tourney was the remarkably fine work by Mrs, Park, making one run of 10 straight at expert rule, breaking 18 out of 20 unknown angles, and scoring a run of 16 straight and breaking 8 out of 10 doubles. The semi-monthly high gun contest for the club’s champion- ship medal at 50 targets resulted in a win for Wolstencroft with the score of 46, Anderson second with 44. Among the visitors were C, F. Gramlich, of the Allentown Shooting Association. Mr. Gramlich was here looking after the interests of the State Sportsmen’s Association’s next annual tourney. The scores follow: Expert Un- . Rule. known. Doubles. Hdep. Total. Points. DOUPM ena assay eee 10 9 3 16 38. als Bele Ae. eenGh eens 12 13 7 14 46 is Webster li.avisn..: 11 9 6 19 45 ad AESONG Ms enbee rise 16 16 6 i) 47 st (Uareitrolles See oseooouc 5 9 2 16 “| Glricke« apts nae seat By i) 1 20) 35 = Vier Seek etclesei eet estes 17 18 8 43 3 IPatic wieteec. Goes 17 17 9 10 58 3 Tahel lll Pe aA A Ae 12 16 6 Ns o4 - Anderson ......... 17 19 8 9 58 3 IV Vile El oes WV coer ieeecet ese 18 19 9 3 49 “es Hiisenlohr .......... 10 16 6 i 43 ha eSBieibraer 6 oc ae 3 12 9 i” a4 . ReGhinieer sere asses 7 10 5 22 ts Westcott .. 9 11 5 19 44 =e Massey pail 14 7 14 42 3 Whitaker . 10 14 6 14 44 Fs! Reichard 6 6 BI 16 cr: MelXaraher iil 13 5 16 45 “o Bratrebt: (-)eaias 3 14 7 13 47 1 Siieelet sede naar. 13 14 4 20 51 3 SSHTVORIEL Se pe Abt 15 17 7 14 53 3 lBichise, bed Somoncose 10 10 4 20 44 fiallowell) ...... 38s 16 16 9 7 48 2 Westmount Gun Clup. Montreat, Feb. 23—The regular weekly shoot of the West- mount Gun Club came off to-day on the club grounds. It was a typical Canadian winter day—two feet of snow, bright and cold, —with a strong cutting west wind that helped the flight of the targets that flew, when untouched, at least T5yds. from the trap. This kept the scores down below normal, The first event was the most interesting one, as it was for the handicap trophy, and between N. P. Leach and the Kynock expert, Hansen, “The men - sold at even money. N. P. L. would have been the favorite but for the fact that he had a new, untried gun, , Next Saturday, March 2, Cleghorn, the Parker crank, will have a try for the trophy: Events: lh sok 3, ee Events: 2 ‘Targets 20 10 20 10 Targets: 20 10 20 10 ING IPRIG ES tere ty otters 18 7-16" 7% Cleghorn, 207.....-... 40 Sees Hiansen elise eee “li weed ISeriiaeh” se Saciciodion ere AiR SI) me! BVTOt joe lent) etiecerensre wee qi ABs Hutcheson .........2 Ayes Tes TEGWiS oc. -e seen ee eee Wea 5 ory USHER —eoeososes are «= 69 3. W Galbraith.......... .. Hite tee TREO Roe eoee Here cen COULOE VEE {foo Beseeee Ae ABB OBE e Feta, EOI haere Teletatnrerotetters Rees By! WGI IE ooereqeassse 66 Silty (ROVE al) Faces terete me se se a shell se. Gal btai th e20 eee es 6) sal et Ss. Millbrook Gun Club, Mixtxisroox, N. Y., Feb, 20.—A gun club was organized here Feb. 6 with forty-two charter members. As soon as the club gets control of the present grounds they will erect a club house 12 by 20, and will shoot under the Sergeant system, bluerock expert traps, The grounds have a sky background. The first monthly shoot took place on Feb. 16. The following scores were made: Events: Nb St! Events: 123 4 Targets 25 25°25 25 Targets 25 25 25 25 - MM Wealaeti, scrote ce Seta) Bea Saadhseqaaseods , 18 20 18 20 Sheldon ...... . 16 20:20 .. Allen 2.... 5 1A We Tse Kelley, 222 iesca, edgnoteze22" Bi res Pmt) pane Px Wostem sarcepecss eer 23.23 23... Gross ,.....- ts Aaah aon Real: (Balawitresse generated U7 28eee2 0 loam pitas soca soe comers 18 Eiigks) S2assss.e0e0 ts Gy GRP SEN Gretel ema padnciictere ce Dawe: eateae RRUSSelll wipes vise eters Aw Aa lee) molec int amen yy eases aa 23 Sippeclve lreie setaneces 1 IBS A AN MIB Myth ee toa bn Abercy rh co 1th Ollie "Vette eees,. caais) Seek F, J. Tompxins, Sec’y. Richmond Gin Club, Strver Lake Park, S. 1., Feb, 22.—The scores made to-day at the shoot of the Richmond Gun ara: as follows: Events: 2 D267 {ipa the men and women of to-morrow. There are many things taught in the schools to-day of less use to the pupils and of less benefit to the community ‘ than the game laws. If Nevada shall pursue this system of game law education for a decade the changed sentiment in that State will he worth more than an army of game and fish wardens. “MIGRATORY.” THAT term “migratory” stands in the way of the pro- tection which wildfowl ought to have in New York. Wild ducks are thought of as migratory, and spoken of as migratory, and legislated for as migratory. The popular conception of them and their practical treatment ‘is of migratory species, which pass across the State, south in the autumn and north in the spring, and are not to be classed as residents. This is a great mistake. It is a mistake because while it is of course true that the wild ducks are migratory, there are yet some species of them which if given the oppor- tunity would not all go north in the spring, but would in some number remain to nest in New York marshes. But so firmly implanted in the popular mind is this migratory nature of the birds that the task of persuading the lawmakers to give the nesting birds a chance is an extremely difficult one. If we could have a practical test for a few years there is reason to believe that the actual breeding of wildfowl in New York and the improved shooting thus afforded would conyince the public of the utility of the prohibition of spring shooting. SNAP SHOTS. The bill to reorganize and combine the New York Forestry Preserve Board and the Fisheries, Forest and Game Commission was passed last week. It provides for one salaried commissioner at $5,000 a year, who shall serve for four years, and two consulting commissioners without salary, to serve two years, at the end of which term the salaried commissioner will serve alone, The offices of State fishculturist, game protector and forester are retained. The newspapers have announced that Governor Odell would name for the new. Commission De Witt C. Middleton, of Watertown, a member of the old Commission. At the present writing there has been no official confirmation of this statement, but, as has already been said in these columns, the appointment of Mr. Middleton would be accepted with much satisfaction by those who are conversant with his record in the old board. It is also given out that Messrs. Woodruff and Babcock, of the old Forestry Board, will be named for the new Commission. Mr. Hallock’s letter on the ruination of the Dennys River is just what might have been looked for from one who knew so well the stream in its prime. He voices the indignation and protest all right minded men| must feel who are familiar with the circumstances. We trust that the people of Dennysville may find a way to abate the nttisance of mill refuse which has overwhelmed them. The Dennys River is a type of a vast number of waters which have been ruined by the selfishness and greed and brazen effrontery of individuals who have outraged the community by their saw mills and tanneries and refineries and rendering works. Tiverton, Rhode Island, is a case in point. Set amid enchanting scenery, of a river teem- ing with fish, and holding out manifold allurements to the summer resident; Tiverton was in an evil hour chosen as a site for a fish oil factory. The town’s ruin as a summer resort speedily followed. The infernal stench from the fish factory nauseated the summer boarder, and packing his trunks he left incontinently. The refuse which was spread abroad upon the waters killed the fish, poisoned even the scallops and quahogs, and so defiled the hulls of yachts that the vile harbor was given a wide berth by yachtsmen. The place was converted from one of the most inviting spots on the Atlantic coast into a stench breeding nttisance, and for the personal advantage | of the fish oil renderers the rights of the community were defied. An unusual case was heard in Wilbraham, Mass., the other day, when the owner of a dog was summoned to answer the charge of being the keeper of a dog found chasing deer. The extraordinary feature was the exist- ence of the deer in Hampden county for dogs to chase. Several deer have been reported of late in the roads of western Massachusetts, and it is no idle fanyc that if the cleared country continues to revert to woodland at the present rate, one of these days there may be deer hunting in a region where it has been extinct for generations. Two sportsmen’s expositions are in progress in the two great cities of New York and Chicago, and tens of thousands of visitors are getting a sniff of woodsy scents and a glimpse of the creatures of the forests and the out- door life of the rod and gun folk. Just now then the sportsman and his world hold a large place in the public eye. ‘An effort is making in Connecticut to provide by legislation for the opening of public highways to ponds and lakes. The movement has been prompted by the extraordinary growth of fishing and shooting preserves in Connecticut. Syndicates and individuals have been _ taking up lands and waters at a prodigious rate, and many 4a community is finding itself shut out from - privileges which have been enjoyed from time imme- morial. In some States, as in New Hampshire, the statute provides that on application by the people the road com- missioners may open a way, and maintain it, for public access to waters which are entirely surrounded by posted lands. The introduction of Mongolian pheasants has been an unsuccessful enterprise in Vermont. The capercailzie which were imported from Sweden and put out in the neighborhood of Dr. Seward Webb’s estate at Shelburne did not survive. The sharp-tailed grouse which were brought from the West are believed to have fallen vic- tims to the farmers’ boys, who on sundry occasions have reported the killing of strange pa’tridges. The only im- ported game for the survival of which there appears to be hope is the black game which came from Sweden. It is __ known that the birds bred and hatched their broods. The . introduction of the capercailzie has not been abandoned aa an impossibility. With the experience already gained those who are interested in the enterprise will avoid the mistakes of the past, and the game may yet be established in North America, 3 182 Che Sportsman Counrist. ———— Bees and Wasps. Being a Careful, Accurate and Scientific Inquiry Concerning Practical Points in Natural History. A GENUINE Californian January stortn raged outside. The naked arms of the locust trees lining the sidewalks swayed and clashed in the fierce blasts of the south wind. The great rain drops splashed against the panes of the office windows and ran down them in wavy streams. Through these could be caught panoramic glimpses of our storm-swept litile city, clustered in the hills, each house snuggled in its own individual greenery, with the quiver- ing fronds of the palms and the green and gold of the laden orange trees to tell us that this was still our be- leved California. A party of five had just finished a business meeting and had fallen into a story telling mood, the weather outside holding no inducements to counterbalance comfortable _armchairs, good cigars and a glowing grate within the shelter of sound walls. Dramatis Prersonz—L. W. W., C. E. (a comical cuss); W. S. G., C. E. (a dryly humorous cuss); J. S. (taciturn, but all right when he gets a-going); T. J. N. (strictly business, but can tell a good story when he has . time) ; Arefar (the truthiul scribe). Act I,, Scene 1: A room filled with fragrant blue smoke, through which is seen at intervals five interested persons. Enter First R. E. Loquitor, Ik. W. W.: Speaking about wasps reminds me of the time when I was on the railway survey making a recon- naissance through the Siskiyou Mountains for the C. & O. road, Our camp was pitched in the Sacramento Cafion, and we had been six weeks in the same place. A short ‘distance above the camp was a large oak tree, in whose shade the boys would lie on a blanket and read in their leisure moments. A large limb had been wrenched off in some storm and lay, dry and weather beaten, on the sunny side of the tree, where no one wished to lie. About the time we were to break camp and come out for the winter, it had turned quite cold up there in the moun- tains, wi.h sharp frosts every night. One evening one of the party named Jim, and myself, reached camp ahead of the others, and found the Chinese cook in a very morose frame ef mind and no preparations being made for supper. It seems that the axeman, whose duty it was to supply camp fuel, had overlooked his hand, and there was no wood to cook with, and the Chinaman was sullen and angry, and was sulking in his tent like Achilles. Jim at once yolun eered to go and cut wood enough for the evening meal, being always a good natured fel- low and ready to accommodate even a sulky Chinaman. During our summer in the mountains, Jim had returned to primeval ways. He had not shaved or cut his hair, nor used a comb more than once a week. He wore a flannel shirt, open at the neck, exposing a well-haired breast, with sleeves rolled up to the shoulder. A pair of trousers confined at the waist by a leather belt, with the legs tucked into a pair of strong boots, had comprised his apparel during the trip. Altogether he had become a wild and weird figure. Jim started out to cut some wood, and bethought him of the large dry limb lying under our loafing tree as be- ing suitable and handy to camp, I had washed myself and lain down in my tent wih an old illustrated paper to while away the time, and had drawn a blanket over my- self to keep out the evening chill. I heard Jim indus- triously plying his axe for a moment, and then the strokes ceased and there came some words of wild profanity from the mountain side, followed by the sound of coming feet and flying gravel. A second afterward Jim’s face, dis- tor.ed and wild looking. was thrust through the tent flaps, and in a voice almost inarticulate with pain and rage, he yelled, “Pick ’em off! Pick ’em off! em, pick ’em off!” I certainly thought the man had suddenly gone insane, as in his unkempt condition he looked the part naturally. Then he disappeared from the tent door and went shout- ing, in a voice lessening with the distance, all kinds of weird profanity, mingled with howls and cries to “Pick ’em off! Pick ’em off! For God’s sake pick ’em off !” At last there came to my ears one last shout and a great splash as he landed in the river. I sprang to the tent door and looked out in alarm in time to see Jim emerge dripping from his plunge bath, and plucking fran ically at his beard and hair. After a moment he started for the cook, and in picturesque language com- manded him to “Pick ’em off!’ “Surely,” I thought, “poor Jim has gone mad,” but on approaching the pair, I found the cook busy in removing scores of yellowjackets from the poor fellow’s hair and beard. Jim sat on a stool with his back to the fire during the operation, as he was shivering with cold after his plunge in the river, and all at once a new look of wildness came into his eyes, and with another curse he sprang to his feet, threw his hands over his head, and grasping his shirt in the back, he tore it off with one motion and threw it from him. As he did so a whole handful of the tormeniting in- sects fell from his person. These had been warmed back into working condition by the heat of the fire and had given him a few parting shots. It seemed that the limb of the oak tree that he had started to chop had a lively colony of wasps in it, which no one of us had discovered in all or loafing near it, but on his cutiing into the nest they attacked him furiously. As the even'ng was so cold, they were not lively, and stuck where they alighted and presented him with a few practical points in natural history. His head swelled up the following night like the proverbial poisoned pup’s, and he kept his bed till we broke catip. Scene 2: Enter L, U. E. Loquitor. Ww. S, G.: I will tell one on L. W. W. himself. We were out on a survey in the Sierras, and had come to a particularly bad bit of ground, where we could not set a tripod for our instrument, I went on with the target FOREST AND STREAM. and W. took a pocket compass and worked out on the cliff, and sat down to squint and level the best he could. It came out afterward that he sat down squarely oyer the entrance to a wasps’ nest. The insects could not get out to sting him, and all was serene for a moment. Presently a few members of the colony who had been away came home. Then there was trouble. W. dropped his com- pass, which rolled down the cliff with a jump and a rattle, until it finally disappeared in the far beyond, and began frantically beating the air with hat and hands and using language. But he made one grand mistake! He rose to his feet, thereby uncorking the nest, and the whole community came out like a column of yellow smoke, and attacked him front and rear. He was immediately routed, horse, foot and artillery, and I stood roaring with laughter to see him shambling over the rocks on all fours, like a grizzly, slapping and saying his prayers back- ward, until one of the maddened insects took me a crack in the jaw, when “the subsequent proceedings interested me no more.” ; Scene 3: Enter R. U. E. Loquitor. J. S.: When I was a boy on my father’s farm in Maine, I was spreading hay one summer day after the mowers. This was before mowing machines had come into general use, and boys were of some account in the mowin’ lot. “Longside where I was workin’ lay a bit of wild pasture land, all grown up with rozberry bushes, bent down with their first crop of fruit. Mother had a big buxom Irish girl as a “help” that summer, an’ she was in the patch that mornin’ a-plummin’. I was workin’ away a-spreadin’ the hay for all that was in me, when I heard a most infernal squallin’ in the rozberry patch, an’ lookin’ that way I could see two fat legs a-wavin’ in the air an’ smothered yells comin’ from the bushes below them. Then the legs disappeared, an’ our “help’s” face came up in their place, an’ of all the hustlin’ you ever saw, that girl beat it a-gettin’ out of there, I thought sure it must be snakes, but ’twa’n’t. She had run foul ef a ball hornets’ nest, an’ two o’ the critters had hit her to onst. One on ’em took her in the under lip an’ tother hit her fair in the left breast, where “twa’n’t pro- tected by anythin’ but her shift an’ a thin caliker dress, an’ they knocked her down fair an’ square. By the time she had reached the house her lip would have made a leather hunting jacket, an’ her breast had swelled till it had burst the buttons off her dress, an’ she took to her bed an’ staid there for nigh a week, Scene 4: Enter First R. E. Loquitor. T. J. N.: I was brought up on a farm in central New York, and father had a churn that he ran by dog power. He kept a great lazy dog for the purpose, because he was so large and heavy that when he was put in the wheel it had to go. We used to churn at first on Mondays and Thursdays, but the dog got onto the days, so that he would hide away, so we had to break days on “him, churning first one day and then another. Then he got to lying around and watching household matters, and whenever he saw any signs of touching the churn, he would make a break for a retreat under the barn, or some other out of the way place, from which he had to be hauled out by the scruff of the neck, with language, and then switched into the wheel. I guess if it had not been for the fact that’ he was always hungry, he would only have shown up at night. Father kept a large apiary and protected his hives with a thick hedge of shrubbery against the northwest wind. One morning the dog saw symptoms of churning, and as | he had been detected in and hauled out of every other hid- ing place about the premises, he this time sought sanc- tuary behind a hive of bees that stood close to a particu- larly thick portion of the hedge. This was all right, as far as it went, and the dog might possibly have escaped attention, had he kept still, But when he heard himself called, he probably had tried to squeeze closer into cover, and in doing so disturbed the bees. “As bees bizz oot wi’ angry fyke, when robber han’s assail their byke,” so did these. Then there was fun - for father and me, who were looking on, but serious busi- ness for the dog. He came out of the bush with a rush, whirling, snapping his teeth, ki-yi-ing and shaking his ears till we could hear them snap. After a moment of this he concluded that he had business in the next county, and struck out like a gray streak across the neigh- boring field, with his tail between his legs and ululating at every jump, But his hair was long, and a good many bees must have lodged in it, for he would whirl and snap about every half-dozen jumps. When he was about half-way across the field, the thought seemingly suggested itself to him that this must be some new form of torture devised by his oppressor, man, to make him churn, for he made a sudden turn and made straight for the hated wheel, into which he jumped, and began churning as he had never churned before. SceNE 5: Enter C. Loquitor. The Truthful Scribe: When I first came to California I stopped for a short time at the home of a wealthy rancher, who owned a 3,000-acre place on the banks of the Sacramento River. There was a man living there at the time named Gee, who earned his way as a kind of Jack-of- all-trades, and whom the other ranch hands had nick- named Ah Gee, from the Chinese suggestiveness of his patronymic. . . One day Ah Gee discovered a colony of bees in the limb of a great oak tree that stood a short distance from the horse corral. One evening during my sojourn at the place he went to the tree after dark and closed the open- ing in the limb. The next morning he took ropes and a saw, and accompanied by myself, started out to secure the colony. He climbed the tree by means of a short ladder which he had used the previous evening in closing the entrance, and affixed the ropes to the limb and then threw them over a higher branch and fastened the swinging ends to the trunk of the tree below. It was his intention then to cut off the extremity of the limb containing the bees, then to cut it off close to the trunk of the tree and lower the swinging Segment carefully to the ground, where he had placed a pile of straw to receiye it, should it slip. Lucky it was far Gee that he made provision for a soit tumble, as the sequel showed, for his calculations as to the extent of the hollow containing the nest were faulty, [MaArce 9, r90!. He crawled out upon the branch and began to saw vigorously, but as soon as he got through the bark and began cutting into the wood, the end fell with a crash, being hollow to the extremity, and the angry bees came out in a cloud and fairly smothered the poor devil. He was blinded in an instant, and simply fell off his perch, but the straw saved broken bones for him. Scrambling to his feet, fighting and swearing like a maniac, he started on a wild run for the corral, intending to throw himself into the great horse trough to rid him- self of his tormentors. Unfortunately, or perhaps other- wise, as it turned out in the end, there was a hog wallow between the tree and corral fence, caused by the overflow from the pump of the windmill which supplied the horse trough. This wallow was occupied at the time with fully two dozen swine, all buried but their noses, and giving an occasional “woof’to keep the filth out of them. Right into the midst of these contented porkers poor Gee plunged, lost his footing and went headlong into the slime. The frightened swine, with protesting squeals, hastened to vacate their pool, rolling him over and over as they did so. Presently all were out excepting one fat old boar and Gee. The latter had just regained his feet when the boar slowly raised himself on his forefeet in time to get a crack in the eye from a maddened bee. This started him into action, and, hog-like, he dashed forward between the man’s legs and upset him once more in the slum- gullion, which by this time had been thoroughly stirred up and stank beyond description. The poor fellow crawled out completely nauseated, but safe, No self-respecting bee, however angry, could touch stich an odorous object as Ah Gee was at that moment. Fellow correspondents of Forest AND STREAM, can’t you sive us a few more points on this interesting subject, now that the ball is set a-rolling? Gentlemen, “It’s up to you!” AREFAR. Stories from Canadian Woods.—I. Fishing on Stoco Lake. Tue scene of the following stories was laid on the shores of a beautiful lake, noted for its fishing. Its waters afford relaxation and pleasure to the thriving com- munity composing the adjoining village of Tweed, on the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, between Toronto and Montreal. Stoco Lake is really an enlargement of the Moira, one of the many rivers falling into the famed Bay of Quinte and enriching its waters with many varieties of fish, On the east, Stoco receives the waters of Clare River, on the north the Moira, which is here a considerable stream, hay- ing just been reinforced by the Scootamata and Black reek, These streams are noted for their perennial and, as yet, unexhausted supply of the highly prized white pine. Their annual burdens, brought down by the great lum- ber firms, the Rathbuns and the Gilmours, are still almost worth a king’s ransom. Follow up these waters for thirty miles or so and you will come into well-pro- tected timber limits, the land of the deer, the home of the beaver and the otter and all the paradise of delights that forests bring. We had been fishing for pickerel that sultry afternoon in the middle of one of the heated terms common to our northern climate. Six of us—two in each boat—had carefully drifted on a weed bed and dropped anchor. My companion was catching minnows. After trying in vain to get a bite—the other boats, only a few yards away, were having great luck—I concluded I would make myself useful by catching minnows also. I selected a small trout hook with single gut, baited it carefully and threw out. My bait seemed scarcely to have reached the water when it was taken with a snap. Away went the fish and whiz went my reel. I thought I had a 5-pound pickerel, I played that fish for all I was worth; I handled him with the skill and care of an Izaak Walton for about ten to fifteen minutes. When I finally got him up to the boat, lo! up turned a great red-finned sucker. The yell that went up from the rest of the party and the chaffing I got over that sucker made it more interesting than agreeable, Disgusted with fishing in general, and for pickerel in particular, I proposed we go to a point near by and take a rest in the cool, inviting shade. While enjoying our smoke under the benevolent branches, one of our party, B., who was the postmaster at the village and champion fisherman of these waters, remarked, “Yes; a man who goes for a number of years fishing in our waters or tramps through our forests sees many strange sights and goes through many an experience which, when put in print or told, seem incredible. A hunter or a fisherman is often alone; he is necessarily the hero and central figure of his story. There is no one on hand to contradict him, and it is only human nature that he should be tempted to put himself in the very best light, particularly if he is an amateur or a tenderfoot. Now, an old hand will take more delight in telling you how he was fooled by a buck or how he hooked a big fish and ‘muffed’ it than he does in telling of his success, because his years of experience is a sufficient guarantee of the fact. “Now, to give you an example from the ‘chamber of curiosities’ of my many years’ experience. Suppose I should tell you that some years ago in this water I caught a large maskinonge with a minnow hook and about an 8-foot pole. No? Well, it was this way: I intended to go fishing one day, and in early morning went to catch minnows for bait. Had a small punt and pushed my- self well up on a weed bed. I lay over the stern with the line in my hand, the pole beside me. I was fishing in about 3 feet of water with good success, until I saw a large maskinonge swim up and take my bait. I had pres- | ence of mind to jerk on the line just enough to set the hook and then let go. Away went Mr. “Lunge with bait, line, pole and all, I out with my punt and after him. Sometimes the end of that pole was 6 feet out of water, sometimes a foot, and at times it skipped along the sur- face. Round and round the lake we went for about two hours, I gave the fish mo time to rest. At length he - Camp-Fire Marcx 9, roor.] commenced to get tired, and I could begin to get quite close to him. I kept calling for some one to fetch a spear (fishery laws were not very strict in those days). The people of the village heard my shouting and thought some one was drowning. They swarmed down to the water, and when they saw me apparently paddling about aimlessly and yelling like a wild Indian, concluded I had gone mad. At length one fellow took in the situation and brought a spear. JI got the fish, and he weighed 23 pounds, dressed.” B, continued, “I don’t want to draw upon your credulity too much, but I will relate one more experience. In this case | was a witness. One September morning I was out duck shooting at the outlet of this lake. I had left my boat somewhere down the channel and was walking along the shore ta get a shot at some wood ducks. I came upon them, shot one and winged another, which started to swim across to the other side. Now, if you wing a wood duck and it gets to land a few minutes first—without a dog—you had better go look for another duck. [I looked up the lake and saw a man in a boat, If called to him to come quickly and put me across. It turned out to be Pat D., a shoemaker in the village, who was out in a dug- out canoe trolling for ‘lunge. He paddled toward me and was taking in his line as he neared the shore. I called out to him to be careful, as there were plenty of rocks. He had taken tip his line to within a few feet, and as he threw the bait into the canoe, in jumped a good sized maskinonge. He had evidently followed the bait. Pat threw himself upon the fish, and I witnessed the tussle. Pat conquered. The fish weighed over 20 pounds—but I lost my duck.” The writer had nearly Pat’s experience that same after- noon, As the fierce rays of the sun cooled down toward eyeing, our party went out trolling for lunge. My spoon fouled in some weeds and I was drawing it in to clear it, When the same was about 3 feet from the boat I gave the line a jerk to throw in the bait. As it came out of the water a good sized ‘lunge jumped after it, exposing about two-thirds of his body out of water. . Eptson B. FRALECK, Caribou Shooting in Newfoundland. To the lovers of sport who wish to go where game can be obtained for a certainty, even by the most amateur, Newfoundland will without doubt be found satisfactory. Caribou are very abundant, but there are no other ant- mals of the deer kind. Attempts have been made to in- troduce moose, but up to date with no result. For the benefit of those who care to go there, I have thought it might be interesting to recount the experiences of myself and party who were there last autumn. Be- fore going we found it more or less difficult to get reliable information about the place. What we secured was from literature obtained from various railroads and steamboat companies who wish to induce trayel oyer their respective lines, and places are usually oyerdescribed for this pur- pose by some one who can depict scenery or extol the game resources as a special inducement to tourists. What I have to say will be a true account of what we saw and experienced. The party consisted besides myself of Messrs. W. S. Kaulbock and H. I. Jenkins, of Malden, Mass., and J. F. Davenport, of Allston, Mass. Having secured a tent and sleeping bags of Phelps, of Boston, we embarked on the steamship Halitax, ofthe Plant Line, for Port Hawkesbury, on the Strait of Canso. We encountered that night a very severe storm, it being about the time of the Galveston cyclone, and had a rough passage, all of us being seasick. Arrived at Halifax a couple of hours late, and were glad to go ashore and get something to eat where there was a prospect that it would stay down. At last, until we started again for Hawkesbury, we took in what we could of the city, and about 1 o’clock that morning started again, arriving at Hawkesbury the following afternoon at about 4 o’clock. Here we found evidences of the storm of the preceding night, the steamboat pier there being damaged and two or three schooners and a steamer dis- masted and ashore. The accommodations for passengers, that day at any rate, were the worst I ever experienced. We were piled into a little tug boat, bag and baggage, and taken across to Point Tupper, one extremity of the rail- road to Sydney. Arrived at the latter place about dark and went aboard the steamship Bruce, en route to Port- au-Basque, Newfoundland. In passing I should not for- get to say a word of praise for this steamship. She is owned by Mr. Reid, of the Newfoundland Railway. Her accommodations are excellent. She resembles a steam yacht in her furnishings. We were surprised to find so nice a boat up there. Next morning found us at Port-au-Basque, where we took the train up country for the game region. At the custom house our baggage had to be examined, and at this point I should mention the importance of taking out licenses at the place when you land in the country, and not from some game warden wp near the sporting dis- tricts. By buying licenses of the custom house officer at the port of entry you thereby show that you are bona fide tourists, and as such your whole baggage goes through without inspection or paying any deposit what- ever. . We had promised to buy our licenses at the Bay of Islands, and consequently were required to open up and show our baggage and put up a deposit equal to the duty on everything we had. The ride up country was very pleasant. We made the acquaintance of Mr. Wilson, on the parlor car, who proved a very agreeable companion and gave us lots of useful information about the country. Arrived at Bay of Islands late in the afternoon and stopped over night. Here we met our guides, secured our provisions and boats and went on in the morning to Sandy River, arriving there about 2 P. M. Our gnides were John Nichols and Edward Michaud, and our cook Samuel Farnell. We liked these men very much, and recommend them to others who can get them. Their address is River Head, Bay of Islands. Waving taken our dinner we rowed down the river to Grand Lake and along the eastern shore about fifteen miles, when night coming on we landed and struck tent, for the weather was threatening. While going down the lake we en- countered five caribou swimming across—one stag and , tents. FOREST AND »STREAM. four does. We sectired the former and allowed the rest to get away. The stag had thirty-two points on his horns, which is not considered extra up there. Next day we went further down the lake opposite a high mountain peak known as Mount Harry. Here we encamped at the mouth of a small stream which comes down the side of the mountain at that point. Next day we ascended the mountain and camped a short distance from the summit. Having rested and taken dinner, we strolled out, sur- veyed the landscape round and saw nineteen caribou, some singly or in pairs, the most we saw together being fowr. Here we stayed four or five days, having. bad weather all the time—fog, wind and rain. Having secured five stags and one doe with horns, we returned to Sandy River Crossing, then went further up the river to the second rapids and camped a short distance below Little Deer Pond. Here we shot the best stag that we secured. He had very massive horns with thirty-two points. Before leaving we got two other does with fairly good horns. Had we gone up to the place at first we would have had a much more easy and satisfactory trip. After Oct. 1 the caribou begin to gather in herds for the southern migration, but they do not all participate, for our guides informed us that they can be fotind all over the island any time of the year, only a considerable por- tion of them migrating. I had my mind made up that When we got them, all we should do would be to go out, find a herd, shoot down our pick and that would be the end of it. It proved to be a delusion in our case, possibly because we were there too early. The stories of monster herds of five htindred or so are absurd. Our guides informed us that the most they had seen to- gether was forty-eight, but that they had heard of some- what larger flocks being seen. They informed us that wolves were practically extinct, and that bears were very searce also. J had expected from what I had read that there would be good ptarmigan shooting, These birds are white in winter and are of two kinds, corresponding to our so-called birch and spruce partridge. I did not see any alive, but some of otir party shot one or two. Other men J met there said they were really plentiful in some parts, and so tame that they could be killed with sticks. I suspect this another story like the monster herds of caribou we hear of but do not see. I should judge by the looks of the streams there that trout and salmon ought to be plentiful at the right season. I made a few casts in some of the best pools and got a few rises, but the fish were small and did not take a fly well. However, our friends said that in the spring and early summer one can get all he has a mind to catch, A peculiarity of the island is the absence of teptiles. Many of the small animals we find in Canada are also absent, such as the woodchuck, mink, raccoon, porcupine and skunk. There are muskrat, beaver and otter there. also marten. We were told that there were two kinds of rabbits there in abundance. Our party saw none of either kind. Taking away the caribou, there is not mttch there to go hunting for, and unless you see some of these you may tramp all day over the barrens and see no signs of animal life except an occasional mohawk. I saw plenty of these when we pitched our tent, and they were so audacious that they would almost steal food from our Perhaps what I have written is not an avetage description of the game resources of the island, but it is true so far as we observed. In regard to licenses, one may get them for three different prices, A forty-dollar license allows the holder two stags and one doe; a fifty-dollar license three stags and one doe, and an eighty-dollar license five stags and two does, and I think any one can buy as many licenses as he wants and kill all the game he cares to pay for. Our guides and cook charged us $2.50 a day for themselves and boat. This is the average wages up there, but men can be got for less if you want that kind. Some of the more experienced guides get higher wages than this. I! would recommend that sportsmen going from the United States take their provisions with them, as they cost more up there and cannot be easily obtained unless ordered before hand from St. Johns. If one buys his license at the port of entry, no duties will be charged on such supplies as the sportsman may require. The law is off there after July 15 and up to Oct. 1, then after Oct, 20 until the end of the year. I was stirprised by the absence of public roads in the island. The people all live beside the water and travel about in boats. I did not see much land fit for cultiva- tion, but was informed that some parts were well suited for agriculture. In the interior of the island are large bogs and vast stretches of barrens, the latter covered with moss and growing plenty of berries of various kinds. Gulches of all dimensions run through these barrens with streams at the bottom and small trees and bushes lining the sides. These gulches afford excellent hiding places for the caribou when pursued. One often cannot see these gulches until almost upon them. On the large marshes I saw paths as wide as a carriage road and quite deep where the deer have been traveling for centuries. Smaller paths lead from the marshes ever the barrens in all direc- tions. From what I have learned the caribou of New- foundland are larger than those of the mainland and have better horns. In Nova Scotia, where I have hunted, they are more difficult to approach and of a mitch smaller size. The railroad is a narrow gauge, and is fairly well equipped. The officials are very courteous to sportsmen and will stop the train anywhere along the route to let them off or take them on. The scenery along the road is beautiful, particularly the Valley of the Humber. Grand Lake is sixty-five miles long and has an island twenty- five miles in length, with an elevation of from 1,500 to 2,000 feet, The country is comparatively new to the sports- man, and it is to be hoped that the game laws will be strictly enforced to preyent the extermination of these animals. In closing I would recommend those who are fond of shooting to give Newfoundland a trial, feeling sure that they will be well repaid for their trip. A, C. FAuss. Marpen, Mass., Jan. 9. The PoREST AND STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday. Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the latest by Monday and as much earlier as practicable. 188 Hatuyal History. —o—— Experiences with Wild Animals. Editor Forest and Stream: It has been with pleasure I read your good editorials and the letter from Mr. Wells om the dangers from wild animals. They are identical with the conclusions drawn from the experience I have had and observed during the forty-five years I have put in on the frontier and in the mountains. During that time I have killed a number of bears, mountain lions (cougars I call them), wolves, and in. fact all the dangerous animals inhabiting the Rocky Mountains. I have traveled alone through many different wild sections of the mountains and plains, camped in some of the most inaccessible places where there were plenty of wild beasts, as they are called, and I have found but two animals that tried to give me battle. One was an otter, the other a wounded buck. In 1861 I was hunting on one of the tributaries of the Platte, about three miles from the South Park in Colorado I had left camp early in the morning, and had kept along the stream as near as the brush would admit. The sun was shining very bright on the snowy range, but had not got high enough to strike the bottom I was hunting in. I saw up to my right a very big buck. He had evidently seen me first, as he was standing broadside and looking at me. I raised my rifle and fired; at the crack of the rifle the deer gave a jump, then stopped, and waited until I was nearly ready to fire again; then he started off, and 1 soon followed. There was no snow, so I had to track on the bare ground, which sometimes is slow work. I soon found blood on a dry log the deer had crossed, and by examining close I saw there was chewed food mixed with the blood. Then I knew J had shot the deer too far back. I followed on, and soon came to where he had been running, quartering down the mountain, and soon I came to what seemed to be the end of his tracks, and was standing and taking a good look in all directions, when all at once I heard a sniff, and on turning up the mountain I saw the buck coming down at me. He was so close I could not shoot with any certainty, but I shot, and then dodged behind a small pine tree. The deer passed as close to me as the tree would let him. He was going with such force that he was at least twenty feet below me when he stopped and turned half-way around. I lost no time in reloading my rifle, and as the deer stood watching me with his eyes as green as a mad dog’s, I slowly and carefully raised my rifle and shot him dead. I reloaded my rifle and then as the deer did not move I wept to where he lay. He was a fine deer, and brought $25. I was busy drawing him when I was startled nearly as much as I was when the deer charged. Another hunter had come up the mountain from the other side, and hear- ing my shots came over that way, and was just across on another ridge when the buck charged at me, and he told me that he had been in the mountains in California, and in fact all over the West, and it was the first time he ever saw an animal charge on a hunter. I told him I had wounded it a short time before and was tracking it, and had lost the tracks when the deer charged. He helped me hang the deer up, then we hunted together for a while, but got separated, and it was dark before we got to camp. ; The other wild animal that showed that he would rather fight than retreat was an otter. I had got between it and a stream, and instead of trying to get away and go round, it wanted that I should do the getting out of the way, while it was going to go straight for the stream, but when it raised up to give me battle I shot it with my revolver. : I will now speak of a few of the times I have tried to get that wonderful animal, bear, to stand, In 1865 I was coming out over the mountains from Clearwater Station - in Idaho, to the Mountain House. I was on foot, and had my blankets on my back and was traveling along at a lively gait. On coming out from a service thicket into some openings, I saw not more than 50 yards away a large black bear and four cubs cross the trail, I slipped out from my pack and gave chase, for I wanted to see if the old bear would fight or leave her cubs. I made the pace so strong that soon three of the cubs turned down to the left. and the old bear and the other cub kept quartering around to the right. I soon made it so hot for them that the cub ran up a large pine, and stopped on the first limb it came to. But the old mother never stopped to see what had become of her cubs. There was one thing peculiar, two of the cubs were as black as cubs can be and the other two were ‘cinnamon. I sat down and watched the cub in the tree, and soon I heard a bell, and I had not long to wait till three men came along the trail, go- ing over the mountain. I went up and took my blankets out from the trail, and I told’the men that I had just chased an old bear away from her cubs. While the men did not say that I was a liar, they showed by their looks that they took the story with a big grain of salt. I told them that one of the cubs was up a tree a short distance down the hill, and they wanted I should show it to them. I did so, and one proposed to go back and get a rifle out of the pack to, kill the cub with, I told them if they wanted it I would kill it for them. One said “What would you lall it with?” I said, “My revolver.” I would like to haye a picture of that man when he looked at me. I raised my revolver and was about to shoot when one of the men said, “Hold on; let me get a club, so that if you only wound it I can finish him’ I waited till he got his stick. then I shot, and out rolled the cub, but it was so dead that it did not need any finishing strokes. A number of years after, Ben Morris, Ezra Baird and I were coming through the mountains from Boise to Mount Idaho, and when we were passing through the Weiser Meadows I was riding ahead, and soon I noticed a large animal up to my left. At first I thought it was a small dark colored cayuse, but soon I saw it was a large bear, and there were four cubs running around her. I pro- posed to Ben that we run her away from her cubs, and he was willing we should try. Soon the bear saw us and started on the run for the timber. As it happened, we were on the opposite side of the creek fram the bear. and 184 we had some difficulty in finding a crossing, and when we got across the bear was neafing the timber. We urged our horses as mtich as we could, and when we were about 50 yards from the bears they got to the timber. The old bear tutned partly around and growled, but we let them go, as the logs were too thick for us to run our horses over. Another time I was hunting for a berry patch with a friend, and we had hitched our horses and were walking along talking, when I noticed not more than Ioo yards ahead a large cinnamon bear, sitting up looking at us. I called the attention of my friend, and at the same time reaching for my revolver, and when he saw what I was going to do he grabbed me and begged me not to shoot, as the bear might charge on us. I laughed at him, and soon the bear ran and crossed the ridge we were going down. I pulled loose from my friend and gave chase after the bear with my revolyer in my hand. and I kept in sight of the bear, and it soon turned up the mountain to the tight and stopped about 100 yards away. It had its feet upon a log and afforded one of the best kind of shots. I raised the revolver and fired, and over rolled the bear. I ran up so that I could finish it if necessary, but it was not. I went back then to see what had become of my friend, but I could not find him. Soon he came riding his horse and leading mine, and when I told him I had killed the bear, instead of praising me he gave me a good lecture on my rashness, as he called it, and told me that some day I would get killed by the bears. We went to the bear, and I took the gall, which I sold to the Chinaman in Mount Idaho for $5. I was once plowing with thrée mules, one of which was noted for his aversion to Indians. Often I have seen Old John hold up his big ears and snort long before any Indians would put in ah appearance. Old John had been looking and snorting for quite a while, and finally two squaws rode up to the fence and gave me to understand that they wanted me to get my rifle and go with them over into the cafion a short distance. I drove down to the house and, tying up the mules, took the rifle and the two dogs and followed the Indians. When I got to the canon I saw on the opposite side two more Indians, and from their actions I knew there was some kind of an animal at the carcass that lay in the cafion, not more than 100 yards from where I was. The Indians that had come after me had stopped; I kept on, and when within less than 30 yards of the carcass I saw a very large panther jump from the carcass and make off up the canon. I told the dogs to catch it, and in less than 150 yards they treed it. [I went up within about 20 yards of the tree and whistled, and when the panther looked toward me I shot it in the eye. When it was dead the women came in and wanted I should give it to them. I told them they could have the meat, but I wanted the hide, which I agreed to give them $2 to dress with the fur on. One day while watching some deer feed in little Sheep Cafion, I saw a panther spring on a deer, and I think it killed the deer as quick as a cat can kill a rat, and while I did not measure the distance it sprang, it certainly was more than 40 feet. I went around and crossed the cafion and came up to within less than 30 yards of it, while it was still eating. I whistled, and when the panther looked up I shot it in the head. I could not see where the deer had struggled to amount to anything. The panther had bitten the deer through the back of the head. It had eaten out the back of the neck down into its shoulders. The largest panther I think I ever saw was the one I killed with my revolver on the Clearwater. The boys wanted to go to the house and get my rifle, but I told them that I would kill it with the Navy, and I did so, much to their pleasure. We weighed it and it tipped the scales at 105 pounds. Lew WILMoT. Oaxmont, Pa., Feb. 24.—Editor Forest and Stream: I notice that in your issue of Feb. 23 Mr. Ames cites in- stances of dangerous panthers in Vermont, but as having been seen in long past times. That suggests to me the ‘ inqury of how much truth there may be in the old-time theory that animals which were bold and ferocious when their habitats were thinly settled by civilized man be- came cowardly when man brought his exterminatory processes to bear on them? When we were boys, the grizzly, the alligator, the “painter’’ and the wolf were painted as very dangerous beasts, and of later years we got the information that they were all cowardly un- less wounded or starved, as the result of man’s merciless warfate on them. Has anybody any facts bearing on this question? Getting up plausible theories to explain almost anything is as easy as rolling off a wet log in a mill pond, and the fewer the facts the easier the theory manufacture. What little I have known of him warranted me in he- lieving that the wildcat is dangerous on half-provocation, and he has hung round the fringes of man’s settlings almost as closely as the rabbit, and reports from Cali- fornia at the time that that 18-pound fox terrier out there killed that 42-pound wildcat, indicated that he was still as dangerous a beast as ever, while the “painter” was a ridiculous coward. Perhaps it is a matter of individuality of breeds. Some may cow under man’s warfare and some may remain as they originally were. Anyhow, facts will be interesting and perhaps valuable. W. WADE. Editor Forest and Stream: I haye been very much interested in the articles in Forest AnD STREAM about the “Wild Animal Fear” and am glad to offer my experience. I have been a hunter in the country west of the Mis- souri River since 1856, and haye killed most of the various wild animals found there. J am familiar with the case recently cited by you where an old man was killed by a deer in Nebraska, and was one of the men who found the body. T have been in some tight places during my life, but I think that I was never in such danger as I once was from the unproyoked attack of a white-tailed deer. T think it was in the autumn of 1877 that I was hunting on the Dismal River in central Nebraska. I had just come up over a hill and was looking over the country, when, without any warning, a white-tail buck and two does came over another hill, more than half a mile away. I happened to see them as they topped the hill, and lay down in the hope that they would work toward me, but FOREST AND STREAM. as I did so the buck must have seen me, for he left the does and came toward me on a run. I was puzzled at his actions, and as he got near me it seémed evident that he was going to attack me. When he was within too yards I stood up, thinking that the deer would stop and I could then shoot him. He did not stop, but came directly on, his head held low and hair on his back standing up. The wind was blowing so hard that I was airaid to shoot for fear of missing him, and I waited until he was within a few jumps of me and then fired, and jumped to one side. I was not quick enough, for as he passed me he threw out his head and struck me on the arm with his antler, giving me so hard a blow that the arm was numb, and [ could not use it, As soon as the deer could stop and turn, he came at meé again, but just before he reached me he fell dead. If I had missed him, I think the chances are that he would have killed me. This was in the rutting season, and no doubt that was the cause of the attack. On the other hand, while at first the deer may have taken me for another deer, his error must haye been corrected when he saw me stand up. I think-that I sent an account of this incident to Forest AND STREAM many years ago, but am not certain about this. eerie Munroe, Neb. Editor Forest and Stream: It was in the early summer of 1884 that I was up on the mountain back of the ranch, in Wyoming, looking for some meéat to kill TI had left my horse and was hunting on foot near the edge of some timber, when, as I passed over a little rise of ground, I saw at the foot of a group of pine trees a large black mass on the ground. I| stopped to look at it, and as I stood there, the mass sepa- rated itself and five ‘bears that had been lying close to- gether got on their feet and began to walk around, snarling and growling at each other. This had not gone on very long before the largest of them saw me and started for me ‘at a dead run. I did not know what to do, and had very little time to think about it. My horse was a long way off and no tree to climb was within reach. Only one bear had charged; the other four were still walking about the place where they had lain. As there was nothing else to do, I stood fast, waiting for the bear to come on, and when he had come close within 15 or 20 feet of me, I fired, and then turned and ran as hard as I could. I heard nothing behind me, and after I had run 50 or 60 yards, on looking back I could see nothing following. But I kept going at the best gait I could keep up, until I reached my horse. When I was on his back I felt better. I hunted up my companion, who was off to the north, and with him went back to the place where the bears had been. I could see where the bear that had charged me had fallen and the ground grow wet with a great pool of blood that he had lost. He had finally got up and gone back to the others, and the five had then started off across the moun- tains. We followed them without difficulty, for they made a broad trail, through open parks, open pine timber and across snow drifts, which even then were 40 feet deep or more, It was interesting to notice that on some of these drifts where the snow was so hard that our horses’ hoofs did not sink in at all, the footprints of the bear which I had shot,.and which still bled a little, sank in from 6 to 8 inches. I guessed he was a big one. At last the bears entered some heavy and low pine brush, and there we left them, I confess that for my part I was quite willing to let them go. W. H.R. SEMINOLE Mountains, Wyoming, A Pair of Red-Tatled Hawks. Wuute I was living in Farmington, Me., and while yet a schoolboy, there was a pair of red-tailed hawks (Buteo borealis) that nested year after year in a large patch otf old growth situated on a_steep side hill, known to the residents. thereabouts as Pick Hill. These birds were often seen hunting for food in patches of woods and about the farm houses for several miles around. - The farmers, many of them, tried to shoot the birds, be- lieving they were trying to catch their poultry. All of the depredations of the numerous” sharp-shinned hawks (Accipiter velox) and Cooper's hawks (Accipiter coopert) that caught a few chickens about the, locality, these red- tails got the blame for. ’Tis true they caught an occa- sional hare (Lepus americanus), as 1 haye sometimes found bits of fur and bones of a hare in a patch of woods thereabouts, left by these hawks, after making a meal on them. On two or three occasions I found the remains of a Canada ruffed grouse (Bonasa wmbellus_togata) which they had captured. But at no time have I known of one of this pair to catch any one’s poultry. Though I have often heard the farmers remark that probably those hawks had caught a great many hens and chickens, yet none had ever seen them take any poultry. Not one word was ever remarked about the countless numbers of rodents, snakes and frogs and such food that these hawks had captured. It was a case similar to “poor dog Tray’s” ex- perience. They had rid the community of a great many injurious rodents, yet not a particle of credit for good did they get, but were blamed for the harm done by the smaller hawks. For several years they nested in a very tall old-growth yellow birch, on the steep side hill, each year returning eatly in April and commencing their nesting about the middle of May, using the same nest year after year, re- lining it annually with a few twigs of green hemlock and bits of birch bark. The nest soon became an enormous structure, and could be seen for a long distance through the woods. They seemed to know the significance of a “hoy with a gun,” and if one approached would keep a long distance off. I had no desire to shoot them, so they became more accustomed to my frequent visits, and were not so shy, yet when any one visited that woods with a gun, he rarely got a glimpse of the birds, as they left for another patch of woods across the stream, remaining until the trespasser upon their domains had wearied of the chase and retired. No amount of trying to hide could be “worked’’ upon them, as they were very wary and could not be fooled. I have watched these birds for hours as they would fly [MarcH 9, 190I. leisurely to a dead stub and quietly watch for food. When disturbed they uttered a hoarse, prolonged cry, not so shrill as the cry of their cousins, the red-shouldered hawks (Buteo lineatus) ; a more hoarse, prolonged cry like k-a-1! uttered at intervals of several minutes apart, sounding as ii they had a “frog in their throat.’ For hours, too, have I watched these birds as they. gracefully soared with wings outstretched in large circles, going higher and higher, with scarcely a movement of the wings, soaring aimlessly about with seemingly no other object than the pleasure of cutting such aerial circles, far too high up to be searching for food. The sensation derived from skating and cutting circles on the ice and in riding a wheel along a smooth, hard path or boulevard, even the pleasure of spinning along with the automobile, cannot, I imagine, be compared with the sensation of cutting such circles through the air, The tree in which these birds had nested for years had been too high and large to try to climb, but in June, 1807, my cousin and myself repaired to it with climbers, and he volunteered to ascend to the nest. After a hard climb he succeeded in reaching the fork on which the nest rested, but the nest was so tall and broad he had great difficulty in getting to a point from which he could see into the nest. He found three young hawks coyered with down, about a week old, These he let down to me in his hat, with a string tied to it. J took them home and fed them on earth worms and bits of mice and frogs. It was very interesting to watch them try to tear the flesh I gave them, and to see them strike angrily at each other, often catching each other by the beak, and a gen- eral mix up would then follow. They made very interest- ing pets, but I was only able to keep them until about half-grown. Unlike my old red-shouldered hawks (see Forest AND STREAM, July 28, 1900, page 65), the old birds did not lay another set of eggs after being disturbed, but returned the next year and occupied the old nest. Once afterward I took their first set, and they re- mained about the nest, but made no attempt to rear young. They returned the next spring and reoccupied the old nest as usual, In the fall of ’98 the heayy winds blew their tree down, and on their return the following spring they built a new nest in a tall, leaning birch, a few rods from the old site. This did not prove so satisfactory as the old nest, as the following spring, instead of relining this nest, they built a nest in a large basswood at the extreme end of the woods, south of the old site. Here they resumed their regular order of household duties. I visited this nest the last of May last year and found my old friends were still occupying it. But aweek latera young fellow by a chance shot killed the female, and the male, which was perched on a tall tree not far off, flew rapidly off, and he was not seen about the place after that, though I made several trips to the nest to see if he was to be seen. Sev- eral days after the female was shot I climbed to the nest and found that the crows had broken the two eggs and eaten the contents, leaving the shells in the nest. I shall look next spring, as I spend my yacation near that locality, to see if the male will return. mated, and occupy the same patch of woods that he has become so much attached to, or if this is to be the last chapter I am able to record of this interesting family of hawks. If the woods is deserted by this remaining hawk and none of their progeny come to occupy “the old homestead,” there will be a vacancy there. The winter wrens will sing on as usual, the rose-breasted grosbeaks will nest on the hill- side and the woods will ring with their beautiful songs, The “nightingales of the North” will make the woods re- sound with their mellow call on the dark and rainy days. The hermit thrush will sing his evening songs, and the many other species will make it a charming spot, yet it will never again be complete without a pair of red-tailed hawks to soar above the treetops and make the early motning air ring with their hoarse cries. Their old nest, unoccupied, will be appropriated by the gray sqttir- rels, and will soon decay, The heayy snow and the fierce wintry winds will soon break down the once happy home of my old friends, the Buteos. J. Merton Swain, PorT.LanD, Me,, Jan. 22. The Labrador Duck. Editor Forest and Stream: In a book entitled “Exploration de l’Ile d’Anticosti,’’ by M. Paul Combes, published in Paris in 1806, a state- ment is made that the author recently saw the Labrador, or pied, duck near that island. I do not know that this statement of Ml, Combes’ has been seen by American ornithologists—l haye not seen the work myselfi—but it is one which will interest them. It is believed that the Labrador duck is extinct, and this belief is expressed in the A. O. U_ check list, and is shared by American ornithologists generally, though Mr, Ridgway (1887) says more cautiously, “Believed now to be nearly if not quite extinct.” Mr. Wm. Dutcher, who has given especial attention to this bird, writes me: “I have made every effort to get information regarding the Labrador duck in every portion of the northern part of this continent, without any success whatever, and I there- fore conclude it is extinct.” In an article published in Nature of Jan. 10, 1901, en- titled “Some Animals Exterminated During the Nine- teenth Century,” R. L. Ydekker speaks of the Labrador duck as extinct, adding, “the last known example haying been killed in 1852.’ This is an error, as American ornithologists will readily recognize. About the year 1871 or 1872 I saw more than one of these birds in process of being prepared by a taxidermist, for the late George A. Boardman. They had been purchased in the New York markets. While it is rather unsafe to venture a conjecture as to what M. Combes’ statement really means, the suggestion may be hazarded that he mistook ducks of gore species for Ge labradorius. . B, G, Oh! was.ever a man more happy, Could ever more gleefully sing, Than when buying trout in the market And swearing he caught the whole string? —Boston Courier, Voice—Catching anything? Fisherman—Yes; malaria, Marck 9, 1901.] FOREST AND 188 Gane Bag and Gun. —" Proprietors of shooting resorts will find it profitable to advertise them in Forzat anp Stazan. Notice. All communications intended for Forest ann StTRgzAu should always be addressed to tke Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual colinected with the paper. 4 New York Forest, Fish and Game Interests. President Wadsworth’s Views. Editor Forest and Stream: In answer to your request for my views on the subject, I beg leaye to say that I think that the Forest, Fish and Game Commission is an anomaly as at present constituted, for reasons given under the following heads, The Forests. The Commission is supposed to have charge of the State lands, amounting to hundreds of thousands of acres (1,384,128), valued at over ten millions of dollars, yet divided into nearly six thousand separate lots (5,974), some covered by yaluable timber, subject to forest fires, decay and death; others miles away from the rest, sur- rounded by hotels and settlements, useless for game, tim- ber or water supply, but of great value for lease, sale or exchange, But the Commission can make no rules regarding them beyond the laws enacted. The Constitution prohibits the leasing of land or even the giving away of dead timber, and the Legislature allows but three foresters to look after this property. Fisheries. These mtist in their nature be looked after by expert specialists. The technical part is well provided for, but it seems foolish for the State to spend money for putting fish into streams to haye them killed by acid or saw- dust, and prevented from spawning by dams and nets; or to raise them in captivity until mature, and then put these tame beasts where they are so easily captured that they might as well have been shipped direct to the kitchens instead of the pools of the “sportsmen.” If the Legislature would provide for keeping streams pure, so that fish could live in them, free from obstruc- tion from dats and nets, so that they could spawn in them, and protected from molestation during that period, a much smaller appropriation would be sufficient to look after the valuable food fishes and for the care oi stich large bodies of water as cannot be seen to by towns and counties, The men who fish for fun are amply able to take care of themselves, and the communities which profit so much by their presence can well afford to cater to their wants. . Shell Fish. The Shellfish Office, which is a thing by itself and can easily be made self-supporting, must be kept in New York so long as the State adheres to its present policy of leasing oyster rights, which experience, thus far, has shown to be beneficial, owing to the magnitude of the in- dustry, the complexity of the necessary surveys and the local rivalries and jealousies of small communities. Game. The present force of thirty protectors cannot act as private game keepers for every man in the sixty counties of the State, and it is not desirable that they should. The local police protection should be thrown on the towns or counties which profit by it, and the State should confine itself to general supervision, propagation, cold storage, sale, transportation and such matters. The game laws are so complex and change so often that they are ab- solutely unknown to the bulk of the people, and it is doubtful if there is any one man in the State who could tell what they are to-day. They should be simplified, and in each locality the season begin and end at fixed dates, outside of which no one should be allowed to carry a gun off his own premises without a license, or to catch, kill, sel or transport game of any kind whatsoever. There should be an express understanding that no fish or game should be put out by the State where there were not efficient local protectors, so that no locality whose inhabitants have not sufficient intelligence to appreciate the money yalue of good shooting and fishing should reap the advantage at the expense of other taxpayers. The Commission, At stich time as the people feel that they can trust their officers and will withdraw the constitutional provision regarding them, the State forests should be put in charge of an unpaid Commission, not to exceed three members, who should have absolute jurisdiction within their limits on all matters pertaining to them, such as water supply and pollution, game refuges and protection and the con- trol of camping parties. They should also be empowered, under proper restrictions, to exchange, lease or sell out- lying lots, and to practice forestry in a proper and con- seryative manner under a well defined plan, and should be allowed sufficient force under their own control to do so. And I earnestly hope that the Legislature, instead of multiplying laws, restrictions and penalties beyond what already seems excessive for a free country, will cut down and simplify them, and increase the power of farmers and land holders to keep intruders off their premises. There are hundreds of thottsands of farms in the State whose owners never shoot and would gladly allow game to breed on them if there were any effective way of keep- ing the village loafer and pot-hunter from tramping over them and killing every living thing. ae - W. A, WansworrH. American Wildfowl and How to Take Them.—XXV. BY GEORGE BIRD GRINNELL. [Contizxued from page 164.) Ruddy Duck. Erismatura rubida (Wils.). THE adult male has the crown black, which color runs down on the back of the neck; the side of head, including cheeks and chin, pure white; the entire upper parts, red- dish-chestnut, except the wing coverts; the middle of the rump and lower back, greenish-brown, freckled with paler. The quills. of the wing and tail are brownish-black; the under parts are silvyery-whitish, something like the breast color of some of the grebes. The long tail-coverts are white; the bill and feet grayish-blue; length, 16 inches, The female is much duller; the upper part of the head is dark brown, paling on the sides of the head. Often there is a white strip below the eyes, running almost from the base of the bill to the back of the head. The chin is white. The throat and neck are brownish- itt i NOMA ve mn ey i Li aa RUDDY DUCK. gray, fading to silvery on the breast and belly. The upper parts are grayish-brown, mottled and speckled with red- dish. The wings and scapulars are dark brown; the tail and wings as in the male; the bill is bluish, often blackish, and the legs and feet, bluish-gray. The young male is still duller. The ruddy duck is found throtighout North America, and is one of the gentlest and most unstispicious of our birds. It is resident in northern South America and yet it frequents the northern portions of the continent as far as the 58th parallel. It is abundant in California, and equally so on otir south Atlantic coast, and occurs often in Massachusetts during the spring migration. The ruddy duck, although it takes a long time to rise from the water, is a strong flier. It is, however, very much at home on the water, a rapid swimmer and a very good diver. picious little bird, and appears to pay no attention to the gunner, though he may be standing in plain sight, as it darts down and splashes into the water among the decoys, Until within a few years, gunners in our south Atlantic waters never shot these birds, which were accus- tomed to come to the decoys and feed among them and then swim or fly away unmolested. Of late years, how- ever, this has become a fashionable bird for the table. and bringing good prices is eagerly sought after by market-gunners. Great numbers are therefore killed each MASKED DUCK. season now where formerly they were almost unmolested, and the result has been a very noticeable reduction in the numbers of these little birds. The ruddy duck has a great number of common names, most of which refer to its physica! peculiarities or to its great gentleness. Thus it is called sleepy broadbill, sleepy- head, sleepy duck, sleepy coot. sleepy brother, fool duck. deaf duck, booby and booby coot, paddy and noddy. From its tail it is called stiff-tail, spine-tail, quill-tail coot, pin-tail, bristle-tail, heayy-tailed dtck, stick-tail and dip- tail diyer. From its supposed toughness, or the difficulty with which it is killed, come such names as hard-headed broadbill, shot-pouch, stub and twist, hard-head, tough- head, hickory-head, greaser, steel-head, light-wood knot and perhaps hard tack. There are a gréat number of other names, for which the reader must be referred to Mr. Trumbull’s excellent volume. Masked Duck, Nomonyx dominicus (Linn.). The adult male, in full plumage, neck all around, back and sides, dark cinnamon-brown, the back and sides with the feathers broadly streaked with black; the front of head, including chin, cheeks and crown, black, this color extending nearly to the back of the head. The lower parts are rusty, but the feathers of the side are streaked with black. The wings are brownish-black, with a white ‘speculum. The under tail coyerts are brownish, spotted The ruddy is a most gentle and unsus- - with black. The tail is dark brown; the bill blue, and feet blackish; length about 15 inches. The female has the head black, with one or two brown- ish streaks running back from the bill. The chestnut is paler, verging te yellowish and spotted with black; the saa tai thus much alike, but the female is very much duller, The masked duck is found in North America only as a straggler, for it belongs in the tropics. It is a common West Indian and South American species. It has been taken on Lake Champlain, in New York, in Massachu- setts, in Wisconsin, Texas and Mexico, It does not ap- “pear to be anywhere an abundant species, as is its rela- tive, the ruddy duck. We are told that it does not seem to be at all at home on the land, and that when it walks it 1s in some degree supported by its long, stiff tail. Gun- ners should be on the watch for this species. Maine and Sportsmen. Boston, March 2,—There is an element in the Maine Legislature this winter that is bound to cause the Fish and Game Commission all the trouble possible, and it is rea- sonable to suppose that a good deal of the feeling comes from the constituency of the members—the people. Economy and relief from taxation is demanded by the grangers, and they are ready to look for economy in any direction.’ Representative Thornton, of Ashland, intro- duced into the House on Friday an order that will make work for the Fish and Game Commissioners at least. It teads: “That the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and Game furnish the Legislature with a full list of all acts relating to inland fisheries and game that have been enacted or are now pending in the present Legislature, Also a list of all appropriations, with title and number, that have passed or afe now pending in the present Legislature, for the purposes of fish and game, Also a statement in full of the amount of fines and forfeitures under the fish and game Jaws during the years 1809 and 1900, the same to be classified by counties.” Another order put in reads: “That the Committee on Taxation shall take under con- sideration the matter of raising a larger revenue from the wild lands in unincorporated places, and whether there is any constitutional method whereby it can be done, and report by bill or otherwise.” It is well understood that this last order is introduced for the sake of devising some means Of raising direct reyenue from the sportsmen who visit these wild lands and unincorporated townships. The farming and lumbering elements claim that while sports- men, according to the reports of the Commissioners on Fisheries and Game, annually bring millions of dollars into the State, none of it goes to the State, and the farmers are not relieved in the least from taxation, but are annually beig assessed more and more for the support of fisheries and game. It certainly looks as though the days of free hunting and fishing in Maine were doomed, and that some form of exaction from them other than what they have always suffered from greedy camp keepers and trans- portation companies, will hereafter be in vogue. Maine law makers will do well to proceed carefully in the matter of greater taxation and annoyance upon visiting sports- men. It is a fact that as many people stay away from Maine every yeat—many who have been there—as go there, for the reason that it costs too much, A March Afternoon. THE night after the “February Afternoon” the weather dropped the mercury to 20 below zero, the wind blew 50 miles an hour for nearly thirty-six consecutive hours, freezing ice a foot thicle on all the streams, and all the ducks were gone, There was no sign of a thaw till the middle of March, and the man with the gun was shut in the schoolhouse for a month. Then the weather got Wwatm and it rained for several days, and the ice in the streams broke to pieces and went tumbling over the mili dams, and ponds were open again, and long lines of ducks and geese harrowed the sky, all going North for the first few days, but after that there was a great flight to the South from three to five each afternoon, and to the north from five till long after dark, the reason for these flishts being that to the uorth of the Coon Riiver “tim- ber” lay a vast tract of prairie, dotted with innumerable ponds and traced -by many winding marshy sloughs. To the south of the “timber” was “Quaker Ridge,” a high, dry prairie. There were no ponds there, but there were thousands of acres of corn stalks, among which was enough corn to make fine feed for the ducks, so they went there to feed, and to the north prairie for water and roosting grounds. Each afternoon when school was out the man with a gun watched these great flights and said to himself, “On Saturday I'll be with them, and there will be roast duck at our house next Sunday.” Tt was a long week, but Saturday came. The man with a gun was eager to he using it, so it was not late in the morning when he was tramping through the timber on the way to the north prairie. A walk of seven miles brought him to “Parker’s,’’ where he visited with the folks till aiter dinner. Wayne Parker said there were any number of mallards roosting in “the ponds” every night, and there hadn't been a gun fired there this spring. © “Parker's Pond,” as we called it, was half a mile long and 200 to 500 yards wide, thickly covered with rushes or reeds ten feet high, the water shallow and the bottom soit deep mud. After dinner the man with a gun sat at Parker’s upstairs window and watched the ducks leave the pond for the feeding grounds. They rose in flocks of half a dozen, by fifties and then by hundreds, so many in all that it seemed as though they must have been piled on top of each other in the pond. By 4 o'clock they were all gone. Then the man got a board six feet long and another four feet Jong and made a cross of them, borrowed Wayne’s old overcoat, and took his way to the pond. ° About two-thirds of the way to the north end of the pond was a place perhaps three hundred yards wide, and there was an island pretty well over to the east side. He knew this place very well, for he had been there’many a ttme before. He stuck the cross inwthe ground at the west side of the pond and hting the Overcoat and ‘an old hat on it, then started to go round to the east side where he could wade to the island. He had reached the high SPECIAL, 186 FOREST AND STREAM. [Marcu g, roi. — grass at the north end when he heard sandhill cranes just over the knoll in front of him. They were not in sight, but in hopes they were coming his way, he dropped in the grass and waited. He had tried for years to get one of these shy birds, but had neyer bagged one. This time fortune iayored him, for they came squarely over him and not thirty yards high. Selecting the biggest one, he fired, fully expecting it to wilt. Then there was trumpeting and wing flappinng and confusion in the flock that was so orderly a moment before, but the one he had shot at didn’t wilt. It was hard hit and would no doubt have come down before going far, but the shooter thought one bird in hand worth two on the wing, and immediately gave it the other load, and that time it wilted. This and one other were the only sandhill cranes he killed in ihree years of hunting in a region where they were to be seen every day from August to December, and from March to May. Wading ont to the island, which was surrounded by thirty to forty yards of open water, he set the box of shells within easy reach and sat down on the old board that had been there since last fall‘s shooting. He re- gretted that he had no dog, tor just then Flora was in- terested in a litter of puppies that she thought were the nicest puppies that ever were, and old Sinner was at home whining with rheumatism and crying because he could not go. However, the dead ducks would fall in ihe open water, and it was not too deep to wade. For hali an hour after everything was ready, not a duck came within a mile, and but few were to be seen. One who didn’t know the ways of the ducks would have thought that the prospects were very slim, but this man knew that he would get fifty shots that evening, and bdied his time in patience. Presently two brant came over, flying high, and just for luck and to hear the gun. crack again he gaye them a shot, and was surprised and greatly pleased to see one of them turn over backward and tumble to the ground almost at his feet. “Hit him in the head,” said the man to himself, and it was found that one No. 5 shot had entered the throat and lodged in the brain. This was a good beginning, and he was assured of roast wild fowl for his Sunday dinner; but like Oliver Twist, he wanted more. At 5:30 there were still no ducks, but a dozen prairie chickens came sailing over the pond and lighted on a bare spot a litttle way out from the pond. The man in the grass watched their antics with great interest. The bare orange colored spot on the necks of the cocks was distanced, their tails were spread out and wings dreoped, and they strutted around the hens with all the pride of turkey gobblers, continually making that booming sound that no one who has heard it will ever forget, and which cannot be described in words. While watching the chickens there came a sound of s-w-i-s-h, s-p-i-a-s-h, and turning his head a little he saw a dozen green winged teal right at the edge of the island. A shot at the bunch while they were on the water and another as they rose laid out four of them. A few bunches of ~ mallards now appeared, flying high and going to ponds further north, but as yet none of the ducks that roosted in Parker’s Pond were coming, nor would they come till nearly sundown, but that would not be long, and the man was glad of it, for with the lowering of the sun the air grew chilly, and by dark it would be freezing. From now on the flocks came faster and faster, till there were tens of thotisands in sight, and an occasional flock swooped down toward the pond, then soaring upward passed on north. But now see that bunch drop from the sky to the other end of the pond. Down they come; wings outstretched and settling slowly till they are not twenty feet above the rushes. But the man on the island keeps low and quiet, for he knows they will not settle yet, because they will not be satisfied till they have explored the whole ground and that they will probably come within gun shot. There, see them rise, as if they saw danger in the water below them. Now they come-straight to- ward him, but swerve off to the northwest and he thinks they have started to Pilot Lake, but now the old coat and hat serve their turn, for the birds see it and shy off from it toward the shooter. Now he feels sure of the shot, but is doomed to disappointment, for they make another turn and speed away for Butler’s Pond. Seeing they were gone he turned his head to see whether more might be coming, and there saw about thirty, so close that he could see their eyes. By the time the gun could be swung into position they were past him and an Opportunity ior a good shot lost, for neither shot disturbed a feather. Looking again to the south he saw five or six bunches of mallards circling over that end of the pond, and aiter a iew minutes of anxious waiting, got an easy shot as one oi the flock passed thirty yards to one side and. pausing an instant, settled as if to drop into the water. Selecting two drakes that were close to- gether, he dropped both oi them at the first shot, and selecting another drake, dropped it with the second bar- rel. By this time the sun was just sinking to rest in the bosom of the prairie, and the sky appeared to be fairly alive with the yast numbers of ducks returning’ to the ponds. From this time on there was more shooting than a dozen guns could handle, and when iull darkness shrouded the land just one cartridge of the fifty brought out remained. The dead birds were yet to be gathered, but that was a short job, for they all lay in the open water surrounding the little island. He was just laying the gun down to begin gathering the dead, when he heard some geese, which a moment later passed right overhead and not twenty feet high. Firing the last cartridge at one of the geese the charge cut off a wing, leaving it held to the body by a few ligaments. The goose fell in the open water but a few feet from the wall of rushes, and at once made for their cover. It would never do to let a goose get away, so the hunter rushed after it and caught it by the broken wing as it was going to cover, and the way that old gander splashed the water almost took the shooter’s breath. Then to make matters worse, as he stepped backward his foot went into a muskrat hole, and to keep from falling full length in the water he sat down, getting wet to his waist. The water was cold and the air was chilly, but he held to the old gander and getting him by the neck dragged him ashore and killed him. Then he grabbed the gun and started on a run for Parker’s, for it was too cold to be out any longer, and the ducks could be gathered in the morning, After getting warmed and dried and eating supper, he felt none the worse for the wetting, and slept quite late next morning. When he went to get the rest of the ducks that had been killed, there were a good many hawks to be seen flying over the place, and on arriving at the island there was a thin skim of ice on the water where the ducks lay, and eighteen of the dead mallards that lay breast upward had their feathers torn off and scattered over the ice and their breasts eaten by the hawks. The shooter had not been in the habit of shooting hawks, but this was too exasperating, so he established himself in the blind from which he shot the ducks and when he left there, two hours later, there were thirteen dead hawks lying around. This did not put the meat and feathers back on the mal- lards, it made them “never do it again.” There were plenty of ducks without the mutilated ones, so many that they were too heayy to carry home, and were left for Parker to bring down in the wagon next day. After dinner the shooter trudged back to town, feeling at peace and in a good humor with himself and all the world. O. H. Hampton, CHICAGO AND THE WEST. The Chicago Sportsmen’s Show. _ Cuicaco, Feb, 27.—The so-called private view of the first annual exposition of the International Forest, Fish and Game Association was had last evening, Feb. 26. So far from there being a small but exclusive crowd, the attendance was a very large one, the use of a liberal supply of personal invitations having been very generous. At half-past 9 o’clock in the evening the ticket office reported over 13,000 admissions, The lines of carriages practically blocked Wabash avenue, in front of the Coliseum, and the street cars were over half an hour late all along the thoroughfare. The crush of people in the Coliseum was extreme. The crowd, however, was a typi- cal Chicago assemblage, clever and good-natured, and it need not be said that the impression they carried away was a good one. Ji the popular attendance be so liberal and pleasing throughout the two weeks of the show, the management certainly will have no occasion for regrets of any nature, A view of the interior furnishing of the Coliseum dis- closes certain departures from the earlier exhibited ideas in regard to sportsmen’s shows, or rather, perhaps, a development of the idea in the natural way of growth and excellence attributable to a greater experience. The trade feature is not emphasized to any great extent, but upon the other hand, the scenic features, the out-door idea and all the general appointments are suggestive of a dignified handling of out-door topics. Various popular games constitute a part of the varied programme. On the whole the show can be called as justly a big popular amusement enterprise as it can be called a sportsmen’s show, although the latter is certainly a fitting description ot the first entertainment of this kind that has ever come to Chicago. The primary credit for the success of this undertaking is due to Mr. Richard E. Follett, who has certainly labored faithfully as any man could and with great in- telligence and executive ability. Mr. Follett has had good assistants and strongest financial backing, but I mean to say that, last summer he came here, unknown and unsupported, hunted out his own capital, made his own friends and passed through practically alone those hard early stages which are the ones which count in any undertaking. A better executive for this big enterprise could not have been found. The scheme of decoration is the principal part of this show, and that scheme is purely a Chicago one, and is distinctive in its way. Mr. W. L. Wells déserves credit for the original suggestion of the idea of a forest, lake, marsh, etc., and of the flight of wild geese which appears in the upper air, as well as the many minor features, such as the log cabin which incloses the entrance, the use of natural objects in decoration, ete. Mr, Wells’ facile pen- cil has been of great assistance in the daily papers of this city. He was assisted nobly by Mr. George L. Schreiber, who has been the executive artist in charge of the work. Mr, Schreiber has done yeoman service and his artistic taste is visible on every hand. Mr. H. G. Maratta is the third Chicago man who made up the last member of the board of artists. Mr. Maratta suggested the use ot heroic plaster figures of wild animals, and also the old Roman idea of oak leave garlands. Mr. Maratta per- sonally. executed for the Santa Fe Railroad the beautiful panorama of the Grand Cafion of the Colorado, which is one of the most brilliant and stirring attractions of the exposition. These three men made a strong team, and it may be said that they made the show. In brief the scheme of the interior is that of the natural iorest. A giant tree rests in front of each girder of the balcony, extending up into the yaguer regions of the air. Norway pines were used in this scheme, their orange colored bark blending hansomely with the decorations ot the Coliseum as well as with the oak leaf strands. At the foot of these giant pines were grouped smaller trees—white pines and spruces—so that the whole barn- like interior of the Coliseum was made to resemble the cloistered grove. At the point of intersection of each giant tree with the balcony face a group of plaster figures was erected. Between the arches were medallions carry- ing the mounted heads of native game animals in great abundance. From group to group of these heads and medallions run long streamers of the cool green pine boughs, blended with the autumn colors of the oak leaves. The effect was superb, and was heightened by the clever use of masses of foliage on the floor space. At the right hand of the Coliseum, as one enters, are grouped the very large numbers of wild animals in pens erected by the Page Woven Wire Fence Company. Next to this on the main floor comes the duck pond, erected by Dr. Heber Bishop, of Boston. The whole pond was railed in and was full of wild ducks, wild swans, wild geese, etc. This was a favorite spot in the show. Next toward the center, on the main floor, came the group of trade exhibits, of which more will be said at a jater time. Across the aisle from these groups extends a solid band of green forest, and just inside.of this rises the mound upon which the Indian camps are pitched. There are three tepees here, two held by the Winneba- goes from Wisconsin, and one, a genuine fourteen robe skin tepee of the old times, is oceupied by Joe Kipp—dear Joe Kipp—from the Blackfoot country, the quietest and the wisest outdoor man that ever was. Joe brings with him his little daughter Mary, who will please the white ladies a great deal when she is rigged out in her full buckskin and bead costume. On toward the center comes the swimming tank. In this tank aquatic sports such as water polo, fancy swimming, high diving and the like are carried on. The water runs to the edge of the Indian camp, and the two make the prettiest picture in the entire show. On the left, further on the main floor, is the athletic stage. Next across the aisle from the athletic platiorm comes the splendid pheasantry in charge of Mr, Samuel Evans, of Oak Park. As in the case of the wild ducks no ex- pense has been spared in getting these pheasants from the old country, as much as $75 having been paid for a single bird. Almost eyery known yariety of pheasant is shown here in splendid condition. Mr. Evans deserves great credit, as does the management, for the pluck dis- played in furnishing this expensive and beautiful attrac- tion. Beyond the pheasantry rises the approach to Maratta’s - Grand Cafion. J cannot describe this panorama, but it is worth going some distance to witness. The illusion is perfect. The opening of the proscenium is about thirty feet, but there is mo sense of distance possible. One sees the whole cafion, and feels it is really 30 miles across. The light is superb. This is as sterling and artistic an attraction as has ever beem seen in any city and under any proposition whatever. To the left of the Grand Cation, and on the space oc- cupied by the Santa Fé Railroad, is the Navajoe settle- ment, showing the “hogans,” the brush huts of that far eff people of the Southwest. There is a splendid speci- men of the Navajoe, and two blanket weavers accompany him, A magnificent collection of those grand fabrics, the Navajoe blankets, is shown on the walls and draped all about the space in this corner of the exposition. The color effect when seen from well up toward the center of the hall is simply superb. Tt would be wrong to say that this is the largest sports- men’s show ever held, although I have so stated in ear- lier mentien. The Coliseum is not as large as Madison Sqiiare Garden in New York, and indeed it does not lend itself perfectly to the Chicago idea of this show. We need more room, more breaking up of the interior, more rooms for different exhibits and a better place for café facilities. Yet it is questionable whether a better use could be made of the space at hand than has been made here, and Chicago claims with perfect pride that no sportsmen’s show ever yet brought off has compared with this in the perfection oi its detail and the general ex- cellence of its ensemble. As the trade side of the show is not too much em- phasized, so also is the artistic side in the show weaker, or rather smaller, than one would like to see. This is not in the least to disparage the splendid show which is made by the materials at hand, but it is too limited to gratify the Chicago idea of doing things. There are perhaps fifty paintings here, each a gem in its way. Chicago would like to see five hundred or five thousand. Mr. Alexander Pope, of Boston, has charge of the art department, and he exhibits a number of his splendid pieces. also displaying some of Mr, Walter Brackett’s superb salmon pictures. Mr, Pope creates the best im- pression in the world among Chicago people, and he has somewhat the reputation of a Herrmann or a Kellar His best painting is that of a large white swan, and it is so conscientiously done that it absolutely deceives the eye of the most suspicious. It looks like the real bird and one can only persuade his eye that it is not until he has run quite into the canvas and proyed against his own belief that the thing is not flesh and blood but simply a creation of the artist’s brush and brain. Mr. Pope has made a magnificent showing, and he deserves the greatest credit for coming to this country and offering the public of this city the treat which he has, It may be said of this display that it is superb in its way, but all too limited in its scope. If Mr. Pope can give us more things as good as this. we would like more, yery much more. The gallery of the Coliseum is badly constructed, and much cluttered up with beams and girders. It does nat lend itself naturally to those small and interesting side exhibits which should be a part of any great sportsmen’s show. One end of the gallery is occupied by Mr Pope’s department, and that is the only attempt made to utilize the gallery space. At the opposite end of the gallery the band stand has been erected, and forty musicians are doing their best to earn the union scale. On the main floor, grouped around to the edges of the building, are many exhibits of great interest, and it may perhaps be as good a scheme oi description as any to take this in detail, beginning at the right hand of the log cabin entrance. Hence we find the first exhibit of interest to be that of the White Pass & Yukon Railroad. Mr. J, Francis Lee, General Passenger Agent for that far.off transporta- tion line, has secured for the show here the magnificent Craine Alaska collection, which is controlied by the Alaska Geographical Society. This exhibit takes up more than three carloads of space in tmansit, and a large amount of floor room at the show. With it are Mr. Richard Craine, the collector, a successful Dawson miner, and Oscar Jarvis, a dog train mail carrter, who has car- ried the Government mails from Dawson to tide water and from Dawson down to Nome. This boy has with him a superb team of huskies dogs, which have stood him in such good stead in the icy north. These shrewd- faced beasts constitute one of the most popular attrac- tions of the show. They are a typical team, beautitul, strong aud sagacious. They have as vehicles several native “cheechacks” sledges, all made without nails. Oscar Jarvis can tell many a good story of his experiences in the cold country of Alaska, and the only regret is that space does net serve to tell all of these at present. Mr Craine is a mighty hunter who has killed some of the specimens shown with his own rifle. Among these grand trophies are several grizzlies and black bears, and probably the finest specimen of polar bear ever taken out Marcu O, gor. ] FOREST AND STREAM. 187 of the North, There is also a tremendous Kadiac bear- skin, which he obtained from the Indians. I cannot get the exact measurements of this skin, since it is hung up high in the air, but it appears to be between eleven and twelve feet. Joe Kipp says it is a third larger than any buffalo skin he ever saw. There are white sheep, bear cubs, big-horns, as well as all sorts of fur bearing ani- mals, all sorts of native weapons, tools and appliances, all sorts of native boats, and some of the lightest and handsomest long and narrow snowshoes that I have ever seen, This exhibit is an education for any one who has not lived in Alaska. ; Just beyond the masterful Craine exhibit with its splen- did collection of hides, horns, etc., comes the tasteful space of the Page Woven Wire Fence Company. Passing for a time the animal park, of which more ex- tended notice will be made later, it may be well to begin with the trade exhibits which occupy the semicircle hack of the Indian camp. A local wholesale firm, Hib- bard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., occupy the first space, and show a handsome collection of sporting goods. Next comes the busy booth of Montgomery Ward & Co., whose name is literally a household word all over America. The exhibit of Montgomery Ward & Co. is small but very select, and is confined to rod and gun inatetials exclusively, It is well handled and creates a good impression. The next booth is that of a food company, and just beyond this is the typical booth of A. G. Spaulding & Bro., who have a small space well and tastefully provided with the goods and furnishings dear to the sportman’s heart. It need not be said that the exhibit of this firm is of high-class, and of a quality which has made the spotting name. Just beyond the Spaulding exhibit is the booth of a local grocery house, which is interesting to sportsmen by reason of the variety of tinned goods oftered in portable form. Next in line is the exhibit of a local sporting paper, and beyond this comes the brilliant little booth of George Carpenter & Company, whose staples are known Wherever a tent is raised or a sail set. Binnacles, com- passes, all sorts of cooking outfits, boat and canoe jew- elry, little tents, cots—everything in canvas is shown as this fittn only in the West can show it. Beyond the tidy and shipshape Carpenter exhibit comes the display made by the Truscott Boat Manufacturing Company, who have put in a couple of launches, and éredte 4 good impression. Just beyond them comes the small and low but attractive display of the Lake Shore Engine Company, of Marquette, Mich., who show a series of their gasoline engines. Near the gallery, back of the above-named exhibits, is a beautiful little room in which is shown the handsome book “Brush, Sedge and Stubble,” which has been done by Mr. Dwight W. Huntington. Under the gallery, beyond the last-named exhibit, comes the grand collection of heads, horns and mounted specimens shown by Periolat and Frieser. This is es- pecially noteworthy in view of the superb Alaskan speci- tens which are shown. To stand in front of the grand Alaskan moose head, which is perhaps the finest feature of this exhibit, is fo witness a creature that is simply appalling in the impression created. One can hardly believe that so great a creature can fall to the tiny bullet of the sportsman. The name of Periolat is well-known in the fur trade of the West for many years. Next beyond, under the gallery, is displayed the food prodtct cf another company, and in the next booth are shown lenses big and small for sportsmen and others. A candy company near by furnishes a booth much visited by the ladies, and beyond that is shown a good supply of sea shells in the booth of a local concern. This brings us naturally to the splendid showing of American fishes, under charge of Dr. S. P. Bartlett, of the United States Fish Commission. I shall pass mention of this collection ta be talen up with the animal exhibit. We go thence beyond the Grand Cafion, finding great dithculty in passing without a long stop before the mag- nificent Navajoe blanket and pottery exhibit shown by Fred Harvey, one of the most sterling and unique at- tractions of the show. Then we strike the handsome in- terior of the booth of the Southern Pacific Railway Company. It was the intention of this company to bring on a numbet of Indians, but at the last moment the com- panv was unable to secure the proper people on account of the lack of time. Jt therefore simply hung up in the space about twenty superb paintings done by master artists, and on themes connected with the glorious West, which is tribtitary to this transcontinental line. The Yosemite and big trees are shown naturally, and so are all the game fishes of the fresh waters, and of the salt waters upon which this great line takes hold. The paintings are superb, and this really should be called an art exhibit rather than a railroad exhibit. It is highly creditable. The next space is held by the same company, and is handled in a somewhat different form, being given over to photegraphs and te mounted fishes. Some of the photographs are grand. California exuberant, un- bounded and glorious is written in every line. Adjoining the Southern Pacific spaces is the handsome display made by William C. Kaempier, the leading Chicago taxidermist. Mr. Kaempfer has shown in taste- ful arrangement nearly all of the greatest American trophies, as well as a splendid case of birds and many mounted fishes, the latter difficult topic being handled extremely well. Frederick Kaempfer, Sr., Chicago’s oldest taxidermist. The latter established a magnificent business, which has been kept up by his sons. And now we come to one of the very coziest and sweet- est corners of the entire show. The circuit has brought us again up to the main entrance of the Coliseium, and We are at the space of the New Brunswick Guides’ Asso- ciation. This company was really organized by Mr. W. T. Chestnut, of the old house of R. C. Chestnut & Sons, Fredericton, N. By The party is composed of Mr. W. T. Chestnut, Henry Braithwaite, Arthur Pringle, Harry Allen, George Armstrong and Adam Moore, each a well- knawn guide of his own district of that great country, so full of game and so little known to the western sports- men, New Brunswick by the sea. With the party is Robert Allen, of the Tourists’ Association. That these men should come all the way out into the West shows the pluck and enterprise of their kind. They have come Mr. William C. Kaempfer is the son of - a long trail, and every Western sportsman is bidding them a hearty welcome, They are a splendid looking lot of men, hearty, powerful and of almost gigantic stature in most instances. Mr. Braithwaite is not so big as his contemporary, little Adam Moore, the latter weighing two hundred and fiity pounds and standing six feet two in his stocking feet, every ounce of him good, hard flesh. There is not a more magnificent group of Americans to be seen in this Coliseum than that at the New Bruns- wick cabin. These men brought their own cabin with them, as well'as some of the most superb specimens of moose and caribou trophies ever collected upon the east- ern part of this continent. They have one grand moose mounted full size. All their taxidermist work is done in grand shape, They show photographs of their country and they have the documents to back up everything they say: Among the photographs which they have is a portrait of the late Frank H. Risteen, and every woods- man lowers his voice when he speaks of poor Frank. As I am one of the few men of Chicago who can boast of being able to wear a pair of Pringle snowshoes, I have the inside track at the New Brunswick cabin, and after awhile am going to foregather with these folks from the jar Northeast. They are making a splendid impres- sion here, and if all the inhabitants of New Brunswick are like these, we cannot annex New Brunswick too quick. Furs, heads, hides, trophies, splendid photo- graphs, a grand exhibit of native timbers, etc., are all combined at the New Brunswick exhibit, and the latter is a credit to the men who sent it here, I shall get some stories out of this camp a little later on. E. Houcs#. Hartrorp Buripinc, Chicago, Il. The New York Sportsmen’s Show. THe seventh annual exhibition of the Sportsmen’s As- sociation in Madison Square Garden opened March 2 in the usual state of unpreparedness which is a necessary consequent of the short time given for arranging the ex- hibits. For two weeks it will be the feature of the Gar- den, and the most popular attraction in New York. Artistically, the show is the best that has ever been given, and in other respects it is probably the most in- teresting and more nearly approaching the ideal of such an exhibition that has been seen in New York. The trade exhibits which formerly cumbered the floor space to the detriment of other features have been moved to the galleries, and aside from the exhibit of launches the amphitheater is devoted to the essentials of sport other than paraphernalia. There are Indians and guides galore, and wild animals and fish and water, balsams and birches and an outlook—painted though it be—of the sunset and laughing water of the land of Hiawatha beyond the an- cient Laurentian cliffs. The harsh lighting of the Garden has been softened by the placing of filmy curtains under the big skylight. The ertideness and commercialism has been toned down. Div- ing and water polo and similar contests, which belong essentially to the city athlete, have been dropped. But after all has been said vernal—Indians and guides and game—it is much the same as the first Sportsmen’s Show —much the same, only old Tenny is gone. A Land Mark Removed. . When Forest AND STREAM did so mtich in May, 1895, to assure the success of the first Sportsmen’s Show, one of the features of its exhibit was a practical demonstration of throwing the diamond bitch given by Billy Hofer and members of the staff, with the assistance of a bronco that had somehow drifted into a New York livery stable. The bronco was branded, which showed its genuineness, and if further proof was wanted it was furnished by the artistic bucking exhibit given on the second day of the performance, when even the big Garden proved too small to contain the beast, and it was only subdued aiter a final plunge had landed it in a grocer’s cellar across Fourth avenue, one hind leg through the hatchway stairs and a front leg in a barrel of eggs. Tt was at this time that old Tenny, the big Irish door- keeper, was hurt. Tenny was a product of the tenement and had never seen a bucking horse. He was scandalized that any horse should carry on so on the floor of the building he had come to regard as his own, and when the horse came his way he protested, with the result that he was picked up a moment later considerably the worse for wear. He was laid up several weeks in his home in a court on the west side river front, where he was visited and looked after by Forest AND STREAM, and then he came back to his post, and for five successive shows his hercu- lean frame stood between the ticketless and the fascina- tions of the Garden like St. Peter at the door of Para- dise. This year he is gone—‘gone from a worrld of toil and torture,’ as his successor put it. Birdseye View of the Show. Almost a third of the amphitheater is given up to the artificial lake, which is stocked with 1,500 trout brought on with the Maine exhibit. Here also are beaver, which Mr.-N. E. Cormier encourages in a praiseworthy effort, to dam a stream of Croton water from a two-inch pipe. The beaver are fed on popple wood, with an occasional change to birch and alder. There is an island in the lake and an Indian camp at the end, with half a dozen well-worn birch canoes drawn up at the side. Interesting, though ca cathedra, is the fact that the lake is contained in a canvas bag, deftly sewed by a firm of tent makers and brushed over with copal to make it waterproof. As the main part of the lake is over 60 feet across and the water several feet in depth, it may be seen that a considerable pressure is exerted on the sides and bottom, but so far the canvas bag has proved fully equal to its task, and its existence is not suspected by the passing throng. The remaining floor space of the Garden is largely devoted to exhibits of living game fish, birds and animals. Game Fish and Fry. The exhibit of fish is from the New York State Forest, Fish and Game Commission hatcheries at Cold Spring, Saranac Inn, Caledonia and Constantia. It includes brook trout fry and yearlings, as well as adult rainbow, brown, lake, steelhead and red throat trout; black bass, pike-perch, yellow perch, pike and pickerel. An interest- ing feature is the tray hatchery of brook trout, and the automatic hatchery jars for whitefish, shad and smelt, both of which are shown in actual operation. Game Birds and Water Fowl, Mr. Verner de Guise has charge of the exhibit of birds. In one of the cages is a bevy of quail, suggestive of brown stubble fields and eager dogs and the tingling call for alertness on the part of the man behind the gtin. There are also California quail and wild turkeys and the various pheasants of old world origin. Among the water fowl the strongest showing is made in geese and swans. Big Game. The big-game animals are from Merrymeeting Park, Brunswick, Me. The superintendent of the park, Mr, C. H. Stuart, has the animals in charge. There are buffalo, moose, elk, caribou, antelope and Virginia deer, beside black bears, timber wolves, coyotes, porcupines and the lesser animals, The different species of deer are all fat and in the best of condition, except for the fact that all are discounting the season by shedding their coats for the spring pelage. and the bull caribou has horns six inches long, that bid fair to get their full development by May- The reason for this unseasonable state of affairs is that the animals spent a couple of months on exhibition in Boston in the early winter instead of being outdoors as usual. Confinement to a stmmer temperature has upset their natural tendencies to a marked degree, When at home in the park, though provided with comfortable shelters, the deer prefer to lie out in the snow all during the winter. Feed for Captive Animals. Mr. Stuart gave some interesting particulars as to his method of feeding the various animals. The moose are given ground oats and cracked corn with hay morning and night daily, only getting birch and balsam browse three times a week. The elk have hay and grain, and are fed just as a horse would be. The buffalo have nothing but hay and grain. The antelope are given any kind of ground food and hay. The caribou are more particular, and eat little beside the white “caribou’’ moss from old ledges and rocks, which is gathered for them by the ton before snowfall. At times they will take a little clover hay, but this is given them but sparingly. The porcu- pines get bread with a few balsam boughs and sweet potatoes as a special treat. The secret of the perfect health the animals enjoy is largely in the fact that in addition to the above regular diet they are frequently given little extras to tempt their taste. Roots, stich as turnips, beets and carrots, are fre- quently on their bill of fare, and also anything that they like and will eat. Tricks and Oddities. A grttesome trophy, suggestive of the Klondike trail, is a human skull with a raven mounted on it picking at the empty eye socket. Howard McAdam, of Calais. Me., who exhibited some interesting freaks in the animal world at the Boston show last year, has a remarkable six-horned buck’s head. The deer was a mature six-year-old buck in good condition, killed Oct. 6, 1900, near Calais. The entire top of the head is crowned with a fungus growth which is brown and, superficially, very similar to the velvet on the new horn. From this cap-like covering six imperfect horns take their start, five on one side and one on the other. These horns are only about two inches in length and are in the velvet. The effect is far from being ugly. Mr, McAdam also shows an albino porcupine and a deer with a remarkably heavy set of antlers, which spread twenty-eight inches and measure seven inches in cir- cumference just above the burr, There is a second white porcupine in the Garden, and in the Aroostook exhibit F. R. Wilson has the mounted head of a horned doe shot three years ago late in Decem- ber. Despite the time of year, the horns, which are spikes three inches long, are in the velvet. In this exhibit may also be seen fine specimens of the albino deer of which Maine is so prolific, and also a cow caribou head with a finely developed set of antlers. Maine, Canada and ‘the Adirondacks. Maine, Canada and the Adirondacks have by far the largest exhibits. The Adirondack exhibit is in charge of Mr. E. E. Sumner, who has just been elected Presi- dent of the Guides’ Association for the third time. C. C. Nichols, State Game Warden, is in charge of the Maine exhibit, which takes up a large part of the south and west side of the amphiiheater. Mr. L. O. Arm- strong, of the C. P. R., is the moving genius of the Canadian section, with his Ojibways and his Indian play founded on the Hiawatha legend. The Indian Play. “Hiawatha.” as performed by the Ojibway Indians, lineal descendants of the men who gave Longfellow the theme of his poem, is a novel and highly interesting presentation. Unfortunately, however, for the majority of spectators, the play is a vaudeville performance. They take it in with an amused but not altogether edified ap- proval. The average spectator knows absolutely nothing of Longfellow’s poem, and the play is taken as a com- bination of kangaroo dance and war whoop. The artistic and suggestive side is seen by those with rare percep- tion. The play opens with the assemblage of representatives from the tribes of the wide scattered Indian nations in a council of war. A war dance follows and then the dele- gates: are addressed by the Great Spirit, at whose in- stance the council was called. The Great Spirit prays that peace may descend upon the tribes, the war paint is washed away and the pipe of peace brought out and smoked. In the second scene the boy Hiawatha makes his en- trance. With Nokomis standing near, he receives in- struction in the art of shooting at a mark on a skin held by two of the Indians. The following scene shows Hia- watha grown to maturer years. His journey to the Rockies and meeting with Minnehaha are introduced and he maps the route and pictures his adventures on birch 188 FOREST AND STREAM. [Marc 9, 190%. bark with a bit of charcoal for the edification of his friends. The return of Minnehaha, the wooing and the wedding, and the other yarious incidents of the story are all given in turn, and finally the departure and last farewell of Hiawatha. Mr. Armstrong has published a libretto of the play, which may easily be obtained. Asohabgan to Log Cabin. The shelters of the woodsmen and aborigines are an interesting feature of the show, A primitive type is the asohabgan, or winter lodge of the Northern Indians, made from long sheets of birch bark—some measuring three by twelve feet in size—wound spirally around a tripod ar- tangement of poles. The turtle back tepee of the Ojib- ways has the same birch bark roofing, but the lower, more nearly vertical periphery is made of dried rushes, strung on with wattup and the door protected by a mat of woven basswood bark. 4 The birch bark roofs of both asohabgan and tepee are arranged to be rolled in compact bundles for convenience in carrying. The ends of the sheets are protected by wooden strips, which prevent splitting, and the ordinarily brittle and intractable bark seems to be almost as easily handled as the moose hide coverings of other lodges or the buffalo hides of the plains Indians. There are canoes, tents and Adirondack lean-to camps and shanties of various kinds and log cabins. One of the cabins near the Madison avenue entrance was built by three Maine guides, Messrs. Marr, Wilson and Mayo, of Moosehead, in less than two days from the time the logs were dumped on the floor of the Garden. It is a good example of accomplishment by men skilled with the axe and crosscut saw. The cabin has two windows and a door, and is twelve by fourteen feet in size. Work was commenced Friday morning, when the logs were felled, and before night the four walls had taken shape, thirteen logs high at the eves, and the roof was on, and a few hours’ time Saturday sufficed to saw out windows and door and shingle the roof and complete the camp ready for occupancy. Among the Guides and Huniers. Billy Soule has a cozy corner and exhibit near the Fourth avenue entrance on the south side of the Garden. He says that there is at the present time about three and a half feet of snow on the level in the Maine woods, and that there has se far been no crust. There has been no thaw since about Nov, 20. The deer are in good condi- tion at present and wintering well. . E, L. Abercrombie, known as Uncle Ned, who is with Bily Soule, was with parties in the Moosehead country in Aroostook county who secured seventeen moose for twen- ty-one men, a record that New Brunswick would find hard to equal. Uncle Ned was in a bear scrap last summer in company with a man named Murphy. Mr. Murphy had never had an argument with a bear, and it was not supposed that he was on the lookout for trouble. He was carrying a pack and perspiring and attending strictly to his own busi- ness, when, without warning, a bear appeared on the trail. A red rag wayed in a bull’s face could haye produced no more electrical effect. with a small hatchet he happened to have in his hand, gave chase to the bear. The bear took refuge in a blow down, from which he was dislodged by a pistol shot, He tried to gain a swamp, but the strenuous Murphy drove him into a mud hole, whence the bear emerged a moment later in a badly battered condition. ‘The bear tried to escape by dodging around a ledge, but on the other side he was headed by his implacable pursuer and forced to make a stand, and it did not take long to kill him when the man with the pistol came up. Murphy's exploit was a surprise to those who knew him, and who had not credited his being such a Philistine. They aver that the bear was scared to death by his ferocious onslaught. Warren Wing, of Flagstaff, Me., makes a specialty of guiding bear hunters, Last May he was instrumental in securing Mr. Thos. B. Parker, of Lynn, Mass., a fine bear. The three first days of his visit at Wing’s camp it rained and Mr. Parker waited in camp, but the fourth day was fine, and the hunters started out, and within half a mile of camp a bear was encountered, which Parker downed the third shot. The hide measured 6 feet 4 inches in length. John Cushman, of Sherman, one of the best bear trappers in Maine before the Game Cominissioners refused him a license, captured three cubs last June close to his camp on Katahdin Lake. He had shot the old bear, and noting that she was suckling cubs, he left her with the fur on, knowing from previous experience that the cubs would return and stay with the dead body until driven away by starvation, The next morning on his return the three cubs were discovered hastily climbing nearby trees. One of the cubs had chosen a comparatively low tree, and Cushman’s gompanion climbed after it, and as it was quite weak and dispirited had little difficulty in catching it and dropping it in a sack, The other two cubs were secured by chopping down the tree in which they had taken refuge, which happened to be a bad one to climb, and these two made but little resistance. They were fed on condensed milk, diluted to the consistency of cow’s milk, and three days later, to use Cushman’s expression, “You couldn’t touch,’em no more’n you could a tiger.” J. B. BurnwHAM, Peters Cartridge Co, The generous space, Nos. 26 and 27, near the Fourth avenue end of the Garden, occupied by the Peters Car- tridge Co., of Cincinnati, O., is replete with matters of interest to the sportsman. There are the great trophies of world-wide fame, the American Centennial trophy (Palma), the Wimbleton trophy, the Military and Nayal trophy, the Soldier of Marathon, all of which have a wealth of historical significance. Then there are numer- ous targets which offer material evidence of the skillful deeds of great men with the rifle and its ammunition. Also there are groun portraits of distinguished men of the realm of sport. In the further corner, over a desk, is the sign “Secretary of the National Rifle Association.” (Philadelphia Rifle Association, New Jersey State Rifle Association, Massachusetts Rifle Association, Zettler Rifle Club.) The space also is furnished with a view fo making a gathering place for the friends and patrons Murphy dropped his pack, and- of the company. The exhibit is in charge of the urbane and popular sportsman, Mr. T. H. Keller. ‘Remington Arms Co. Spaces 28, 29 and 30, occupied by the Remington Arms: Co., New York, contain a large display of various grades of shotguns. One of them, a gem of the gunmaker’s art, listed at $750, and owned by Admiral Courtney, is a rare exemplification of beauty and utility. A special feature of the display is the Remington hammerless steel barrel gun for trapshooters, listed at the moderate price of $25. Also this gun with ejector will be ready for manufacture July 1, and will be sold at $35. The long, Mammoth case, extending the length of the space, con- tains also a fine line of rifles and other products of the Remington factory. The exhibit is in charge of Admiral A, G. Courtney, who is affable and courteous always, and pleased to explain the excellence of his company’s prod- ucts. The Colonel—that is, the Admiral—listens with great interest to the Indian drama of “Hiawatha.’ ex- plaining that this was not from mere curiosity, but from a profound purpose to learn the Indian language and to add it to his already extensive fund of linguistic accomplish- ments before his flagship arrived, ‘Tatham Brothers, Space No. 33 is occupied by Tatham Brothers, of New York, in which is exhibited a full line of their many sizes of shot, Their improved chilled shot is a special feature. There are about forty kinds of their shot all told, ranging from 24 pellets to 162,000 to the ounce. Their new circular, setting forth the merits and peculiarities of their manufacture, can be obtained on application to them. J. H. Lau & Co, Messrs. J. H. Lau & Co., of New York, have a display of Ballistite in Space 32, the merits of which they are pleased to explain to visitors. Chamberlin Cartridge & ‘Target Co. Space 36 is devoted to the exhibit of the Chamberlin Cartridge & Target Co., of Cleveland, O. The main feature is a mautrap, whose workings and merits are untiringly explained to visitors by Mr, Charles North, who is in charge of this interesting exhibit. A glass case con- tains many tseful articles mantifactured and owned by this company—bluerock gun cleaners, Heikes hand holder, Rowley cheek pad, etc. Lefever Arms Co. In space 38 is the exhibit of the Lefever Arms Co,, of Syracuse, N. Y., in charge of Uncle Dan Lefever. ’ It con- tains a most interesting display of shotguns, from the light featherweight field gun to the heavier guns for trap- shooting. Medium priced and high priced guns are in the exhibit, and the pigeon guns-are objects of special interest to the trapshooter, Union Metallic Cartridge Co. The exhibit of the Union Metallic Cartridge Co., Bridgeport, Conn., in spaces 39 and 43, is much the same as that of last year, The beatitiful, mammoth arch-shaped case contains articles by the thousand. There are all kinds and sizes of rifle cartridges from the smallest to the largest. Shotgun shells, primers, blocks showing the penetration of different bullets, cannon ammunition, etc., offer objects of unceasing interest for the information of the visitor. Schoverling, Daly & Gales. The great firm of Messrs. Schoverling, Daly & Gales, of New York, occupy spaces 11, 12 and 13. They display a very complete line of sportsmen’s equipment. Daly guns, Marlin rifles, Mauser and Borchardt pistols, golf goods, lawn tennis, canoes, fishing tackle, Bristol steel rods, etc., are shown in profusion. The whole are very artistically grouped and arranged. Bridgeport Gun Implement Co, Spaces 24 and 25 are occupied by the Bridgeport Gun Implement Co,, of Bridgeport, Conn. Their space is de- voted to a display of golf goods, of which a very complete line is exhibited. Colt Fire Arms Co, The pistol and reyolver range is under the manage- ment of the Colt Fire Arms Co., represented by C. F. Small. He will make an effort during the week to hold a meeting of pistol and revolver enthusiasts to promote a general organization. Other Exhibits. Thos. W. Fraine, of Rochester, has his usual display of highly artistic fish and other mounted specimens; and Fred, Sauter, of William street, New York, shows some heads and groups well worth seeing. Austin, Young & Co., of Boston, show their well-known dog food. H. H. Kiffe, the Truscott Boat Co. and other marine exhibits will be noted in our yachting columns next week. Among the other exhibitors are Messrs. J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co., Francis Bannerman, Leroy Shot & Lead Co.,G. W. Cole & Co,, D. S. Abercrombie & Co., Indian Oldtown Canoe Co., N. Y. Marine Power Co., International Gas Engine Co., Standard Motor Mfg. Co., N. Y. Kerosene Oil Co., and the Scheckner Motor Co. New York Spring Shooting. Editor Forest and Stream: The situation at Albany on the spring duck shooting question seems to be about this: Long Island don’t want to stop it, and she has generally had her own way in the matter of game legislation. Oswego county, as repre- sented by Judge Stowell, is willing to stop—that ts, if Long Island does. This means that the bill won’t pass at all. Why is it that the sportsmen of Oswego county re- fuse to consent to a law that will give the rest of the State good fall duk shooting? Simply because an island in the Atlantic Ocean won’t stop it? They might just as well say Connecticut won’t stop it. Do the sportsmen realize that our present law is a direct benefit to Long Island and that we are driving birds out of the rest of the Stata to breed birds for. Long Island shooters? Up here in Jefferson county, which is separated from the Province of Ontario by the grand St. Lawrence River, we are perhaps. better situated than are the interior counties to see the utter absurdity of the present law. Consider that it is a law that prohibits the shooting of wildfowl for the four months in a year when you couldn’t possibly kill a duck if you tried. A law that says to the mated wildfowl which in the spring stop to rest and feed, or to stay with us and nest and rear their young, “Get out or we'll kill you”; a law which permits the Canadian to help us shoot and drive the birds from our waters into their own, where protected by wise laws they are at last permitted to breed undisturbed; a law which caused the Province of Ontario to pass a law which forces a resident of this State to pay a license fee of $25 before he can shoot one of these ducks that we refuse to allow to nest in the State. Our Cana- dian friend may wear a fur cap, but there is plenty of gray matter inside. He comes over in the spring, has a good time with the boys and helps them drive the birds over to the Canadian side of the river, then puts his gun away until Sept. 1, and from that time until the season closes on Dec. 15 he has stich wildfowl shooting as only those who have shot there can justly appreciate. This means three months of good sport for our friends actoss the border. What do we get? A week or ten days, when it’s cold enough to freeze the hair off a brass monkey, and I don’t believe there was a shooter in this country that killed fifty ducks last fall. and I know of two spring duck butchers who killed as many as that in one day last spring. Now, why is the present law a direct benefit to Long Island? Ist. We drive the birds out of this State into Canadian waters to breed. 2d. The birds stay there until forced to leave by the freezing of the waters. 3d. Our waters close at nearly the same time. 4th. The distance to the coast is so short that very few birds stop to rest or feed on the way. 5th. How can we prove this? We don’t have to; you can prove it yourself. Just find out when the first heavy flight-of ducks reached Long Island Sound last fall and you will find that it was just before or at about the same time that winter set in in Canada. Will the ducks breed in this State? In 1892 a law was passed making the close season March I to Sept. 1, except- ing Long Island. That one year convinced the sports- men of this county that ducks would breed here. Better black duck, mallard, teal and wood duck shooting was had that fall than we ever had before or since. Not only this, but the fall ducks—broadbill, biuebill, whistler, redhead, etc.—came earlier and stayed longer. A gentle- man of the name of Angel, residing on the north shore of Point Peninsular, has told me since, that a pair of blue- bill ducks nested on his shore and that the next spring he believed that these same ducks came back, as a small flock of sixteen birds remained along his shore long after the other birds had been driven out, but that finally a hunter shot into the flock, killing three of them, and the rest left. He said that if these birds had not been shot at he believed they would have stayed there and nested that year, But what is the use of trying to prove a sel& evident fact? Every duck shooter, the men who are work- ing for and the men who are working against this bill, knows that ducks will, and do, breed in this State. If the bill for the entire State is defeated Long Island sportsmen are to blame if a bill for the State, excepting Long Island, is defeated, Oswego county sportsmen are the guilty ones, and if both these bills are defeated we hope to be permitted to pass a bill for Jefferson county. Assemblymen Bryan and Roberts, Senator Brown, chairman of the Fish and Game Committee, and our efficient and energetic Fish and Game Commissioner, De Witt C. Middleton, are with us in this fight. and if we don’t win you can’t blame Jefferson county, for we have all voted. How is it, brother sportsmen of Oswego country? Have you all voted? If so, vote again, and ask your representatives to support a bill excepting Long Island if it becomes necessary to do so. I don’t believe you'll regret it, but if at the end of three years you do, we'll help you repeal the bill and help you drive the birds into Canada to breed ducks for Long Island and Southern shooters. W. H, Tatuett, Pres. J. C. S. A. Watertown, N. Y., March 1. Quail Hiding. Editor Forest and Stream: We are all more or less inclined to dispute the unusual incidents reported by observant brother sportsmen, and if persuaded will excuse the bigotry shown by saying, “I never saw any such thing.” The claim has been made that a quail will lay a dead leaf over its back when “lay- ing close” in the woods, and this I have always thought an appropriate extract from a pretty fairy tale, and pitied any one who could be gulled by such a very transparent fable. | j Last week while hunting quail, a covey flushed wild and scattered in the woods. My companion took the old dog and I the pup, and we proceeded to beat up the cover. The first point the pup made was at the foot of a small tree where the trees stood thick, but where the ground was stony and was covered with only thin patches of dead leaves. Taking the direction of the dog’s eyes I passed close by his head and, brushing by the tree at the foot of which he stood, walked on 10 or 15 feet, but flushed nothing. Going back to the dog, I carefully took the direction of his eyes, and looking closely discovered sitting between the roots of the tree within a span of my foot, the bird, and lying well over its back was a large dead oak leaf, placed in such a manner as to convince me beyond the shadow of a doubt that the bird had placed it there. My reputation for vetacity is fairly good, but I wish that pup could also make a statement in this case, for he and I were the only witnesses of this—to me—strange and interesting incident. Lewis Hopkins. P. S—We got the bird. H. The Forest aAnp STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday, Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at th¢ latest by Mooday and as much earlier 29 practicable, stays Marcu 9, roor.] ee NES “enema er were = Breeding of Wild Ducks in New York Editor Forest and Stream: In 1899 ducks bred sixty miles from here at Patterson, in Putnam county, this State, on the marshes of the Croton Riyer, within 500 rods of my home, In the par- ticular place referred to one pair had a brood which were more than once seen sneaking along in the tall grass and among the branches of the trees that hang over the water. At that time they were not full feathered.) Besides the pair mentioned other broods were raised further down the marshes. Last year (1900) the birds were disturbed by gunners and did not remain with us to breed. I am convinced that if not shot in the spring these birds would nest and tear broods with us regularly, T inclose wing of one of these birds. Jacop ALVAREZ, New Yorx City, March 1. ep wing of the bird inclosed is that of the male wood duck, Ortent, Suffolk County, N. Y., Matreh 2—Editor Forest and Stream: For sixty years I have traversed the marshes along the bays and creeks which belonged to my great-grandfather, grandfather, father and now myself. During this time I have never seen a nest of duck’s eggs. I did, about forty years ago, find two or three little black ducks, six or eight inches long, which, of course, must have come from a nest on the main land. Nine miles south of us is Gardiner’s Island—a preserve, a wild, undeveloped place. Occasionally each summer the fishermen who camp upon the beach find a nest of black duck eggs. I haye never heard of any other species of duck eggs being found until my son read of it in your paper to-day in my hearing. It is stated there that wood duck eggs were found at Sayville. - We think it too bad for the people up State to restrict tis in our shooting, as we have little but the riff raff of the ducks—coots and old squaws. We have very few black ducks and broadbills, and a few sheldrakes sand- wiched in. I never killed but one wood duck in my life. Up State they have canvas ducks, mallards and black ducks which are fit for a king’s table. Here we are isolated from the State, and we feel it is not neighborly for them to shut down on us. Danzret T, TUTHILL. Utica, N. Y., March 4.—Editor Forest and Stream: In your editorial of March 2 you call for information from “ornithologists and. older readers of the Forest AND STREAM” as to the breeding of wild ducks in this State. While I cannot claim the honor of the first title, I certainly can the second, and I therefore venture to send my little, hoping that it may help to swell a considerable amount of testimony, The black duck is a common summer resident through- out the Adirondack region of Herkimer and Hamilton counties. Wherever there are not too many cottagers there is a brood on every piece of water, more especially on the smaller ones, My journal shows that I found nests containing eggs on June 21, 1874, in Hamilton county, and on June 4, 1878, in Herkimer county, and I have seen some other nests. The Blue-Winged Teal—I have seen broods of this bird at Utica, at Oneida Lake and at the Montezuma Marshes, which seemed too young to have migrated from the north. but I haye never found a nest nor seen birds which could not fly. You will, I think, have more positive information from the Seneca River country. The wood duck is a common summer resident through the central part of the State. In the Montezuma Marshes. down the Seneca River, up the Oneida and in the swamps bordering Oneida Lake, I have observed these birds, and though I have no record of a nest found, there is no doubt as to their breeding, I saw a brood there the first of last September. which had evidently been raised there. The American Golden-Eye—Perhaps the most valuable information which I have is of this bird. For several summers in the seventies I spent the month of June in Hamilton county wilderness and found the whistlers breeding on two little lakes for several years in succes- sion. My journal records that on June 5, 1877, I found broods of young just hatched, not over two or three days old, on two different lakes, and that I captured one of the little fellows alive. Well do I remember what a beauty he was, covered with soft down, “all black and white, just like his pa.” He was so beautiful and cun- ning that much as I wanted him as a specimen, I had not the heart to put him to death, but released him and watched him scuttle away to join his mother and his brothers, who were waiting for him out in the lake. This is all my personal knowledge, but without looking far I find this additional information: The blue-winged teal is given as breeding on Long Island by Giraud. The gadwall is given as breeding.in the State by De- ay. The bald-pate as probably breeding, by the same authority. The American swan is given as breeding at Tupper Lake, in Hamilton county, by the same authority. ; EGBerT Bac. The West Virginia Warden. Editor Forest and Stream: ei I inclose in this letter a clipping from a paper in ref- erence to the pollution of South Branch River and think it is good enough for a place in your columns. Our last Legislature gave to our State game warden a salary of $1,200 per year and $300 for expenses. It also gave him the power to appoint deputy game wardens for each county, and refused to repeal the non-resident license tax, so that law now stands as it was before, namely, a fee of $25 for each non-resident hunter, the license good only in the county where issued and. for one year from the time of the license is issued, and the Legislature refused to put a license on fishermen. I think we will now have sufficient protection on the game and fish in this State, as the State game warden, Capt. E. F. Smith, of Hinton, is a young and active man, and will get around among his deputies to see that they enforce the law. _—-— = io E J. B. BraAby, Set -— “STi — Dae = a FOREST AND STREAM. 100 Sportsinen’s Finds, Some of the Otees Discoveries Made by Those Who Are oking for Game or Fish, 45 A beautiful grotto, 300 yatds deep by 130 yards wide, has been discovered near. Tapotitlan, Oaxaca, Mexico. The walls are of a brilliant quartz and the stalactites are very large and beautiful, most of them of the form of siant pillars supporting the roof go feet above the floor. The. grotto was discovered by a couple of hunters, who found several skulls, evidences of human sacrifices, and obsidian figures within, showing that the cave was known to the Aztecs. The cave has in its center two pools of beautiful, clear, cold water, which never vary in height and have no visible supply or discharge places, 46 Some hunters in the forest of Drommling made a very strange discovery. They began ‘to fell a venerable oak, which they soon found to be quite hollow. Being half- decayed, it speedily came to the ground with a crash, disclosing a skeleton in excellent preservation; even the boots, which came above the knees, were perfect. By its side were a powder horn, a porcelain pipe bowl and a silver watch. The teeth were perfect. It would seem to be the skeleton of a man hetween thirty and forty years of age. It is conjectured that, while engaged in hunting, he climbed the tree for some purpose and slipped into the hollow trunk, from which there was no release, and he probably died of starvation. 47 The members of a fishing party during a week’s camp on a portion of the battlefield of Antietam. on the spot where the Philadelphia Corn Exchange Regiment met with its heayy loss in the battle. found the complete skeleton of a man, and by its side the scabbard and blade of an officer's sword. The body was in the midst of a thicket of young trees, which probably accounts for its heing overlooked for so long a ‘time. There being no clue as to the identity of the remains, the bones were interred by the anglers near where they were found. Sea and River ishing. —$$—$—_—_— Notice. All communications intended for Forzst anp Stream _ should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual connected with the paper. Fishing Up and Down the Potomac. Washington’s Diary. In giving some extracts from Washington’s diary some time ago,* it was, of course, in ignorance of the late *FOREST AND STREAM, Feb, 23, George H. Moore’s little book on “Washington as an Angler,” and due acknowledgments are cheerfully made to the author’s memory and to the Woodcraft Magazine for April, 1900, kindly sent’ by the editor, and which con- tains Mr. Moore’s entire paper. : On continuing the examination of the diary, Mr. Moore’s book was found inserted as an annotation, pre- sumably by Dr. Toner, in a later volume at July, 1787. Tt turns out that there are two private diaries of Wash- ington covering the period from which Mr. Moore quoted. One of these yolumes is in the Congressional Library, and part of this has been printed, and another volume for the same date in the custody of the State Department at Washington. The two do not always correspond in form, and the State Department copy is particularly in- teresting, in that on at least two occasions it mentions the kind of fish which the celebrated angler was after. The citations in the book were from the copy in the Congressional Library and the entries for corresponding dates from both diaries are here given for comparison. July, 1787. Monday, 30th, (Library copy.) “Tn' company with Mr. Gouverneur Morris went into the neighborhood of the valley Forge to a Widow Moore’s fishing at whose house we lodged.” | (State Department copy.) “In company with Mr. Gov’r Morris and in his Phzeton with my horses went up to one Jane Moore’s in the vicinity of Valley Forge to get Trout.” Tuesday, 31st. (Library copy.) “Before Breakfast I rode to the Valley Forge and over the whole Cantonment & works of the American Army in the winter of 1777-8 and on my return to the Widow Moore’s found Mr. and Mrs. Rob’t Morris. Spent the day there fishing &c. lodged at the same place.” (State Department copy.) “While Mr. Mortis was fishing I rid over the old Cantonment of the American Army of the Winter 1777-8. Visited all the works which were in Ruins; and the in- campments in woods whete the grounds had not heen cultivated.” August, 1787. Friday, 3d. (Library copy.) “Went up to Trenton on a Fishing party with Mr. and Mrs. Rob’t Morris & Mr, Gov’r Morris. Dined and lodged at Col. Saml Ogden’s. In the evening fished.” (State Department copy.) “Tn company with Mr. Rob’t Morris and his Lady and Mr. Gov’r Morris I went up to Trenton on another Fish- ing party. Lodged at Col. Sam Osgden’s at the Trenton Works. In the Evening fished, not very successfully.” Saturday, 4th. ~ (Library copy.) ~ “Tn the morning and between breakfast and dinner fished.” : (State Department copy.) i wets a ee 189 “In the morning and between breakfast & dinner fished again with more success (for Perch) than yesterday.” 1788 was an unlucky year for his fishing landing. The entries are as follows: 4 April 28. “Few fish were caught in the forenoon of this ay. Aptil 29. “No fish caught to-day of any consequence.” April 30. - “Few or no fish caught to-day at the time I was at the landing.” May 3. “Few or no fish being caught to-day I ordered them to discontinue drawing the Sein after Monday un- less they were more successful on that day.” May 5. “No fish being caught to-day I ordered the hogsheads and everything else to be secured and the people to repair to their respective places and businesses.” In 1794 he went up about Harrisburg, and Oct. 3 has this entry: “The Susquehanna at this place abounds in the Rockfish of 12 ot 15 inches in length & a fish which they call Salmon.” The latter was the wall-eyed pike or yellow pike perch or jack-salmon. This completes the references to fishing in his diary so far as examined. In November, 1780, he was making a tour of New Eng- land, and the following entry is of interest in connection with a former paper; Sunday, 8th. “It peing contrary to law and disagreeable to the People of this State (Con- neciicut) to travel on the Sabbath day—and my horses, after passing through such intolerable roads wanting rest, I stayed at Perkin’s tavern (which by the bye is not a good one) all day—and a meeting house being within a few rods of the door, I attended morning and evening service, and heard very lame discourses from a Mr. Pond.” He gives a vivid description of a storm at Mt. Vernon, July 24, 1788; “Thermometer at 70 in the morning, 71 at noon and 74 at night. A yery high N.E. wind all night which this morning being accompanied with rain became a hurricane driving the miniature ship Federalist from her moorings and sinking her; blowing down some trees in the groves and about the houses, loosning the roots & forcing many others to yield and dismantling most in a greater or lesser degree of their Bows, and doing other and great mischief to the grain, grass &c. and not a little to my mill race; in a word it was violent and severe more so than has happened for many years. About noon the wind suddenly shifted from N-E. to S.W. and blew the remaining part of the day as violently from that quarter. The tide about this time rose near or quite 4 feet higher than it was ever known to do driving Boats &c. into fields where no tide had ever been heard of be- fore. and must it is apprehended have done infinite damage on their Wharves at Alexandria, Norfolk, Balti- more &c.” This century-old record is wonderfully interesting, and voluminous as it is one cannot help hoping other frag- ments of the jotirnal may yet be unearthed. Henry TALgort, Winter Fishing atliLake , Winni- pesaukee. Boston, Feb. 27——Editor Forest and Stream: Early in the month I received notice from my friend, Mr. Warren D. Huse, of Laconia, to be ready for a fishing trip to Lake Winnipesaukee. Mr. Huse is a pretty business busy man — in the thriving city of Laconia, where, with his two sons, Walter and Leon, he is engaged in the manufacture of knitting and other machines. They are all more or less addicted to the use of the rod and gun, and when either of them wants to go fishing or shooting, why he simply goes. On the 18th came word from Mr, Huse that he and Mr, Edwin Stone were going to his cottage at the lake that day and for me to join them as soon as possible. The next day at 12;15 Conductor John Cameron pulled the signal and I stepped from the train at the little flag station of Spring Haven, where Mr. Huse gaye me a cordial greeting. I could not help contrasting the difference in the aspect of the surroundings from what they were in August last when I closed the Seaver cottage, where Mrs. Smart and myself had passed that month in good, solid enjoyment. Then the wild flowers lined the highways and were seen everywhere in the fields and pastures, while berries abounded in all directions. Now how different Plenty of snow, packed hard, making excellent sleighing; the lake frozen with from 16 to 18 inches of ice, with excellent going over its smooth surface, the wind having swept the snow in piles along the shores. A few minutes’ walk brought us to the cottage where a big coal fire made the whole hotise warm and comfortable. The fish hotise was out a short distance from the shore and a few holes had been put in, After lunch I got into my fishing rig and we went out to the house. Here was a good fire, and’4 feet from the stove was a well hole in the floor. into which a trout line was set in 40 feet of water. The wind was blowing a moderate gale, and it was pretty cold work bobbing the lines outside. Mr. Stone was over near the Rattlesnake Island shore, and I walked over to fish with him for-a while. He got one handsome trout over there. Tt was a short afternoon, and before 5 o clock we were back in the cottage, where we were joined by Mr. William Wallace, of Lacania. Among other things Stone knows about is how to cook, and it was not long before he had a smashing hot supper on the table. That over and the necessary chores done, pipes were im order, and the short evening was devoted to various topics. Mr. Huse told of his early experiences with the gun—how he got his first fox and how’ he blew his first partridge all to pieces, not finding a piece big enough to pick up. Mr. Stone gave us a very entertaining account of his eight months’ so- journ in Paris during the Exposition, where he was in charge of an exhibit of machinery for making wire cork- screws. He made them by the thottsands every day. sell- ing them almost as fast as they could be turned out. Wallace and I told a few fish stories and the evening passed quickly. After breakfast next morning, farmer Batchelder was brought into the game, and we hitched the hoh-hore he- hind his horse step and toward it over to the broads be- tween Rattlesnake Island and the Tuftanbcrough shore, where it remained two days. The wind blew straight down the lake both days, strong and cold, and it was ex- tremely hard fishing, but we kept at it, and we occasion. 190 FOREST AND STREAM. [MARCH 9, 1901. nnn nnrneenneer reser reereereeeerecceessrre sree eeaeccsecsaeeecaccs ese eceeceeseeeeeeceeseee ens SSS SSS SSS SSS SS, ally brought to the surface a handsome trout. I have al- ways thought myself a pretty enthusiastic fisherman, but Stone and Wallace can give me cards and spades at the game. They fish together quite often, and it came out that after they have caught all they want they play a game of pitch to see who shall clean the fish, the loser doing the job, of course. Stone says Wallace is very expert at the business. It's a great scheme—for the winner—but if I had a hundred or more big perch before me, as Wallace did once this winter, taken over near Long Island, I should feel like sub-letting the job if pos- sible. Thursday the fish house was brought back to our shore, where Mr. Huse and I fished Friday, while Stone and Wallace put in some lines off Birch Point, further down the lake toward Alton Bay. Altogether, the fishing was not what it ought to have been. We tried what are considered the best grounds in the lake, and we lost but three fish after they had once taken the bait. We called that pretty fortunate, for it must be borne in mind that it requires good care and a steady nerve to pull a good sized trout from 75 feet of water—the depth we fished in on the broads. Our total string was seven trout, three cusk and probably twenty shad waiters, some of the latter quite sizable fish, while our biggest trout was 5 pounds. However, I had a most delightful outing, and more than ever did I realize that it is not all of fishing to fish. Wallace and Stone I found to be gentlemen and sportsmen; Mr. Huse I have known to be such for some time, and I hope we shall meet at the Huse cottage next winter, when the ice isn’t so thick, the wind less furious and the trout in a more biting mood. Saturday noon saw me home again with more than my regular share of the trout, the biggest cusk and a whole lot of appreciation of the kindness of my friends. Wm. B, Smarr. The Megantic Club. At the annual meeting in Portland, Me., Feb. 26, of the Megantic Fish and Game Corporation, the annual report was presented, showing an addition to the membership in exchanges and shares sold of 41. During the year past, in addition to the regular run- ning expenses of the club, five new camps were built, one sleeping camp at Northwest and Big Island Ponds, two at Arnold Pond, and a dining camp at Big Island Pond, which for size and conveniences cannot be excelled in the State. These improvements with some new trails cost over $1,300. Three new private camps were built, and there are five more in process for the coming season, The Board and Supply Department was run at a profit of a little over $2.400, all the camps showing a balance on the credit side of the ledger. One hundred and sixteen members spent 2,709 days on the preserve, and fifty-four guests were there 500 days. Below is a sumimary of the report of the treasurer, showing a cash balance with all expenses paid of $1,336.35. provement Fund..........+. Be SR pele ok ce $1,388 10 Accounts Teceivable sc... eee cece es reac eminieis ese sis 218 70 ental sg cduGcwec rates ae aclaies Cie LE be eae eG oie oalersratee 125 00 Assessments for 1900 die... .. 2.20. pee nen e cere sey ee 480 00 _ 3 $2,211 80 Invested Assets. AREA) SESLAbE: etal. boleh uliplalésetetern teiemematee teat una Sneeh $5,000 00. AUR te Rigel ee ae Sh SshB a Set nUlo oy pss Gh on eon 1,100 00 WMhexpieds ansirancessebelatetes cnet ered aoe 112 90 Supplicssoms Hand yy yas cs aeellodesoe sc eaemelea tetkiee 650 48 Camps, furnishings and office fixtures,...........« 13,311 58 —— $20,174 91 $22,386 71 Amount We Owe. Employees, balance withheld under contracts....- $51 75 Tota easSetsoc ey aeee late sidbisuie kel ren tard deldlanre «oll Samy $22,334 96 The directors chosen for the year are: Clarence A. Barney, Boston; John W. Cutler, Binghamton, N. Y.; L. Dana Chapman, Boston; LL. O. Crane, Boston; Frank Fallon, Medford, Mass.; A. W. Gleason, New York; George A. Gibson, Boston; R. A. Griffing, Hartford; S. F. Johnson, Boston; Dr. W. G. Kendall, Boston; F. A. Niccols, Boston; George H. Payne, D.D.S., Boston; D. C. Pierce, Boston; Jeremiah Richards, New York; Arthur W. Robinson, Boston; Henry W. Robinson, Boston; Richard E. Traiser, Boston; L. Dana Chapman, Boston; Dr. E. D. Robbins, Boston; Harry W. Sanborn, Boston; clerk, Dr. George W. Way, Portland; assistant clerk, H. W. Robinson, Boston. The Dennys River. Editor Forest and Stream: Your editorial on the wane of the Dennys River of Maine in Forest AND SrkeAmM of March 2 is pathetic, It must be so, especially to the scores of habitués who have been wont to seek its delectable shores summer after summer and enjoy for the nonce not only its scenic at- tractions but the privilege of fishing ad libitum without license, fee or charge. It is the only absolutely free entire river worth fishing that | know of in the United States or Canada—that, 1s within striking distance. The consciousness of this exceptional privilege is of itself as ecstatic as a draft’ of pure air to a lifelong inmate of a dungeon. And to blight the joys of a resident community by destroying the beauty and resources of such a stream, as well as by ignoring the prerogatives inherited from their forefathers for generations by deliberately closing the natural fishway around the dam, and turning loose a perpetual output of sawdust and edgings, regardless of protest or appeal, is truly an offense which may be classed as criminal, more’s the pity! The remedy which your editorial suggests of appeal to the State Fish Commission and the Legislature ought to have been invoked and applied three years ago. It might be made efficacious now. If it is possible to keep mill waste out of streams elsewhere, it can be done in Dennys- ville, and the salmon will follow their propensity to seek the spawning beds of the upper streams as soon as they find the way clear. That they attempt the passage every year is shown by the quantities of salmon caught in the estuary. ; ; It is a marvel to industrial economists that the mill company cannot see that it is to their pecuniary profit to utilize their mill stuff by disposing of it to fuel yards, ice _ More than eighty members and guests were present. ‘ packers, upholsterers, canners, et al., instead of turning it loose to pack knee deep on the bottom or find its way out into the ocean, But at the present acute stage of the complaint, it looks as if compulsory measures would effect more than the argumentum ad hominem. For my part, I declare I cannot understand how the manager and resident members of the mill syndicate can have the nerve to look their fellow citizens of Dennysville squarely in the face. Oh, love of lucre! How it sours the mill of human kindness! Mind you, good Mr. Editor, I would not save the Dennys River for monopolists to enjoy, while those to the manor born stand helpless and forbidden to fish. Better let the slabs and sidings continue to drift with the tides which flow in and out of the estuary. But if, by some happy chance or effort, the river is to be restored to its old prestige, and the angling for salmon become again what it was when Walter Brackett took his dozen fish per day out of the pool above the present rail- road bridge, I am thinking that a rod tax of $5 or less would not be a bad idea, as it would enhance the fishing privilege, on the theory that one values most whatever has cost him most or been hard earned; and the income would go to keeping the fishway, open and a vigilant guardian on the river. As you say, “It is an outrage that the conditions now existing should go on unchecked.” I hope that the mills of the gods will eventually outdo the mills of the sawyers, albeit they grind so slowly. CHARLES HALnocK, On Lac San Claire. Tue Detroit News chronicles in rhyme in the style of D. aeons Mr. Dan Davies’ catching a big bass in Lake St. air: A fisherman on Lae San Claire, *Bout six mile off from shore, Fished hard for one, two, three, four hours; By an’ by he fished some more. Some time he fish with old dry bait, Some time he fish with wet— He give the dry bait to the fish, The wet bait—nit! you bet. Long time some fish did never conie, Then ‘one, two, three passed by; They smell of that old dead, dry bait And wink the other eye. By an’ by one great big bass come long, *Bout five, six, seven pound weight; So old he neither smell nor see, And ate that old, dry bait, The fisherman stood very still And reeled out yards of line— He worked that poor old blind black bass So yery, very fine By an’ by the fish began to pull, By an’ by he pull some more; And then was fun in Lac San Claire, "Bout six mile off from shore. The fish he plunge like one mad horse, And then he pulled like ten— He towed that boat nine miles an hour— Big boat and four big men, He pulled like bass *bout six ieet long, May be he be “bout seven; May be, if not pulled out right quick, He'll grow to be “bout ’leven. By an’ by they pull that bass-half out, By an’ by ey pull him more, And Lae San Claire fell four, five feet, *Bout six mile off from shore. The Lime Kiln Crossing got so low The boats they could not pass; An’ Dan he say the river fell When he pulled out that bass. Color in Differentiation. Mr. CHENEY says that he is convinced that very little is known about the primal cause of color variation. “Only this fall,’ he says, “I have been struck with the difference in the coloring of breeding males in the same trout pond, one individual being highly colored, others shading down to a pinlk blush, and all fed on the same food and con- fined in a small pond at a breeding station. There is nothing uniform about them so far as coloring is con- cerned. There will be light trout and trotit almost black, the yermiculation pronounced and the vermiculation ob- scured, and so on to the end of the chapter.” The best object lesson I know of is a goldfish pond, in which one often discovers pink, white, black, red, yellow, crimson and silvery specimens, with mottlings and com- binations of these basic colors in puzzling variety, and all from the same stock. In flowers the zinnia is one of the most striking illustrations of vagary in coloration, ex- hibiting quite frequently many different hues on the same stems. These studies in nature are interesting, but it is not easy to explain or understand the “whyness of the what.” CHARLES HALLOCK. Annual Dinner of the Laurentian Club. Tue Laurentian Club had its annual dinner at the Hol- land House on Fifth aventie last week. It was a ieee Ar, Joseph W. Howe, the President of the club, presided. On his right and left were seated Dr. William H. Drum- mond, of Montreal, the author of “The Habitant and Other Poems” and a director of the club; J. Bishop Put- nam, Dr. A. A. Smith, Bayard Dominick, E. W. Cog- geshall, Chas. P. Frame, J. W. Cromwell, Percival Roberts, Jr., Wm. H. McCord, L. A. Bevin, Edward Hol- brook, J. M. McCutcheon, Dr. George S, Huntington, of Columbia University; Wm. H. Parker, of Montreal, managing director of the club; F. C. Wagner, Dr. Chas. T. Poor, Jos. E. Gay, Jos. Bushnell, David S. Cowles, W. S. Cornell, Messrs. Phelps, Chas. P. Cowles. Among others present were Geo. A. Weber, Emory Lyon, A. E. Hart, of Hartford; Chas. H. Lane, Waldo K. Chase, Howard Fuguet, J. P. Howe, J. H. Bailey, A. B. Miller, J. B. Miller, R. W. Poor. After a speech, welcoming members and guests, the President called upon Dt. Drummond, who spoke and recited in his inimitable way several of his poems. Mr. Parker made a flattering report of the condition of the club. Mr. J. Bishop Putnam was introduced as the publisher of “The Habitant.” : Mr. Weber read a letter written to the Dinner Com- mittee by Hon, 5. N. Parent, Premier of the Province of Quebec, regretting in graceful terms his inability to be present, as the Parliament of the Province opened on the day of the dinner, Mr. Chas. P. Cowles responded in a happy manner to a vote of thanks to the committee. The report of the club, just issued in pamphlet form, shows that the club now has more than 250 members, with ample space of water and forest land and fishing and hunting privileges for all of them. WALTON. Fee, 28. A New Hampshire Lake Trout. Newrounnp Laxs, Bristol, N. H., March 1.—A large lake trout (Cristivomer mamaycush), taken ftom this lake through the ice in 85 feet of water, has been on ex- hibition in the rotunda of the State House at Concord, and created quite a stir. Hundreds of people, including many of our Granite State fishermen, have gone in to see so large a fish from inland waters. It weighed 25 pounds, measured 38 inches in length, girth 27 inches. The trout has been sent to Boston to be motinted, and we under- stand it is the intention of the State officials to have it placed in Doric Hall at the State House. Perhaps it is to be kept there as a reference guide to anglers that they may explain to their friends what size fish it was that got away when they lost that big one. This is the second fish about that size the writer has seen taken from New Hampshire waters. The previous one was caught with a g-ounce rod while trolling in May by Sam Fay, of Wolf boro, about seventeen years ago at Lake Winnipiseogee. At this writing a bill has just passed by both branches of the Legislature prohibiting ice fishing in Newfound Lake. oh dbl The South Branch of the Potomac. A. CORRESPONDENT writing to the Hampshire Review, at Romney, enters his protest against the pollution of the South Branch of the Potomac by the proposed establish- ment of a large tannery at Moorefield, and this protest should be sanctioned and upheld by every good citizen residing along this grand old stream. As the writer truly states, it is about the only stream in the State whose waters are limpid and pure, and it should remain so forever. It is the angler’s paradise, and along its grassy banks in youthful days we have waited and watched with eager expectancy for a “nibble” from a “sunny” or “sucker,” and in more mature years we still love to visit its verdant banks and angle for that gamiest of all the piscatorial tribe, the black bass. Let no one raise a hand toward its pollution in any way whatever, and the strong arm of the law should be used to protect it from con- tamination from any source whatever—Piedmont Inde- pendent. Che Ziennel. a Fixtures. BENCH SHOWS. March 6-9.—Pittsburg, Pa—Duquesne Kennel Club’s annual bench show. F. Stedman, Sec’y. March 13-16.—Chicago.—Mascoutah Kennel Club’s eleventh an- nual show. John L. Lincoln, Sec’y. The Vindication of the Foxhounds. “Well, your hounds were running in my woods, and | found the dead sheep in the edge an hour after.” So said our friend the farmer, and though still uncon-_ vinced, we settled, and entered it up, “Kennel account, $3.50.’’ The hounds had never been seen to notice sheep in the least. Several times they had followed a fox through a flock, which scattered and ran a short distance ' and then stood watching the dogs out of sight. It was. perhaps, unwise to admit responsibility, but we preferred propitiation to having otir dogs shot indiscriminately. The first snow caine unexpectedly in November, and three fox men and two hounds were out early in the morning. A fox was started opposite the gun club grounds and made for a high hill a mile or so away, and circled about its wooded top. Just before reaching their runways the hunters came on a dog track and, as it led their way, followed it. A short distance further, as they were about to separate, they came upon a freshly killed sheep. Their feelings can be appreciated only by fox hunters in a sheep country. That it was the work of one of their own dogs they had not a doubt, and with heayy hearts they took up the trail with the determination to shoot on sight. Ten minutes later they surprised a collie in the very act of pulling down a”lamb. The dog started, and four long shots resulted in slightly wounding him; but the - chase was taken up with lighter hearts and a grimmer © determination to deal justice. The fox and hounds were left to enjoy the day as best they might, From 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. that collie dog led the three fox hunters and a small army of farmers, recruited along the route. He was seen several times and several long shots were taken. No one recognized him. At last he was seen to enter a barnyard, and in the watering shed he was cornered and dispatched. The owner was after- ward located nearly five miles from the scene of the dog’s depredations. The hounds are vindicated! Fox hunters get the glad hand and the open oat bin wherever they choose to a up, os. SHERBROOKE, Quebec. Black Bess. Tuar grand little bitch, Black Bess, the property of A. E. Perty, of St. Paul, has met the fate that seems to over- come a majority of our best dogs—a death by poison. Black Bess was one of the best dogs that I ever had the pleasure of shooting over. She was very active, staunch and possessed of one of the hest of dispositions, MARcH 9, T90r.] FOREST AND STREAM. 191 It was Mr. Perry’s intention to enter her in a number of the trials of this year, and I am positive she would have given a good account of herself. The loss to her ownler is quite a severe one, as he paid me a good fee for breaking, atid had just reftsed $100 for her a very short time ago, Mr. Perry has offered a reward of $50 for information that will lead to the conviction of the party who placed the poison, Dr. Birt. Canoeing. chee Notice. Ail comimunications intended for Forest anp STReAM_ should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual connected with the paper. "Mid Reef and Rapid. BY F. R. WEBB, Es “Now, by the great horn spoon, but that’s too bad!” ex- claimed George, as we scrambled aboard the train at the Staunton station, all primed and eager for our long ex- pected and much planned Harper’s Ferry cruise one br’ght Monday morning in August, our destination Mount Craw- ford Station, on North River of the Shenandoah, where our canoes were awaiting us, “What's too bad?” queried the Colonel. “Why, I’ve walked right off and forgot my kodak, and——” “The mischief you have!” . “Vou're a pretty blockhead to take along on a cruise!” “What's the use of possessing all that intellect if you can’t make better use of it?” “You'll go off some day and forget your canoe!’’ were some of the exclamations hurled at the luckless George by the entire strength of the company, for George is notoriously forgetful, and would go off and leave his head if he wasn’t reminded of it. “Ves, that’s all right,’ he replied, meekly and de- jectedly; “at any rate I didn’t start off on a cruise and forget my paddle,” at which inconsiderate remark I be- came thoughtful and had no further comments to make. _ “The main point is, what's to be done?” he con- tinued. “I’d rather stay at home than make another cruise without the kodak. Talk quick,” as the engine bell began to ring. “There’s another train down at noon,” the Colonel re- marked. ‘We might wait till then.” “T have it,” cried Lacy, seized with a brilliant inspira- tion—that boy is occasionally subject to them, although you wouldn’t suspect it to look at him—as he caught sieht of a friend on the platform. “Here, Dabney!” he cried, thrusting himself half out of the open window, just as the same idea occurred to me, as I caught sight of Frank, my hopeful son and heir, standing wistfully on the plat- ‘form gazing at the train, and wishing with all his boyish heart that he was a few years older, that he, too, might go on a cruise. Dabney promptly responded, as did also Frank to my hail, and the situation explained and the location of the kodak described to them—in the middle of the floor in Lacy’s toom, where George had carelessly placed it temporarily, and then gone off and left it—and Frank in- structed to do what “trotiing’’ Dabney might require of him, and the train moved out, with assurances from both Frank and Dabney that when we reached Port Republic, at the head of the Shenandoah, to-morrow, we would find the kodak awaiting us in the express office, with which assurance we were fain to content ourselves as we settled comiortably back inte our swaying seats to enjoy our morning smoke, while the train rattled and jolted along down the beautiful yalley toward our chosen streani: al- beit. we knew that in the day’s cruise on North River hbe- tween Mount Crawford and Port Republic that kodak would be needed a score of times, of which fact, it is hardly necessary to add, the luckless George was freely reminded, as we rumbled along. Reader, are you a canoeist or fisherman? If so, did you ever, as your train dashed around a curve or around a bluff or rocky spur, or perchance thundered across a bridge, and you noticed a stream (of course you noticed it, else are you no true fishetman or canoeist). brawling and foaming along beside the railroad track as you sped along; I say, did you ever come upon such a stream with- out at once taking note of all its points? Perchance it is muddy and there is no hope of a strike, or perhaps it is clear and in fine fishing condi- tion, or at a good canoeing stage. There, just at the foot of that little rapid or behind that rock, you are sure to get a strike from a bass or a rise from a trout; or down that smooth, deep looking fall between those two big boulders, and right down that line of big wayes below, is a splendid shoot for a canoe—perhaps if you were actually in the canoe and at the head of that shoot you would think twice before you took it, and it is not unlikely that you would flunk and not take it at all; but from the train window—with the usual tendency of an ele- vated position to flatten the appearance of rough water— it looks practicable, and you tell your companion with careless self-confidence that that would make a fine, ex- citing shoot, and you would love to have the opportunity to try it. Too rough? Oh, no. You have tackled lots worse places than that—shoots compared to which this one is but child’s play; you run on, with the offhand men- dacity of the practiced canoeist and fisherman. filling your friend full of the most thrilling stories of adventure and hairbreadth escape. Here, where the water spreads out among those reefs and ledges and breaks into miniature cascades, with little foaming curls trailing off into long lines of white water at the foot of each one, you note that there would prob- ably have to be some wading done to get a canoe through, and that you would work along over and among those reefs with a fly-rod te good advantage. That was the way it looked to us, as our train broke out of a deep cut and hurled itself with a roar and a rattle across the lofty iron bridge over North Riyer—our chosen cruising stream—that bright Monday morning in August, and the stream meandered alongside of the road as we rushed along, now winding away, out of sight for a brief space, behind the red clay screen of some deep cut; or perchance a bold, bluff-like knoll crowned with a dense growth of trees intervenes, around whose cliff- like base the river winds in serpentine curves from our sight, again suddenly appearing in view. ditectly under our car windows at the foot of some steep, high “fill’’ or lofty trestle bridge, spanning a ravine or small side stream, occasionally taking a header and coming up on the other side of the road, or winding close alongside of us, aS our train shoots swiftly and boldly along the face of the high cliffs that line the river, in a narrow little terrace, cut high up above the water, with many a dizzying swing and sudden lurch around some sharp curve. “Great Scott! isn’t it low,’ exclaimed Lacy, as we studied the stream, “Yes; I expected to find it low after such a long, dry summer,” said I, “but this beats my expectations.” “It’s beautifully clear, though,” said the Colonel, “and the fishing will undoubtedly be good. Look! You can see every rock and ledge in the bottom.” “Yes, you can see entirely too many rocks and ledges ' in the bottom,” said George, discontentedly. “You can see altogether too much bottom. In fact, the bottom is entirely too close to the top.” “Yes, there might be a little more space between the bottom and the top,” put in Lacy, as he knocked the ashes out of his pipe and put it in his pocket. “Tl tell you what, fellows! We'll never make it in the world,” George continued. “We'll have the canyas cut clear off the bottoms of our canoes long before noon on this water, or rather on this lack of water.’’ “Oh, I think not!” I replied. “We'll have to be careful and will have a great deal of wading to do, and we'll have to portage all the fish dams and falls, but we'll get along all right after a fashion, and after Middle and South rivers come in, well have water enough.” “Well, we'll soon find out. Here’s our station!’ ex- claimed the Colonel, as the brakeman threw open the door and—his voice half-drowned in the roar and rattle of the train, the clang of the wheels on the joints of the rails and the cyclone of dust, smoke and cinders that rushed in with him through the open door—yelled, “All out for Mount Crawford !” The agent at Staunton had obligingly placed an empty car at our disposal on Saturday, in which the four canoes had been placed, and the provisions, outfits, etc,, duly packed in each boat, after which the car was locked and sealed and sent down to Mount Crawford, where, on our arriyal, we found it, standing on the siding, so all we had to do was to report our arrival to the station master, who broke the seal and unlocked the car and disclosed the four canoes, just as we had left them, ready packed for launch- ing. The inevitable little crowd of loungers and depot idlers quickly gathered around and stared at us and our unique little feet of canoes disclosed in the open car with great curiosity and imterest, and readily lent us a helping hand to get them down out of the car and onto the platform. It is quite a long, tedious carry of some 200 or 300yds. down the long hill from the station to the river, and we were quite glad to engage four of the before mentioned idlers to do the carrying for us, and their quarter apiece was well earned before the last of the canoes was deposited at the water’s edge. George rigged up his large Anthony camera and took a picture of the scene as they brought in the last canoe, after which the boats were shoved into the shallow, pebbly pool at the ford above the railroad bridge and led through it by their respective crews—the water being barely anlsle deep—to the steep, gravelly bar just below, down over which the water rippled and trickled in a thin, flat sheet an inch or so deep, and over which the canoes had to be lifted and carried bodily to the deeper water below, where we embarked, just above the huge iron railroad bridge which towered high in the air above us, and upon which the entire able bodied male population of the little station had assembled to see us off, and at just 9 o'clock our long, adventurous and exciting cruise of 172 miles and eighteen days was begun. [TO BE CONTINUED. | Recently Cal Knapp, coming into his chicken yard, fotind a fox lying dead on the ground. The animal seemed to have just died, and Knapp’s first impulse was to take him by the tail and throw him over the fence. He finally concluded to take it in the house and show it to his family and then skin it. His wite held it in her lap a while, remarking that the body was still warm, and the children played with it for some time. Suddenly some one opened a window and like a flash the fox leaped from Mrs. Knapp’s lap and bounded for the window. He fell about an inch short and the window was closed. After some lively chasing about the house, Reynard was caught, and in an hour or so he became quite docile—Carson (Ney.) Appeal. The increase of foxes along the Eastern Shore accounts for the scarcity of diamond-back terrapin. The fox re- gards terrapin eggs as a special delicacy, and during the breeding season tracks the terrapin in the sand, scratches up the freshly laid eggs and devaurs them—Washington National Republican, : Hachting. —— Our Boston Letter. Boston, March 2—At last the Boston Cup defender has been christened, and the name is one that appeals to all. She will be known as Independence, a name that has more than one significance, especially in regard to the yacht and the attitude of her owner. It is a name that is dear to every American, and will make a beautiful combination with Eagle. Eagle and Independence have always gone hand in hand, but it is to be hoped that no one will regret a friendly competition between the two during the coming racing seasoti. It has generally been the custom among yachtsmen to select a name for their yacht which contained seven letters. All manner of out-of-the-way natnes have been dug up; so that this combination might be maintained without having a constant repetition of names, But this feeling is now commencing to die out, and the yachts- men are putting names on their yachts that have all num- bers of letters. The number of letters is the only thing that yachtsmen have questioned, many thinking that it is too ponderous; but the task of Independence will he very ponderous, and it seems only right that she should have a name in proportion. B. B, Crowninshield is en- thusiastic over the name, and this feeling can readily be accounted for when one thinks of his own name and ancestry. Work on Independence is progressing rapidly now. There have been times when the inierested yachtsmen thought that she was growing too slowly, and Capt. Haff when he was in Boston recently expressed this opinion. It may or may not be that it was on account of Capt. Haff’s remarks that greater efforts have been employed on the yacht, but it is certain that since his visit there has been great hustling to get the parts together. She is now al- most entirely in frame and the lower streak of plating has been started. There are two gangs of riveters at work riveting the floor plates to the frames. Most of this work on the fin has been completed. It is proposed to have the greater part of the riveting done by machines operated by compressed air, and the steam pipes which will supply the power to the com+ pressors have been run in at the head of the shed. Rivet- ing by machinery is fast taking the place of the old hand method, and the results of the work are much more satis- factory. The hammer of the riveting machines makes from 1,200 to 1,500 strokes per mintite when operated by a pressure of about 95 potinds to the square inch. It may be imagined that under this rapid hammering the rivet is headed up rather quickly. This is where the advantage comes in. The rivet is completely headed up while the metal is still red hot, and as it cools it contracts, thus making a tighter joint than could be obtained by any system of hand riveting. There is enough of the boat now in pbsition to show her general outline, which, to say the least, is beautiful. As one stands aft of frame 65 and looks forward, she appears to be a perfect wedge. The lines are not perfectly straight by any means, but the curves are so graceful and so true that the appearance of straight lines is obtained Looking aft from frame 8 the saine effect is noticed, but in a lesser degree. She will be a much better looking boat when she is completed than she is on paper or in the model. I have never seen a yacht which has such a com- bination of speed producing lines. Those who have had an opportunity of seeing her at the Atlantic: Works have been enthusiastic in their praise. Her overhangs lay very close to the waterline, and she will get the maximum of that long, straight side of hers in the water when she takes a heel. Those sharp bilges will play an important part in such a case, too, for they will give her a remarkably fine entrance. The run is the prettiest ever seen on a racer. It does not rise as quickly as Columbia’s, and appears beautifully proportionate to the general lines of the hull. It is in this harmony of lines that the greatest speed is produced, and Independence saat certainly have a large amount of that necessary article. Frank P, Miller was at the Atlantic Works Friday and Saturday. Mr. Miller is to be second mate of Inde- pendence. He is very enthusiastic over the lines of the boat, and says that it will be a wonderful yacht indeed that will beat her. Mr. Miller will probably be at* the yard every day until the yacht is finished. Capt. Haff has every confidence in Mr. Miller, who is one of the best light sail men in this country. He was with Haff on Volunteer and on Vigilant, and went on Vigilant at Capt, Haff’s request when she went to England. Rigger Billman had a talk with Geo. F. Lawley a few days ago, with the result that when Independence is ready to. be rigged Billman will do the work. Billman is to be on Eagle in all her races, but his foreman will be on Independence, and the interests of the boat will be well Jooked after. The fact that Billman is to rig the Herre- schoff boat will have no effect on Independence, for the best men that can be obtained will be put on her. At the meeting of the South Boston Y. C. it was voted fo remain in the Yacht Racing Association’ of Massa- chusetts. This is a wise move on the part of the South Boston Y. C., which it will see later. There are many yachtsmen who do not realize the importance of their membership in the Association. The Association is the only means of protection that the smaller clubs have in their open races. This has been proved in the past, and there is no reason to believe that the same conditions do not exist at present. A peculiar condition confronts the Massachusetts yachtsmen at present. Two of the clubs have arranged championship dates for the season which conflict. These championships are given principally in the 25-footers and the 21-footers, the popular classes of the Association. The dates of one of these clubs is sure to conflict with some of the open dates of the Association, but the club is going ahead nevertheless. The other club, which is an in- fluential one, has made its dates only provisionally, and is ready to change them so that they will not conflict with the Association races. This club is ready to consult other clubs in regard to dates, so that general racing will not be, hurt, as the majority of the members believe in interclub racing. It is @ well-known fact that the yachtsman will go where he 192 FOREST AND STREAM [Marce 9, 1901. — will get the biggest prizes, no matter what his means. Now if the smaller club persists in holding to its schedule it will simply become a matter of who gives the greatest inducements. In such a case the outcome of the races in the smaller club can be easily foretold. The larger club will increase its racing fleet, but general racing in Massachusetts Bay will suffer, and the popular classes will die out instead of increasing. It has been distinctly proven that attempts at confining racing to one small district are if rank failures and that the sport suffers in consequence. At Lawley’s, Illinois, the Pynchon syndicate defender of the Canada cup, is about completed, and she is a very slick looking craft. The men who have worked on her are very enthusiastic and swear by her. The Sloane 8sft. schooner is all in frame, as is the Bar Harbor 25- footer. The Parsons 46-footer is all planked. The Pea- body 25-footer is nearly completed. An 85ft. steamer, de- signed by C. H. Crane for Edmund Randolph, is ready to be laid down. The frames will be set up on the Eno y2oft. steamer this week. A 7oft. steamer and a 35-footer, | of Binney design, will be started soon. | The Boston Y. C. will attempt to revive the racing spirit of its members this year by giving an open Y. R. A. race, which is to be held June 29. There will also be a club cruise to Marblehead and Gloucester on June 15, 16 and 17. Twelve new yachts have been built during the winter for members of this club, and there is a bunch of Y. R. A. racers among them, eo Coste at oo 53 & LEMoz ae ; Y"pasigning Dept, s 57Z Broadway, te YoREK ck ec 20" $F Chat ve ve SEKer LYUEL Yaw. Ib, eS An ae eer at Chain Locker, _. {> Chain \z ~ ee Joun B. KILLeen. Endymion and Efllida. | By courtesy of Mr. Clinton H. Crane, of the firm of | Tams, Lemoine & Crane, we are able to reproduce in this | | | DERO) Win eer WEA General Arran Fore castle. Ferecastle issue the cabin and sail plans of two highly successful cruising boats that were designed by the above firm. Although the designs represent wide extremes as to size, Endymion being 1ooft. on the waterline, while Ellida measures but 28ft., yet both the boats have been remark- ably successful as cruisers. Endymion was owned by the late George Lord Day, who did not live to take many cruises in the vessel, but who had the satisfaction of winning one of the greatest honors that a cruising yacht could achieve, that of breaking the ocean record for yachts. Endymion started on her first cruise from New York at noon on Jan. 31, 1900, and reached Bermuda on Feb. 3, the run being made in seven- ty-one and a half hours. From Bermuda she touched at Barbadoes on Feb, 16 (1,200 miles in five days) and ar- rived at Trinidad the next day. The cruise was continued all through the West Indies, the yacht finally returning to New York on April 18. From Cape Charles Lightship to Winter Quarter Shoal, about 61 nautical miles, Endymion sailed in four hours and eighteen minutes, making at times fourteen knots an hour. Endymion made a remarkable run on her outward voyage from Sandy Hook to South- ampton. The following figures are taken from Endy- mion’s log for the passage across the Atlantic. The runs given are from noon to noon, and as about one-half an hour a day is lost on the eastward run across the Atlantic, the runs were made in practically twenty-three and one- half hours, and not twenty-four hours. The upper figures are from the mate’s log and the lower figures from the skipper’s. The lower figures are corrected for distances through the water and are more nearly accurate than the pore Ty Se eel 1 Na Migeratir eee xt =I Via i h—_aressex hi efi rt | t Wein s-1 Biel raek oa ae ELLIDA—CABIN PLAN.—Designed by Messrs. Tams, Lemoine & Crane for Mr. Austen F. Riggs. | | aie anal TH Se eee others: ol hl LIN June 21, 3:32, Sandy Hook Lightship abeam. Bil nT ON 22, noon 218 40.38 68.27 hi LS} | 23 222 40.54 63.35 an ae 24 . 214 41.23 50.40 < nt aay 25 264 41.55 53.52 g ! NA 26 222 42.3 48.53 al 8 iar “18 27 200 43.22 ‘44.50 a a 28 226 44.24 39.49 AME eye a ie he 29 270 45.11 33-34 j 30 144 45.38 30.15 | July 1 215 45.36 25.2 Nai ee || Oe pelea Pe Ne 2 268 46.46 19.18 3 291 47.47 12.46 s 4 259 49.25 . 6.40 ae S ae ‘ : 3,013 | & June 22 218 : eT 7 . 23 222 F 24 213 25 266 te i | 26 222 ai —— 27 188 _ 28 234 } 29 273 - f 30 144 2. i July 1 230 : D 256 3 298 i 4 268 ft 3,032 [ At 12:30 passed Scilly Island, twelve days sixteen hours; at 4 P. M. passed Land’s End, twelve days and i twenty hours; at 5:08 P. M., July 5, passed Needles; at | 6:30 anchored at Cowes. I | | This works out a daily average for the whole distance of 236 knots per day, or nearly ten knots an hour for the whole distance. The greatest day’s run showed an aver- age of thirteen knots an hour for the twenty-four hours, which is good as compared with any sailing vessel’s daily average ever made. i The largest figures shown in Crowninshield’s account of ' the privateer America are very much less than these. She beat the record held by Mr. James Gordon Bennett's schooner Henrietta by nearly two hours. Endymion was built at the yard of George Lawley & Son Corp., South Boston, and: was launched on Novy. 18, 1899, and is a \ splendid example of the fine work turned out by these builders. The yacht is of composite construction, the frames being of steel, the planking of yellow pine and the ) deck fittings of teak. While in England she was hauled 1 out, recaulked and coppered. Her dimensions are as ; follows: Length— Over wall) etee ty teria: TA. Svtgrarnt 136ft. ! LW-Le peeshypestereterereratresetst ery OOH, | _ tank [Sdgale sh walker Marcu 9, 1901. FOREST AND STREAM. aS ’ ie \ % —— => a 193 ELLIDA—SAIL PLAN. Designed by Messrs. Tams, Lemoine & Crane for Mr. Austen F. Riggs. Overhang— IBPON He soto Pees ears SCO eects eee ee 14it. STG IMMe ee athe Acts Uma Re abe esse! elece yt teeel seas! 22it Freeboard— la IBYO RI! on dostacseyinict trek arises + Reid RAPER, a oe iit. AU ZosneanUl 8 ee AO he pen eee kanes ae Sit. ILfeaisye” 2 ae ea ie Ore AE eee) Fae et hi BA ti, Beam Petnerie 5 ch nee neta tat ene bed Gaede Drea ESsehRETIeS asc) Act) haeeeeiee eee soe bln Maio Tit IDO se Aes 4) SARS ne a re An SR ers eer) ae 12ft. Qin. Unusual care was taken to make Endymion as complete for cruising purposes as any vessel of her kind afloat. The quarters for the owner and his guests consist of five large staterooms and two bath and dressing rooms. The own- er’s room extends the full width of the vessel and has a dressing room adjoining. The cabin or saloon amidships is richly furnished with a divan on one side, a sofa and bookcase on the other, while a large sideboard is in the middle of the forward end, faced on the epposite side by a fireplace. There are four officers’ rooms, and the officers have their own mess room. The galley and pantry are of good size, and opening from the galley is a large store room, while in the hold are the water tanks, ice room, bins for stores, sail locker and trunk room. a Ellida was built at the Jacob Yard, City Island, during the winter of 1899 and 1900 for Mr. Austin F. Riggs, who has cruised extensively in her. She has proved to be a splendid sea boat, being easily handled at all times and showing unusual speed, considering her small rig. Her dimensions are as follows: 2 Length— Gave all! 6s toe See ailh nelelaseenanorcae 43it. IL EAT ICABS Ah prises oir Coe: eter men TE da 28it. Overhang— LEO Cane ss eats MA BEA ASAE bas ae oft. 6in Sige Myths leh Ancora ete eae eee a Sit. 6in Freeboard— TEXOR So pac ee euros cocks Pes Acerca tans 3it. gin Patirarl mesh seri melesi sete aes tal Baie, Lesunt gISSCRS| ip ere deere ricer! Orel teat | ic sn ineaee 2it. toin Reaim—=Fixtinemier oo sue, sea ails ceyecerrebte ve a2 cus Irft. 1D Weenie Shpren esneler Sader taht eh oteoreh d ft utero 6ft. Seull ghey (Gees MOMSEN oie teens Cam ee Abie bP I,IIO sq. ft. Considering the fact that the boat is only 28ft. long on the waterline, she has an unusual amount of room be- low. She has full headroom throughout. Under the for- ward end of the cockpit are large drawers and lockers which are reached from the cabin. On the port side of the companionway is a chart table, back of which are racks and shelves for the charts. Opposite on the starboard side are lockers, racks and shelves to be used for general stow- age purposes. The main cabin is 7ft. long and contains a set berth on each side with extension transoms in front, so that four can sleep comfortably in the cabin. A good sized skylight yentilates and lights the cabin, Forward of the cabin is the lavatory, which extends the full width of the boat. This compartment. can be separated from the galley and cabin by folding doors. On the port side of the lavatory is a set marble wash basin, behind which are the necessary lockers and racks for linen, etc. On the starboard side opposite is the closet, behind which is a large locker. Next forward is the galley, where there is also full head room. The galley is completely fitted, hav- ing ample shelf and locker room for dishes and pans, a large ice box, a locker for daily stores, a pump that is connected with the fresh-water tanks and a two-burner stove. The lavatory and galley are lighted and ventilated by a skylight. The forecastle contains a folding berth for the paid hand. There are two fresh-water tanks, one aft with a capacity of 150 gallons, and one in the lavatory holding 30 gallons. The boat steers with a wheel. Her narrow cabin house makes her practically a flush deck boat and gives ample room to move about on deck. Changes in Cup Conditions. *THr New York Y. C. has made public the correspond- ence between its Secretary, Mr. J. V. S. Oddie, and Mr. Hugh C. Kelly, Honorable Secretary of the Royal Ulster Y. C., regarding the conditions that govern the races for the America Cup. The Cup Committee declined to grant the request for a flying start, but allows Sham- rock II. three weeks for preparation on this side of the Atlantic in the event of her being late in her arrival. Pro- vision is made, however, that the races shall be begun not later than Aug. 27. The matter of measuring the yachts at the navy yard, it was pointed out, is a question of courtesy resting with the Secretary of the Navy, that being Government property. The conditions governing the coming races are very similar to those used during the last contest.’ The details of the racing conditions and the letters modifying the original agreement are as fol- lows: New Yorx Y. C., 67 Madison Avenue, New York, Nov. 28. 1900. Conditions to govern the races for the America Cup, un- der the challenge of the Royal Ulster Y. C., on behalf of Sir Thomas Lipton, dated Oct. 2, 1900. as agreed upon by pe anaiieice of the New York Y. C. and Royal Ulster The match to be decided by the best three out of five races. Courses, Starting from Sandy Hook Lightship.—First race—To- windward or leeward and return. Second race— Equilateral triangle. Third race—Similar to the first race. Fourth race—Similar to second race. Fifth race—Similar to first race. In every case the course from the starting line to be laid to windward, if possible, from Sandy Hook Light- . Vice-Com.; C. L ship. The courses shall be, as nearly as possible, thirty (30) nautical miles in length. The starting signal shall be given, as nearly as prac- ticable, at eleven (11) A. M., and this time shall not be changed. The preparatory signal shall be given fifteen (15) min- utes before the starting signal, and a warning signal five (5) minutes before the starting signal. In case of a change in the time of starting, the same signals shall be used. At the starting signal a yacht may cross the line; the exact time at which a yacht crosses the line during the succeeding two minutes to be taken as her start, and the end of that period as the start of the one crossing after its expiration. No race shall be started after 1 P. M. If in any race neither yacht goes over the course within five and a half (514) hours, exclusive of time allowance, such race shall not count and must be resailed. The races shall be sailed on the following dates, until the series be completed, viz.: Aug. 20, 22 and 24, 1901, and on the following Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. An unfinished race of one kind shall be repeated until finished. In case a serious accident occurs to either vessel prior to the preparatory signal, she shall have sufficient time to effect repairs before being required to start, or if such accident occurs during a race, before being required to start in the next race. Each yacht shall stand by the consequences of any acci- dent happening to her after the preparatery signal, and upon the occurrence of any such accident disabling either vessel, the other vessel shall sail outfthe race: Distinct marks shall be placed at the lower water line at the bow, and as far aft as possible on each vessel. Signed: Lewis Case Ledyard, Com.; August Belmont, . F. Robinson, Rear-Com.; J. V. S. Oddie, Sec’y; S. Nicholson Kane (chairman), E. D. Morgan, E. M. Brown, J. P. Morgan, C. Oliver Iselin, Regatta Committee. Roya Utster Y. C., Mountpettinger Road, BELFAST, Jan. 30, I9OI. J. V. S. Oddie, Esq., Sec’y New York Y. C., New York. Dear Sir: I have had a meeting of my committee upon the subject of the conditions in above, received from you a short time ago, and in reply we would like you to consider and if possible agree to the following slight alterations, Viz. : Signals—In the second paragraph, for the purpose of making the matter clear, we suggest the follewing words should be added: “Either” between the words “which” and “yacht,” “first” between the words “yacht” and “crosses,” “after the starting signal” between the words “line” and “during,” and the word “yacht” instead of the word one. DS T8 % 194 to a flying start without any time allowance to either yacht? This is the rule upon our side of the water, and we find it to work very well; besides, it makes the result of the race more easily understood by the public. New York Y. C. Rules to Govern—In the conditions for the 1899 races were the words “Unless the Shamrock he detained by stress of weather or other cause, in which case three weeks shall be given her for fitting out after her arrival at New York,’ and we would like those words imserted in the second paragraph after the words “‘follow- ing dates.” Measurements—We would further suggest that, if prac- ticable, the measurement should take place at the Graving Dock of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, as was done on the last occasion. All the other conditions are quite satisfactory, and if you agree to our suggestions I can interline the words referred to and forward you a copy duly signed. Yours faithfully, HucH C. Kerry, Hon. See’y, (COPY. ) SECRETARY'S Orrice NEw York Y. C., 37 West Forty-fourth Street, Feb. 18, 1907. Dear Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of Jan. 30, 1901, requesting, on behalf of the committee of the Royal Ulster Y. C., the consideration by our committee of some slight alterations in the conditions to govern the coming races for the America Cup, which were forwarded to you on Dec. fo, 1900. Your letter was submitted to our committee on Feb. Trt, with the result that they cheerfully agree to the fol- lowing changes, viz.: First—That the clause entitled “Signals” to read as follows: “Signals—The preparatory signal shall be given fifteen (15) minutes before the starting signal, and a warning signal five (5) minutes before the time of starting signal. In case of a change in the time of starting the same signals shall be used. “At the starting signal a yacht may cross the line; the exact time at which either yacht first crosses the line after the starting signal. during the suceeding two minutes, to be taken as her start, and the end of that period as the start of the yacht crossing after its expiration. No race shall be started after 1 P. M.” Second—That there be inserted under the clause “New York Y. C, Rules to Govern,’ a second paragraph, to read: “The first race shall be sailed on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1901, wnless the Shamrock II. should be detained by stress of weather or other cause, in which case three (3) weeks shall be given her for fitting out after her arrival: but the first race shall not be started later than Aug. 27, 1901. and the races shall be sailed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, until completed.” This clause allows the same period after arrival as was provided in the agreement for the last match. It was emitted from the conditions sent you through inad- vertence. Third—I am instructed by the committee to answer the uggestion of your committee that there be a “flying start” without any time allowance to either yacht, by saying that they see no reason for changing, in this respect, the con- ditions governing the last match. Fourth—I am also requested to state in reference to the suggestion of your committee that the rules as to measurement he modified so as to _ proyide for measurement at the Graying Dock of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. that our committee concurs in your opinion that the Gravinge Dock is the best place to measure the yachts, and will do all that they can to secure it, but in view of the fact that they have no control of it and cannot be assured, in advance, of their ability to obtain its use, it is deemed inexpedient to make this one of the conditions of the match. Will you kindly insert the changes herein agreed upon in the copies of the conditions that you have, and forward them to me, duly signed by your committee, that I may return one to you signed by us? Yours sincerely. . (Signed) J. V. S. Ovpte, Sec’y. Hucr C. Ketry, Esq., Hon. Sec’y, R. U. Y. C. be changed How t e Commodore Made the Run in the Fog. iY GaGa AVS) OR nine long, weary days the yacht Pontoon lay fog bound in the har- bor of Newport, R. I. Three times she had started out along with many other yachts and a fleet of twenty- eight Gloucester fishing boats, and three times the fog came rolling in from the sea, a, white wall that sent all hands scurrying back for the anchorage. Sea way to New London to see the Yale-Harvard rowing race, and sporty crews they carried. They it was who got up rowing matches between the dories of the fishernien and put up money prizes for them to race for, thereby relieving the monotony that hung over the fleet for one day at least. It was a regular gala day, that day, and such rowing as those hardy dory fishermen ex- hibited was worth going. fo see. The saloons along Thames street heard that race dis- cussed from the standpoint of every individual fisherman who could find room at the bar. And on every corner where sea boots and oilskins glistened in the lamp light we heard the if’s and and’s being discussed, as we made our way back to'the yacht with supplies that night: While it was principally a pleasure cruise, the cutter Pontoon was now on, there was a certain amount of business at the end of it, and the way I happened to be one of the party was this: I had not been ashore two weeks from a West India: voyage in a schooner when, as I was walking up Broadway one day, I ran across a pom- pous young friend of mine who hare the proud distinction Most of the yachts were on their . FOREST AND STREAM. of having, at one time, been Commodore of a yacht club, and Commodore he is to this day. “Say! Charlie!’ was his greeting, “you’re just the man I want,” then he pulled at his small mustache for a moment to think, and added: “Yot know my yacht, don't you—the Pontoon? She used to be the flagship of this and that club.” “Yes,” I answered, “I knew her,” but I didn’t tell him I knew her to be a deep, wall-sided tub. “Well,” continued the Commodore, somewhat puzzled, “T’ve sold her to a chap up in Buzzards Bay, and I can’t get any one to go with me. Will you go?- Say! It'll be a bully trip!” ; Having no work at that time, [ told him I would, and that is how I came to be spending nine miserable fog- bound days in Newport. Every day when the fog shut down as it did regularly about 8 o’clock, we, the Commodore, the Lieutenant and myself, dressed up and were rowed ashore by Olsen, the paid man, to spend the day playing pool in a place we had iound on the way up to Truro Park. The morning of our tenth day at Newport dawned on a clear blue sky, and the few yachtsmen that remained— for all the Yale-Harvardmen had left their yachts deserted at anchor and gone on to New London by train—shouted BEES the harbor to each other, “Thank heaven, the fog’s gone!” Certainly it looked so, and after eating a hurried break- fast, the Commedore, Olsen and I cast off the stops and hoisted the Pontoon’s soaked sails, while the Lieutenant stowed things away below. On all sides of us sails were being hoisted and anchors hove up, as the fleet of fishermen, after their prolonged spell of idleness, got under way for the fishing grounds. Being away under the stern of one schooner, luffing past the end of another’s bowsprit, and then ranging along side by side with a fisherman, the Pontoon bore out the inlet, past Fort Adams, and all hands were happy. A fresh southerly breeze sent the yacht crushing through the head seas off Beavertail, so that sometimes het bowsprit end soared dripping heavyenward, then down 1t went, the seas going clear over the forward deck, but Pontoon pushed on, her big tub-like hull boring into the water so hard that she turned a sea off from either bow big enough to swamp a good-sized rowboat. Having been one of the first to get under way, we were now given the pleasure of seeing boat after boat walk past us as though we were anchored. It made my blood boil to see a little fishing schooner, loaded so deep that our yacht should outweather her, go storming past us, splitting the head seas that worried our old tub. Out toward the horizon line, the Brenton Reef light- ship was our goal, and we were nearly to it when, far out to sea, we saw that same gray wall of fog coming rolling in toward the shore that on three previous occasions had sent us all back to Newport, but this time I was de- termined. Go back? “No! Hanged if we will!’ I got out the chart and found the compass course from Brenton Reef lightship to the Hen and Chickens was east half north, so setting the compass box in place I told the Commodore to keep her to that course. I squared away the main boom, while Olsen eased out the head sails, and when baclstays were set up, I went aft and sat down near the Commodore, in the cockpit, while the Swede lit his pipe and sat with his legs in the forehatch. The Commodore wanted to run in for Newport, and while I was arguing with him not to do so the lightship astern went out of sight and the fog enveloped us in its steamy folds, so our horizon narrowed down to a circle not a hundred yards across. Now this was my first off-shore experience with the Commodore, but haying often heard him relate thrilling experiences he had gone through on the traing ship St. Mary's, I supposed him to be a thoroughly seasoned deep- water nan As J sat alongside of him now in the Pontoon’s little cockpit, with the old Lieutenant saying nothing, but looking hard at the streams of vapor pouring through our rigging, and the yacht pushing silently along through the fog, I noticed he let her yaw about badly, some- times two poitits off the compass course, so I remarked: “Keep her steady, Commodore; we’ve got to run twenty miles and pick up the Hen and Chickens lightship.” He made no reply, but got up and motioned me to take the tiller. This caused me to look up at his face, and in- stantly I realized le was seasick. Flat on the wet deck he threw himself, with his head over the lee rail, and when he picked himself up a little later he was white as a sheet and had undergone a wonderful transformation. He was no longer the rosy-cheeked dandy. His pretty, white ducks were a sorry sight, and he looked as limp as a wet wash rag. It took all the strength and dignity at his command to sit up and explain his situation to me. “Vou see, Charlie,” and then the poor fellow gulped, “it’s queer how I get sick’—anether gulp—“every time I go on deep water, I always get sick once, and then— I’m-all sight.” i _s [MarcH 9, 1901. vn] DYMION =_ + Deck, PLAN: —Brmr —Sesie Fare Jan.2,1301, om pewese ee - f r | STATE Froom, ENDYMION—CABIN PLAN.—Designed by Messrs. Tamms. Lemoine & Cram for the Iate Geonge Lord Day. Marcu 9, r9ot.| ———— See ee = ————— = ENDYMION—SAIL PLAN, “Oh! I know lots of captains going to sea who get seasick,” I said, consolingly. “One cleaning out and then I’m all right,” he con- tinued, “and I feel much better for it, too, don’t you know.” “There isn’t a better remedy going to clear a man’s stomach than a spell of seasickness,” said I, although I had never experienced it myseli. For a few moments he busied himself about, coiling down the ends of the jib sheet, and I began to think he was going to get over it; but no, poor devil, he soon grew quiet again, and going below, threw himself down on the transom, dead to the world. The big Swede forward .could not suppress a smile as I caught his eye after watching our host go below. When the fog set in, the wind came with it, and slowly, but steadily, increased to a good hard breeze. Pontoon originally was a cat yawl with one mast stepped clear up in the eyes of her, and to accommodate it she was built so full in the ends you could stand up in the fo’castle with your hat on and put your hand against the stern. While this made her as comfortable as a Harlem flat below decks with her roomy galley, for- ward and ait of this a saloon with swinging table and two folding bunks above the transoms, it did not improve her sailing or steering qualities any. Several tons of lead held this high-sided plumb bob on end, but so full and chunky was her model that running before the wind, as we now were, the rudder was working only in dead water. You had to put the helm hard over to make her mind it at all, and then she would yaw about so it would have broken an eel’s back to have tried to follow in her wake. From port to starboard her stern swung with the regularity of clockwork, and from star- board to port, just as regularly I pulled with all my might on her short tiller, in vain endeavors to make her go in a straight line. The Pontoon yawed about and I tugged and swore until tired out, and then called Olsen aft to take a trick at it, for the Lieutenant was only a passenger, knowing nothing whatever about a boat, yet unaffected, as her owrer was, by the motion. Pocr little Commodore, he alternated between the lee rail und the cabin, and the fish~between Newport and New Bedford were better fed on that day than any day in their recollection for many a long year. And when he couldn’t fred them longer, he lay and groaned in agony on the transom. Sorry as I felt for the poor fellow, there was nothing I could do for him, as all our attention was needed on deck. Driving along through a dense fog with a hali a gale screeching aloft the Pontoon was kept as near as possible to the course, and we kept careful calculation as to about the speed she was going, and made allowance for the tide. Dinner time came and went, but out of pity for the Commodore no one mentioned eating. About 2 o'clock, according to our calculations, we should begin to listen for the bell and horn that indicated the Hen and Chickens lightship. But all hands listened and listened in vain—not a sound save the swash of hurry- ing water greeted our ears, and I grew uneasy lest some unknown current had set us inshore so far we could not hear the bell, If we failed to pick up the lightship, there was nothing for us to do but heave to and wait for it to clear up; if we kept on running we would only fetch up on the mainland, or possibly somewhere around Cutty- hunk, on the Martha’s Vineyard shore. Minutes merged into half hours, and no horn was heard, until very faintly we all three heard far off to wind- ward the sound of a tog horn. “Heavens! we're not that far off our course, I hope,” said I, as I luffed up, and we trimmed in sail to beat up toward the sound. Blown into our faces by the wind, the fog felt almost like rain, and the Commodore had to shift into the lee bunk every time we tacked, for the old Pontoon was staggering along under full sail. From a faint moan, louder and louder grew the sound, until just as we made a tack to starboard, and the canvas stopped slapping, a roar so loud and deep that it startled all hands greeted our ears, and out of the dripping fog loomed the black hull of the Vineyard Sound lightship of Cuttyhunk, several miles to windward of the Hen and Chickens. I swore when I saw the name in large letters along the side of the lightship, and luffing around we bore away before the wind and sea, and while Olsen steered I went below and found the compass course from this lightship to the one we wanted to find. With the wind just abaft the beam so the headsails stoods full, the yacht sailed a straight course, and when we judged we were about where we were before we started to beat up to the other lightship, there suddenly loomed up right ahead of us the missing ship, but silent as the grave. We stood on across her bows, then jibed over and continued on the compass course for New Bedford. When we were well astern of the lightship we saw the dark figure of a man go forward along her leck, and then born down wind on the fog came the heavy clang of her fog bell, making our eardrums vibrate. ‘Dey never rung dot bell, dot’s vve we don’t hear ’im before,” said Olsen, and | agreed with him. We now had a thirteen mile run to Clark Point light- house, but to us it was like a midnight sail for all we could see: The fog shut us in completely. The first thing we saw to indicate land aftera couple of hours’ sail was a large three-masted schooner, that loomed up ahead of us on a sudden. Running close under her stern we asked her skipper, who was watching us, what the course was to New Bedford, and sailed as he directed, with the result that in a half an hour a red spar buoy loomed up ahead, and sailing by this we made our way up to within a mile of the town, although we did not know we were so close until the Pontoon suddenly ran out of the fog, and there before us, bathed in the red light of sunset, lay the old romantic town of New Bedford, with the spars of the dismantled old whaling ships standing up black against the glow in the west. Here the water was like a mill pond, the breeze had gone down to a gentle air, and a feeling of thankfulness -and rest seemed to prevail with nature, as well as us. Designed by Messrs. Tams, Lemoine & Crane for the late Georye Lord Day, Then it was the Commodore, who up to this time had been forgotten, came up the companionway and said with a resurrected smile: “Tl take her in now, Charlie.’ JI was only too willing to surrender the tiller to him. But when a week later, bedecked in gold buttons and creased white ducks, the Commodore related to an attentive audience on the club’s piazza how he sailed the Pontoon from Newport to New Bedford. “in a howling gale and fog so thick you couldn’t see the bow of the yacht, and brought her right smack up to the dock at New Bedford, b’gad!” and called on me to confirm his statements, I thought of the figure he cut on that run and turned away. Yacht Club Notes. The Entertainment Committee of the Yachtsmen’s Club has sent out the following announcement for the lectures to be given during the month of March: March 6—‘The Measurement Rule,’ John Hyslop, Esq. March 13—“Ocean Steam Vessels and Their Manage- ment,” Capt. P. C. Petrie, late Commodore Inman Steam- ship Company. March 20—“High Speed in Steam Vessels,” Chas. D, Mosher, Esq. March 27—‘‘Methods of Determining Position at Sea,” Commander Henry H. Barroll, U. S. N. RRR Several gentlemen interested in yachting a tended a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 28, and organized a‘club to be known as the City Island Y. C. The following officers were elected: Com., Howard Horton; Vice-Com., Dr. Frederick C. Lawrence; Rear-Com., Piierre Wood; Sec’y, Albert’ Wood; Treas., Franklin Smith; Official Meas., Charles Herold; Board of Directors,.George Mil- ler, James H. Rice and Dr. L. F. W. Seifert. A set of by-laws, rules and regulations are to be drawn up and adopted similar to the Knickerbocker Y. C.’s rules and regulations. Five boats of Ai class. centerboard sleep type, are now nearing completion, and it is expected six or seven will mark the number for the first regatta. eRe The Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. met at Sherry's on the evening of Feb. 26 and adopted the new rule of meas- urement which special committees of the New York, Larchmont and Seawanhaka Corin h’an yacht clubs recommended for consideration and adoption. The rule is to go into effect on Jan. 1. 1902. Any boats built after July 1 next will come under the new rating. The rule was adopted by the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y, C. independent of any action that the other clubs might take. but the committee of the new rule was made permanent with power to act, in order to modify the rule should a change seem desirable. ; The committee consists of John Hyslop, chairman: J. Fred Tams, A. Cass Canfield, C. H. Crane and Henry W. Eaton, The new rule, which taxes both beam and draft, is 196 FOREST AND STREAM. {MarcH 9, 190T: different from anything that has been proposed before. It is as follows: “Yachts shall be rated for classification and time allowance by Tacing measurement, which shall be determined by adding to half the load waterline half the square root of the sail area and a quantity determined as L. and by dividing the sum of these quan- tities by 1.1, u%LWL.+% VS A+ L. tet =R EL. ‘The quantity L. is to be obtained in the following way: em is breadth of load waterline plane at 1% of its length from fore end. “B. is breadth of load waterline plane at 14 from after end. ““B. is breadth (greatest) of L.W.L. plane. “@. is (BBB; “D. is draft at MS.+2-5 of any greater draft aft, and all of any greater draft forward. “E.=(B.”+D.)—3 1-8\7 MS. submerged. “C+E=L,. “On all yachts launched after July 1, 1901, there shall be placed, by the owner or his agent, on every vessel to be entered for racing, marks on each side of her to indicate the waterline, and other marks vertical to and 3in. aboye the first named. ‘These shall be placed’ immediately over the largest cross section of the submerged part of the yacht. The owner shall furnish to the measurer a certificate of the draft to the waterline as aboye indicated, and shall also include a state- ment of any greater draft, whether the same is at a place or places forward or aft of this point. The certificate shall also state the measurement of the yacht’s greatest breadth on the load waterline and the area of the submerged section when measured to the marks at the waterline, and also to the marks 3in. above it. These marks shall be kept on hand at the club house, and sup- plied to all who may require them; they shall be small disks of non- corrosive metal, each having a hole in the center, through which it may be secured to the side of the vessel by a pin, the center of the latter to indicate the point measured to, “In case of metal-hulls a cross, such as can be made with a cold chisel, may be used, the intersection of the lines to indicate the point measured to. The measurements furnished by the owner to be subject to verification by the club’s measurer when called in question by protest, or when required by the race committee. “Any yacht launched beiore July 1, 1901, whose measurements, made under the rule of the previous year, brought her within the limits of a class, shall be eligible to race in such class, although when measured under the rule 1901 she may exceed the limits of such class, or may fall below it, and such yachts shall be rated for time allowance at their actual measurements. “Vachts launched after July 1, 1901, shall not be entitled to time allowance except from yachts launched prior to that date whose measurements may exceed the class limit. Such yachts shall allow time to smaller yessels launched before the date named. “When the measurer shall have to measurer, draw and com- pute the area of midship section or other under body dimensions of a yacht the charge for the same shall be for a cabin yacht $12, and for an open yacht $6.” The committee of the Larchmont Club is John Hyslop, chair- man; John F. Loyejoy, Philip T. Dodge and E. A. Willard. The following extracts from its report explain the new rule: “When the present rule was framed, and for some years after- ward, the use of lead keels was practically unknown, and the few instances of their use, partial or othewise, were to be found in small vessels. Keels were formerly used to prevent leeway, not as levers to hang lead upon. The draft taken was moderate and proportionate to the bulk and accommodations of the vessel as- sociated with it, and there were no flattened end frames, convex bow waterlines and shovel-nosed bows. When ballast was used inside the hull a fair amount of it had’to be carried, and a cor- responding extent of displacement and roominess in the yacht was assured, without extrayagance in draft or other dimensions; but a time arrived when yachts having these characteristics and with rocmy cabins and good accommodations were found to be classed in racing with vessels having little room and displacement, and possessing sail carrying power through the agency of a short keel or fin used as a lever on which to carry lead ballast. Another new feature also appeared about the same time in very full and conyex waterlines, with correspondingly flattened and sharpened yertical longitudinal section lines and lengthened over water ends. “Tt is proposed to make practicable the building of any yacht haying a symmetrical and useful area of midship section propor- tional to the breadth and draft associated with it. It is also pra- posed that any yacht having a disproportionately small midship section, with large dimensions of breadth or draft, or both—pro- viding only that the sum of the two is large—shall allow time or its equivalent in the increase of other factors, to what may here be called the normal yacht. It is further proposed to make prac- ticable the building of any yacht with only a useful and normal amount of fullness in the ends of the load water plane. “Tt is also proposed that vessels with flat or extravagantly full ends shall allow time or its equivalent to the more normal vessel: It is not proposed to in any way affect vessels which have been referred to as within normal limits, except to give to them such allowances as they may become entitled to from vessels built or to be built to which the new factors apply. From the time of the America to and including Volunteer, Titania, Katrina, Minerva and Lasca it would be difficult, if not impossible, to name a yacht built for these waters with a midship section so small relative to her draft and beam that the square root of its area when multiplied by 3 1-3 would not be equal to the sum of beam added to draft. It would be still more difficult to mame one in which the sum of the two dimensions of breadth of load waterline measured at one- eighth of its length from each end would be equal to the greatest width of the waterline. The area of the load waterline of such yachts usually came under 65 per cent. of the parallelogram which would include it. To-day, in the middle and in the larger sizes, the coeficient of the load waterline may be found at 75 per cent. and over, and in smaller vessels it may run to the extreme of almost the whole parallelogram. Such vessels not only lengthen out very materially the waterlines to which they are measured, but gain for racing under ayerage conditions much in other ways, and it is due to excesses of form of the kind indicated that great length of overhang at bow and stern can be used with advantage. “As under the rule proposed, all vessels recently built would most likely have their measurements added to. _No vessel racing with a modern vessel would be called upon to give to another the full extent due to the addition to her racing length, but only the difference due to the varying additions to each. It is confidently believed that if adopted the effect will not necessarily be to repress any variety of form whateyer, but to give a new encouragement to yacht building, a new freedom in yacht designing, and to make possible the introduction, in some variety, improved, and in the view of many yachtsmen, more acceptable forms. ae The committee shows the working of the rule by giving the old and proposed new racing lengths of the following well-known yachts: Schooners—Class B. 7 4 Old Racing New Racing Length Length. "907 $5.35 SINIETAIC sister ecnrntssaspeererve hes 5 oop pee ee a ae ore n 200 Be alee Daneman ih ne te 93.07 86.13 Class D oites rare AMMOTItA eae pene ee nse cpp ensues n ey pera es 0-14.80 . Quissetta ..eyseees BAe Ba ears heb ord s dein 73.59 69.18 Sloops—Class G, or snes Vigilant PE ipbcraceed lott at aie shaie-es atta acar 4 ode By 5 Defender vecsissareccecctscettepocyesserectans THOVSGS ae uedticee a aed 76.08 69.16 TRAPGIIA: ccs see scee sere enans PRS itiorite ge ae ; 9. WrainteOla ese seys Vinee eons feeb s seee pene ee Ovod 75.43 siathnee 54.67 51.75 Tebeek BE SAN SADE Str oie HSE Te Sfeiape aint ahi ech tae "CSTE CTS SE RUR t Sele. 54.97 52.48 ae aoe 45.63 41.48 Ak Ro SE REPO ait en, foc cB.r i 4716 Sees 42.83 41.00 wee {ROR sass ey eeu « 7. ne 42.95 44.33 shears 25.10 36.66 Rar ie ns Jag eP aes pC Mei rsa he 30.93 eRe 25.00 27.21 Bal Cb ages SRE ott RARE OL 3011 Cartoon ) eee eCeTt CCL + Trews Un CU 48,75 YACHTING NEWS NOTES. Mr. G. Howland Leavitt, N. Y. Y. C., has commis-. sioned Mr, H. J. Gielow to design for him a naphtha launch. The contract for the construction of the yacht has been placed with the Townsend & Downey Shipbuilding and Repair Co., of Shooters Island, S. 1. The dimensions are as follows: Length over all, 55it. 4in.; length on waterline, 55it.; beam, oft., gin., and 3ft., 4in. draft. For- ward there will be a pilot house, 6ft. long. Ait of the pilot house is a low cabin trunk 26ft. long, with the galley in the forward end. Next comes an engine room containing a Craig gasoline engine, with a passage on the starboard side and a captain’s room on the port side. The saloon, 12ft. long, follows and aft of this is a cock- pit covered with an awning. All the joiner work will be of mahogany. The naphtha tank in the bow will hold a supply sufficient to run 360 miles at full speed or 630 milés at 10 miles an hour. The maximum speed will be 174 miles an hour. RRR Mr. Charles Billman, head of the well-known firm of Charles Billman & Son, ship riggers, died at his home in Boston, on Feb. 27, aged seventy-two years. Mr. Bill- man had been prominently identified with yachting for many years, his firm having rigged all the America Cup defenders since 1876. Mr. Billman was born in Stock- holm, Sweden, on Sept. 4, 1828. He stood at the head of those in his business. It was he who was credited with aiving the late Edward Burgess his ideas about rigging and when the original cup yacht America was altered he refitted her, He leaves five sons and four daughters. BRE The Gas Engine and Power Co. and the Charles L. Seabury Co. have an order for a steel steam yacht that will be built at once for a yachtsman whose name is for the present withheld. She is rgoft. on the waterline, 177ft. Gin. over all, is to make 18 knots an hour and will be schooner rigged. The quarters for the owner are to be aft of the engine space, and will consist of two large double staterooms, Connecting with the owner’s state- room will be a large bathroom. There will be two single and double staterooms for guests. These rooms and the saloon are to be finished in mahogany. The dining saloon and butler’s pantry will be in the forward deck house, which is to be built of mahogany. The galley will be below decks, and connected with the butler’s pantry by dumb waiter. The officers’ quarters and forecastle will be in the forward part of the vessel. A music room will be in the after deck house and entrance to the owner’s quarters will be by a companionway from this house, eR ER Major Fred. Ackerman, of the A. Y, C., is having a sloop built by William P. Kirk, at Toms River, N. J.. from designs by Mr. H. J. Gielow. She is 4rft. over all, 26ft, gin. on the waterline, 11ft. 7in. beam, git. draft, and has 900 square feet sail area. BEE Mr. A. E. Lazzoro, of Hartford, Conn., has purchased the steam yacht Waiontha, formerly the Fra Diayolo. REE The steam yacht Margaret has been sold by Mr. J. H. Rutherford, N. Y, Y. C., to Mr. George J. Smith, of New York. eReE The Yachting World says: “It has frequently hap- pened that ships have got out of their course at sea by some wnaccountable means, and a warning just issued by the Admiralty may perhaps have some bearing on the matter. Their lordships say that their attention has been called to the practice of seamen wearing steel stretchers in their caps, and to the danger which may result from these stretchers becoming strongly magnetized, and being worn by men close to the ship’s compasses. Instances have been reported of compasses being considerably deflected in this manner, and their lordships have now directed that the use of steel stretchers in caps is to be immediately discontinued.” RR Ee The steam yacht Augusta, formerly the Egret, has been sold through Damer’s agency to Mr. Paul Ames, of New York. RR eR Mr. James Seaman, of Boston, has purchased from Mr. W. H. Bromley, of Philadelphia, through Messrs. Gard- ner & Cox, the steam yacht Telka. ed Vice-Commodore William N. Bavier, New Rochelle Y. C,, has purchased of Mr. E. Hope Norton, through the agency of Messrs Huntington and Seaman, the fin keel sloop Memory, built by the Herreshoffs in 1894. mee The American auxiliary Genesee, owned by Mr, J. 5. Watson, 26 days out from New York, bound for Naples, atrived at Gibraltar Feb. 28, with her steering gear de- ranged, bulwarks stove and launch smashed. Plans and description of Genesee appeared in Forest AND STREAM of Dec. 22, 1900. meEE “The charterer of Mr, Wiliam Clark’s steam yacht Tucarora,” says the Field, Feb. 16, “is Mr. Ballantine, of New York, and the charter will extend for four months from the beginning of June. The Tuscarora is to cruise in American waters, and will be at Sandy Hook for the cup races.” This yacht was built in 1896 by Scott & Co., of Greenock, Her dimensions are 181it. long, 26.8ft. beam and 14.5s{t. draft. She is a steel vessel of 540 gross tonnage, and has triple-expansion engines. BRE The New York Herald has organized an excellent sys- tem for reporting yachts when in foreign waters. The following is taken from their announcement: By hoist- ing the proper signals, as indicated in the international code, when passing any Lloyds signal station, yachtsmen will be reported by telegraph to the Herald in New York, Paris or London, as they may direct. An arrangement has been concluded by which Lloyds undertake to for- ward to the Herald all such yacht movements signalled to their stations, thus enabling yachtsmen, without any other trouble than hoisting flags at the masthead under their number, to have the passage of their yacht made known to their friends throughout the whole world the next morning. In the new international code, on page 266 of the General Vocabulary, under the heading “New York,” it will be found that by hoisting two flags, “U K,” you signal “Send news of me to the Herald, Paris,” If instead of “U K” the yacht owner hoists “U I,” the same news will be sent to the Heraid, London. If he hoists “U J,” it is addressed to the Herald, New York, HR E Mr, Frank Bowne Jones Vi recently sold to Mr. Philip T. Dodge, a member of New York Y- C. the English cutter Eelin. This yacht yas built for the 65ft. linear rating class, by Summers & Payne, of Southampton, from designs of Arthur E, Payne, in 1899. This yacht is 84ft. over all, 50ft. waterline, 15.8it. beam and 9g.oit. draft. The yacht is of composite construction, and was built for Capt. J. Orr Ewing, and is similar in design to Tutty, the fastest yacht in this class. The yacht will be fitted out for the transatlantic voyage at once, and will sail from Southampton about the middle of March, arriving here in good time to be put in commission for the tollowing season. The cutter Vercedore. lately sold through Mr. Jones, is being prepared for transportation to Chicago, where she will be raced by the new owner, Mr. F. A. Price, the coming season. The yacht will be taken irom the yard at City Island, where she is now lying, on one of the Merritt & Chapman lighters, and placed on a flat car for shipment West. This will avoid launching the yacht until she arrives in Chicago, The new steel steam yacht that Mr. Jones is building tor Mr. Charles J. Canfield, at Wilmington, Del., will be uamed Cangarda. It is expected that this yacht will be completed in April, and she will immediately sail for the owner’s home, at Manistee, Mich,, going from New York to Halifax, and thence yia the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes to her destination. Designs Recently Published in Forest and Stream. 25-footer Flirt, Oct, 13-20. 2i-footer Tattoo, Oct. 27. Minnesota, Nov. 17. Toit. sailboat, Noy. 24 and Dec. 1. Cutter Isolde, Dee: 8. Catboat Lazy Jack, Dec. 15-22. Raceabout Jolly Roger, Dec. 20. Bald Eagle II. and ice boat, Jan. 26. 25-footer Brigand, Jan, 12. Canadian ice boat and i14ft. cutter, Jan. 19, 3eft. cruising launch, Jan. 26. 2sit. shoal draft sloop, Feb. 2. 18-foster Broncho, Feb. 9. 25ft. cruising sloop, Feb. 16. | 32-ft. fast cruiser, Feb. 23. House-boat designs, March 2. Grapshooting. ———¢—. Notice. All communications intended for Forest AND STREAM should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual connected with the paper. Leading dealers in sportsmen’s supplies have advertised in our columns continuously for a quarter-century. If you want your shoot to be announced hete send a notice like the following: Fixtures. March 2-16.—Madison Square Garden, New York.—Roof Garden Tournament of the National Sportsmen’s Association, March 19-21.—Asheville, N, C.—The Peters Cartridge Company’s two days’ target tournament. Maj. E. P. McKisseck, Sec’y. John Parker, Mgr. ' March 21.—Newell, Ia—Newell Gun Club’s target and live-bird shoot. Henry G, Hall, Sec’y. April 9-12.—Baltimore, Md.—Eighth annual spring tournament of the Baltimore Shooting Association; two days targets, $100 er day added; two days live birds, $500 guaranteed. H. P. Collins, ec’y. April 10.—St, Louis, Mo.—Contest for Dupont trophy at Dupont ark, April 12-13.—Newark, N. J.—Forester Gun Club’s tournament. J. J. Fleming, Sec’y. pril 16-18—Leavenworth, Kan.—Annual tournament of the Kansas Sportsmen’s Association. W. H. Koehler, Sec’y. April 18.—Newell, Ia.—Newell Gun Club’s target shoot. G. Hall, Sec’y. April 24-25.—Binghamton, N. Peters Cartridge Co.; $150 added money. John Parker, Mgr. May 7-10.—Tournament of the New Jersey State Sportsmen’s Association. C. W. Petenenan, Sec’y. May 7-16.—Lincoln, Neb.—Twenty-fifth annual tournament of the Nebraska_State Sparsmena Association, under the auspices of the Lincoln Gun Club. W, Bain, See’y. : May 1417.—Allentown, Pa.—State shoot of Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association. C. F. Kamlich, Cor. Sec’y. Elmer E. Shaner, Mgr. May 1-3.—Newell, la—Newell Gun Club’s annual tournament; targets and live birds. Henry G. Hall, Sec’y. aay, 14-16.—Elwood, Ind.—Tournament of the Zoo Rod and Gun ub. May 1417.—Newton, Ia.—Annual tournament of the Towa State Sportsmen’s Association, under auspices of the Newton Gun Club, D. R. Tripp, Sec’y. May 21-25,—Springfield, Ill—Twenty-seyenth annual tournament and convention of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association. Chas. T. Stickle, Sec’y. May 22-23.—Mechaniesburg, O.—Ninth annual tournament of the Mechanicsburg Gun Club. C. W. Phellis, Sec’y. May 28-30.—London, O.—Tournament of the London Gun Club, May 28-20.—Saginaw, Mich.—Tournament of the Michigan Trap- shooters’ League, under auspices of the East Side Gun Club. John Parker, Mgr. | ; i May 30,—Canajoharie, N. Y.—Tournament of the Canajoharie Gun Club. C. Weeks, Sec’y, May 30.—Auburn, Me—Annual shoot of the Auburn Gun Club. June 5-7.—Circleville, O.—Under auspices of the Pickaway Rod and Gun Club, annual tournament of the Ohio Trapshooters’ League. G. R. Haswell, Sec’y. ; une 11-12.—St. Marys, W. Va,—Fifth annual tournament of the West Virginia State Sportsmen’s Association, under auspices of West Virginia Gun Club. Mallory Brcethers, Mers. une 11-13.—Sioux. City, Ia—Seventh annus amateur tournament of the Soo Gun Club. W. F. Duncan, See’y, Henry Y.—Amateur tournament of the H. W. Brown, Sec’y. Oe ; 1 Marc 9, 1901.] ‘ June 17-20.—Warm Springs, Ga.—Southern Interstate tournament; two days targets, two days live birds. Chas, L. Davis, Mer. June 25-27.—Walla Walla, Wash.—Seventh annual tournament of the Sportsmen’s Association of the Northwest. W. G. Campbell, ec’y. June ——Columbus, Wis.—Tournament of the Trapshooters’ Teague of Wisconsin. First week in June. July 23.—Dexter Park, Brooklyn, L, Annual clambake and handicap merchandise shoot at targets. Eugene Doenick, Sec’y, Newark, N. J,_South Side Gun Club target shoot every Satur- day afternoon. Chicago, Ill.—Garfield Gun Club’s live-bird trophy shoots, first and third Saturdays of each month. Grounds, West Monroe street at Fifty-second avenue. Dr. J, W. Meek, See’y. CONTESTS AT INTERSTATE PARK. Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—Two miles beyond Jamaica, on SIP aR Trains direct to grounds. Completely appointed shooting grounds always ready for matches, club shoots or private practice. Café and hotel accommodations, April 1-5.—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—The Interstate As- sociation’s ninth annual Grand American Handicap Tournament at_Live Birds. : June —.—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—Forty-third annual tournament of the New York State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game, ¥ Monthly contest for the Dewar trophy till June, 1902; handicap; 25 live birds; $5 entrance. First contest took place June 20, 1900. Interstate Park, Queens, L, I.—Weekly shoot of the New Utrecht Gun Club—Saturdays, INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION CONTESTS. : Elmer E. Shaner, Manager, April 1-5.—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—The Interstate Asso- ciation’s ninth annual Grand American Handicap tournament at live birds. Edward Banks, Sec’y-Treas., 818 Broadway, New York, April 17-18.—Jacksonyille, Pla—The Interstate Association’s tournament, under the auspices of the Jacksonville Gun Club. B. W. Sperry, Sec’y. May 8-10—Memphis, Tenn.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ment, under the auspices of the Memphis Gun Club. June 19-21—Cleveland, O.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ment under the auspices of the Cleveland Gun Club. July 1-2.—Sherbrooke, P, (J., Can.—The Interstate Association’s tournament under the auspices of the Sherbrooke Gun Club. C. H. Foss, Sec’y. July 10-11.—Jamestown, N. Y.—The Interstate Association's tournament, under the auspices of the Jamestown Gun Club, Dr. C. Rawson, Sec’y, ; July 28-26.—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I—The Interstate Asso- ciation’s second Grand American Handicap target tournament; $1,000 added money. Edward Banks, Sec’y-Treas., 318 Broadway, New York. Aug. 7.-9.—Providence, R. I.—The Interstate Association’s tour- nament under the auspices of the Providence Gun Club. R. C. Root, Sec’y.: Aug. 21-22.—Auburn, Me—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ment, under the auspices of the Auburn Gun Club. L. A. Barker, Sec’y. oh Cale ell te AS Sn! 5 DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in these columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed. Ties on all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported, Mail all such matter to Forest and Streant Publishing Company, 346 Broad- way, New York. The Roof Garden Tournament, under the management of Mr, Elmer E. Shaner, is progressing with gratifying smoothness and success. All the time allowed to it is filled with active competition, and it has engaged the participation of many of America’s most renowned knights of the scatter gun. Among the number are the formidable Messrs. Heikes, Crosby, Fanning, Gilbert, Parmelee, Leroy, Fox, Hull, Hallowell, Griffith, Parks, Van Allen, Banks, Taylor, Keller, and others. As the days pass the emulative struggle will grow more and more intense, and great scores may justly be- expected, R In respect to his live-bird shoot at Interstate Park, on March 13 Mr. John S. Wright annotinces that one of the programme events will be az 10 live birds, $7.50, the main and first prize of which is valued at $75, a beautiful painting of a trout by the well-known artist, Mr. H. A. Driscoll, All the surplus above a certain num- ber of entries will be divided into second, third and fourth moneys, class shooting, 50, 30 and 20 per cent. There are other events on the programme at 5 and 7 birds. Handicaps by distance and misses as no birds and kills will be allowed the contestants of lesser skill. 7 ad Mr. J. S. Fanning, the eminent and skillful trapshooter, was the recipient of an elegant and useful present on Thursday of last week, a testimonial of esteem and appreciation from his com- pany, in the form of a valuable heavy gold chronometer repeater, which strikes the hours, quarter hours and minutes. The obverse bears the monogram. “J. S, F.,”’ while the reverse bears the date 1900. The inside cover bears the following inscription: ‘*Pre- sented to J, S. Fanning by the Laflin & Rand Powder Co., in recognition of his securing the Jargest number of firsts in 1900,” Mr. Fanning deserved it all. a ae : ta On Monday of this week the very liberal contribution of $10 was received by ForEST AND STREAM from Mr, Elmer It. Shaner, as a part of the fund toward defraying the expenses of the forthcoming American team in the international team contest. The true way im a patriotic matter of this kind is not to wait to see what others do, but to show others, who are waiting, what you yourself do in the matter. z In the match between New York and New Jersey, fifteen men on a side, 25 live birds per man, at Interstate Park, L, I., Feb. 27, New York won by a score of 305 to 302. The wind blew a hali gale at times, with a gustiness which was most disturbing to the shooters and helpful to the birds. A return match will be ar- ranged in the near future. Mr. John S. Wright discovered that he had made an error in respect to the amounts due each of the four high guns in the division of the surplus money at his recent shoot for a Francotte gun, and sent a check on-Friday of last week to each of the parties at interest, thus fully settling the matter, td A handicap live-bird shoot for a new. 12-gauge Francotte gun, under the management of Mr. Herbert Alexander, Oxford, Pa., is announced to take place on March 12. Entries close at 2 o’clock P. M. Miss-and-out, $1 entrance. Shoot commences at 10 A. M, ‘wo sets of traps will be used. ® At Lawrenceville, N. J., the Lawrenceville Gun Club _ was organized on Feb. 27. The following officers were elected: Presi- dent, Herbert Van Zandt; Vice-President, N.C. Chambers; Secretary-Treasurer, A. R. Scott; Manager, I: S$. Kampmann. ¥ After the team contest at Interstate Park on Feb. 27 Messrs. G. W. Page and S. M. Van Allen shot a match at 25 live birds, with the result that they tied on 22. They shot off the tie at 10 birds, and Mr, Page won by a score oi 9 to 8 & The contest for the Dewar trophy between Dr. A. A. Webber, holder, and Mr, W. H. Sanders, challenger, at Interstate Park, on Feb. 26, resulted in a victory for Dr. Webber by a score of 23 to 19, Dr. Webber stood at 3lyds., Mr, Sanders at 27. e Qn March 9, on the grounds of the Forester Gun Club, of Newark, arrangements haye been made between Messrs, Chas. Smith and J. J, Fleming to shoot a match at 50 targets, for $10. 4 The contest for the H. €. Hirschy live-bird trophy at Intercity Shooting Park, Mimneapolis, Minn., Feb. 22, had eight contestants,, and of these, Mr. Kribbe proved to be the yictor. t FOREST AND STREAM. Mr. J. J. @. M. GC.) Hallowell defeated Mr. I. W. Budd, of Pemberton, N. J., at Interstate Park, Feb. 26, in a match at 100 live birds, by a score of 98 to 82, 4 The address of Mr, Elmer E, Shaner, manager of the Interstate Association, is now 111 Fourth ayenue, Pittsburg, Pa., instead of 122 Diamond Market. The eleventh trophy contest of the Garfield Gun Club, of Chicago, was won by Mr. L. Thomas on Saturday of last week with a score of 10 straight, - BERNARD WATERS. ON LONG ISLAND. New York vs. New Jetsey. Interstate Park, L. I., Feb. 27.—Few shoots of importance haye been held with so little surface manifestations as was the team sheot between New York and New Jersey at Interstate Park to-day. It was all arranged without any ostentatious preliminaries, but there was the greatest array of shooting gladiators and their kindly, friendly rooters that have been seen around New York itl many a month or many a year past. There was the keenest of friendly interest in the competition. It was more a spirit of emulation than of rivalry. New York applauded heartily the good work of the New Jersey contestant, as opportunity offered, and New Jersey reciprocated with equal zest likewise. The forturies of the day fluctuated greatly. New York took the lead near the start and then New Jersey cut down the: lead till the chances of the former waxed dim. Each had its sttong men up at the start and finish, with some of the weaker shooters sand- wiched intermediately. The close of the contest was most ex- citing, but finally New York won out by 1 bird. The conditions were unusually severe as to weather. There was a strong, gusty, driving wind, which swayed the shooters betimes as they stood at the score. The birds were a good lot, with now and then a demon which at the third flop of its wings would be near the boundary; there- fere, there were a great many dead out, and a great many in- cidental hard-luck stories. New York went to the score first. The race was shet man against man, as follows: Webber vs. Feigenspan. New York...:-.- -Dr A A Webber....... 22222 2029992299222222*202 23 New jJersey.....-3 C W Feigenspan...... 2222022222022222222222222- 293 Van Allen ys. Piercy. New York........ Se Mi Van Allens ti.dus 22222*0222220222222222022—21, New Jersey....... GEHL Piertyercee seen *(12221222021221122202102—20 Thompson vs. Sinnock. New York........ W H Thompson....... 2222221222222292211202211—24 New Jersey,....-. F E Sinnock.......... 2020200022222220220022220—16 Miller vs. Daly. New York, .,..+..OUr € E Miller.......0% 02*0112220222022220220222—18. New Jersey.--/.-- (Pasi alaan sake seca 2022020112020222222221222 20 Kay vs. Kuser. New York........ 1), BEE BR Pe eoccseenet 2*22212222021222212222122 93 New Jersey.....-. BGSISuSehgesdasy eye 222222*2*211121111*201121—21 Morfey vs. Ivins. New York........ T W. Moriey.......... 2222200222222222222222022—22 WNew Jersey....... AGS ativan senebieseteeint ee 212221220101022*222*11222—90 Fessenden vs.~Widmann. New York........ H P Fessenden........ 022222202002*202202012022—16 New Jersey....... W B-Widmann........ 222:220222222222*202220222—21 Day vs. Koegel. New York,....... Prot Was seraad ata ase 20220202022222*2012222202—18 New Jersey....... HL © Koegel........... 22220*2222220222202222222—91 Fisher vs. Bunk, New York.......: Ce BeBishenrseseo eters 122*22022000110020220221216 Wew Jecrsey...-.:.Capt Bunk............. 2222200022222*222*2222202—19 Waters vs. Doty. New York........ 180) Wyieta Stel Wee Cee op ee 2201202*10022222222212220—19 New Jersey......- AN EB LoW7s Apert Brot ee orem 22202*2022222202222*22222 20) Hopkins vs. Page. New York..j...... Jeibe Hopkins... sass 2200211122222*01212101211—20 New Jersey....... GVW Pace tetas. 102*212201222221002210111—19 : Greiff vs. Hoffman. New York........ for Dip Gireitrn dee fee ced 1122222202122220022202212—21 New Jersey.....-- SW, Hofisman see «enc 2220002020222*2202220222217 Hopkins vs. Hassinger. New York.....,.. Wik iHloplkitisoo.. mo. 2221211221022201122222222 93 New Jersey......-. W Hassinger.......... 2222122202222022222222222 93 Banks vs. Budd. INE Wait aes secre TCA, Aitkcser mre einer 2222222212222122201201211—23 New Jersey.....:- SV Vie Grrid de Aetesiaects ts ee 2112210112022222002201212—20 Keller vs. Outwater. New York........ imbterie etnpats esse te 20222*02*2222222*0020222* 16 Wew Jersey......- Jj EL OQutwater......2.7. 2122211222112220222*11102—22 The totals were as follows: New York. New Jersey. Niikavise AA See ACEC anos 23 Feigenspan 23 Wank Pulletiag eereesin esses w 21 ITE ne THONIPSOM “2i.4s.0.50.5 sree nie 24 Svirnporal ANS PER a WEH Se yee ec pre dees coonee 18 IDURD ied ORR 20 Be Poo Coe ca pa eon 23 KOISED ss casesainns apace 21 AVEGTIE YS 1g toate be f2 ete sinainie 22 iGATTS 53.0.2 ]htycencies ete 20 Bessenden jaded ss 16 SV Vettel rr ATATI Soe seria sso5 eresohone-asee ot 21 IDE Hes SRS At AOE BER EEL 18 ANGER EL wires cee e nt. or toeceral RIS Nermer. epio-eeld-ts-ta-ft4 14a 16 Banks “sails te Roolasnrns rte s int 19 Weise SRA SAB SA ORB Ceo 19 DOtyaerrh «neers eRriaqtseea+ 20 LE Lecynt a Gals = Aer A MAAR ERO 20 IPAS EREe he tetera tadds 19 Grete 2 Sa eePee ea fables, 21 AiGEIarion es ee es seat oe 17 THO p kins sews eae deweloaon 23 IBRRSES beet eee A Ssaas 668 23 - ATUCS( 5 oes ee es Sevens elena 23 TBO lem eae Oe 20 Keller se inoue. nhac, 16—303 Outwater .................. 22—302 Hallowell vs. Budd. Interstate Park, L. T., Feb. 26.—Mr. J. J. Hallowell, of Phila- delphia, and Mr. I. W. Budd, of Pemberton, N. J., shot a match at Interstate Park to-day at 100 live birds, $100 a side. The result showed an easy victory for Mr. Hallowell by a score of 93 to 82. The famous navigator, Admiral A. G, Courtney, acted efficiently as referee. The scores: TL AWN Ve YR CAGES eS Sen aera ake tee SC se 200010222221212110111*021—18 2*01212122122122122111222 —23 01*12*1221212222*10112212—20 2*1121*111022122211201122—21—82 yey) Efallowell) B00y. 2... sees eens 1241219211122912112121212 —25 121111*111122012112012122—22 22222222%2012111021111222 22 2221222029209 9 29 22292222—24 93 Dewar Trophy. Interstate Park, L. I., Feb. 26.—The contest for the Dewar trophy at Interstate Park to-day between Dr. A. A. Webber, holder, and Mr. W. Sanders, challenger, resulted in a victory for the former, ‘The scores were 23 to 19. This makes the fourth victory of Dr. Webber for this trophy. Mr. S. M. Van Allen acted as teferee. The scores: Wie Tels (SEDGE, Peace tote ed eer 22201222222"1010102022221 19 DreA AwWebber,.ail-ste-s setmebecso-s5 © pow pLALLDZ222F 22 22222*2.2222992 23 Sheepshead Bay Rod and Gun Club. Sheepshead Bay, N. ¥., March 2.—The following scores were made at live birds, handicap rise, American rules: : No: 1. No. 2. M Rauscher, 26......- 22022 200 Hi Kronika, 26.....,.. 02 012 J J Pillion, 28..-.... 22022 200 I McKane, 31........, 20022 222 M Van Pelt, 28....... 4*190| 292) FF Windy, 026=~. -. -.2<5 20002 022 D J Heffner, 25....... 01021 002 E Garrison, 28........ 2*022 022 eNO) shorn, 20.0.0-- = & TADS CUS RS Sinithe tore see ck 00001 202 His Koch, 26.......-..- 10021 222 F Brown, 25.......... 001*2 100 Hanlon, 25...+---++---- 0010 000 A Soeller, Sr, 25..... 22222 *20 Snyder, 20...+2+50--% 00012 010 A Soeller, Jr, 25...... 02021 000 Capt Emerick, 25...-.01000 000 Comisky, 25........... 11100~=—s OL cane, 31...55...0+05- 22204 J J Pillion, 28........... 22222—5 Tt eroatike, Bier pio +...12012-4 E Samson, 28............ 21*02—3 H Van Pelt, 28........ ..1110*—3 F Lundy, 26.............: 20012—3 R Smith, 25.7..<,... A ZR PAIVESSY GSE 1@sieiel eT ee 21002—3 T Osborne, 25..--.--... , 0UI—4 D Heffner, 25,........ 02222—4 A Soeller, Sr, 25:....... 01010—8 2222222122—10 A Duncort, 28...... 2*00212202— 6 HY Hillers, 28.0.4: 2022121002— 7 J J Pillion, 28...... 2222021100— 7 OD ee Scere oes 000201*020— 3 M Weighman, 28. .0121111001— 7 J H Moore, 28.....1110210211— 8 club eyent are as follows: D Mohrmann, 28...2222112121—10 W. Sands; 30)..0.-.3 022022222— 8 J Woelful, 28....... 221002*110— 6 Dr Grohl, 25. ,--=: 0022201021— 6 A Warfield, 28..... 1200112012— 7 P Woelful, 28..-..-. 2222220122— 9 E J Roberts, 28. ..,20*2210220— 6 Dr O’Donohue, 25.0022222202— 7 H Quinn, 28....... 0200110202— 5 A Anderson, 25....-2121001001— 6 Dr Hudson, 28. 212**21202— 7 J Gallin, 25..-.. .1022220122— 8 Dr Stillman, 30....2221102102— 8 qj) (P Weay, 925222 - 59 - 2202*22200— 6 J. Rathjen, 25...... 0011011110— 6 Dr Woods, 28...... 2022022202— 7 Hudson Gun Club Jersey City, March 3.—These are the scores made by the mem- bers of the Hudson Gun soe and their guests. and a strong wind was owing. 2 of the bridge over the Hackensack R, R. bridge, shooters, etc., by several camera fiends. spectators, as the new draw River of the D., L. & W. were taken. of the The day was cold, There was quite a crowd of was put in place. Photographs The next shoot will be on March 10 Event cle th ae Sa AOD eta Ueclaoaee) Targets 20 10 20 20 10 5p 10 25 10 Teayel ee Bei ae Sess dass > OOO 13) STG SS ASS toe DNS tion Wmeet te di wt On OOAe aed aie yp “ile WR Syl, Hs SD i a) JEyuarite weer ese Cre AEN OOS 129 Oo ss AMIS Ss J Hughes ..:.......2-0--ssce rere TS Geli = 152.6 TREMP iG gals sorrows oe we ely os org rn ibs ry wk 4 16 7 era Ai Phen ies ceroarepae cits eae ee So ne 512 Pete bin Pe E Heritage 8 3 te Sie a se A "Bri Dp. nih urs wey Pre Pee wa: . 9F “AL GG 5 A600 e5 Tommy ..--- SS oo oo oak Lembeck Gans: a ie 6 Whole. cleetererien te cerca se ais ie a Bye 125 Hansman 2 “i = 4 18 #6 acc FomGual@ig? ooto-a-I00 t ypeaaq00c: ee CimI—jouHe- «+ * ’ - . HOR, onnoes * =Tor Olen COO , ProoR A 4 OO eo oto — . © » Ode ih ee 7 tn Go cp ato cas Ce a a i ed + endo“Sescnco-- oO 7 : a > —Imco-1tD MR OO-2: 6 . topo teem ee econ we we > SPP woOooIto: : iy SE : = 700 “acuen- wes) $s oQPaaasinmcw: t ‘ i boro i 5 ee ae Ebie i : Uh oo Oshwald tackus He hnoe Our Ett et stom meioG. co JOHN J. FLEMING, Sec’y. Belvidere Gun Club, Belvidere, N, J., Feb. 28.—Five birds, $2 entrance, two moneys, A. A, rules: No. 1 No. 2. Wo. 1. No. 2 Rasenert Sosae 121024 12120—4 Hayes .......... 12210—4 ..... Cole Bienen 10011—3 01120—3 Boardman .......... 10010—2 Pearson ....-->. 201114 01000—1 Ejilenberg ...... .... 12100—3 EL eihiediestaees: eee 21111—5 22210—4 Miss-and-out, $2 entrance: IRUSEMET Wop eunaa ade die eee ea nee aeoe 1010 12011 120 Golepe rene ndddiddeeeceencecrdlaates 20220 21010 212 Infertiesbrottrs 58 A 5456 5) 5566s gO SRR 55S 55 548 52e 10221 20 210 Fen Dre aire y ati ky tote telecicide=ioo eee EL TfL Manne Cle cf ens firs pare WP Le Sch Tl eaaegeatolteteaeigcatetee aianeeny ine easivis vie ce peel ciaie ) Seated etnies oe Wa. A. RASENER. Trap Happenings at New Castle. New Castre, Pa., Feb. 25—The contest for the bronze medal emblematic of the inanimate target championship of western Penn- sylvania took place Friday, Feb. 22, between Jack McNary, of Greenville, Pa., challenger, and James T. Atkinson, holder, of New Castle, Pa. Atkinson won by the narrow margin of 1 bird. This is the fourth time Mr. Atkinson has successfully defended the trophy. His scores in the preceding matches were much higher than this last one. Jimmy is one of the steadiest, nerviest shooters in the business, and the man who beats him has to shoot all the time; any ‘bad half hours’ will be fatal to him, L. B. Fleming, of Pittsburg, has challenged Mr. Atkinson for the medal. The contest will occur some time in April next. The exact date has not yet been set. This will be a battle royal, as these men are eyenly matched. Fleming is one of those fellows who “Shoots for keeps, And lays his yictims out in heaps,”’ to paraphrase the lines of some fellow who wrote about a famous personage whose last name rhymed with Bill, and while he is a team mate of Atkinson’s, sentiment will not debar him from doing liis leyel best to carry away the medal. A number of shooters were present from Pittsburg, Oil City and Greenville, and a dozen eyents of 10, 15 and 20 birds each were pulled off. The scores in the medal contest were: Atkinson 79, McNary 78. This may seem, and was, exceedingly low for shooters of such abil- ity as these two men, but when one considers the fact that it was shot during the worst weather we have had this winter—the ther- mometer being nearly at zero, the wind blowing a gale, with plenty of snow flurries—it was not so bad. About 80 per cent. was the best any one could do during the day. Howard Sergeant was present to help the boys out, and right well he did his work. Standing out in the cold all day, acting as referee or scorer, he was perfectly happy. Papa’ McNary, as we young fellows affectionately call him, has a grievance, and it is with real pleasure we take this oppor- tunity to set him right before the shooting world and remove any cause he may have for losing sleep nights. Some ignorant or vicious-minded person circulated the report last spring at the Chambersburg, Pa., shoot that he was the oldest shooter in the werld, that his age was. bordering on seventy years, and that he had learned to shoot with Scott, in Mexico, during our little tilt with that country, more than half a century ago. We have made careful search through his family Bible, “rolled back the billowy ages of time,” as it were, and find he is not mear seyenty years old. In fact he will be only sixty-seven “‘come next Michaelmas.” We also discovered he never was in the Mexican war, although he did serve as scout and hunter for Fremont when that famous man was making his explorations in the far West. A full score of the events is not at present obtainable. We ap- pend only the winners of each event, as follows: No, 1, 10 birds: Fleming 10. Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 were 15-bird events, and the winners were Bates, Atkinson, Chlay, Fleming, Alex, Pills, and Watson. Fleming and Shaner won in the 20-bird events. Henry P. SHaNeErR, Sec’y. Trap at Dupont Park. Sr. Lours, Mo., Feb. 24—The contest for the Dupont Park medal to-day had forty entries. The birds were good and the weather was clear and cool. Kenyon killed 438 in the shoot-off, and won, The scores follow: Dr Gaines, 31......-2222222221—10 J Cabanne, 30...... 222222222210 Spencer, 31........,2222122222—10 Cabanne, 30 2222220222— 9 Te GVt Oot osu 111111222219 Weber, 28.......... 11112111*1— 9 Nasony 29,0. 0cn es wn 2211122201— 9 Sandberg, 28 1201221*02— 7 Bowman, 28........ n222F2s12— 9) “Selzer, 29... 55... .- 221111221110 Ireschy) 28ucqur.s sor 2012112012— 8 C Weber, 28........ 2002222222— 8 Herbert, 28......... 1220120012 7 Clay, 28......--10.6 1122010100— 6 Mason. 293.7. .--+-- 210120*112— 7 Fink, 28............ 2222011222— 9 ORVIS wecoeree eee uae 1122100210— 7 Baggerman, 29...... 229122792) 9 Campbell, 28..... . -2*#2127221— 7 Wintrick, 28........ 21212111i11-—10 Turner, 28...+2++=-- 2201210121 8 Dr Smith, 31....... 222*222200.-- 9 Williams, 28...... ,.0120100102— 6 Kroell, 28.......... 121*020011-= 5 IGee, Zoe. smens owes 0112010101— 7 Jonah, 28........... 2221012110— 8 Meier, 29:2s....---: 1111*91221— 8 Bugh, 31........... 1111121221-—10 IbyourClyake, PR agis 2*12222*2)— 7 Johnson, 28......- . 2102201. 102-— 8 Kenyon, 28......... 2122212922210 Burrows, 28.......- 1110212221— 9 IMPOR, Sioa 2229292021 — 9 Reed, 28.....-..-.-. 2221002120-— 7 Heiligenstein, 30...22221*1222— 9 Miller, 27........... 101222002)— 6 Prendergast, 31.-..*211122912--9 Barker, 27.........- 2222220021 — 8 Schwarz, 28......-5¢ 99912991121) Courades, 28.......- 221221122210 Chas. Bugh, holder, and W. R. Naid Following was match between : Nold, for Mermod trophy, 25 birds. Birds were extra good. stood at 30yds., Bugh at 31. Shot Feb. 24, 2:30 P) M: Nold Bugh win were ewer’ [MARrc# 6, igol. Trap Around Reading. READING, Pa, Feb. 22.—The weather to-day was against the shooters that visited the grounds of the South End Club of this city, and in consequence they failed to put up anything like their ustial showing. The attendance was good, and every person seemed te have an enjoyable afternoon's sport. The scores follow: Events dl pees 4d) 66.07 2 S11 Dargets 10 10 10 10 10 25 10 10 10 10 10 10 CSS TULLiay oe Aen wee een > ei torb alien SS tee a Gicker 45 SAAR SA ABT oA oe A Ce bee See Ae) SS Sees Te coe G NIGST NO nGe CC h pert eneCLG Liye MEE dee 5 18 9568 914 9) 7 “7 16689 WIGS a aeP ty i. oeuncemaras :uilea cep aeo anieOenirlOWOo eb. Ghd of clne Ke ERS Se Sen a cle vs Ua os be (i tS) ete RS Veet wy SET ORE wees as a bats buen ine (6 gh ih AL eB, BE Niele? 7, « en MES Pr hae ae Gt (ORES eSB Sie20e abe ‘eae SCHUNEZCS ea ea pede pO Ee Ad eeA ESS AT o> He SSG" CGe 5 Wa TSS ie Paria glass spear eee es en Bae DalON 6s GRIST Gee ee Dietrich fe fae. MelGeatee SaVlOr Seni lericet eek eee Re ele SS 6 Gee (ei ea eae ica pare nee RalG= AG SSS rn W Miller Be UP BE {i Rie . Jones TA Sr AEAIa eo lal ste e a soolblst ate susteta/etelefetoiota bial= ib EE Gees ee Goodman A A Pay gn os Rice Rts acne seme rater shee ple ele 22a Oe mn Gethalds Sa,quer nese uae ee if ek mioetie TET: . IP GEMitllen Son eeaseitae see ee ee PY Stes ee sad Gini exten 09. ainaee teers enae May te LGA Lain ® Suns ewe: wees Pe Tene eas Spee or AL FAA GSCI, ee aimee a ates cette teders the ee th 55 &. Waillsone iach the ck tare He Nt 7 WHIT aiTiis Genie tereelnny bielcupeeitieras ale Broa Peiarnishie spun sou nein nanan ice ti tte 6 . 10 t portsmen’s Association at the annual meeting, to be held at Allentown in May. The Independent Gun Club, of this city, held a target shoot on the club’s grounds on Feb. 22. The attendance was light, but owing to the frigid weather many shooters who intended shooting stayed indoors, hugging a stove instead of freezing. The scores; Events: Wt ea Events: ik Bp 4b: Targets 101525 Targets: 10 15 25 WMS ep adaremnnc orn West Mal eabweyiie Sede scenery Genie 814. Tbh eho 8 tates omeno, Wlasdd, GnaStas sau ane e squndwa een ce 8 13 23 Webbers ....--.3+-- Ba Yh AR, eiueveGls era yy he Pere 812... WS alien - oe ee pet 7 12 nutter yyses5 tvtedeweres 9:13 23 Duster. Boston Gun Club. Boston, Feb. 27.—Ten shooters graced the platform of the Boston Gun Club at their seventh serial prize shoot on their grounds at Wellington to-day and attempted to grind bluerocks to dust in the best manner possible, Wariable winds, at times blowing a gale and the next minute nothing, prevented them from carrying out their intentions as they would have liked, but as these scores were not expected to rank and be classed with roof garden participants a little thing like a few misses did not injure good fellowship a bit, only making every one wonder how the target could be so mean as to be as tricky as it had been. Straight scores were fought shy of by all except one, F. H., he thinking that there should be at least one tabulated to some one, and nobody else seeming to want the honor, kindly condescended to take it himself, In’ the prize match Williams, Leroy, and Spencer were running close all through, the former coming in just 1 little lonely target in the lead. Griffith was high in the average for afternoon. Scores below, all events unknown, handicap distance, exeept events 8, 9, 10, which were li6yds.: Events: 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 48 14 15 IBRewes © CEMA bg aad ih: Diets ole TONS ofA tore ee nena eee Ib Giton en PAL Dee ree todd ne Ri gph BE BES NB OL LBRO 2 cree, (Gpaivigeaney, “ARV Se a ae Gad CSch Jae tome. 2 home oure ams IPE violate WBE Seen one Gy 28) ab) PUNO) aoeto cence emcee re ie aley iy RBs SER LELY ih Sree fe PSP a I tS ah ri VN Sellnians elivasesmesusisae als Le Ra, ty PEOS Whe ooguitl> facamrets olden eee AWitrlvreaarse SUR anne ein ke ng Go re fae? aS PR ee ST ee fh Spenlcensal se aietenr tessa agains Mei eieee ae tsmense Oe lo. eee Henny Otel Guaeesnenteeseea Ge gas Sereda hal ventas NOUS M Cee rte Timed erick) dtudadadaemsencte eonstenins Bee paste ioe B eenteaned Des ens| eis Prize match, 30 singles, unknown; handicap distance: Wiiewans; ate ddododaeeeoo 2 eres ater 014111111110111111101411010710—24 Werov elle ouebia haahients onan es rant 010110111111011101111011101111— 28 Sientease, Weyess stumanidunecace .. - 110101111011011101101111011111—_23 awe Ge esses passa . .101111011011011100101101111101—21 (Gone aby eres ys ae sar enor . .101110011101110101000111111111—21 MManiberts aloe p eerie tenine . -101001110110111100101111101111—21, BS PER PG rer tente pcenatistelaslyistsieysis}elebolsinle 110110111010101101100011111111—?1 Sia TGR ae ip SSA AH SRE Gas otndee 011010110110010001111001100111—17 Pienpya Gites ce ces smeminsislepisteliels(=10 011111000100110010000010110001—13 Brederick, 14.0.2. -ia-canesecans Aetane 0000000100w Harrisburg Shooting Association, Hiarrispurc, Pa., Feb. 22.—The Marrisburg Shooting Associa- ticn’s annual holiday shoot was held to-day with a good attendance, and targets were shot in four squads up to 2 P. M., when 20 liye birds, $10, were started with nineteen entries. Two sets of traps were used, and between snowing and blowing the match was shot out. A miss-and-out with $10 entrance was shot to 7, when Conway and Kreuger divided. Shooting was resumed next day, and a race be- tween Conway and Disney was shot at 25 birds, $10, and was won by the latter, 2) to 19. Over 600 birds were used, and everything was carried along with promptness. . Twenty-live-bird handicap, 27 to 30yds. rise; entrance $10; Rose system, four moneys: IDM Sc, 2848 585 AD ANB -PA noe soot eet oro Uer Gear 22220012210220210222—15 IDfenising EDs yaasnpeere cone etearosa caress 2222222222221202222219 TAPER, Pee SB ACRE Goo QcoGoora Trae annoc 21027111112202212020—16 ARVSuNL” PEGE AR Sh sgh S asa dateeies 2 naa oeaneon 12201111210201112111—17 TeXofer 3 Pa) PEA Soe AAs SOD IIR iehcsss| sees cere 12212010200021220011—13 TEs I, 223) Mareen IPSS SOE Grok rcs ners bron 12220012021112120101—15 Vii ovate ASL AeA bee~ es SABASOE boom e beer denies 2222929%21*202222222 17 Stevenson, 29...... SSSIDANAA RSE eas Reet eee 0211012*222221202102—15 [Dyorrtritelly Of eay iy hes bso es 25 eee OOOOR EIS oot 22221211002100201221—14 Seaboldt, 27......++++ Serack ABASeE Ree ae bebo se 11111120221200200112—15 Kreuger, 29........s.5+- VEE Rehod048 440004 aHBE 11122012112011312122—18 Byers; 28itecos seca neasy pe aaresieby Pelel-bisl ee bteis sels 00202222220202222220—14 Hoffman, 28...:--ssceneeseece crete ects t ener 2112021*022022202220—14 Stall, 28... c.c.cneceece rect e eee cree e tree ee eee ees 02022201120000200220—10 Metz eer, Whee ce ve ctelcceses eee cn sear aceesaes 02201220101010010121 —12 Gomtwayy 28s -ccskebern neces aa tegen tea e re letle 1222222020221 001001 —14 Peiker, 2 sjcunsssteeveeecercnr eee acesessseneces 2(202210122222222021—16 Storer, 2icectea asta aesme eect . -21121211011222122101—18 Doehne, 27.0.2. -22 4 esaerereseneeccieecese . «+ +22020100202022002200—10 Standard Gun Club. SranpArp, P. O., Pa., Feb. 28.—The following scores present the recult of the competition in a 50-target event to-day: Si buen NOU Caen peter eern 101011110101010101110110111010710110110111011 01133 C E Weaver..-... 101101.010110914110114.01.10109111110111110111101111— 87 J Wellman..... 1010701101.0110101010100711101010101011010111011011—30 V J Snyder..-:... 10101101011011101011001011110011001101010010110111—30 HT Erdman....- 4140111101099 10911.0011011011010101111071—_4) The Cleveland Gun Clab, CLEveLAND, ©., Feb. 28—Regular semi-monthly shoot at targets: Scott 27, Lewis 32, Red Wing 39, Mack 34, Brock 34, Johns 32, Herris 24, Franklin 38, Mist 21, J. F. W. 22, BP. Silsby 23, Klint 13, Hopkins 31, Tamblyn 28, Winter 26, Harbaugh 23, Hogen 35, North 27. Alex 33. r te Os Delker 33, Lewis 38, Harris 36, Mack 30, North 21, J. F, W. 27, Brock 32, Red Wing 40, Alex 28, Hogen 27, Marcx 9g, roor. | FOREST AND STREAM 199 Deena eee ee eee ee ee ee TEEEEETEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER RE aaa, Colorado State Shoot. Cotorapo Springs, Colo—The thirteenth annual tournament, Feb. 22 and 23, of the Colorado State Fish and Game Protective Association was well supported. It was held under the auspices of the Colorado Springs Gun Club, at Bradmoor, About 20,000 targets were thrown. It was considered as being the most success- ful shoot ever given by the Association. The high average for both days was won by Mr. John W. Garrett, the captain of the Colorado Springs Gun Club, he scoring 310 out of a possible 340, a fraction over 91 per cent. The State individual championship, which was won by Mr. Gar- rett at Florence in November last, with a clean score of 50 out of 50 birds, went this year to A. L, Bennett, of Pueblo, whose score was 46 out of 50. W. W. Shemwell and D. L. Macaffree tied for second honors in this match, their scores being 44 birds each. John Garrett, who was expected by Jocal shots to win this prize, was very much out of form all Saturday afternoon, owing to the fact that for thirty-six hours he had had no sleep whatever, After finishing the shoot Friday, and making arrangements for yester- day’s tournament, Mr. Garrett spent the early part of Friday night working on the score of the day, and then devoted an hour and a half to fighting fire at the club house, after which he walked in from the club house at Bradmoor to Colorado Springs and was so Bust atranging for yesterday’s shoot that he did not go to bed at all. Had it not been for the prompt and long-continued eftorts of three men, fire would have destroyed the building and would haye prevented the completition of the State shoot to-day. From 10:10 P. M. until midnight Charles Mann, John Garrett and one other man worked at extinguishing the flames. The means that they used was such as they had at hand, and it required the ex- ercise of a good deal of both muscle and brain to save the build- ing. The damage that did occur amounts to about $50, the building being fully Becrected by insurance, The first fire started from the fireplace in the main room of the house. It burned through the wall, and when discovered had burned a place 2ft. by lft. in size out of the back of the building. There were in the club house two large milk cans filled with water and a third which contained two gallons of coffee. The water and the coffee were thrown upon the fire, but it did not suf- fice, and a further supply was needed. The only water connection in the building is a small pipe which furnishes water for the toilet room. ‘This is the only tap within three or four blocks of the building. The flow is steady and quite rapid. The discovery of the fire made quick action necessary, and Garrett and Mann were not long in deciding how to avail themselves of the water supply. The pipe was cut so that the water weuld flow as rapidly as possible. The cut was made outside the building at a point not far distant from the blaze. A hole was dug in the ground, into which the water from the pipe would run, and the volunteer fire fighters took the milk cans and dipped the water from this hole to throw upon the fire. Had there been any wind the building would surely have gone, but the fight that was made to save it finally proved successful, and at midnight it was regarded as safe to leave the building. ; : Besides the two milk cans, the men had a pickaxe, a shovel and a hatchet with which to fight the flames, and these were used with good effect. A hole about 10ft. wide and as high as the men could reach was cut in the back of the building... Had the flames not been conquered by the men who were there there would have been a decidedly interesting fire. There were in the building about forty shotguns and about 15,000 rounds of am- munition. At the Alamo Hotel Feb. 22 the annual meeting of the Colorado State Game, Fish and Protective Association was held, and the following officers were elected: President, R. A, Creek, Denver; First Vice-President, W. W. Shemwell, Colorado Springs; Second Vice-President, Dr. W. M. Shultz,- Florence; Secretary, John W. Garrett, Colorado Springs; Treasurer, A. LL. Bennett, Pueblo; Directors, E. L. Deibert and A. F. Miller, of Florence, and John M. Killen, of Pueblo. First Day, Friday, Feb, 22. The scores: Events: Ses BG) he 28329 10, Targets: 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 25 Broke. 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Watson's Park, Tll., Feb. 19—The sun shone on snow-covered « ground, The wind blew a gale, outgoing, making most all the birds outgoers and yery hard to stop in bounds. Von Lengerke shot in fine form, scoring all but 1, which dropped dead just outside the boundary. Club contest, handicap allowance, extra birds to shoot at: IELTS PERO Ao £41k e bieclole 5's oa Naa Mid and oe ome +201122010220101012—12 Mon ienmcerives (ite h.) coe) hs Anes eee ith 2222222222%2222 —14 ORS AVVO: "Zi eit siys Geel tne see ee oe 001*02022122010w VGC LISS MET oye tpey Sp Bop vite ls-o- poh bea take oe te oe ER 221201002111 *12w HUTS Wal 25 Fie act act: seh eee See ye 1110202100000100 — 7 TANS viet =f ge) ROP aA as ee eee cee 8 es A A 111102*0120*0*1w match for price of birds. The weather conditions were the same as above: R E Ward..... ee SSRN UR ee kak oe 102010000011.2222212112221—18 1011102020000000100121110—12—30 Wo Vi AB ArKei ip sels iiep ett) cabdieras. ae ae 2020001012022221210201011—16 2001022022210002220201112—16—32 RAVELRIGG. Garden City Gun Club Watson’s Park, Ill., Feb. 23.—There were two sweeps in the one shoot to-day, one the straight 15 score, and one with the handicap added, $2 each, three moneys. In the straight sweep Willard won first with 15 straight, and a win on the Stone gun case also. Steck won second, 14 out of 15. Comley, Gillis, White and Barto won third with 13 out of 15. In the sweep with handicap added Willard won first with 15. Comley, Steck, Gillis, Barto, White and Robertson won second with 14. Oliphant and Levi won third with 13. The day was clear, bright and sunshiny; ground covered with snow. The wind from right,to left across the traps. Birds very fast, as the scores will show: Oliphanty) Blast ites ae eee ek see eceee 20102001222211201213 omiley, | Uae reas seen the AeA 555 4 .. .1*111222*1111122 —i4 LOE se Trees ROE hd sy hee 444444 ga ea 001121*2*121221012 12 Wile Bet B EBC br Hoonadetdd as 4 SAS 34 5555.55 021011111201000212—12 LAV Meee ATTRA E NOE thee EEE RRR Ge be citer *2010211211022222 —13 BD Fre WU Rnb Fevers SS APE Ono wo WatAnnA ere oron rire *01102121110"11 —10 TAOS ae, Os are ok Rea ial ted an we 4 ane 102021000012112110—11. AV Verlag clS ied See Stee tree tesa aa ie neictemiralaya'ae 112221222212222 —15 Sherk se eet a bks a caine se ubad ed eseee cand 221221221220222 —14 Walters. 8 PSS anaes y oghssee eens oelatcenscaaee 201010221202220*22—12 BOWIEGMD se GAb yakecck es cp uihieeemneetted bance e 100022000200*10021— 7 AROAIS “DF age stints naps nGtaes heeAMOieeeee 02112*222202222 —12 PRAID O petted hates beaten | seen ees okie eee 271011022200002220—10 AME TET Meee tree Re he eR Ae MEER sds Ronpiteamtne & 020100202211222 —10 Raariten. elise seehesceceaniehods peers. 0110020001122021 — 9 WSN ER rk BERRA Sebeiiiie Sods ocadaea oe eet, 2210100211022222 —12 i Biepeseet echo err wa erat feptatcc cdot ab dd ee Oacuaruanisr a 220020200101202020— 9 Gillis, 1..... 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White, Dice ccs es cee tee tec eee cane AAU ZT 222120212 —214 Amibenzw s0ec caste crtecaaracuse sine sedereces y -220222220222220 —12 POD eEESOU Mace cee ieetcete heb rietnlaln as salea eacrite eee 022122222212100201—14 Ten birds, $5 entrance, three moneys, ties. divided: Gomley 2. eset 2221212111—10 Barto ..c..ceeseeuee 2220222221— 9 Xa) eee a Se nN 121112121i—10 M E White......... 01*2021221— 7 Wallard hss pseteenk 1211221022— 9 Palmer ............. 112112222210 Mt WMpber 222 tae e ae 1201212210— § Hunter ........ +++ + «1120222210— 8 BSG ket ot von A 2171222222—.9 Long _....s.ceeteeet 1022000110— 5 QNBTIed! fateh sekee 00120w iMaudo} aie sy aie header 1222221022— 9 “Oui ehe SSO 5 Peo Shen LOUIP21 ZIT 9) Ruste Wk eetkecesess 1001212111— 8 Six birds, $3 entrance, three moneys; ties divided: rGlepiilee 85 esac soon 45 1OV220—5 Palmer 22.24... e eee ewes 220202—4 Hy LO ate A tla 4 DIANE — Ge RAISE So eos eeener ees 222111—6 Wihiten. Senet euat.s 2O22eez—D! RUD O22, ssacy esse neces 200212—4 Steck 120.2. ee 0220114. O’Brien ...............-- 222220—5 Wartorbosewenss sss. heer 222220—5 9 Millers:sccc.. ec. ei... c een 201111—45 TD Agen teise'e eb Bid clara 221022—5 Oliphant ..-+............ 222122—6 LN GU TE ras ta die Sage net kor 212222—6 ¥ The unfinished shoot of Feb. 9, as follows: There were two sweeps—one on the straight scores and one on the score with the handicap, making two sweeps in one shoot of 32 each. Levi, Comley and Long are tie for the loving cup, count- ing one win-each. In the straight sweep Amberg won first with 24 out of 25. Comley and Roll, won second with 23 out, of 25. Willard; Alabaster, Odell, Irwin, Steck, Gillis and Pumphrey won third with 22 out of 25. In sweep with handicap counting Levi, Comley and Long divided first with 25. Alabaster, Odell, Gillis, Pumphrey, Amberg, Dr. Carson, R. B. Mack and Day divided second with 24. Willard, Oliphant,’ Palmer, Roll, Steck and Barto divided third with 23. : , RAVELRIGG. Garfield Gun Club. Chicago, March 2.—The: appended scores were made on our grounds to-day on the occasion of the eleyenth trophy shot of the season. ; L. Thomas carried off the honors of the day, as well as the bulk of the money, being the only one to go straight in the main event. The day was fine for shooting, there being but little wind and not too cold. The birds were a mixed lot, alternating be- tween sitters, dawdlers and real screamers, there being plenty of the latter to keep the boys guessing: WMbomase 2h yaa eee Pe ee STR ea Me of 221211221210 220721—4 TOYS RIG, ia 8s ado ddds 54 ceioreodiasdob bors 0*12121101— 7 2121126 AN fel Yep #24 rere ses gels oddgs0090 64 sesornee 22121102**— 7 211101—5 IDOI ATI Ie acne Gama ena NS TAP 21222*1221— 9 0202224 eee loa Crate tila iet tne poas arcteatieie Meee ceeeer ses cweees L012220T11— 8 22*100—3 Goodrich, PA DARPA BCA 8 ALAR OEE WT AA 2211**2101— 7 1212226 Via puter ese we ye etree) AAA ANI 012212110*— 7 22*100—3 Mershall> 2s osus Be or es ee bee 0101121111— 8 111212—6 Ge ESI Sb re Baten archaea rs Pot auld Poel Ady oh 111002202*— 6 0*011*—2 TPsge Waele SUE ee ks tS so onsen fans 11*1201*11— 7 *11111—5 iBlskegerssynyy, | PRAMAS BR ye oes om ner e as 2012112211— 9 102021—4 OD AW Abana, URS Or ryote aooeodn. sede 2022121122— 9 22212*—5 Teheyeersynah Be es nahe ds ass ts peas 22*2202011— 7 2*0220—3 1B}Q) Whitey Gy ethnon aa ov sad oeogon senna 21111120**— 7 12*102—4 Tee Cie 2olah sg coarse ener yet oer sas arecke 2221*20222— 8 ...... Dr. J. W. Mezx, Sec’y. Wicuhester Gun Club. Detroit, Mich.—The annual meeting of the Winchester Gun Club was held at the Cadillac Hotel, Feb. 11, at which it was voted) to change from the merchandise prize system to a trophy one, con- sisting of a silver cup for best ten scores in each class for first and a medal for second, the medal being also won and lost at each shoot. The classfication was also changed to 60 and 80 per cent. y - nd A, | i ae fT ipaiae officers were elected for the ensuing year: Presi- dent, Dr. Gibbes; Vice-President, Thos, Reid; Secretary, J. T. Warner; Treasurer, H. H. Rackham; Captain, T. Brodie; Sub. Captain, Geo. Huntington; Member of Board of Directors, . A, Hitchcock. Die first shoot of the season was held Saturday, Feb. 23, at the club grounds, with fair attendance and. scores, considering the weather. The medal winners were Wood in Class A, Hitchcock in Class B, and Gibbes in Class C. The scores: Ar; ts: 10 10 101010 25 Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 25 (Cine. : sage 8 6 5 5.. Warner ..-+2+-+ «: 6.. 7 815 VO OC aieotese sa omar ey Ute? “Tie alte wTebrorohtes Bbc Of es ea) ; "3 Rackham ..-...... .. 6 8 .. 15 Hatashita . Hitchcock ...... . , 5 16 Chicago Gun Club. Burnside Crossing, Ill., March 2—At Watson’s Park, Burnside Crossing, the shoot of the Chicago Gun Club resulted as set forth in the appended scores. unite a nunmber of the members were absent at Milwaukee to witness the contest between Garden City Gun Club, of Chicago, and the National Gun Club, of Milwaukee, The scores: Club shoot: Tiller, 30... 2... eee e rece eee e eens 0101017101202001— & Mack 8 J i Bnei. Lee 120221111210010—11. RR i. oo oa NNR = 1111.20211*122929120 18 Miller Se ad |, MERE 2201212111121 20119119175 222121122233 Mack oe « « + 2000%200022*212 — 7% evopererepsenperee rete FOREST AND STREAM. Bowles 228i cervens ae Fe STF Wt 20211*1222022*021110010011*12101 —21 AKEL aeeoresertin SNe Speen 11.201001111021000 —10 dT» F See Sah epeeeen es ar ee , 02*1202122002022212022022 17 i RAVELRIGG, Providence. Gun Club. _ Provipencr, R. I.—The Providence Gun Club opened the shoot- Ing season on Feb, 22 at its grounds in East Providence by hold- ing an open shoot, which was well attended and a successful event, The weather conditions were hardly favorable for large scores, as it was not only cold but the wind blew hard. causing the birds to duck, and thus prevented any big averages. The interior of the club house was warm and cozy, but was not occupied any great length of time, as the shooters preferred to be at the traps. During the afternoon something over 1,500 targets were thrown, and the traps worked well, especially after being idle all winter. Among the out-of-town visitors were McArdle, Moore, Gavitt, and Rose from the Canochet Gun Club, of Narragansett Pier, where the Interstate shoot was held last season, and Winchester, from Carolina. Griffith, the State champion, and Phetterplace, from Pascoag, were on hand and participated. Some creditable scores were made by some of the twenty con- testants. Bain made a run of 25 straight, killing 10 straight in a 10-bird event, and then making 15 straight in the next, a 15-bird event. Seyeral 10-straights were scored, in spite of the wind. ‘he scores: Events: Lod 8 425 67 Events: Lodreds 4556. 7 Targets: 101510151015 10 Targets: 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 F Arnold..-.. 5710 812 S11 6 Tlerbert ..... fe hn ie eee Ae McArdle .... 8:9 8123 7 8 16: Rose .2.1.20. eG A eee, Johnson ..... 5 8 141 524.. Budlong....- Bee cel) ge Ae ee RSES CoRe a SLO seffialete A weiner. bye 413° Sal FAL. Moore ....... Su 3) ns LO NT COLTS 4ae Sella ee ORE e! ainieype pent $13 6101045 § Wheeler ..... .. ie Gah ah BT ROGt weeps see Cz Ine halle eG ital) eeepc eae 10/13. 913: .9 (Saivat te enee seb $10 7 91010 ., Phetterplace,. .. .. 612 618 6 Crecicuesaaey Owe AU Sees SOUEGLHING ey oy ORE ee eed. Winchester... 811 511 8, Thoedeys tess. 1210 9 7 R. C. Root, Sec'y. Ossining Gun Club, Herewinn please find scores of the Ossining Gun Club, made on the regular club days, Thursday, 28th ult., and Saturday, 2d, inst. : Thursday: Events; 1 Targets: 10 7 1 = NMISoRo bs McAlpin Geist Peck = OM on! Saturday: Events: 1 Targets: GeBtlan dfordhya4j444-)4 ae eee ae eee 8 7 Be Garnseyepyede dese eee rence ido te (cls 4 55 D Brandreth S McBeth W Henry SAV iLerig®. fhe cuese abwatan ts oeaer oe 5 Te Weis burnt ip. erecieccie eae oaeoee 8 [= oe ase = DonsopaAnaoc 4 OUST ERAS — AAOLAS or 30s. here Lied +5 a t. O. G. Club. o op 0: a Rifle Range and Gallery, Ey Fixtures. July 14-28.—San Francisco, Cal.—National Schuetzenbund of North America’s annual tournament in Shell Mound Park. Off- hand, 200yds. Aug. 6-7.—Taftsville, Conn—South New England Schuetzen- bund’s annual festival and prize shoot. Cincinnati Rifle Association, ‘THe following scores were made in regular competition by mem- hers of the Cincinnati Rifle Association, at Four-Mile House, Read- ing road, Feb. 17. Conditions, 200yds., off-hand, at the standard target. Weather, snow in the morning, clearing in the afternoon: thermometer 48 degrees: wind fitful, 3 o’clock. Mr. Roberts dis- tinguished himself to-day with the fine score of 96. He now holds the record for the range, which was held all alone by Mat Gindele, Who has seored 95-twice. In his run of five 10s he had two that were 25s. Unfortunately he pulled a 7 on the last shot. Had he followed as he had been doing during the balance of the score he would have elaimed the record on the standard target, but it was not to be. Gindele distinguished himself with three 90s to his credit to-day, INGDEEEST Susteeeet tacasssseeeeneee 19 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 =7—96 6101010 9 T 8 810 9—87 7 &§& 810 9 8 9 8 4 10-81 Gincelew ine, ope et Seen ee 1 810 9 9 710 10 10 10—98 9101010 81010 8 8 8—91 10 910 710 8 8 9 10 10—91 Nea a (ey BORA Be Oder Wht ALA rt, fibers, 910 $10 9 9 7 8 9 887 7 710.6 610 $§ 9 9 981 9 7 610 9 9 9 6 6 10—8I1 EaSerigahly toes ooo eetene etl recco id: 6 9 91010 9 7 7 10—86 9 910 8 710-9 8 7 8—85 79 8 8 7 9 81010 9-8 IN ESHER. ia somes nie eee ee § 9 9 9 610 910 7 986 8 9 8 71010 9 7 7 6-81 i 75 79°77 710 710 6—75 Sttickmerer ere ist cot ueenee tee ia w ea 810 9 7 8 8 910 8 8—85 8101010 778 8 9 88 69 8 81010 8 8 9 9-85 fic leone eee ladcddamiaddde) epi e toe 910 710 9 7 6 910 8—8 98 5 7 810 8 4 8 10—77 Sie ali 5a 6) if aise SOF IDVBELDL | meee AINE DOGS CORAR RASA Se 10878 9 7 9 810 5-81 9975 8 8 7 8 10 10—81 14010 8 7 5 6 7 9 710-79 ONSCHET Mr ses eweebiiemen eis ett STLOMOSO EDT 95755 th 979 749 8 810 7 8 9 TT 10 8 810 5 7 6 T 6 9—T6 MIT So Peele eA etalnee ieee sitet 69 69 610 8 6 7 10—77 SD ee TelOo a7) 88 165 (87 ' 78 710 8 78 7 8 Th 1G fel <0} scien eee ee | Shae iP Wie aes Ce ce ake tr § 9 8 8 65 9 6 & 6—28 fe igs. (62s AO 5 5 T—fh8 PVG Sb ilevexgrekereen fee ce aewclece ee hee) eee & (Oia eo ete sar, & 274 ue JS ie he bs wT, oF 20 6 7 6 610 410 5 6 868 Hoy ohg. Aeaooen ay DOO OC Oto A doo Sas 698 67 8 9 5 6 569 8 4 510 510 4 5 7 10—68 1 9 6 9 > Wi be 6.7 465 | On Monday of this week at No. 513 Sixth avenue, New York, there was A aera meeting of the Metropolitan Shooting Club for the purpose of arranging a schedule of rifle, revolver and pistol matches for members of the club. It was decided that the first of the series would be held on March 4, at Conlin’s rifle gallery, and continue till midnight on April 1. The chief prize will be the valuable Gastinne Renette medal, At iJb5yds., the standard American target, 1%4in. bullseye will be used, and at 20yds. the 28,in. bullseye. Each contestant will have six shots at each target, and the best three targets at each distance will count. Entrance fee $3. Send entrance to the secretary-treasurer, Mr. James C. Summers, 116 Nassau street, New York. The club will hold a regular meeting on March 4. “Sharpshooting for Sport and War” is the title of a work by Mr. W. W. Greener, who is the author of several other standard works pertaining to the gun and its use, It covers every particular of its subject. The importance of rifle shooting in its public significance as it pertains to defense; to sport, recreation, competition and afield, is fully set forth. There also is a large fund of valuable instruction as to rules, position, manner, hints to beginners, pallisties, atmospheric effects, mathematics, deeds of great rifle- men, ranges, clubs, conditions, etc., which cover nearly every im- aginable detail of rifle interests. It can be obtained of the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. [Marcx 9, tor. Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club. San Francisco, Feb, 17.—Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club had 2 fange full of very active shooters to-day, and lots of fine average work, for the weather conditions. Pape led with the rifle, closely followed by W. G. Hoffman and Young. Mr. Hoffman is a new member and recently from the East. He used to shoot in New Jersey, and bids fair to be in with the best of the club, as he is de- termined to win. It makes us feel good to secure one of New Jersey's 2,000, especially as he likes our target. He bought a new Schuetzen .88 Winchester, but couldn’t get first-class results until Young doctored it up with a new bullet and King’s semi and smoke- less powders, which prevented him discarding the barrel. It is Strange that the factories don’t get a man to test their ammuni- tion for off-hand shooting as well as rest, for rifles. We believe they do for pistols and revolvers, which accounts for it shooting better off-hand than their rifle ammunition does. G, M. Barley was high with pistol, with Washburn close on to him, while Daiss led with revolver with all his shots in the 5- ring but one, and this so close as to cause a question, which, if settled in his favor, will give him the Cosgrove medal, which has peru a year for the first possible in the 5-ring with revolver or pistol. i Capt. Fred Kuhnle was first with the .22 rife. He is going after ihe fine rifle again, and is studying how to improve his sight so he can see more clearly at 200yds. I recommend plain Lyman or large peep hole, but he may also need some sort of a glass to help him out. Dr. Twist burned his face badly and came near in- juring his eyes by accidentally igniting some loose powder about two weeks ago. He was as glad to be with us as we were to see him again, and we expect he will shoot as well as ever next time we meet. Our new system at 50yds. gaye good satisfaction, and the best results we ever obtained. 200yds.: A, Young, 50, Ueftman, 50, 50, 51, 66, 71; C. M. Daiss, 56, 69, 75; A. B. Dorrell, f4: G, Mannel, 64; P. A. Becker (Krag), 107, 111, 115; O, Feudner, 127; O. FH. Widdes, 157, 180. ‘ Pistol, 50yds.: G. M. Barley, 37, 47, 50, 57; F. S. Washburn, 40, 40, 41, 48, 50, 58; E. Hovey, 41, 45, 49, 55, 57; F. O. Young, 44, 44, 44, 45, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 45; Dr. J. F. Twist, 60, 67, 65, 62; Mrs, G. Mannel, 60. 61, 72, 82, 94; O, Feudner, 61, 64, 67, 72, 78, 79, 81, 83, 84, 92; G. Mannel, 78, 79, 80, 91. Revolver: C. M. Daiss, 39, 60, 63, 67, 69; P. A. Becker, 61; A, J. Brannigan, 72, 88; O. Feudner, 74, 78, 88; Treto, 90. -22 rifle: Capt. Fred Kuhnle, 20, 20, 24, 25; G. Mannel, 26, 26. Jan. 20.—Colimbia Pistol and Rifle Club held its first shoot of the season io-day. Its first regular day, Jan. 6, was so stormy that it had to be postponed, the first time in eight years. It rained to-day, but so many were on hand that the matches were opened. Ten double sliding targets have been put in at the 50yd. range to accommodate the growing conditions of the club, and the Walnut Hill system of using ’scopes applied. This gives us twelve men shooting at the same instant. i It cleared at noon, and we got four hours of good weather. Daiss, Kuhnle, Mannel and Dorrell fought for first place with rifle. Daiss finally put up 57 and 56, which stood high until Young made 53, then Dorrell went in at the last moment and beat his own ofheial rifle score by 3 points, making the splendid. score of 42, which is the average for the highest, bar this year. Tt was thought that Washburn was high with pistol, but later it was found that Barley beat him 4 pomts. Washburn weighs 300 and Dorrell 220, and these babies owned the range for the re- mainder of the day. Daiss and Dorrell challenged@ Mannel and Young to a 50-shot match for next shoot, and were taken on the spot. Allen was high at 50vds., making 26 with his little Stevens Favorite and Peters long rifle cartridges. We have trouble here with rim-fire ammunition hanging fire, and I believe it is due to their being old and probably being exposed to dampness, which causes the powder to cake and deteriorate. Scores, Columbia target, 200yds. with rifle and 50yds. with pistol and .22 and .25cal. rifles, off-hand shooting: Rifle, 10 shots: A B Dorrell, Pope rifle......... TT IC INGO TES Sh eepecenerale oi sfconvees sees es oe MSI SS oes etre a iete bee Come Scott = OmMO OOO ho G Dtnnell eee rerimacrie ie ye ho bOI oo ere DD H= —1b9 00 Os BS OU) Nmwhiehwsa-i WHS oDHIwe Capt. Fred Kuhnle, 92, 74, 85; G. Hoadley (Krag), 118, 151; P. Becker (Krag), 136; Dr. J. F. Twist, 131; E. A. Allen, 154. Pistol: G. M. Barley, 39, 50; F. 5. Washburn, 43, 58, 54, 59; F. O. Young, 44, 47, 46, 48, 50, 52, 58. Revolver: P. O. Becker, 52, 56, 59, 69; Mrs, G, Mannel, 61, 71, 74; F. O. Young, 50, 56, 58, 62. 22 and .25 rifles: oe ye RACE Adi ennt oe ass.2,1. + ee een en: 1423 62 2 2 2 2-26 48 Wire GNianmels o> ssh son ese » 4442 23 2 1 4 5—81 40 Rire, 200yds., 8 shots: We Oe Youre sea. 5 56 2-12 Capt F Kuhnile...... 6 5 8—19 Feb, 22.--Several members celebrated Washington’s Birthday in practice shooting. Young imbued our new Satyr, shooting, W. G. Hoffman with the idea that he could shoot in expert form with a pistol. Tle purchased a S. & W. pistol and demonstrated that he really is a wonder with that weapon without any preliminary prac- tice, and he is so taken with it that his first love, the rifle, is sitting in the corner disconsolate and forlorn, while he is out practicing on chippies. He shot 14 sparrows consecutively in competition with a friend, beating his friend, who used a .22 rifle, and to-day he fired two consecutive scores at b0yds., counting 40 and 88, 9 of the ~ 10 shots im his 38 being in the 4in. ting and eight of the same bemg in a 2im. group, a _ little low and to. the left. fe shot these two scores with Peters long rifle cartridges which Young gave him to try. The last lot of these cartridges is giving great satisfaction with pistol, and the boys all want more of them. Young took fifty cartridges loaded with King’s semi and smokeless powders and his bullet, which weighs about 200ers., and U. M. C. 74% primers, bullet crimped tight for Service. He fired two scores, Daiss one and Hoffman one, making the following unprecedented shooting for 40 shots, three men using Young’s revolver, which is a S. & W. .44 and recut by Young, Reyolver, 50yds., Columbia target, rings, Creedmoor: ViZ.t TEP GE Moyearkes oss sao teoneesecee 3°55°5 4°38 3°4 274 B41 50 hh 408 5. 5 4 8. 1 1 4 —36ho (GE MN IPYeitsecee ee Eres yee 23 5 5 5 42 6 2 6—40 50 WieG (lodimain os a eerees aa ese &9 68 62 5 6 3 8—61 49 This was Hoffman’s first score at a target with revolver, and he only took one sighter. This revolver would not shoot well before Young recut it, when he immediately beat the club record with it. Me did the job in three hours’ time, including the making of the tool, and he feels like a ten-year-old with a new toy. After much experimenting covering a period of about three years he has.settled down to using King’s smokeless powder for priming instead of Dupont’s, as it seems to work more satisfac- torily with semi-smokeless. The above shooting was done with +his combination after being loaded for some time and packed to the range and back. We see no reason why the factory could not load cartridges in this way. Young and others tried the same in the Colt’s new service revolver, and it shot out of sight. All smokeless cartridges are more or less unreliable, but this seems the ne plus ultra of the shooters’ desires. To those who wish to- try it in their revolvers I would say use about 8ers. No. 1 King’s smokeless and 11 or 12grs. FFF semi-smokeless and about a 200gr. bullet, crimping the same as for tevolver. U. M. C. 746 primer or Winchester No. 3 capper will also work well, and does not blow out with Young’s load. Bullet 1 to 40, about. AL oe in oa ae ie 820 SA eas essai F S Washburn.. = : ‘ ‘ : 5 ; t so sa hAAnatt he nae 1 ig ere ae et 1224466 6 6 3=40 23 33 445 5 6 9-44 7 SASS Bete ee 2 x V ley, 50, 65, 66; Dr: Twist, 61. , ; Gay ana eats ofiman used Peters long rifle cartridges. rer: P. A. Becker, 59, 58, 62. ae phar ewe papers State that Shell Mound was destroyed by fire last night, including ee and dancing pavilion. This is the for the Bund’s shoot. . cans wee F. O. Younc, Rec. Sec’y. French sportsmen fired simultaneously at a rabbit, but it minions then they asked all together, “ it wonder who missed that time?”"—Tit-Bits, ~~ FOREST AND STREAM. A Weexty Journa of THE Rov anp Gun. Copyricut, 1901, sy Forest anp STREAM PUBLISHING Co. Terms, $£ a Year. 10 Crs. a Copy. { Six Monrus, $2. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1901. | VOL. LVI.—No. 11. No, 346 Broapway, New Yor« By the side of a pleasant river thou art otherwise pursuing thy recreation. For the gliding of waters, the song of birds, the low- ing of cattle, the view of delightful prospects, and the various oecupations of rural life, shall dispose thee to quiet reflection; while the beauties of Nattre, the power, wisdom, and goodness of the Almighty in caring for all His creatures, the order and course of His providence, the rewards of a good life, and the certainty of thine end be thy subjects of mediation—Charles Cotton, ILLUSTRATION SUPPLEMENTS. Continuing the illustration supplements which have been an acceptable feature of the Forest and Stream, we have prepared a new series of four pictures which will be given with the first number of the month, as follows: May 6—The Trapper’s Camp. Drawn by E. W. Deming. May 4—Rap Full. The schooner yacht Constellation in a northeaster. From a photo by Stebbins. June 1—Between Casts. On a trout stream. Drawn by W. P. Davison. July 6—The Home of the Bass. Davison. Drawn by W. P. DUCKS AND CABBAGES. A cLAUSE which was contained in the general game bill before the Indiana Legislature was in these words: “That it shall be lawful to hunt on swamp and overflow lands, which have never been cultivated, or are not situated within forty rods of cultivated lands, without securing the consent of the owner or tenant of such lands.’ The provision was eventually stricken out, but had it been retained it could have counted for nothing, since it must have been declared null and void by the courts, as an in- vasion of property rights. The owner of a tract of land, whether the land be un- cultivated or covered with a crop of cabbages, by the very fact of his proprietorship has exclusive possession of it and exclusive enjoyment of its use, whether for grow- ing cabbages on it or shooting game over it, or fishing on it or entering upon and being upon it. This sole and ex- elusive tight of occupation, use and enjoyment is wrapped up in the ownership; in short, the ownership consists in just that and nothing more. To declare by statute that the public may have free run of a person’s land, whether for shooting or for any other purpose, is to invade and nullify the owner’s exclusive right of occupancy and use, and in effect is to confiscate the land for public use. That is precisely what this Indiana proposition would have amounted to, and no such scheme of land confisca- tion could have stood in the courts. The Indiana Legislature may no more confer tupon shooters the right to trespass upon private lands for shooting than they may give the right to squat upon pri- vate lands for cabbage growing. There is a widespread popular delusion in this country respecting the right to invade lands for shooting, but it might reasonably be expected that legislatures should not share pices mis- taken notions. ADIRONDACK GAME REFUGES. Aw admirable measure has been introduced at Albany to proyide for game refuges in the Adirondacks. Mr. Axtell is the author, and his bill empowers the Forest, Fish and Game Commission by resolution to set aside parts of the Forest Preserve, each not exceeding 10,000 acres in extent, and not exceeding in the aggregate one twenty-fiith of the preserve, as places of refuge and propa- gation for animals and birds. The boundaries of such places are to be stated and to consist of water, highways, railroads ot townships, tract or lot lines. Provision is made for publishing resolutions to this effect and for the ~ due posting of the limits thus set apart; and when these conditions shall have been complied with. disturbing or hunting game within the confines of the refuge is to be punishable. The having in possession of hunting ap- pliances within the preserved area is made an offense. This would be an admirable innovation in Adirandack game preservation, and Mr. Axtell’s bill should have warm support. We have frequently. pointed out the ad- . vantages of such refuges in ¢ game country. ‘The Yel- .- fowstone N, ational Park j is ona i large scale what we might well have as protected areas, large or small, in many of the States, The private preserves in the Adirondacks are demonstrating from year to year, by the overflow of the game from them into contiguous territory, the bene- ficial effect they have on the game supply. There are good hunting tracts in the North Woods to-day which owe their game stock to the preserved lands adjoining them. We see the principle demonstrated on a smaller scale by the improved bird shooting in the neighborhood of posted farms. The State as a landowner may well adopt the game preserve system for a portion of its wild land holdings in the Adirondacks. With game harbors here and there throtigh the North Woods, nature may be depended upon to maintain the stock of deer indefinitely. What is good for the Rocky Mountains and for the Adirondacks is good for the rest of the country. Here is an inexpensive and effective expedient for game con- servation which should haye general adoption. SNAP SHOTS. The Maine Legislature has enacted a law for the pro- tection of wild birds which is a model of its kind. It protects all wild birds, except the Enelish sparrow, the common crow, the hawks and owls and the game birds, from being killed, caught or had in possession, living or dead, or bought, sold, offered or exposed for sale. No part of the plumage, skin or body of any bird protected by the section may be sold, or had in possesison for sale, nor shall the nest or eggs be taken or needlessly destroyed or had in possession, The ganie birds are defined accord- ing to the terms of the act formulated many years ago by the American Ornithologists’ Union, as the anatidz, in- cluding swans, geese and ducks; the rallidz, rails, coots, mud hens and gallinules; the limicole, shore birds, plovers, snipe, woodcock, etc., and the gallinz, turkeys, erouse and quail. The chief purpose is evidently to protect the gulls and terns of the Maine coast, whose shameful destruction in recent years has been so often adverted to in these col-- umns. The form of the law is especially to be praised, since instead of protecting a few species by their common vernacular names, which to most people mean nothing, it spreads the mantle of the State’s protection over all birds except certain named species, which are clearly defined. The credit for the initiation of this legislation in Maine is chiefly due to Mr. Wm. Dutcher, representing the Bird Protective Committee of the American Ornithologists’ Union, The South Branch of the Potomac, to which public at- tention has been drawn because of the threatened destruc- tion of the fishing, is one of the notable examples of the lasting benefits of fishculture, for the Potomac was not by nature a black bass stream. The bass was introduced into the Potomac Basin, at Cumberland, in the year 1853 by Gen. W. W. Schriner, of Wheeling. Soon there- after the anglers began to take out noble specimens of the small-mouth, and for almost a half-century the South Branch has been counted among the best black bass waters of the East. It has attracted hundreds of anglers from Wheeling. Washington, Pittsburg and many other points more remote, and the commercial returns to the people of the vicinity in the revenues derived from visiting fisher- men have been in the aggregate large and important. It would be stupid and foolish now to permit the fishing resotirces of the South Branch to be ruined by a tannery, as is threatened. f It is gratifying to note that the sentiment in favor of shortening the season during which wild ducks may be killed is growing. The bill passed at the last. session of the Legislature of Massachusetts forbids the killing after March 1 of any ducks except the coots or scoters, a group which furnishes much winter shooting along the Massa- chusetts coast. These scoters, however, not being highly valued as food, are shot very little except on the coast of Tt may con= . New England, New York and New Tersey.. fidentiy be predicted’ that in a short time the State of Connecticut will take her place in the ranks’ of those who are in favor of wildfowl protection. Meantime the sports- men of the country will watch with interest the course of the Empite State to see whether the selfish interests of the few shall override the good of the many, { -yenison.” INDIAN MAPLE SUGAR. MAPLE sugar is something that is familiar to every one, and a very large number of people in the northern tier of States are not only familiar with the product it- self, but with the way in which it is manufactured. In old times, when the country was new, when there were no means of rapid communication, and people lived far from one another, the annual sugar making was an important part of the year’s work. In many places the maple tree furnished the only sugar that was to be had, and the failure to gather a good sugar crop meant a failure to have sugar in the settler’s tea or coffee during a part of the year. To-day many millions of pounds of maple sugar and millions of gallons of maple molasses are manufactured each year in the United States and in Canada, so that the industry of making sugar from these splendid trees is one of some importance. Very few of the people to whom maple sugar is an entirely familiar and commonplace thing are aware of the fact that the method of making sugar was taught to the white people-by the Indians, and that they made sugar long before the discovery of America. This is only one of the many things that the white people learned from the Indians. Others were the weaving .of cotton, the cultivation of Indian corn and the use of tobacco. Some of the early writers tell us that the French were the first to make this sugar, and that they learned how to make it from the Indian women. The sap was col- lected in a rude way, a gash being cut in the tree and into this a stick was thrust, down which the freely fowing sap dripped into a vessel of birch bark, or a gourd, or into wooden troughs hollowed out by fire or the axe. Then into larger wooden troughs full of the sap, red-hot stones were thrown—just as in old times they used to be thrown into the water in which food was boiled—and by con- stantly throwing in hot stones and taking out those that had become cool the sap was boiled and evaporated, and at length syrup was made, which later became sugar, This manufacture of the sugar was not confined to any one: tribe, but was practiced by all Northern Indians, and was known to those living as far south as Florida and Texas. Among the sugar-making tribes a special festival was held, which was called the maple dance, which was undoubtedly a religious festival in the nature of a prayer or propitiatory ceremony, asking for an abundant flow of sap and for good forttine in collecting it. In ‘“Drake’s Indian Captivity” Colonel Smith speaks of the manufacture of sugar as follows: “In this month [February] we began to make sugar. As some of the elm bark will strip at this season, the squaws, after find-’ ing a tree that would do, cut it down, and with a crooked stick, broad and sharp at the end, took the bark off the tree, and of this bark made vessels in a curious man- ner that would hold about two gallons each. They made about one hundred of these kinds of vessels. In the sugar tree they cut a notch sloping down, and at the end of the notch stuck in a tomahawk; in the place where they stuck the tomahawk they drove a long chip, in order to carry the water out from the tree, and under this they set their vessels to receive it. As sugar trees were plenty and large here [on the southeast shore of Lake Erie], they seldom, or never, notched a tree that was not two or three feet or over. They also made bark vessels for carrying water, that would hold about four gallons each. They had two brass kettles that held about fifteen gallons each and other small kettles in which they boiled the water. But as they could not at times boil away the water as fast as it was collected, they made vessels of bark that would hold about one hundred gallons each for retaining the water, and though the sugar trees did not run every day, they had always a sufficient quantity of water to keep them boiling during the whole sugar season. “The way we commonly used our sugat while in camp was by putting it in bear’s fat until the fat was almost as sweet as the sugar itself, and in this we dipped our roasted Speaking of an occasion when utensils for boiling the sap were lacking, he gives an incident which shows a clear knowledge on the part of the Indians o certain properties of the maple sap. He says: “We had no large kettles with us this year, and they made the frost, in some measure, supply the place of fire in making sugar. The large bark vessels for holding the: stock water they made broad and shallow, and as the weather i is very cold HOG it pemontly freezes at nigh: in sugar » 202 FOREST AND STREAM. [Marce 16, 1901. time, and the ice they break and cast out of the vessels. I asked them if they were not throwing away the sugar. They said no, it was water they were casting away; sugar did not freeze, and there was scarcely any in that ice.” Among many if not all the Indians inhabiting the North- ern United States, maple sugar was not merely a luxury —something eaten because it was toothsome—but was actually an important part of their support. Mixed with pounded, parched corn, it was put up in small quantities and was a concentrated form of nutriment, not much less valuable in respect to its quality of support than the pemmican which was used almost down to our own times, F Among all the older writers who had much familiarity with the customs of the Indians, accounts are given of the manufacture of sugar, and this custom was so general . that among many tribes the month in which the sap ran best. was called the sugar month. By the Iroquois the ‘name Ratirontaks, meaning tree eaters, was applied to the Algonquin tribes, and an eminent authority, Dr, Brinton, has suggested that they were probably “so called from their love of the product of the sugar maple.” On the other hand, Mr. A. F. Chamberlain has very plausibly said “That it is hardly likely that the Iroquois dis- tinguished other tribes by this term, if its origin be as suggested, since they themselves were sugar makers and eaters.” A more probable origin of the word is that given by Schoolcraft, in substance as follows; “Ratirontaks, whence Adirondacks, was applied chiefly to the Montag- tiais tribes, north of the St. Lawrence, and was a derisive term indicating a well-known habit of these tribes of eat- ing the inner bark of trees in winter when food was scarce, or when on war excursions.” This habit of eating the inner bark of trees was, as is well known, common to many tribes of Indians, both those who inhabit the country where the sugar maple grows and also those in other parts of the country where the maple is unknown. On the Western prairies sugar was made also from the box elder, which trees were tapped by the Indians and the sap boiled down for sugar, and to-day the Cheyenne In- dians tell us that it was from this tree that they derived all the sugar that they had until the arrival of the white man on the plains, something more than fifty years ago. It is interesting to observe that in many tribes to-day the word for sugar is precisely the word which they ap- plied to the product of the maple tree before they knew the white man’s sugar. It is interesting, also, to see that among many tribes the general term for sugar means wood or tree water—that is to say, tree sap. This is true of the Omahas and Poncas, according to J. O. Dorsey, and also of the Kansas, Osage and Iowa, Winnebago, Tus- carora and Pawnee, The Cheyennes, on the other hand, call it box elder water. Mr. A. F. Chamberlain, who has gone with great care into the question of the meaning of the words which designate the maple tree and its product, is disposed to believe that the name of the maple means the tree—in other words, the real or actual tree, or the tree which stands above all others. Another evidence of antiquity of sugar making among the Indians is found in the fact that a great wealth of myth and folk-lore has grown up about this tree. A story is told by the Ojibwas concerning the change of a certain Nishosha, who was a magician, into a maple tree, and another Ojibwa story, quoted as having been told to Dr. W. J. Hoffman some years ago, is as follows: “One day Nokomis, the grandmother of Manabush, was in the forest, and accidentally cut the bark of a tree. Seeing that a thick syrup exuded from the cut, she put her finger to the substance, and upon tasting it found it to be very sweet and agreeable. She then gave some of it to her grandson, Manabush, who liked it very much, but thought if the syrup ran from the tree in such a state it would catise idleness among the women. He then told Nokomis that in order to give his aunts employment and keep them from idleness, he would dilute the thick sap, where- upon he took a vessel of water’ and poured it over the tops of the trees, and this reduced the sap to its present consistency. This is why the women have to boil down the sap to make syrup.” Mark Morrow. Rocuester, N. H.—Editor Forest and Stream: I see in the issue dated Feb. 23 Mr. C. H. Ames makes an inquiry for the name of a story. Some time ago he wanted the source of a bear story, and I was fortunate enough to remember it. The same luck again, The story he asks for is named “Nick Whiffles.”’ ago in the New York Ledger and is to be had now in book form—at least I have seen it within a year or two. Mark Marrow was one of the characters; Chris Carrier, Le Loup, a Delaware Indian and a fighting Quaker, whose name I can’t remember, were some more. The location and time of the story was laid in the Northwest at the time of the rivalry between the Hudson’s Bay Comnany and the Northwest Fur Company. He speaks of Dog- Ribbed Indians. The authority I have names them Dog- Rib. a family of the Athabascan tribe, or family of tribes. I never have seen or read Hearne’s Journey, but haye seen quotations and references to it, so can’t say that the Mark Morrow is the same; but the one I do know is as above, » NEAL, It was published years Che Sportsman Tourist. —_~= The Stone Whale of Satata. In the declining years of the last century, while yet Laupepa sat on the throne of his ancestors, the Malietoas, whose scepter was destined to fall from the feeble hands of his son and impermanent suécessor, Tanumafili, im this posture of the affairs of the Samoan kingdom, it befell that an embassy of the ruling lords of Safata toiled across the mountain chain which accentuates the east and west extent of the Island of Upolu, an embassy directed to the representative of the United States, bearing gifts and empowered to negotiate a matter which, while not political in itself, would yet call for the exercise of the-not in- considerable amount of diplomatic talent in the possession of these embassadors. It is not often that these narratives of jungle heights and South Sea depths offend through any such attempt at the grand style of historical prose. But it might have been done; only the saving grace of a keen sense of the ridiculous has prevented, Taken seriously—and that is how Samoa has too often been taken—Samoa is a tragedy; it is the part of wisdom to see it for the farce that it must ever continue to be so long as its chiefs are allowed to think themselves a people of peculiar dignity and free from any necessity to earn their living.- No little of the troubles which Samoa has brought to civilized people has arisen from the mistake of dealing with its petty squabbles as though they were worthy the pen of the historian. Reduced to the verities of plain statement, the inttoduc- tory period means no more solemn a matter than that two chiefs of the Safata district on the south coast of Upolu had come on a begging expedition to obtain funds tward the completion of the new church which was to replace the one that had been destroyed in the last war, and was destined in its own turn to be destroyed in the war about to come, that being the common fate of all the Samoan churches. Incidentally, these two chiefs intended to get any other benefit for themselves or their community that could be acquired by the island arts of compliment and cajolery. It being impossible to conceive of a Samoan as ever informal, it should scarcely be necessary to add that the two chiefs were attended by the proper allow- ance of talking men to make their speeches and a number of bearers who carried the presents of live stock and vegetables which etiquette required them to offer us, and for which the return presents of biscuits and cans of corned beef would make payment at a somewhat ex- orbitant rate, as is usually the case in such interchanges, In the course of a few hours of making and hearing long speeches, the two chiefs, Te’o and Tuia, managed to obtain a satisfactory asstirance that a sufficient contribu- tion should be made toward the completion of their church. This was a well recognized tax on the consular corps, and was generally accounted for as an item of the political corruption fund, it being certain that any village to which had been denied the contribution for the building or repair of its church would go over to the rebel side within a month. But of much more importance to Te’o and Tuia was the acceptance of their invitation that we should pay a formal visit to their village of Vaie’e—in fact, a regular “malanga”’ with the fixed duration of three days of entertainment. It was impossible for any of the officials to go on malangas for less than $50 in wages and the necessary presents, and when consuls were green to the ways of the land the expense might far exceed that figure. The presents amounted to a considerable item in the village visited, and while they were religiously repaid by return presents, the exchange was handicapped by the fact that all Samoan presents were the products of the soil, and cost the donors nothing, and the Papalangi presents were such testimonials of esteem as kegs of salted beef and tins of biscuit, which grow on no trees and cost no small figure when bought of the traders on the Apia beach. 208 and all hands joined in. I could not imagine why the Vaie’e man had choked off my poet when he seemedto‘ be doing so well, and I puzzled my memory to discover’ what could have been offensive in the unfinished verse; As well as I could recall, he seemed to have dropped the © praise of the yillage by name and to be busy with another theme, which involved the praise’ of the “sacred fish, the stone fish, the fish that leaped, the fish that broke the earth.” I had been too Jong on the lookout for such things to pretend to take any notice of the incjdent at the time. The boat load would have lied me out of my face, and probably Tulifau would have had the effrontery to compose for me as being his interrupted song one of much the same sound, but far different meaning.’ I gave the matter no marked attention, but I knew that there was some story about the stone fish, and, as usual in’ such cases, | made up my mind to know all about it, all the’ more particularly since it was an_off season for the gun. My first application was to Simele, who was at that time performing some of the duties of a major-domo, others of a professor of the Samoan language and litera~’ ture, and in general was understood to act as my talking” man and make all my speeches for me, Simele was a mystery from first to Jast. thanks to the teaching of Mrs. Bell at the mission school. He wanted to save money and become a lawyer, and he did succeed in saving as much as $15 on several occasions, but he found that to be as high as he could-go, and he reclaimed his deposit and blew it in. He was not tattooed, and while he claimed that it was against lis religion, his enemies had no hesitation in saying that he ‘did’not' have the sand to bear the pain of the operation. He had’ religious scruples against war, but it was said that he was afraid to fight. In this matter of the stone fish Simele said that he felt it contrary to his religion to talk about the idolatry of the heathen Samoans, now all hap- pily converted, and furthermore it was never safe to talk about the magic of the aitu in the place where they held sway. He gently but positively declined to yield up the story, but he made it clear that there was a story of a pretty powerful god or devil of the old times if it had the power to let Simele’s heathenry appear through his smug veneer of Christianity. As a sop to my disapopint- ment, Simele was willing and ready to tell’ me once mote’ the story of the swimming Siamese sisters of Samoa, | of whom one found her name right off Safata Bay. That is the one story that seems to be free from danger to the teller; every Samoan seems willing and ready to tell about those girls on their long swim, and I felt as com- petent as Simele to tell that yarn, Tonga was more pliant. Chicago Fair, where she ornamented the Midway, and she had been on a tour of the United States with Barnum’s circus, and had become a pronounced rationalist in all such matters. did not think that there might still be something in them, at least for South Sea Islanders. she came from a distant part of the country and the story had neyer come to her. But Tonga had relatives here—I never found the place in Samoa where Tonga was not able to scare up some person in native authority and intro- duce him as “my lashe,” which is her English for “my relation.” So it was here, As being a relative, she in- troduced to the guest house in which we were stopping an old chief, one who had been the Te’o or the Tuia of his younger days, but now was known as Maile. altogether a very sutreptitious narrative; the old man refused to tell his story in the presence of any Samoans but Tonga, and no person was to know that he had told the story or even that he had visited us. Tonga, at- tended to the dispatch of all our party to a frolic in a neighboring village, and when the coast was clear insinu- ated Mailei into our house, which had no other light than that of the moon. Sitting close fo us, yet in a shadow which prevented recognition of him by any chance passer, he told the story of the way the inner bay was formed and the part that was played in it by the holy fish, which — is now the stone fish. Like all Samoan stories, it is so filled with trivial and inconsequential details and frequent repetitions that it can be told better without following the old chief's own words. ; In the times close to the beginning of things, the cuttle- fish was the great power of all animal life. Because of his wisdom all other animals obeyed him, and those which disobeyed his orders soon learned to fear his power to punish. At that time, indeed, until the white men came to Samoa, the waters were filled with great sperm whales, which sometimes stranded on the reefs and yielded rich store of teeth, and each tooth was worth the life of a man. Now there are no more whales in the Samoan sea; the white sailors have killed them all. But in the early time when this bay was made there was one whale that was larger than all other whales and stronger and more cleyer, and this whale set at defiance the orders and authority of the cuttlefish with scorn of a thing that lived in the crevices of the coral. But the cuttlefish is clever, even though he does not live in the coral. He got the shore birds to go up into the bush for him and bring . down leaves of the nettle tree. These leaves the cuttle- fish sprinkled over the water where the whale was feeding, and he swallowed them with his food. Then he went wild ‘pain. You know how if you but graze it in passing it is as though you had been burned with a blazing. bil- let from the fire. This feeding of the whale was done in the bay beyond there, for that bay was always full of feeding whales before the Papalangi came to kill them. In his agony the suffering whale ran his head ashore, for some of the nettle also had stung his eyes and blinded him. Not being able to see his way, he made a mighty spring and Jeaped high into the air, as I used to see them do in play when I was a boy, and the whales were not then all dead. Not being able to direct himself by reason of his blindness, the whale, instead of falling back into the sea, fell on the land, How great a whale he was you may | see by looking at our inner bay. That was his length and his girth, for it was there he fell on the dry land and broke it down beneath his weight. But the cuttlefish’was not yet done with the whale; the punishment for disdbédience was not yet complete. let the water flow in around the stranded whale; but + ° 1. = e tu He used English quite well,’ Tonga had been to the’ all ‘bushes. She would express her profound dis-_ belief in all the heathen powers and then slyly ask me if I In this instance Tonga | was really ignorant; she had never heard of the stone fish; - It -was - When the cuttlefish saw that leap into the air and whete the whale fell, he and his brothers ' cut the shallow passage from Safata Bay into our'bay and they made the passage a shoal one to keep the whale a prisoner. And at the passage there were always fish on guard to prevent the things that whales eat from coming through. All that the whale had to eat was the grass and bananas and the cocoanuts that had grown on the land that he had broken in. Really, the whale starved there day after day, and as he starved he grew smaller and smaller, until from being larger than all whales, he became smaller than any. But every day when the cuttlefish demanded if he would submit and become obedient, the whale refused, and at last he died, and the cuttlefish, being unforgiving, turned him to stone. And now he lies at the bottom of this our bay, and through the water you can see the stone which is-his body. But because he was once very powerful above-all other animals, that is why we do not like to speak about him here in Vaie'e, at least not since the missionaries in- troduced the “lotu’ and taught us that it was wicked to think of our old gods since they were devils. + 4 Mailei’s story can be confirmed in one particular. In the bottom of the inner bay there is a black rock which has about the size and shape of a sperm calf. That I know, for Tonga paddled me out to the spot to which Mailei directed us, and there we saw for ourselves, LLEWELLA Pierce CHURCHILL. In the Indian River Country. Inpran River, Brevard County, Fla—Several years ago, when I first came to this place, I met Jim Hatten, and he bore fresh scars received in a battle with a panther and a mule, which I have always thought worthy of being recorded. There came in a new boarder to- day, and while it rained I had Jim tell him the incident, and while it is again fresh I will record it for you, in substance, the way he tells it. “There were three panthers,” Jim says, “that had been prowling in my neighborhood, near the shore of Indian River. Their hunting range was between two big hum- mocks, about three miles apart, and as they cleaned up the wild pigs and deer about each; they would change their places. You remember old man Chaney, who was a scout in the Indian wars and the last war, who was. always glad to get into some rough-and-tumble scrape? Him and me at one fime and another killed two of them and the third one seemed to go off, I thought, for good. One day Jim Robinson and his brother came to my house early in the morning and told me they saw panther tracks in the sand in the road just outside of my orange grove. I had an old hound and two young ones, and I saddled my mule, took my gun and dogs, and Robinson and me soon had the panther up. It run up the side of a hickory tree, and Robinson shot it dead in the scrub It was a whopping big one, and before we were to tie it on my mule behind me, I helped Robinson to shoulder it, to be carried into the road. Robinson kind | of hung it around his neck, and I followed on my mule | behind hint. My mule was jist as gentle as a dog, and I had tied many a bloody old buck on her. I noticed the mule nosing the panther and laying back her ears, but-I never thought anything of that. All at once she began bellerin’, and jumped on the panther, knocked Robinson down and throwed me over her head in a pile with the panther. Then she began to stomp and bite and paw us, all the time bellerin’ as I had never heard a mule be- fore. Robinson was scared to death, and stood by like astump. I told him to shoot her, but he was too bad scared, besides his gun, an old cap lock one, was in the pile with me and the panther. Finally Robinson got the mtile off me some way, and you can see how my face and ears are scarred up. I soon sold that mule, and the skin of the panther was stuffed and set up on the, pilot house of the Sweeny, a steamboat that used to run on Indian River. This happened about twelye years ago, and was the last panther ever killed around here.” Did you ever see the Indian River? Do you not think it and the country around is a most beautiful ° spot of this earth? Just think, that in forty-eight hours you can leave behind in your city the bleak wintry winds and come here, where never a snow flake falls! The iragments of the orange trees, left from the un- precedented freezes of 1895, have sprung again into trees, bearing the famous Indian River oranges. This narrow peninsula one day gets the winds from the Atlantic, or, better say, the next hour they are swapped for the breezes of the Gulf. They tell us Ponce de Leon, in his “Island of Florida,” hunted for the spring to preserye eternal © youth. Was it the ozone from the Gulf Stream that aroused his imagination? If this stream can warm por- tions of this terrestrial globe, where the rays of the sun themselves are powerless, old Ponce was not far wrong if he hunted for its source. When I came here about the first of January I brought my setter Dan with me. To avoid injury, I crated him and saw him once only en route. About the time I landed on the platform of my arrival station Dan burst through the door of his crate, and came bounding to the baby. He soon raised a quarrel with an old stump-tailed | pointer, who rolled off a greasy goods box where he, had been watching a side of bacon put there by the” merchant to air. Dan, however, contented himself by rushing at and running over the old pointer; then, with- out inquiring into the character of the country, ran into scrubs and palmettos, got the scent of some doves, and finally dashed into a sharp knot on a pine log and split. the skin from his eye to his ear. Dogs, at least, have in- dividual traits not unlike men. Put some of either wher- ever you may, and their courage and enthusiasm are al- ways with them. No wonder the world admires these attributes. I will tell you something about Dan’s ex- perience in Florida directly. Soon after my arrival my friend of many hunting forays and miyself started out for a camping expedition. © We didn’t care where, for which ever way you turn your head here you! find swnshine and fat pine, all that is needed for outdoor life. A native Floridian with his lit- tle trick mule to a wagon; our hunting ponies harnessed to another, both full of what a hunter can better im- agine was in them than I can write, composed our hunt- ing outfit, except a team of dogs made up of two deer- hounds—one a veteran old lady, before whose relentless” trailing I have seen many a deer go down, the other her son, Dan. . an obstreperous, tintrained creature—and setter .. _ You know there is a kind of superstition or pride which 4 hunter has in not starting out with fresh meat. expected to supply our first meal with quail, and our horses’ heads being turned toward Lake Winder on the St. Johns River, this point became our destination ~ whereat to camp for the night, Our guide led us a near route through the prairie, which proved too wet for birds, and when camp was reached a supper of bacon was expected, when our guide told us not to worry, as the day before he had killed a wild pig and had brought half of it along, This was scarified, salted and peppered and spitted on palmetto sticks, and its dark complexion from close contact with fat pine coals did not prevent us from taking to our cots well satisfied with our supper. Our guide, who proved an excellent one, was then a stranger to us, and old Ida seeming rather dignified the next morning, we concluded to take both the hounds out. You know the best way to hunt deer here is on horseback, with a dog that does not “yelp,” but which, while on the track, is careful, noiseless and slow. In this manner, if the deer are not hunted much, you may be led right up to their beds, and can shoot them when they rise—when they “rip, as itis called here. If the deer are up to this they are trailed until their lying place is supposed to be not far off, then you dismount and generally put a cord on the dog to prevent too much speed or possible loss in grass and brush, and follow thence on foot. I have never seen this mode practiced elsewhere, and no one could male me believe it could be successfully done until I saw it with my own eyes. We had not gone far from our camp, when the trail of two deer was found and followed to a likely looking place for them to lie, We halted for a consultation, when presently we heard a crashing in the scrub clump in the pond, saw the water flying, then two white flags raised in the sedge grass beyond—and the hunter knows what this means. The aiternoon was spent by my friend and myseli shooting quail. Dan started out with a long ranging gallop, feeling that he was in the brown sedge and blackjacks of historic old Appomattox, from whence I purchased him. His points were high-headed from wind scent, and as stylish as if he had found the close- lying Virginia partridge in the stubble, On our ap- proach to flush you ought to have seen his surprise—the birds had gone on. This was repeated time and again on the same covey, and he would pathetically look at me as much as to say, “Master, I am still a dog of veracity; these creeping things smell like partridges, but where and what are they, really?’ Finally they would rise, and then would come Dan’s trouble in earnest—on the single birds. These half the time have to be literally run wp. That evening Dan found a feeding covey among the circular clumps of low palmettos, between which was short grass. He pointed on first scent, then went to roading the running covey. Round and round for ten minutes at Jeast they went and never a halt. Finally they went into a palmetto bunch, and then continued to run around, and Dan began to bark furiously, something I never heard him do at birds, and J remarked to my comrade that he must have run on a coon (of which there were a number about), and I stooped and looked under the fans in time to see Dan, who had grown tired of such foolishness, jump into the birds. Dan finally caught up with these tricks effectually, as I will tell you directly. We now wanted to cross the St. Johns River, and sent our guide to discover some way to get over for a “‘light- er’ to transport us. No one inhabits the vicinity we were in and our guide found the camp of an otter hunter after a | long day’s search in the swamp, and took him and brought us the lighter. From our camp to the lake was a drive of two miles through the prairie. Along the road was the single aristocratic palm, its body hoary with age and bleaching storms. Small clumps of these trees stood about, whereunder shaded the little wild cattle, running like deer before our advent. The lowing of the cows for their startled calves was like the music of the bugle. On the shore of the lake was one high sand dune covered with live oaks, palms, magnolias and oleanders. There stood a large sweet berry tree, carved high up and all aver with names and dates, but, unlike the sturdy timber of my native heath, this tree repelled these scars, and they stood out excrescences, looking exactly as if pasted on, and the oldest date I-saw was 1889. Lake Winder is about three miles wide, a pretty sheet of water, with bottom of white sand. We were poled across, the water at, deepest being less than To feet. (Jn the other side we emerged at once into the prairie, unlike any other prairie you ever saw. Really here nature seems to have grown tired of making peaks and moun- tains and thundering torrents, grown lazy, and tried its *prentice hand on landscape gardening. In this prairie are narrow sttands of pine and palmetto, and the low saw palmetto in circle beds of from one hundred to three hundred feet around; some beds as high as your head, others to your knee, Here Dan left the wagons and : swung out windward, of which I was glad, for did you evet find it necessary to hunt for meat? Hungry camp- ers and their dogs must eat. So I put together my little bird gun and went out literally for meat. The Bible people of old may have had more quail, but we had enough for both men and dogs. They flew lazily and low. Here Dan got up to their ways. Finding them, he would point and hold till I came to him, then if they ran (as they nearly always did) he would road them, swing far around in front, getting them between me and him, and point, and if they failed to stop, he would disregard all his tisual modes and jump on to them. What profes- sional trainer could have put this reasoning into Dan’s brain? Whose whip would crack over such an intelli- gent creature? ~ The camp that night conferred on him the degree of artium magister. We made two parties for the next day’s deer hunt, my companion being our guide. Ida had followed for nearly an hour the tracks of a feeding doe and her yearling. when they were joined by a buck. Then there must haye been some moonlight acorn dances by these three, as old, Ida worked with all-her skill to unravel the windings of.these nocturnal orgies. I am sure the smell of the old -buck’s track was more to her notion, jor as I sat almost. hopeless: on my pony, watching her circling wider and wider, she trotted off and looked back as much as ‘ta We - 204 FOREST AND STREAM. (Mancu 16, Toot. say, ‘Come on, I’ve got the buck now.” And while I was going to her she leisurely went into a pond, bathed and drank, came out and took the track and led us straight to the buck’s lair. He must have been sleep- ing soundly in the saw palmettos by the little clear pond, for Ida led me within ten steps of him. I dropped my bridle reins, and the pony went to nipping grass, while Ida, with her ears raised, crept on to the deer, put him vp, and, although the “rip” from the rattling palmetto is no tame noise, the pony never looked up while I was shooting, nor did he flinch when the buck was tied be- hind my saddle. Neither men nor dogs wanted for fresh venison from thence on. In our attempts, to recross Lake Winder we had to camp, on its shore for forty-eight hours on account of bard winds before we made the attempt. This was not unpleasant, as quail, turkey: and ducks were near in abundance. Near by our tent was a huge live oak, about 10 feet above the roots of which put out four large limbs, themselves trees. Branching out with a _ great stretch these limbs came together at the top, thus forming a graceful and perfect globe, all _tasselated with long hanging gray moss. As our great fire of rich pine illuminated this tree, how spooky and wierd its rays appeared among the pendent moss! Now and then the glinting leaves of the magnolia, which thrust its branches | among the moss, shone like a hundred little mirrors. Well, well, this is a semi-sayage life, but who of the active among us wishes the lingering basic element. ot man—the savage—civilized out of him? The dazzling sparkle of the electric chandelier has taken the place of the camp-fire and the goblin moss strands, but I leave it to the world to say which of the two inspires most the stirring manhood that the world relies on. S. C. GRAHAM, Welsh Indians. Editor Forest and Stream: In reference, but not in answer, to Mr.* Chapman’s query in Forest AND STREAM of Feb. 2, “What became of these Welsh-speaking Indians, that they have not been discovered by modern travelers?” I would refer him to George Catlin’s “North American Indians. ” Catlin spent eight years, 1832-9, among the Indians then located west of the Mississippi and in the “hospitable and gentlemanly Mandans,” to quote his words. He-seemed to feel quite sure that he had found the last relic of the blood of Madoc, At the time he wrote they comprised only some 2,000 souls in two villages, though their tradi- tions all pointed to a former state of great numbers and power. They had apparently been gradually forced up the Mississippi, until they had reached a point on the Missouri near what is now the boundary between North and South Dakota. : ; ' Catlin laid great stress upon the difference in their dwellings, manners, customs, and, I think, particularly the variations in the color of the hair, comprising every shade but red or auburn, and the fact of their having hazel gray and blue eyes. His idea was that at some time aiter the settlement of Madoc and his followers the Welsh were all massacred, while the half-bloods had been al- lowed to live, and that this Welsh blood still showed faintly after the lapse of centuries in various ways 1n these Mandans. They had no tradition of ever having seen white men before’ Lewis and Clark visited them, yet Clark described them to Catlin as “a strange people and half- white.” ie The tribe entirely disappeared during Catlin’s life time, but I do not remember that he states the cause. = San Francisco, Cal, Aatnyal Histarp. i One Buck that Was Dangerous. Came R. S. Mackenziz, Near Puerto Principe, Cuba, Feb. 19.—Editar Forest and Stream: You sometimes have a column headed ‘“That Reminds Me,” and having just completed the reading aloud to my little son Mr. Wells’ more than interesting article on the subject of dangerous wild animals, together with your pertinent re- marks on the same subject, I am moved to give my personal experience to aid in the demonstration that a deer is a dangerous animal, and that he doesn't have to be so terribly wild either. A few years ago I was stationed at Fort Meade, in South Dakota. One exceedingly cold day I had occasion to go to the neighboring town, and as it was so unusually cold, I concluded I would walk, for the distance was but a few miles, and I thought I would be more comfortable in going that way than by either riding or driving. I was warmly dressed and wore German socks and enor- mous arctics upon my feet. I was well enough adapted to walking along, but as there was a few inches of snow upon the ground, I was not exactly tricked out in the best manner for a scuffle, as events proved. As I was leaving the house, my wife called out to me, asking if I couldn’t bring her a few eggs, as she was entirely out and could get none elsewhere such cold weather. I told her I guessed I might probably bring a half-dozen in my overcoat pockets. I attended to my affairs in town in due season, purchased the eggs, putting three in each pocket, and had gotten about half-way home, when I saw coming toward me in the road a pretty fair sized white- tailed buck. I had heard that one of the men had recently gotten a tame deer, and I inferred at once that this was the one and that he had broken out of his yard. so I walked along, paying no further attention to him. My set- ter was with me, and as he trotted on ahead, of course he couldn’t resist the temptation to bark a little at the deer. The deer apparently paid no attention to the dog, but as I approached he made quite a semicircle in order to pass me on the road, holding his head down and -facing to- ward me all the while in a most peculiar manner. In fact, his threatening aspect as he passed me awakened my suspicions, and I turned around to see what he was up to. It was doubtless well for me that I did so, for I dis- covered the rascal within a few feet of me, his head still lowered, and in the act of charging me from the rear. There appeared but one thing for me to do, and that was to seize him by the antlers. I lost no time in acting upon this inspiration, and as I weigh about 175 pounds and am fairly yigorous, I had no great difficulty in holding his head so close to the ground that he was tinable to use his forefeet upon me, as he was evidently attempting to do. We scufiled and tore around in the snow, my great arctics and German socks preventing me from getting any foothold whatever, where- by I could get the better of him, and though he bruised me in good shape with the points of his antlers with every tush that he made upon me, nevertheless I dared not let go of them for fear I should be attacked in the face with his sharp hoofs, so we kept up the struggle. I have said that the day was cold when I started out, but after a few minutes’ engagement with this partner I didn’t find it cold_at all; and even yet, after two years’ service ig¢ Cuba, I can still remember how hot it was in Dakota that February morning. I was also getting pretty well out of breath, while the deer’s courage appeared as good as ever, and I was beninging to wonder how I was going to excuse myself from so objectionable a partner, In the story books the hunter's faithful dog fréquently rescued him from such perilous positions by bravely rush- ing in and seizing the foe by the throat, but mine dis- creetly kept at a distance, and though I believe he brought the whole mischief on by barking at the deer in the first place, instead of coming to my relief like a good story book dog, he made matters worse by continuing to irritate the deer by his barking. I had hitherto remained quiet to Preserve my strength, but I recalled seeing some men cutting ice at no great distance away on my way to town. though the pond was screened from my present view by a fringe of bushes. of the deer myself, and the only way out of it seemed the chance of making those men hear me if they were still there. I called as lustily as I could, and in course of time three men came and relieved me of my troublesome antagonist. Perhaps it is needless to say that my wite never made any cake out of those eggs. I found upon subsequent inquiry that this buck had been raised as a pet upon a large cattle ranch, and the herders had constantly irritated him for the purpose of making him show fight, until they had gotten him so cross that it was dangerous to have him around, and the man- ager had gotten rid of him on this account. I trust no one will assume that I am discussing the general question of the danger from wild animals. I am merely writing for the columns of “That Reminds Me.” Wm. F, FLynn. Another Maine Panther. In our issue of Feb. 16 was printed a letter from Mr. Gardiner Cram, of Brunswick, Me., relating the occur- rence of a Maine panther, as within his personal experi- ence. That letter Mr. Ames now supplements with the subjoined one from another correspondent: SxowHeEcAN, Me.—Mr. CH, Ames. Dear Sir: You say that Mr. Gardiner Cram, of Brunswick, Me., tells you that an animal that I saw near the Forks of the Kennebec River last fall was a panther, or that it was my strong im- pression that it was such. I am absolutely certain that I saw a panther, or catamount, which I understand to be the same thing, the first of last June about four miles above or north of the Forks of the Kennebec River, I was coming from Parlin Pond toward Skowhegan, my home, on the stage that runs from the Forks to Parlin Pond on the only highway which leads from Skowhegan through the forests of Maine and Canada to Quebec. The highway leads generally north and south; we had ridden - or passed through a strip of fofest ten miles from Parlin Pond to the West Forks Hotel, and had,passed the hotel about a mile. No one was on board thé stage ex- cepting Charles York, the driver, and myself. I was looking into a field lately cleared and covered with grass to get sight at a deer, with which the country abounded. As we passed down by the field and struck the evergreen bushes, with which the road on both sides was skirted, the driver, Mr. York, called my attention to the fact that he saw a deer jump into the bushes on the east side of the road. I immediately turned and looked carefully. I dis- covered nothing in the bushes, but happening to look down the road over which we were traveling, I saw an animal trotting along ahead of us in the road. I could see nothing but his rump as he was going from us. The driver remarked that that was not the animal that he saw, because that one had jumped into the bushes, but that it looked just like it, Both of us watched the animal with a great deal of interest, for Mr. York was an old woodsman, and I have always had a great deal of interest in the wild animals of our State, We saw him for several rods plainly, and we also approached nearer to him, as our horse was trotting at a pretty smart gait. Finally the creature turned and sprang into the woods. As he did that I saw him plainly; his neck and breast were much lighter in color and he had the catamount head and form. As near as I could estimate he was about 7 feet long from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail; his tail was something less than half his length, and curyed upward toward the end exactly like that of a panther or cata- mount. While. I never saw a panther in the woods be- fore, I have seen them in menageries, and I have no doubt about this animal being a panther. It certainly could not have been anything else. It appeared to have an enor- mous development of the muscle in the hind leg and the hip, and when it sprang into the woods it scarcely seemed to make any effort. Mr. York, who has been a woodsman all his life, remarked to me that he had seen all sorts of wild animals in the woods, but had never seen anything like that before, and he expressed the opinion that from what he had heard of the appearance of such animals it was a catamount. Evidently there was a pair of those animals near together when we came down the road. One of them sprang into the woods and the other trotted down the road, as I have already stated. There was a school- house a short distance below where we saw those aniimals, where several small children attended summer school. I requested the driver to notify the parents what we had seen, so that they might protect their children, and he promised to do.so. When we reached the Forks, where there is a small settlement, I notified every one that I I saw no prospect of getting the better, met what we had seen. We afterward ascertained that the people at the West Forks Hotel that we had just passed when we saw the animal had both seen and heard these creatures. Mrs. Davis Purse, the landlandy, had seen her husband's cattle running out of the woods chased by some large animal, which she took to be of the cat kind, although it was a long distance away. They had also heard the cry of some animal, which in their way of expressing it they called a “screech,” The landlord had also sent hi8 little girl to school in the charge of one of his men. These people had said but little about this before we saw these animals, for the reason that, even in that wild country, any one who tells a story outside of ordinary occurrences is accused of “drawing the long bow,” or in the words of your letter, they are “skeptical of the occur- rence of a panther in Maine.” There are no settlers in this country except occasionally a woodsman or river driver who lives along on the Canada road before men- tioned. The country is full of deer, and I did not think it at all strange that we should discover these animals as we did, Any further information I can give you I will cheerfwly furnish. Very truly yours, S. J. WALTON. “The Fear of Snakes.” Editor Forest and Stream: In a late number my attention was arrested by an editorial paragraph in which I am called upon to ex- plain the fear that manifests itself in .the minds of children toward snakes at an age when such fear can not have resulted either from teaching or experience. A little further on in your pages I come upon an article from the hand of my esteemed and gifted friend, Col. E. P.. Alexander, who, it seems, has been sharpening a knife for me for a good while past, and who, while patting me on the back with one hand, with the other impales me upon the keen point of his logic, all unmindful of the squirms and wriggles that must enstte from stich an ordeal. ' _Col, Alexander’s adroit fencing demands my first atten- tion, and I must even set my lance in rest to maintain my side of the controversy, with such puissance as I may, trusting to find some weak joints in the Colonel’s armor. As I understand Col. Alexander’s argument, his scheme of philosophy assigns to one domain various more or less incongruous elements. The causes and activities that combine to make variety of species—in other words, the processes of organic evolution; organic functional proc- esses, and that which lies back of all these, the great im- _ penetrable mystery, the fundamental life principle—he combines under the general designation “sub-ego,’ which he holds as equivalent to my “mysterious tip.” Col. Alexander’s bete noir appears to be the assumption that the ‘‘variation of species” in the Darwinian scheme of evolutionary development rests upon “blind chance” or unguided accident. I believe this is a “straw man” that the Colonel has set up for the satisfaction of exercising his astute reasoning powers in buffeting and discom- fiting him. 4 _ In the langttage of one of Mark Twain's interesting characters, “There is no such thing as accidents; its a special providence,” with which doctrine the Colonel seems fully in accord. But in the language of science also, “Thete is no such thing as accidents.” While the words “accidental” or “by chance’ may have been used in a conventional sense, it is recognized as a basic principle of scientific philosophy, that no phenomenon can occur except as the result of an adequate cause, and the two elements— cause and: effect--are mutually interdependent for exist- ence, and consequently inseparable, both causes and effects being absolutely under the dominion of inexorable law. So the “chance variations” in the development of species result from the operation of natural law, the’ causes being found in the environment, There are many stich so-called “chance variations,” all caused by peculiarities of environment. Some of these confer advantages on individuals or races, giving them a superiority over their - less fortunate rivals in the struggle for existence, enabling the better endowed to surviye while those less favorably equipped perish, according to the universal law of the “survival of the fittest.” There does not appear to be any inscrutible mystery about this process, and certainly no “chance” in the strict meaning of that term; but all is in obedience to law, and the relations of cause and effect are not difficult to per ceive. This gives an impetus to the further development of such advantageous variations, thus giving rise to the differentiation of species, all such phenomena being con- trolled by natural law. This is the plain story that evolu- tion tells. But Col. Alexander's “blue print” scheme, as I appre- hend it, makes his “guiding intelligence” play the role of a yard master in an extensive railroad yard, who, sitting in a tower, by the manipulation of levers directs the movements of a multitude of cars, and having made a “blue print’ of the train he is making up, controls by means of his system of levers the detailed movements of each car in the process. According to this theory natural laws are not self-operative, but must await the initiative of the guiding intelligence.” lf the stem of the apple is detached from the tree, the “suiding intelligence’ must release the law of gravity by pulling a lever before the apple can descend to the ground. Tf I have misapprehended Col. Alexander’s meaning as to the role of his “guiding intelligence” in the work of evolution, I must crave his pardon. Organic Functions. So far as human insight is able to penetrate, the activities that are involved in the exercise of organic functions present a mystery as unfathomable as that en-. shrouded in the life principle itself; of which, indeed, they . seem to be part and parcel. The two little microscopic specks of matter that consti- tute the germs of two distinct species of organic life, while perhaps chemically identical in substance, embody within their small compass potentialities of the life prin- ciple, and functional differentiation of such stupendous import as to cause the vast orbs of inorganic matter that revolve in universal space, notwithstanding their mere ri Maxce 16, 1001.] physical magnitudes, to “pale their ineffectual fires” in comparison. aoe 5 2a In the field of functional activities, while their phenom- ena ate among the most common of our experiences and observations, their cause and motive power is just as in- scrutible to human perceptions as the life principle itself of which they are inferentially merely attributes. We can form no conception of the power nor process by which oak germs make oak trees and chestnut germs make chestnut trees out of the same chemical substances, nor -how hog germs produce hogs and human germs produce men out of the same food. Neither can we know any- thing of the functional workings of the stomach, of the brain, the heart, the lungs, the liver and the whole en- semble of the bodily organs; nor of vegetable root “tips,” nor the leaves, nor of the power that raises water from the ground to the tops of trees. Then there is the force we call “gravity” and “electricity” and “magnetism,” of molecular attraction and repulsion, to ‘which we have merely given meaningless names, knowing absolutely nothing of their nature nor the processes of their activities. Here is where science must stop and philosophic specu- lation may reyel ad libitum. In this mysterious domain Col, Alexander is at liberty to enthrone his “guiding in- telligence’—his “sub,” “alter” or “anti,” “ego,’’ whose awful mills shall continually grind out “blue prints” and whose ready messengers shall constantly fly to the “utter- most parts of the earth” and the realms of boundless space, with fresh promptings to hawkdom to meet particu- lar_ contingencies, etc., and there is none to say him nay. But the necessity is not apparent of installing any of the egos to manage the details of the processes of evolu- tion, nor of investing organisms with “innate intelli- gence” as a substitute for heredity, the operations of whose laws are plainly discernible and the accepted theories con- cerning which are based upon ascertained or clearly in- ferential facts. Heredity. Col. Alexander makes war upon the law of heredity, and cites the fact that corporeal mutilations, both of brutes and human kind, for perhaps “a thousand generations,’ have failed to leave their impress in hereditary transmission. Well, a “thousand generations” is a very long term. According to the conventional estimate of the length of a generation it would extend over about 33,000 years, ex- ceeding by five or six times any period coming within the scope of human retrospection. But there are two objections to this argument. One. suggested above, is that any period of time that could come within human contemplation as a basis of deduc- tions upon the question of evolution would be but as a drop of time in the great ocean of the ages that must have elapsed since the process of organic evolution began, _ The other objection is that hereditary transmissions are, of inherent tendencies, the effect of long persisting agencies of environment and not of individual peculiar- ities resulting from extraneous agencies intermittently applied. Thus, the dog in a cold climate might be shorn of his hair for many consecutive generations, and yet the effort of nature would be not to perpetuate a defect mili- tating against the preservation of species, but to remedy it. The remedial effort, not the defect, might acquire the quality of hereditary transmission, under the compelling imfluence of the demands of environment. But transplant the dog to a tropical climate and in the course of time he may become hairless, in obedience to the requirements of a new environment, a modification that is transmitted by heredity. Restore the hairless dog to his original cold climate and for a time he will continye to transmit his hairless feature to posterity, but by degrees he will resume his former coat, more befitting the cold climate, through _ the agency of natural evolution. . The inherent tendencies are responsive to demands of environment; the extraneous agencies with destructive tendency are antagonistic to such demands. The former may become hereditary, the latter may not. , In combatting the idea of instinct transmitted by heredity, Col, Alexander cites asa conclusive argument the fact that children do not inherit fear of-fire, though the fact that it will burn has been known to their progeni- tors for many generations. But neither do they inherit fear of water, nor of the prick of a needle, though their ancestors have long known that water will drown and the needle prick produce pain. In the first place it is unfair to assume that because “children” do not manifest fear of certain evils there has been no transmitted instinct in that direction; because the childish mind is still in the formative stage and must reach some certain stage of development before it acquires all the furniture of the parent mind. The distinction, however, is plain between that class of experiences which implant hereditary instincts of more or less strength, and the class above cited that do not. For example, fire and water are not aggressive evils, con- stituting a constant menace to the well being of man- kind, and requiring unremitting assiduity in measures of defense against them. On the contrary, they are familiar objects of utility, that can do no harm except when their own domain is invaded, a contingency that is generally easily avoided. As an example of the other class of experiences, let us consider man’s attitude toward the serpent tribe. The repugnance and dread felt by mankind toward the whole serpent family possesses a universality that stamps the feeling as an inherited instinct, and it is probably true that the instinct is more pronounced in the adult mind than in the adolescent or infant stage. The experiences that should implant such an instinctive feeling of dread and repugnance toward all forms of. snake life would probably be something like the following: In the earlier stages of man’s development from the animal state, or perhaps beginning at an earlier period in the history of the race, long antedating the paleolithic, and for innumerable generations thereafter, his dwelling was in a climate and with surroundings where deadly ser- pents abounded exceedingly and constituted his most for- midable enemy as being most difficult to guard against. The most prominent characteristic of the serpent habit is that of lurking, lying in wait and eluding observation until the victim unwittingly comes within reach. It is a fact known to the writer from personal observation that the rattlesnake possesses the power to so simulate in colors the surrounding objects as to be invisible to the ~ 2 te FOREST AND STREAM. 1 1 eye of an observer at a short distance, and without ob- struction to the view, and then suddenly to flash upon the vision with startling distinctness. This ever-present menace to the safety of the man- animal, or animal-man, under aggravated conditions of exposure with slight means of defense, requiring con- stant vigilance as the price of immunity, and that but partially effective, must have, with long persistence, left the impress on his mental machinery, which we find still present as an instinct, and bearing a close analogy to that. propensity so conspicuous in the horse, to shy away from wayside objects that might have concealed his deadliest foe, lying in wait to spring upon its defenseless prey. The fear of man for harmless serpents, and the fear of the horse toward innocent bushes thousands of years after they have ceased to be legitimate objects of dread, cannot be from the suggestion of a “sub-ego,”’ nor from the promptings of an “innate intelligence,’ but must be the survivals of deeply implanted instincts, resulting from long exposure to dangers that menaced racial existence. Col. Alexander holds that each of his “sub-egos” is endowed with just sufficient intelligence, “no more and no less,” to enable it to survive in the struggle for existence. But what of the millions that failed to survive in that severe sttuggler Were they endowed with a little. less than sufficient intelligence, and if so why were they so dis- criminated against? Col. Alexander says, “The strongest instincts and passions, and those of most universal pos- session and lifelong activity, seem to gain no increase of strength in a thousand generations, while many very ob- scure and subtle instincts, often entirely dormant through many generations, still persist in unabated vigor.” It is not clear what bearing the above statement has upon the questions at issue, but the first assumption in the sentence may be challenged on the ground of a lack of means of information by which to verify it. The process of instinct formation must have been so exceedingly slow that no duration of time coming within human observa- tion would be sufficient to justify such a deduction, In Mark Twain's “Innocents Abroad” he humorously relates that he and his party took passage on a glacier near the summit of Mont Blanc to ride down to the valley below. After waiting an hour he inquired when the glacier would start, and was informed that it moved at the rate of eight inches a day. So they abandoned that mode of conveyance. Birds and animals, if capable of such a degree of ratiocination, would conclude that the glacier did not progress. The application of this is obvious. As to the second statement quoted, it may. be assumed that the conditions that produced the dormant instincts have-long since ceased, and only upon the fitful recur- rence of similar conditions are they again aroused, a kind of atavism that may possibly account for the readiness with which the red-shouldered hawks responded to un- ustial demands upon their procreative functions. . Blue Prints, The “blue print” theory must assume not only a pre- conception of ultimate types (for who can say when ulti- mate types are to be reached?), but a blue print must have been made of every momentary stage in the long process of development of eyery organic form—a con- ception that utterly beggars the powers of the human intellect to comprehend. Otherwise we must get back to the yard master conception of lever pulling every in- stant in the process, or the “mills of the gods” con- stantly grinding out new “blue prints” with ‘the rapidity of electro-photography. The “‘sub-ego” must have for its guidance fresh patterns in endless variety, momentarily supplied, for the multitudinous steps in the onward prog- ress of evolution. It is true that Col. Alexander hints at a sort of auton- omy of the innumerable “sub-egoes’’ with which the organs of plants and animals are supposed to be’ en- dowed ; but they must either be supplied with “blue prints” from a higher source or have blue print apparatus of their own. This appears to me a narrower conception than that embodied in the views I have endeavored to express above—that is, that all natural phenomena, even those whose specific cause and character we cannot comprehend, are under the control of well defined and unvarying law, the source and authority of which we can never know anything, however we may indulge in ingenious specula- tions on these deep subjects; and the best we can hope to do in relation thereto is for each individual who cares to do so to frame for himself a “working hypothesis” which best satisfies the demands of his own mind workings. Since writing the foregoing, I have read Mr. Arthur Erwin Brown’s very interesting recital of experiments with snakes upon monkeys, from which the instinctive fear of snakes in monkeydom appears to be fully established. CoAHOMA, Albino Hawks. Yuma, Ariz, March 1t.—Referring to the note of Mr. Ruthven Deane. in Forest ann Stream of Feb. 9, on albinism in the red-tailed hawk (B. borealis), I have to say that about ten years ago I had just such a bird. It had been shot by a Mexican and slightly injured in the left wing. It was an almost pure albino and a most mag- nificent looking bird. I had it alive for seyeral months, and although I planned many times to kill it and make up the skin, I had not the heart to do so, and in the end I lost it altogether. I foolishly allowed myself to be talked out of it by a friend, by whom it was kept for nearly a year. Eventually it escaped and was never again seen by either of us. I spent much time and some money in trying to again find it, for I much regretted the loss of so beautiful a specimen. I hired a number of boys to locate or kill it for me, and every man I saw with a gun I told of my lost bird, but it seemed to have dropped out of sight altogether. It had been taken on the Santa Cruz; about twelve miles above Tucson. But for a faint waving of red near the base of the tail and a few flecks on the side just under the edge of the wing, the bird was a pure white. Later I saw another in the foot- hills of the Santa Gatalina Mountains, in the vicinity of Tanque Verde, but it had a dirty yellowish appearance and was very wild. Herpert Brown. The Fortst anp STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday, Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the latest by Monday and as much earlier as practicable. 208 Wild Ducks Breeding in New York. New Russia, N. Y., March 6—ditor Forest and. Stream: I will briefly state what I have seen in regard to the breeding of wild ducks in New York State at the present time, and also twenty or more years ago. Within the last ten years I have made it a practice to visit Lake Champlain in summer at least twice or more times each month on fishing and boating excursions, and also have been around certain streams and lakes of the Adirondacks, my home being in the central part of Essex county. In all this time I cannot recall the memory of seeing a flock of young ducks in Lake Champlain or in the Adirondacks, neither have I seen any nests, Before this time the ducks bred plentifully in the Adirondacks on almost every lake and small pond and on every stream that had any still stretches of water haying wooded or bushy banks. I have lately made some inquiries in regard to the matter, and the answers have been about the same as the aboye statement, although one man says that for the last two years he has seen one ot two broods of young ducks on Lincoln Pond in Essex county. This pond is mostly in the woods, and is associated with a great marsh. I used to hunt ducks on this pond years ago. Hundreds of ducks were there then. Now there is nothing worth going for, I have visited and passed by the pond many times in the past few years in the summer, but did not see any ducks. There is a trout stream near my home with a mill dam on my farm which sets the water back and makes quite a stretch of still water. Twenty years ago black and wood ducks raised a brood or two every year. I have seen their nests not fifty rods from my house. When trout fishing I used to see young ducks in different places on this stream (Boquet River), also on nearly every small pond or lake throughout the North Woods. To sum up, I would say that the use of a little com- mon sense ought to settle the question of the evil of spring shooting of ducks, The spring flight of ducks are what is left atter the shooting of both North and South throughout the preceding autumn and winter. They are the only seed saved, or left, for the next year’s crop. These ducks come north in the spring for the purpose of setting up housekeeping and raising a family. The prac- tice of destroying them at this time is disastrous. This ought to go without saying. For instance, what would be the result of legalizing the catching of trout when they first gathered on their spawning grounds, allowing the public to destroy the only seed (for another crop) that was leit over from the last season’s fishing? I cannot but think that our Legislature has sense enough to settle this question aright. BAINBRIDGE BISHOP. Syracuse, N. Y., March 5.—Editor Forest and Stream: Seeing your request for information on the subject of wild ducks breeding in this State, I offer the following: Last summer while looking for some feathers suitable for fly-tying, I found an English sparrow’s nest in the West Shore Railroad Station at Cazenovia, Madison coun- ty, N, ¥. On pulling it to pieces I found about twenty- five or thirty feathers like the sample No. 1 inclosed. These are very similar to the No. 2 breast feathers of a mallard, only they are a trifle darker. The station is situated about 100 yards from a large swamp and about the same distance from Cazenovia Lake, which is about four miles long and three-fourths of a mile wide. I do not understand where the sparrows got these feathers unless it was from a deserted nest. A wood duck is known to have had a nest five years ago at the head of the lake, about four miles from the station. I believe in giving the ducks fair play, and hope the ~ law which you advocate will be passed. W. M. F. [The feathers sent us by our Syracuse correspondent are undoubtedly those of the male and female mallard, but it would be difficult for any one to say whether they were from wild or domesticated birds. And even if from wild birds, their presence would not be satisfactory evi- dence of the breeding of the mallard near Syractise, since the feathers might have been shed by migrating birds on the surface of the lake, blown ashore and later picked up by the sparrows. ] The Coming of the Birds. Mizuurst, N, J., March 8—Editor Forest and Stream: Saw a bluebird for the first time this year, Feb. 26: on March 3, Sunday, saw a ted-wing blackbird and two robins for the first; also several Bluebirds, and March 3 gathered several spathes of the swamp cabbage in a little ravine having a southern exposure. [ see by my journal that I found a bunch of violets in bloom on Oct. 26 of last year. This morning I have seen several red-wing blackbirds, several bluebirds and quite a number of brown hedge sparrows. A. L. Lyon. EERE Various explanations have been suggested for the fact that most flat fish have the dorsal or upper surface col- ored, and the ventral or lower surface white. It has been said that the white ventral surface protects the fish, for the surrounding water with the light shining through it has about the same tint, and so an enemy floating — below and looking up could not distinguish him. Recent interesting experiments to discover the influence of sun- light on the color of flat fish are noted in the Revue Scientifique. Having placed a few young fish in a glass vessel, the experimenter covered the sides and top of the vessel, placed it on a support, and beneath it so arranged a mirrer that the sunlight was reflected into the water, and illuminated the ventral faces of the fish, while the dorsal faces were in darkness. The natural conditions were thus reversed. The water was frequently changed, and the fish were well fed. At the same time similar fish were placed in a glass vessel and exposed to the light in the usual way. The result was that out of thirty fish exposed to the sunlight from below, only three remained like those in the ordinary glass vessel, and the others developed greater or less quantities of pigment cells on the ventral face. This indicates that light has an im- portant influence on the coler of animals, but it evidently is not the only influence te be considered, since some animals whose habitat is dark have color. ~_— 206 FOREST AND STREAM, [Maren 16, tgoi.- Game Bag and Gun. ——o-—— Propristors of shooting resorts will find it profitable to advertiss — them in Forasr anp STemrau, Notice. All communications imtended for Forest anD STREAM should: © always be addressed to the Forest and. Stream Publishing Co., and . not to any individual co/imected with the paper. A Virginia Quail Hunt, Editor Forest and Stream: I have enjoyed so many interesting letters on “Rieotie by your correspondents in nearly all parts of the United States that-I thought a short account of quail or par- tridge. shooting in this rather remote corner of southw est Virginia might aimuse some of your readers. Quail give us our principal diversion, and although there are ruffed grouse (locally pheasants) and turkeys in the woods, they are few and fat between, and nowhere near tis are they sufficiently numerous to instte a’ day’s sport. We have also the Lepus sylvaticus, commonly, (hough erroneously, called rabbits instead ‘of hares; or three of these cottontails are generally bagged, espe- cially in the early days of the season. Our patron Saint Hubert has been good to this small town, haying brought together a brotherhood of true sportsmen; and you know that this term implies gentle- men in the best sense of the word. Onur little band, about six in number, are endowed with many lovable and ad- mirable qualities, together with simple and refined tastes. All like a nice horse, a good cigar and a quiet, sedate game of whist, not extending later than 8 P. M. to 11. But above all, they admire pointers and setters and guns by first-class makers, and being constant readers of FOREST AND STREAM they are well abreast of the times and'up to date in all matters relating to shooting and other gentle sports. We use guns of the latest type. Our party are divided as to the merits of pointers and setters. Having been brought up with pointers, IT have always preferred this dog. Our rough country, however, would indicate the setter as the dog for the work we have. Our ex- perience is that the dog, whether pointer or setter, should have plenty of white in his make up; this color assists materially in locating the dog when ranging in stubble with a heavy growth of ragweed. Our sportsmen represent a variety of callings. One is manager of a large manufacturing concern—an ardent sportsman, naturalist and taxidermist; he also tells a most excellent story; the children simply worship Grand- pa W. Brother Billy, statesman and legislator, looks aiter our game interests in Richmond; no man’ more’ thor- oughly enjoys’a day’s outing, H. and B, are lawyers; both haye served the commonwealth and are regarded with much respect by the profession as well as by the rest of the community; added to their many good qutal- ities, they each own a fine farm of several hundred acres about three miles from town, and on these lands we do much of our hunting. Next comes Frank, the bank-presi- dent, a good shot, with cultivated tastes for literature and music, and a great love for nature; a most amiable and accomplished companion. And last, ‘but by no means least, comes another Frank, our latest addition; he also owns a fine place about two miles beyond the farms [ have mentioned, and these lands, with two or three ad- joining properties that we have leave to shoot over, afford ample territory for our sport. : The season for quail extends from Noy. 1 to Dec. 31; in the adjoining county to the west the season opens Oct. 15 and closes,*«as with us, Dec. 31. We generally run up to this western county and have a few days’ sport before our own season opens. The fall of 1900 was extremely beautiful, and we had many delightful days’ sport. The beauty of the weather was enhanced by the beauty of the scenery of the sur- rounding country, the motintains having bold and fan- tastic outlines, and all through November they exhibited the most striking and gorgeous autumnal tints, often suffused with a blue haze that added an indescribable charm to the prospect. The mornings and evenings were somewhat cold, suceeeded by a genial warmth during the rest of the day. Toward the end of November I made an engagement to go out with our bank president, and arranged to walk down to his house at 8 next morning. Frank was anxious to see two puppies in the field that | had amused myself with during the summer and beginning of autumn, trying my hand at training and bringing them up in the ways they should follow—they are liver and white and rejoice in the noble names of Rex and Duke. They are not by any méans “registered dogs,’ and one, Duke, is some- what coarse in his lines and a little lighter about the head and heavier at his stern than is quite desirable: he will never take a prize as a bench dog. His brother Rex has much finer points, and doubtless throws back to some noble ‘ancestry. They both have fine, sound constitutions, and have developed into large, handsome dogs. On the day we went out they. were seven months old. Going down on the morning at the hour appointed, I see the rig standing at the gate all ready to start. Jake, with the light of battle in his eye—all dartkies love sport— was just putting a finishing totich to the harness, and Frank soon appears, looking fit and smart in his khald shooting things, and quickly as possible the guns, am- munition, lunch and puppies are put on board and we are spinning’ along the hard macadam road, through fields white with hoar frost, the sharp air making our blood circulate and ears tingle. As we haye only six miles to drive, and knowing the birds will not be out till the sun has had time to warm things up and the hoar frost disappears, we begin to drive more leisurely and exchange a word or two and a little chaff with friends on their way to.town. Our objective point is a long, | narrow stubble field lying between the railroad and the river that winds through the valley a short distance from Frank H.’s place. We are soon there, and giving Jake direc- tions to drive on a mile further and wait for us, we equip ourselves and strike across the railroad into the stubble, now looking almost black with ragweed. ~ The puppies know very well what their duty is, and hegin ranging: with great zeal. . through a narrow strip of woods. «instructions to wait for us on the top of the hill about two two tasted old Virginian ham. After working through _ State. the field without a sign of game, we come to the con- clusion that we are too early,.and determine to retrace our steps, and rejoin Jake and go further on. As we arrived near the place we had entered the field the dogs suddenly came to a point, and almost at the same instant _ the birds flushed and darted into the woods fringing the river, We each fired and scored two misses. The covey had crossed the river and our chances of another shot at them were oyer till the afternoon. Not much elated by Our opening performance, we walk up the railroad and taking a cross road, we soon come back to our wagon. We proceed along the public road to a famous stubble field on Brother H.’s land, which we reach after passing Jake is sent on with miles further on.” Just after getting over the fence an outlying solitary bird gets up on my side and goes off like a little brown cannon ball, giving a beautiful quartering shot. I cut him down at 40 yards and feel better for the performance. Soon the puppies are trailing a hot scent, and after some good and careful work locate their birds and come to a dead point. They seem trans- fixed into marble. A fine large covey flushes, from which we fire at two birds, cach missing, | with my right, Frank with the left, As they drop into thick woods close by, we decide to leave them, hoping to find them on the same feeding’ ground in the afternoon. On the further side of the field Rex came to a.sudden stop and was at once backed by Dike. A large coyey got up almost under our feet, and we managed to bring three to grass with four empty shells in our guns. We now descended into the little valley in the direction the birds had taken. We soon came to the conclusion that they had flown over to the woods and proceeded up the valley, following a line of narrow. stubble fields. Get- ting over the rail fence I nearly trod on a large covey. We both fired and missed, remarking to each other that out shooting the unlikely always occurs. Our attention was quickly drawn to the dogs. They were eyidently either on the tracks of the birds we had just fired at or had got in fresh game, Their zeal and perseverance soon convinced us that it was another covey, and we had a most beautiful illustration of roading and drawing. Rex, with nose close to the ground, was working on their tracks, and Duke, with nose up, was carrying an air scent. The birds ran about 250 yards and were located in a clump of briers at the fence, where the dogs made a beautiful point, Leaving Frank with the dogs, I hastily crossed the fence; the birds refused to break cover, so taking up a large stone I plumped it into the brush, The effect was .like taking the coyer off a volcano. | With a great noise and flutter the birds shot up into the air and instantly dropped into the thick woods hard by. We each got in.a shot and picked up two birds. This was the largest covey we saw during the day. From here we worked in toward the summit of the hill, having one or two fields higher up that we wished to look- ‘through. We got two or three more birds, and at last came in view of Jake and the trap. Jt was getting on toward 1, and we were admonished inwardly that lunch would be about the right thing. We drove down to a clear, gushing cold spring on the banks of the river, and spreading out the good things Frank’s wife had so thoughtfully provided, we enjoyed a meal with an appetite that only shooters, fisher- men and hunters and a few other honest men are per- mitted to enjoy. I suppose all your readers have not I can only say they have lost something. Our birds, when spread out, were not a great show; however, we resolved we would make up in the evening. Nothing could exceed the delightful cigar after lunch. The day was peffect. Rising abruptly and close to us was a magnificent mountain; its sides; upon which the sun was shining, were a mass of scarlet and gold. The day was an ideal one, and it had turned so warm that a host of large yellow butterflies were skylarking over a wet place in the road. And so still was the atmosphere that we could distinctly hear the voices of some children half a mile away. After an hour’s rest we got to work again and had some nice sport. The birds seemed more plentiful than in the morning. We also shot better. Duke rather disgraced himself by breaking his point on some running birds and flushing them before we got within shot. Toward eyen- ing the dogs, after considerable | work, located a covey in. a circular “depression in a stubble field. On our going up a fine strong coyey flushed, and Frink did what I had never seen before; he killed three birds, one with his right and two with his left, We now observed that the sun was nearly down, and moreover we were tired, so it being too dark, we rejoined Jake, took out our overcoats and stowed away our traps, remarking that our cartridge bags were very much lighter than when we had started in the morning, However, we had, some fine birds. and lighting our cigars were soon spinning toward home, where bright lights and dinner awaited us. LG; Maine Game Legislation. Boston, March 9.—On the mild weather of a week ago some of the pickerel fishermen were out. C. H. Jones and Henry Wilkins went up to Barratt’s camp, on the Sud- bury River, the other day. They took oyer a dozen, though the size was rather small, the largest 20 inches. Mr. Jones has made several trips the past season to the same camp, with friends. On one trip a couple of weeks ago twenty-six pickerel was the score. Probably the attempt to prevent the carrying of guns and rifles into Maine in the close season on game is arrested for this session of the Legislature. The latest reports from Augusta say that the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Game has voted that it ought not to pass, Reports suggest, that the bill was wanted only by the owners of wild lands, who fear forest fires, but I am sure that the medsure had the support of some of the best friends of game protection in the State, Doubtless the influence of the resident hunter, added to that of the hotel and camp proprietors, has killed the measure, and sportsmen who make August and September trips into Maine, ostensibly for fishing and canoeing, will continue io) take their’ rifles along, just’as much as their fishing rods. The same committee is considering a law compelling hunters to take out a $25 license to. humt.moose in that T asked ‘a gentleman yesterday, who has hunted moose several seasons in Maine, what he thought of such a license law. He replied: “That will settle it with me. Moose hunting is too uncertain in Maine any way. For one or two seasons I have had it in mind to go to Canada —New Brunswick or Nova Scotia—after moose, where they are surely more plenty, but the license fee. has caused me to go to Maine again, each time without suc- cess. 1 believe that a license fee of $25 for hunting moose in Maine will drive about every non-resident hunter to the Provinces instead of Maine. Then what moose hunting there is left in that State will be left to the resi- dent hunters, who are already getting to he toa thick for the outsider.”’ The general hunter's license for omeredidients of Maine has been killed again by the Committee on Fisheries and Game. This measure was referred from the last Legis- lature. The resolve appropriating $3000 for scientific investigation of the best methods of propagating fish has been killed by the same committee. Leave to withdraw has been reported by the same committee on the petition of the marketmen of the State, that they be permitted to sell game legally killed in the open season, by taking out a license. The repeal of the September deer shooting license law has not yet been decided, but I learn that there, has been a revulsion of feeling and that the lumber land- owners who want this law repealed do not stand in as good fayor as early in the session. SPECIAL, A Market Gunner’s Views. Currituck County, N. C., Jan. 20.—Editor Forest and Siream: The day’s shooting was over and we had picked up and were on our way home The wind was fair, though light, and three-quarters of an hour at most*would see us at the house. I was sitting on the midships thwart of the skiff, leaning back over the centerboard trunk, and George, the boatman, was managing tiller and sheet, while the dog—just now receiving his first lessons in the art of retrieving wildfowl—lay at his feet. The day’s flight had been poor, Not but that we would haye had a good many more birds if I had shot well, but at best a dozen or fifteen would have been the whole bag, and often hours went by without our seeing a bird, let alone getting a shot at one. Naturally, then, we fell to talking: over the increasing. scarcity of the ducks and the causes. “Tt is not strange,’ I said, “that they are scarce. The other day I came down the sound, and it seemed to me that every half-mile I saw a battery, and where there wasn’t a battery there was a bush blind, and where there was neither battery nor bush blind there was a sloop or a skiff sailing up the birds to make them fly to some gunner,” “That's right, ” said George. “It’s the sailing that does it. Ducks ain’t fools, and if people keep chasing "em up all the time, the ducks are bound to get tired of it and to go away so far that the boats can’t follow ’em. That’s the way we ye drove all the ducks out of this part of the sound, and ’most everybody's followed ’em down twelve or fifteen miles below; where they was when I last heard of them. People about here are getting onto this battery shooting racket, and there’s getting to be right smart of a feeling against it. J wish they'd stop it, but above all stop sailing. Up in Back Bay, you know, notth of the line between Vitginia and North Carolina, they have a law against sailing, just as we have here, ‘only they en- force it there and we don’t enforce it here. There, a man can take out his battery, put it overboard, rig it, and sail back to the marsh or some nearby land. He can’t put sail on his sloop again until he is ready to take up his battery, and if he does put sail on, he’s got to take up. Up there the canvas weigh a pound to a pound and a half more than they do down here, and so they bring a better price. We chase the fat off ours down here. We never did enforce the law against sailing in this county, but it’s got worse in the last few years, since people got crazy about boobies, ye know—ruddy ducks. In old times there were worlds of boobies, and they were no good on earth. Nobody’d eat ’em or buy ‘em, or shoot ’em. But after the people got to wanting them and paying for them, men and small boys took to sailing them and ringing them, and it’s just got to be the fashion down here to chase the ducks all the time. Why, them boobies brings $1.25 a pair now— half as much as canvas and nearly as much as redheads.” “Well,” said I, “what prospect is there of anything better? The sailing may correct itself in part by per- manently driving the ducks away, but [ do not see how that is likely to benefit you.’ “They're pretty near driven away now,” replied George. “Tf I had my way,’ he went one, “I’d fix it, I think, so that the shooting wouldn’t be harmed so much, and so that an honest man would have a chance to make a living. Now you know I gun in winter, and I want to make what I can at it. At the same time, I don’t want to kall every living duck there is in the sound, I want some left for next season. I ain’t got much education and maybe I can’t BRDECSE myself very well, but I know what I want. “There’s lots of men that: guns for profit that don't seem to look after their own interests. But if I had my way, I would limit the decoys that a man could own. “He could own fifty if he was a bush blinder or a point shooter —that’s a great plenty, On these he’d have to pay $10 before he put them out the first of the season. A battery man could have 150, instead of from 300 to 4oo as they have now, and on these he would have to pay $25, The law against sailing would be put in force. If all this were done, it would put an end to this harrying of the ducks. They would stay here and every responsible person would have a chance at them.’ — “Now these taxes all going to the county would run up into hundreds of dollars, and would be enough to hire three or four men during the season to patrol the sound and see that the law was enforced. The men would haye to be deputy sheriffs or marshals—regular law officers who had the power to arrest people who were doing things that were against the law, and to call on citizens to help them to make arrests or to give evidence. If they got the right kind of men for the work it would take only a short time to make people understand that the law meant s@mething. The sailing and chasing fowl about would, stop, and when the ducks got here they would stay all winter instead of just stopping here and then- being chased off to some other place where. we who need them can't get at them, Manch’ 16, 1901.] : “7 ain’t sure but the best way!would be for us to make a county matter of it-altogether, not to go to the State Legislature at all, but just to make out cotttity commis- Sioners order an election held about this here and let us who are interested decide it for ourselves. If we did that, I believe the law could not be changed until we ourselyes had yoted’on it again. “The people who live in this county most all make their livings by farming in summer and gunning in win- ter, when the ducks are here, and we are the ones who want plenty of ducks, for they are a good share of our living. As it is now, they come and ate chased away, and we don't get a half a chance at them. Men go out to sail ducks, and if they don’t find ducks they sail geese, and after they have driven the geese away they sail boobies and blue peters. They don’t make any money, themselves, and they won't let no one else make any. It's all wrong, I tell ye, and somehow, some time before long, it’s got to be stopped.” I give these remarks for what they are worth, as the opinions of a professional gunner whose living during the winter months is earned in this way. He belongs to a class whose ititerest it is to have the duck crop each year aS large as possible. I-should say for the benefit of those ignoratit of the locality. that in this county the season for wildfowl ex- tends from Noy. to to March 31. Shooting is permitted on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of ai eG American Wildfowl and How to Take Them.—XXVI. BY GEORGE BIRD GRINNELL. [Continued from page 185,] Fish Ducks. Sub-tamily Mergine. _ THE mergansers, or, as they are often called, the fish- ing ducks, may be distinguished from all others of the Anatide by their narrow. and round (not flattened) bills, always provided with sharp, backward-directed, tooth- like Jamellze. Except for their bills, they are like the sea ducks. They are birds of handsome. plumage, always provided with a crest, which in the male may be enor- mously enlarged and very striking,” as in the hooded merganser, of merely puffy, with brilliant iridescent hues, as in the goosander. The mergansers teed almost alto- gether on small fish, which they..capture by diving, and as a consequence their flesh is not at all desirable. ~All our species ate widely distributed over North America, American Merganser. ' Merganser americanus (Cass.). 1s The adult has the head-and upper neck greenish black, with brilliant metallic reflections, the head being puffy and the feathers slightly longest on the back of the head. The back is black, fading to ashy gray on the rump and upper tail coverts. The primaries and secondaries are black, but the rest of the wing is chiefly white, crossed by a black bar.- The under parts are white, tinged with salmon. color, tosy or pinkish, which does not last long after death. In old skins,-the breast feathers often be- come barred with ashy. ~The tail is ashy gray, with bill, eyes and feet bright red. ‘Length about 26 inches, In the female the head and neck are reddish brown, and there is a long crest on thé back of the head,‘ much more marked than in the male. The chin and throat are white, the upper parts gray.4 About: one-half of each secondary feather is white, forming a speculum on the wing. The primaries are black, the flanks and tail gray. The lower parts are pinkish salmon color in life, fading to white. The bill and feet are red. Valueless as food, the great merganser is certainly one of our most beautiful and graceful birds. It is,a close relative to the goosander of Europe, and’ was long con- AMERICAN MERGANSER. sidered to be the same bird. The*differences on which they ate separated are very slight. “The merganser is a resident of the extreme North in summer. It is found in Alaska, though apparently not very common there; and i fact it does not seem to be a very common bitd any- where, both the other species exceeding it in numbers. It is one of our most hardy birds, and one of the last to go South in auttimn; and indeed it will remain about air holes in the rivers, where it can fish, long after most other ducks have taken their departure for the South. Tt is well established that goosander breeds in the hollows. of trees, wherever trees are accessible, though some observerss who have reported nests of this species from the far that it builds its nest upon the ground in the ordinary tanner of many of the salt-water ducks. Definite information as to the breeding habits of this _ merganser were first given by Mr. Geo. A. Boardman, of Calats, Me., to whom ornithology owes so muck. In FOREST AND STREAM he says: ; “Many years ago I was up at Grand Lake Stream salmon fishing, when I saw a large duck fly into a hole high up in a large birch tree. The log drivers said it orth, beyond where timber grows, state - FOREST AND STREAM. was a sheldrake, and had nested there many-.years. [ Was anxious to see what kind -of a mergatser it was. JMfter the log- drivers’ day’s work was done one,.of them by driving spikes managed to get up. The old bird flew out, and he brought down one egg, and said there were seven more. I then got the man to arrange a noose over the hole, and the next morning we had the old bird hung by the neck, and the eight eggs were new to science, The log drivers said they had seen the old bird bring down the young in her bill to the water. Several years later Mr. John Krider, of Philadelphia, went with me to the same tree and collected eggs. Ue was a weli- known collector, Mr. Audubon was mistaken in his account of the nesting of this merganser, since he de- scribes it as nesting on the ground among rushes, in the manner of the serrator, having a large nest raised seven or eight inches above the surface.” Oiten, while traveling along streams in uninhabited parts of the country, one may come upon a mother mer- ganser and her brood of tiny young and may drive them before him for miles along the stream, the birds keeping well out of his way, and the mother watching over them with the tenderest care. It is a curious sight to see these tiny creatures run, as it seems, over the surface of the water, at the same time flapping their tiny featherless wing, but making extraordinary progress the while. The goosander, like others of its kind, feeds almost exclusively on fish. It is said that'in the autumn its flesh is not noticeably bad, but that in spring it is exceedingly rank and oily. Red-Breasted Merganser, Sheldrake. Merganser serratoy (Linn.). The adult male has the head greenish black, with some metallic reflections of violet and purple. The crest is a ragged one, chiefly on the back of the head; the feathers aré itregular, but few of them being long. There is a well-marked white collar around the upper neck below the black. The lower neck and breast are pale pinkish brown, streaked with black from above downward. The back and inner scapulars are black; the lower back and rump gtayish, waved with black and white; the tail, gray- ish brown, The wing is chiefly white; crossed by two black bars.. The primaries are brownish black, and the outer webs of the inner secondaries edged’ with. the same of the bend in ti color. On the side of the breast, in front a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. the wing, 1s a patch of white feathers, .margined with “black. The sides are barred with black and white, and the rest of the under parts white. The bill, eyes and feet are bright red. Length about 22 inches. In this species the nostrils are situated near to the base of the bill, whereas in the goosander they are nearly half way between the base and tip of the bill. This will enable the observer to distinguish between the two species. The adult female has the top of the head and crest teddish brown; the sides of head and neck somewhat paler, fading to white on the throat. The upper parts ate dark ashy gray; the sides almost the same, but some- what paler. There is a white patch on the wing, divided by a black bar. The under parts are white, often with a pinkish or salmon tinge in both sexes, but this is by na means always present. The bill, legs and feet are like those in the male, but perhaps a little duller. Like the goosander, this species belongs to the North- ern Hemisphere at large, and is found in Europe, China, Japan and other islands of the Pacific. Mr. Shepherd found it breeding in Iceland, in company with Barrow’s golden-eye, and Old World observers generally have reported it as abundant in the North. It occurs regu- latly as a resident in Greenland, and of course in North America is quite a common species. It has been reported in summer from Alaska, and from Maine, and breeds in both sections. Mr, MacFarlane found it also breeding on the Anderson River, in the far North. The nest is reported to be closely similar to that of the black duck, and the parent often lines it with down plucked from her breast, : ' Like the preceding species, the red-breasted merganser is a tough and hardy bird, well ‘fitted ‘to endure our Northern winters, and not proceeding séuthward so long as there are any open waters in which it can gaih a liye— lihood, It spends much of its time on the salt water and associates more or less with the winter sea ducks of the New England coast, but more perhaps with the whistlers than with any others. The red-breasted merganser feeds altogether on fish, and for this reason has no value whatever as a fable bird. Dr. D. G. Elliot, in his excellent work on “North American Wildfowl,” gives a graphic description of their fishing which is well worth reproducing. He says: “When engaged in fishing, by their rapid diving and maneuvering beneath the waters they cause the small fish—if the schools are of any sizé—to become widely scattered, and many rise close to the surface. The gulls take advantage of such opportunities and pounce upon their luckless finny prey from above, and then, with ducks diving into the depths and gulls plunging from above, the scene is a very lively one. I remember on one occasion watching a number of this merganser engaged in fishing in a cove, when their movements attracted to them a large flock of Bonaparte’s gull (Larus phila- 207 delphia), which hovered over the ducks for a moment and then began to plunge head foremost into the water, one after another, in rapid succession, emerging, frequently with a small fish in the bill. The mergansers paid no attention to their fellow fishermen, although at times a plunging gull would come perilously near one of the saw-billed gentry as he rose from the depths; and what with the tising and disappearing mergansers and the air above them filled with the forms of the darting pulls, ex- etuting all manner of swift and gracetul evolutions, the scene was very spirited and full of animation.” The red-breasted merganser is swift of wing, and, as might be imagined, an expert diver. It frequently comes in very gently to decoys, dashing along at great speed, until it reaches the point where it wishes to ali¢ht, and then, without checking its flight, throwing itself breast down upon the water and sliding over it for some dis- tance, After alighting, it looks about for a moment, alternately raising and depressing its crest, and if it sees nothing to alarm it, goes to work fishing. There is no reason for shooting it, as it is worthless for food. Among the common names applied to this bird in different sec- tions of the country are sheldrake, saw-bill, fisherman, pied sheldrake, shelduck and big saw-bill. Hooded Merganser. Lophodytes cucullatus (inn.). Adult male has the head, neck, back and scapulars black. The very long full crest is pure white, mar- gined with black. The wing coverts are gray, fading to ash color behind, and the greater coverts are black at the base and tipped with white, showing a distinct black and white band across the wing. The secondaries are white, the basal portion black, which gives the effect of two wide white wing bars, bordered in front by two narrow black wing bars. In front of the wing on the side of the breast are two black and two white bars, crescent- shaped. The sides and flanks are rusty brown or tawny, growing darker toward the tail, and crossed by fine black lines. The under parts generally are white; the under tail coverts streaked with dusky. The bill is black, eye bees yellow and the feet yellowish. Length about 18 inches. An the female the head and crest are reddish brown and the upper parts are grayish brown. The chin and throat are white; the flanks grayish brown. There is a patch on the wing, white, crossed by a black bar, and the underparts generally are white. The bill is yellowish, darkening to brown on the margin and on the nail. The hooded merganser is one of the most striking of eur North American ducks. It is excltisively a North American species, and-occurs in Europe only as a strag- gler. Throughout the whole of North America, how- ever, it is generally distributed, and seems to be no less abundant, for example, in Nebraska than it is on the Atlantic or: Pacific coasts. The hooded merganser breeds over niuch of the country in suitable localities. Mr. Boardman has found it breeding. abundantly in Maine, where its nests were always found in the hollows of trees, the cavity being usually lined with, grass, leaves and down. He has re- lated the following curious incident in regard to the breeding of this bird: “On one of my collecting trips my attention was called by the log drivers to a singular contest between two ducks—it proved to be a female wood duck and a iemale hooded merganser—for the possession of a hollow tree. Two birds-had been observed for several days contesting for the nest, neither permitting the other to remain in peaceful occupancy. The nest was found to contain eight- een fresh.eggs, of which one-third belonged to the mer- ganser, and as the nest was lined with the down of the merganser it appeared probable this bird was the right- ful owner of the premises.” Audubon states that the hooded mergariser bred in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana; and Dr. Bachman be- lieved. that it bred in South Carolina. It certainly breeds, in Florida. During its migrations, the hairy- VAI I / i HOODED MERGANSER. head, as.it-is often called, is common-in New England, . and generally all along the coast, at least as far as South’ Carolina, In the marshes of Currituck Sound I have seen. them im great numbers, sometimes in flocks of over one hundred individuals. The hooded merganser is a bird of exceedingly swift flight, and at.a little distance may often be taken for a canvasback or blackhead as it flies swiftly toward one. It is an unsuspicious bird, coming up readily to decoys, striking the water with a swift rush, and for a few mo- ments after alighting, swimming about alertly, as if to observe its surroundings. Usually it flies with great directness, and is not easily frightened into changing its course. The hooded merganser is an extremely ex- pert swimmer and diver, and it is a beautiful sight to watch a small body of them, as one sometimes may, when they are feeding without knowledge of the presence ofan enemy. At such times the startling plumage of the male is seen to very great advantage, and one is greatly attracted by the beauty of his plumage and the grace of his motions. This bird rejoices in a variety of names, of which water-pheasant, hairy-crown, hairy-head, saw-bill diver, 208 | FOREST AND STREAM. [Marca 16, root. little saw-bill, swamp sheldrake, spike-bill and cock- robin are the most familiar, i er MY gy. Note. The smew (Mergus albellus) was reported by Audubon toa have been taken in Louisiana, near New Orleans, in 1817. The bird was a female. Since that date no speci- mens have been reported as taken within the United States. If the bird ever occurs on this continent it is only an accidental straggler. It is perhaps more likely that in the case of the specimen taken by Audubon there was some mistake of identification. Howeyer, the de- scription is given here, taken from Dr. Elliot’s “Wild Fowl”: “Adult male: General plumage white, A large patch at base of the bill, including the lores and eyes, lower portion of nuchal crest, middle of back and two crescentic narrow lines on side of breast, outer edge of scapulars and rump jet black. Upper tail coverts gray, edges lighter. Middle wing coverts white, greater coverts and secondaries black, tipped with white. Primaries blackish brown. Tail dark gray. Sides and flanks un- dulated with fine black lines on a gray ground. Bill bluish, nail lighter, Iris bluish white. Legs and feet bluish lead color; webs darker. Total length about 1634 inches; wing 76-10; culmen 114; tarsus 1%. “Adult female: Head and nape chestnut brown, lores and cheeks brownish black. Throat and sides of neck white. Upper parts brownish gray, darkest on the rump; some feathers on back, tipped with ashy gray. Sides and flanks brownish gray, Under parts white. Tail brown gray.” CHICAGO AND THE WEST. ‘Threatening Indiana Law. Curcaco, Ill.—There is a large threat against Chicago sportsmen, and against reasonable game protection, in a certain-Indiana game bill, which bids fair to become a law at this session of the Indiana Legislature. This is the Layman bill, Senate Bill No. 73. It has passed the Senate and has been referred to the committee in the House, and has passed that committee. The Indiana Legislature adjourns a week from to-day, so there is a very good chance that the bill may go up on the statute books. : Tn 1838 this party took its first trip to Murdock’s, start- ing from Prattsville, with a team of three-year-old horses belunging to Smedburgh, and repeated this trip with the same team for twenty-one years. They always started as near the 24th of May as they could, without traveling on Sunday, and always spent just ten days on the stream. Judge Fitch, who survived the others, died some years ago, at the age of eighty-four. In 1858 I joined the party, making a fourth member: for several vears we fished together in the Beaverkill and adjacent streatns, and if I have to-day a correct idea of what the true angler is and should be, and if I have ac- quired any skill in throwing the fly, I owe it to them. [ knew them for years, and had a history of their early trips rem Murdock, and during all their visits to the Beaverkill, none of them was ever known to uttér a @rofane or coarse word, to fish on Sunday, to travel in or out on Sunday, and although abundantly supplied they were never known to offer a single drop of liquor to any one, eyen a guest, It is hardly necessary to say that they fished the Beaverkill when at its best, but the angler then as now had sometimes a barren trip, for the reason that forty or fifty years ago we were almost sure to have a violent northeast storm in the last week of May or the first week in June, and in 1859 there were two, so that we had but one day’s fishing during our whole trip, but this was an exception. - These gentlemen always carried a 24-pound basket (the modern term creel, which generally applies to a little basket, was not then in use), and it was an off day when they did not bring in at least twenty pounds of good- sized fish. On one morning in the fifties they went out before breakfast, and when they came in about ten o’clock, their three baskets were full. Early in the sixties, while I yet carried a 24-pound basket, I went down the stream and soon had it a third full, which I gave to a friend who was on his way out, and when I came in at the close of the day my basket was full, A year or two later, however, there came a great freshet, and in a year or two it was followed by another, with the result that from one-half to two-thirds of the trout, which took refuge in the pockets on the banks, perished when the waters receded and the stream has never rallied. After the first of these freshets I counted over seventy trout, many of them over half a pound in weight, lying dead in one pocket, and I saw many others. IT will not undertake to give the names of the well- known anglers who have visited this stream, but there is one who could give a charming history of his- visits to it, enriched with sketches of his own. Mr. Joseph Jefferson has spent many days at Murdock’s, and being equally skillful with rod and pencil he often devoted a part of the day to making sketches from nature, and when the sun was low and the mountains on the west of the stream cast over it their afternoon shadows, and the late flies abounded, he would take his rod for an evening fish. He has a portfolio full of sketches. My story of the Beaverkill would not be complete if I did not mention one or two singular facts. - When the trio of anglers to whom I have referred went to Murdock’s in 1838, there was not an angle worm to be found on the place or in the neighborhood, and as they had taken in a supply they planted what they had left, with the result that in a few years there was an abundance. Another fact 1s this, that while many large trout were taken with bait, neither they nor I ever took a trout in the Beaverkill, nor in the Willewemoc, Neversink or Rondout, which tipped the scales at over 15 ounces. In this respect the veteran anglers who fished our streams when at their best seem to have had less success than our modern ones, who find them almost depleted of fish, amd yet so often take trout weighing a pound or tipwards, perhaps—but why try to explain? . “JS, Vaw Crane, Pavenyeepsry; Ny ¥ : 210 Fishing Up and Down the Potomac. Shepherd’s Wharf. WHEN John Smith made his iamous yoyage of daring exploration up the Potomac he found an Indian town ~of Nacochtant, just below the mouth of the Eastern Branch. The Rey. Edward D. Neill, writing on the “Founders of Maryland,” quotes irom a manuscript in the library of the Archbishop ot Canterbury, of the yoy- ‘age of Capt. Henry Fleet, who spent several years among the Indians here at an early date. He set sail from England in 1631, on the 4th of July, of all days, and in the follow- ing summer was doing business with the Nacostines or Anacostans, a tribe living south of the Eastern Branch, and whose name is still perpetuated in the suburb, Ana- costia, that is nestled among the hills opposite Wash- ington. Fleet said; “This place without all question is the most pleasant and healthful place in all this country, and most convenient for habitation; the air temperate in Summer and not violent in winter, It aboundeth in all manner of fish. The Indians in one night will catch thirty sturgeons in a place where the river is not above twelve fathoms broad.” . , The sturgeon continues to attract attention from the later navigators and writers. Hugh Jones, Chaplain, etc., writing “On the Present State of Virginia,” in 1724, a pamphlet of 151 pages, printed in) London, for J. Clarke, at the Bible under the Royal Exchange, said: “As for carrying on the Fishing Trade in Virginia, though there be plenty of fish there, yet I believe other countries where fisheries are established, and that have little else to mind and depend upon, would outdo it in this respect. Only more whales might be taken upon the Eastern Shore and bring good gain to such people as would. make it their business; and I don’t question but the sturgeons (with the best of which the rivers abound) might with good management and industry be made to surpass all others, both for cheapness and goodness, for they are large, fine and easily taken; nay, they frequently leap. some ashoar and some in boats, as I have been credibly informed.” And in a pamphlet of the same title, printed for John Wyat, at the Rose in St. Paul’s Church- yard, in 1727, the triple authors say: “Here might be a great trade for Sturgeon, Drums, Sheepsheads and sey- eral other fish, as also Whales.” The sturgeon attains a tremendous size, and Badham in his Halieutics tells of one in the Po, of 15 feet in ‘length and reaching 3000 pounds. Btt Faber, in his Fisheries of the Adriatic, while claiming seven species in-that locality, of which four are distinct and local, puts the limit attained by the Po sturgeon at 7 feet and 100 pounds. A discrepancy so marked as this leaves one in - graye doubt as to anything except the unusual exaggera- tion of the Badham account. But Houghton, always reliable, is authority for the statement, and he gives con- vincing details of one catght in English waters weighing 623 pounds: Six or seven feet was not uncommon for sturgeon in the Potomac up to a few years ago, but the demand for caviare, and above all the enmity of tl? fishermen, have so redticed them that they are now rarely eaught in the upper estuary. They proved so destructive to the nets that they were destroyed whenever taken; if too small to use or too far from market to handle they were killed and thrown away, An establishment for the gathering of roe was for some time maintained lower down the river, the product of which was sent to. some cayiare manufactory. It has been calculated that the ree of the largest sturgeons contain three million eggs. The Caspian factories turn out or have produced as high as a million and a half pounds of caviare in a year. Most of our ewn product is exported. An excellent ac- count of its history and manufacture is contained in the Bulletin of the Fish Commission for 1898. —~ _ Shepherd’s wharf, in the District of Columbia, is a iermints of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, opposite Alexandria, Va., where a car ferry connects it with the Southern Railway, nearly a mile distant. The post- office is Oxen Hill, and is an interesting instance of the corruption of names, The mansion house here, a cen- tury and a half ago was Oxon Hall, built by Col. John Addison, and named in honor of Oxon, the ancient title of Oxfordshire, where he had at Queen’s College been educated: he married Rachel Dulany, of Annapolis, was a Tory impenitent, and went to England during the Rey- dlution, but after the peace, came back and died at 72 in 1789. Oxon Hall is forgotten, save to those who care to, wander through the old records, and there is leit Oxen Hill for the postoffice, and Oxen Run, an insignificant stream that makes into the flats just below Shepherd’s wharf, near the dividing line between Prince George’s county and the District of Columbia. From the great stiirgeon so easily taken in the olden days to the little sunfish or perch which are the fisher- man’s teward to-day of the natural inhabitants of the river, is a long way down hill; from a hundredweight to a few ounces. But it is true of other life as well. The Canadians used to’ come to this region to trade for buffalo skins, and to-day the squirrel and the muskrat are the only fur bearing animals a hunter might be confident of finding. A bear has not been seen since the Revolu- tion, It does not take long to clear out game with fire- arms. Rey. Jos. Doddridge in “Notes on Settlements and Indian. Wars of Western Parts of Virginia and Penn- sylvania, from 1763 to 1783,” speaks of the disappearance of the wild turkey, once so numerous, and says that while woodpeckers were still plenty the large redheaded wood- pecker or, woodcock was already very scarce. This bird, the jvory-billed woodpecker, called Indian hen in the Wrest...was plenty: enough thirty years ago. on the lower Potomac and the heavy timber country of the Mississippi, but is now: rarely seen. So rarely, indeed, that .even the watchful Burroughs confesses he neyer heard one drum, and it’s worth a ten-mile tramp to catch his rataplan, on the dry limb of a giant sycamore, in the still woods of a quiet morning, and if the wind is toward you you need only walk five. i While the indigenous life 1s thus declining, the artificial stocking of the woods and waters with suitable objects of the chase would be easily possible, if only they were protected by the laws and public sentiment; without the sentiment laws are not very effectual. The bass from the ~FOREST AND STREAM. West is thriving here as no native fish is doing, and there are a good many other immigrants and their descend- ants in the Potomac, not all valuable, but at least all curiots. Among the fish often taken by the seimes in this river, but rarely in any. great number, is the golden ide, now called Idus idus by the Commission, from whose ponds it escaped into the Potomac and has there bred. When the fish was first introduced into England from Germany, our Commission in describing it called it [dus melanotus, or golden orfe, or golden tench, though the latter is a yery «different fish, The golden ide is a fine aquarium fish, the upper color a brilliant red, but reaching its best development in domestication and sunlight. In the deeper dark waters of the river as it runs wild, it goes off in color to a pink tinted white, and even in the house tanks of the Commission the specimens are losing their brilliancy. They are called sand perch by the fishermen and a iew are sold in the fish markets here. The gold fish too have bred freely in the Potomac, and sometimes crossed with the carp. These crosses too are called sand perch and not easily distinguished always, It is odd to notice that the red ide fades to a sickly pinkish-white, while the red gold fish when run wild turns to the olive brown of the carp. Thousands of these wild gold fish are used far bass bait every year, and so exactly are they like the carp that specimens submitted to the Fish Com- mission experts were at once pronounced young carp, and it was only on close examination they found to their surprise that the bronze beauties were real gold fish. The lack of barbels, arrangement of the teeth, with some other slight distinguishing marks not apparent on a cursory examination, decided the Chinese crimson cypri- noid had got back where he started from, i The ide grows about a foot in length, and as we have very few bright colored fish in our waters, he always creates a sensation when seem swimming about in clear water, He is reptited good eating, but what is a good fish is so much a matter of taste, prejudice or habit that it is a little unsafe to call any fish good till it is eaten. It is bony, like all the carps, and there are some people so unreasonable as to insist that only one bony fish is zood to eat, the shad. We took a skiff at the dock in Alexandria one hot day in the late summer, and paddled across to the whari, glad of the shelter of its shadow. While the sun was high and burning, we found little desire to try the shallow flats, already grown with grass, which is spreading in all the bays along the river. We made half a dozen short trips, at intervals, up and down the shore, but there was more comfort and more reward walking along the edge of the pier and whipping the fly as far under as we could reach, or lounging in the skiff-in the shadow and making side casts about the piles. Small fish were plenty, too plenty, more rises than casts, and occasionally we had a glimpse, or an offer, from rockfish or something worth while; enough to make the day pleasant and interesting. There was litttle use and little temptation to venture into the bay until even- ing. Then the holes in the moss beds and the channel through the grass, where Oxen Run creeps out to the river, offer first rate sport with bass, especially late in the season, when’ they make their fall ron. They seem at this season to haunt the mouths of the creeks, whether haunting shallow waters for winter or only because they find such abundance of feed where the smaller fish play in the grasses or because the flies are thickest in these grassy bays, is still a matter-of conjecture to the layman. At any rate the fishing is not to be despised here where 270 years ago the Nacostines were practicing for food what we are only doing for fun. HENRY TALBOTT. A Hatchery for West Virginia. Romney, W, Va., March 6.—Editor Forest and Stream: Since writing my last letter we have been visited by the coldest weather we have had this winter, preceded by a Tain and snow, which makes it bad for the small game. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Johnson, of Washing- ton, D. C., who is here looking for a suitable site to establish a hatchery for the propagation of bass and other fish: He has examined a number of springs in this vicinity, and says that he will return here in warmer weather and investigate more carefully before deciding upon a site for the hatchery, which was authorized by the last Congress, through the efforts of Senator 5. B, Elkins and Hon. A. G, Dayton, our present Congressman. We hope that a suitable site can be found here, as it would be a help to our county and also we would then be able to restock the South Branch River with plenty of the game black bass. Our efforts, with this place in sight for a hatchery for fish, to prevent the covers or any one else polluting this stream, will be redoubled and every lover of sport will extend us his aid in this fight against the mercenary spirit -of this age, which would destroy the good and pure of anything in its greed for gold- Will write again soon. ; Our weather has been fine here this winter for game, and so far we have had little snow and the turkeys, par- tridges and pheasants have had a show for their life. A good many fish of the sucker species were killed under the ice here in the early winter by local fishermen. ae J. B. Brapy. The Cumberland News says: The contemplated build- ing of a tannery at Moorefield. W. Va., by Leonatd & Dayton and other parties at Winchester, Va., has called forth many protests from the sportsmen who for many years haye enjoyed angling in the South Branch of the Potomac, which is regarded as one of the best fishing grounds in the’ country. The recent announcement that a wealthy Pennsylvania tanning company is also negotiat- ing for a tannery site near Moorefield, the sewage from which must go into the South Branch, has stimulated the local lovers of piscatorial pursuits in opposition to the pollution of the stream. The hundreds of anglers from Pittsburg -and other points in western Pennsylvania who annually camp on the historic stream have joined the ranks of the local sportsmen and declare that it shall be.preserved from pollution-at any, cost. Upon which the Hampshire Review comments: The Review agrees with the Hardy News that it is “busineses -stake in the pollution of the streams. “the bass: : [Marcu 16, 1901. before pleastire’ and as mtich pleasure as is to be found in angling for bass inthe South Branch, if it was an ab- solute necessity to dump filth in the streams and pollute them, we would not, for the mere love of sport, protest However, public health is at It has been demon- strated time and time again that disease has been con- tracted by persons and particularly by cattle and other animals for miles down a stream below plants where hides of diseased animals were tanned. , Cumberland’s expensive but successful fight against the pulp mill’s pollution of the Potomac has shown two things, —first, that the law can be enforced; second, that great industries can be operated without endangering the health of the people of a large section and destroying the beattty and usefulness of the water of the streams on which they or attempt to hinder it. _are located. The Review wants to see the South Branch Valley hum- ming with industries of every kind. But it wants to see the river remain pure as it now comes trickling from the mountain sides. There is a law for the prevention of the pollution of streams, and as long as that law remains on the statute books we will stand for its en- forcement, This, “with charity for all and malice to- ward none,” but with earnestness, nevertheless. ANGLING NOTES. Planting Black Bass in Adirondack Waters. A prominent lawyer in New York city, and a personal friend of the writer, asked me a short time ago about the advisability of planting black: bass in a certain Adiron- dack lake in which it is reported that pike, the fish com- monly called pickerel, had made its appearance through fair means or foul. Naturally 1 opposed the movement to introduce black bass, for pike can be removed. and black bass cannot, and in small wa:ers black bass do well, if-at all, only for a few years. Furthermore, black ‘bass introduced with the best of intentions in a lake surrounded by trout water is dangerous, because the bass may find their way through natural channels into trout waters, and evil disposed persons have placed at their disposal the means of doing much harm. My friend has jttst written me again on the subject, and I quote a paragraph from his letter: “Two points with respect to If you are clear that it is unwise to plant them in those waters, you had better keep your eyes pretty carefully out, for | had some intimation during thisesummer that somebody up there (I forget at this moment who) had talked about putting them in the lake on his own hook.” pear en It may be well to call the attention of this somebndy to Section 70 of the Forest, Fish and Game Laws of New York, which reads: “Fish, or the fry, spawn or milt thereof, other than trout, lake treut-and Adirondack frost fish, shall not be placed in the waters of the Adirondack region except under the supervision of the Commission and pursuant to a resolution thereof.” The Commis- sion means the Forest, Fish and Game Commission. Now as” to penalty. ‘‘A person who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, and in addition thereto is liable as follows: For each violation of Section 70, in relation to placing fish in the Adirondacks, a penalty of five hundred dollars,” A man who, “on his*own hook,” planted black bass in Adirondack waters might find it an expensive experiment in fish planting. There is a provision in the law which reads: ‘‘The Commission may permit the taking or de- struction of pickerel at any time in waters inhab‘ted by trout.’ I suggested this to my.lawyer iriend, and he replied: “I feel very much afraid that your suggestion about netting pickerel will fail up there because nobody will attend to it.” J expect from past experience that that is the cold truth, and no one will ever make the a:tempt, for it is mtich easier when pickerel get into a water to ask the State to furnish other fish that may destroy the pickerel than it is to net out the pickerel and preserve the water by so doing for trout that are native to it. The first movement, since the planting of black trout in Raquette Lake, to introduce the black bass into other Adirondack waters, which are natural trout waters, was begun by people interested in an Adirondack hotel, and the old Fish and Game Commission defeated it. The next was also by people interested in a hotel, and that was defeated. It is true that it would require some labor and an expenditure of money to remove the pickerel to assure the safety of the trout to a reasonable degree, but it is constantly done in Europe, where pike (pickerel) are in very many trout waters and are kept down by netting. Here it is easier to ask the State to do the work of ~ planting other fish on the blind chance that matters can be ho worse. Last summer I was one evening sitting on a hotel piazza which overlooks the lake that some one pro- poses to plant with black bass on his own hook. A gitest had been fishing and complained to a friend in my hearing about his lack of fish. He adyanced some very original ideas about what should be done to make good fishing in the lake, and J finally discovered that he was talking at me, not tome, From his tackle and his speech I thought the trouble was not so much with the fish as with the fisherman, for in my opinion he would have caught no fish had the water been stiff with them unless some one ptt a fish on his hook and held 1t on. He talked as I would expect the man to talk who once ap- plied to the State for some black bass for fresh water, and some black bass for salt water, and some lobster spawn. It is a very easy matter to criticise the conditions that one happens to find, without knowing what may have brought the conditions -about, or what may be necessary to remedy the conditions’ which may operate against good fishing. If I should-get-a fetter from someone who proposed to undo what may have been done in the way of. poor fish stocking’ or unwise fish stocking, as a start- ing point, it would surprise me; but when water has been stocked. with fish of found: unsuitable, there is no effort made to remove them, but at once, the people who dis- cover this condition say, “Why, put in something else, for whatever is put in, it cannot be any worse than it is atpresent. A hat fuse fate She Here is a casé'fromy the records: An application was made to the State for trotit- for a certain lake in the Adirondacks. The person to whoin the application came knew something of the waters, and had reason to believe ines MAncu 16, 1901.] +=. that black bass or pike had been planted or made their way into the lake, and therefore the question was asked of the applicant if the water did not already contain black bass and the so-called pickerel, This is a literal copy from the reply of the applicant: “Tt appears that you must haye misunderstood about black bass being in - Lake. Therefore, I will state that I haye no remembrance of black bass having been catight in it. and am able to show that the lake has been faithfully fished for many hours by several persons during the last year, for pickerel, with little or no success, and - [ cannot understand why it is not a profitable and sale lake to stock with brook trout.” If this is not an evasive reply, I don’t understand what constitutes evasion. The applicant has “no remembrance of black bass being caught in the lake,” but he does not say that they are not in it, and people have fished for pickerel in the lake. Why did they fish for pickerel if there were none.in it? But he admits that they had little or no success, The letter concludes: “As it is a natural trout water, my idea is that it is not folly to plant brook trout,” he having been told that it would be folly to plant brook trout to feed black bass and pickerel. A. N, CHENEY. ~The Tuna in Newfoundland. St. Jouns, Newfoundland, Feb. 28.—£ditor Forest and Stream: In looking over the current number of Mun- sey’s Magazine I was greatly interested by an article on the tuna fishing at Santa Calalina Island, Caliornia. What magnificent sport it must be to hook or play such enormous fish as those described, with rod and gear of ordinary character. May I ask is the sport confined to this locality, or to the Pacific coast only, as I have never heard of it on our side? Ti such be the case I do not see why it should be so, as the fish, so well known to our fish- ermen as the horse mackerel, is quite abundant on our island shores in summer time. 1 have seen these agile marine acrobats disporting in eur bays and inlets scores of times, and have frequently attempted to shoot them, but their movements were too quick for me. It never occurred to me, nor to any here I know of, that they would afford such noble sport with rod and hook as that described in the article referred to. Only last summer I was surrounded with these sportive gentry while crossing the beautiful Humber Sound, Bay of Islands, and for days together they could be both seen and heand. dashing the water up like a miniature sub- marine explosion. During this time the weather was simply superb, and the surface of the water like a mirror, especially in the early morning. I have witnessed a similar scene many fimes before in ilmost every one of our inland waters. On one occasion in Placentia Bay, a shoal of these fish, numbering thou- sands, was seen to advance toward our schooner, in a line of a mile or more in length. Their advance could be distinctly discerned for a long distance by the dis- turbed line of water, but more particularly by the con- tinuous and extraordinary acrobatic feats, in the air, of the leaders of the van. Tf hen these active denizens of the deep afford such unparalleled sport, here is the ideal locality for indulging in it to the fullest extent. and I would wish to draw your sportsmen’s attention to the fact. I will be happy to furnish any further information in my possession if re- quired. In connection with this matter it is rather curious to find that the two places partictilarly alluded to in the Munsey’s article, viz., Avalon and St. Catalina, should both be extant in Newfoundland, and dating back too, especially the latter name, to 1500. Catalina or St. Catherine’s was supposed to be given to a harbor in Trinity Bay, by Cortereal. Avalon was the name of Lord Balti- more’s colony here, ahd the name now applies to the whole peninsula, or easternmost projection of Newfound- land. James P. Howrey. A Day with the Pickerel. Boston, March 7.—Editor Forest and Stream: White- hall Pond is quite an extensive body of water in the pleasant little village of Woodville, in the town of Hop- kinton, some thirty miles from this city. It is one of the storage basins of Boston’s water supply, and many years ago, when Col..Horace T. Rockwell, ex-president of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Association, and myself composed two-thirds of the Boston Water Board, we had considerable dealings with the entire water supply of that vicinity. The pond is liberally supplied with the usual varieties of fish common to such waters. Wood- ville boasts a first-class hotel, owned and managed by Mr. Leroy S. Coolidge, where the comforts of this life abound and where sportsmen are made to feel entitely at their ease. Our day with the pickerel came about this way. Mr. Coolidge is a member of the House of Representatives this year from his town, and Col. Rockwell meeting him ene day, referred to the fishing in Whitehall. He was informed that it was still good and that if he would make up a party, Coolidge would do his part to secure them a pleasant outing. And he kept his word. Tuesday, 5th inst., five enthusiastic fshermen—Col. Rockwell. William S, Hinman, S. R. Raymond, F. N. Ganong and the writer —after a pleasant tide by rail to Ashland, electrics to Hopkinton and carriage to Woodville, arrived at the Reservoir House at 6 o'clock. Supper over, the evening was passed as is tstially the case when a few good fel- lows get together, and it didn't seem a great while be- fore breakfast was ready. Shortly after 8 o’clock we were on the pond, where upward of sixty holes had been cut and most of the lines were in when we got there. Tt had rained and snowed a little the night before, and the walking was a little soft, but we had all seen the con- ditions so much worse that we didn’t mind it at all. For a couple of hours there was lively work—the flags. were going up in all directions. Col. Rockwell and Billy Hin- man might be termed heavy weights, and, of course, couldn’t ‘sprint with some of the others, therefore they took things leisurely, giving the fish plenty of time to get a good hold of the bait before they took the line to POREST AND STREAM. _ feel them out. They generally got their fish, however, as the others did theirs: The fish generally run small, though we got several of good size. As usual, the biggest fish got away. In. this instance Mr. Raymond was handling the line, pulling a big fish into the hole, where several of the party could see him, when he gave a sudden flop and away he went under the ice. At noon we counted thirty-seven fish and stopped. Then to the hotel for dinner, then a couple of hours go-as-you-please, then to the city, all agreeing that though brief it was an occasion full of genuine enjoyment, and that under favorable con- ditions fishing is the best of sport; it is “not all of fishing to fish.” Ww. B. Smart. Cold Storage Trout Culture. Cu#eaco,, March 7—Editoy Forest and Stream; I have read with a great deal of interest and still greater surprise an article which appears in_the Inter-Ocean of this date, which is signed by George E. Oster. Here it is: In 1873 I was residing at Junction City, a pretty little city located in a romantic spot on the banks of Mill Creek, in central Wisconsin. J] remember the date because it was my twenty-first birthday. J had wandered along the banks of the stream for a distance of perhaps two miles, when I ran on to an old hunter who had cut a hole in the ice, through which he was fishing for, trout. He was meeting with great success, for scattered all around him could be seen the speckled beauties, where he had thrown them as he took them off his hook. JT was invited to help myself, which invitation I cheerfully accepted, and I proceeded to put a num- ber of the fish in my game bag, 3 It was just 4:47 o’clock when I returned home that afternoon, fired and hungry, and after hanging up my rifle took one of the largest of the trout and placed it out in a large cold-storage ware- house that stood near my house, intending to present it to Uncle Sam Carson for his breakfast the next morning. The fish was forgotten, and as a result lay in that warehouse solidly frozen until June 10, 1884. On the night of the date last mentioned, just about eleven years after this fish had been, placed in the cold storage, the building was totally destroyed by fire. During the process of the fire the fire department, in the effort to save the property, had thrown sufficient, water to fill up the cellar, which, by the way, was walled up in rock and cement, and was, therefore, water-tight. Three years later it was decided to rebuild the cold-storage warehouse itpon the site originally occupied, and men were set to work pump- ing the water out of the cellar, which the rains had kept well fileld, To our amazement 447 fair-sized speckled trout were taker out, besides the old one, which had evidently fallen into the cellar at the time the warehouse was destroyed, thawed out and spawned. The original trout was easily identified, one of its eyes having been accidentally knocked out and a part of its tail broken off before it was placed in the warehouse. : Any one doubting the truthfulness of this story can easily satisfy himself by writing to Frank Blood or Arthur Sturtevant, of Stevens Point, Wis., or to Eugene Skeppard, of Rhinelander, Wis. George E. Oster. The article states as a cold fact, attested by three living witnesses, that in February, 1873, he obtained a brook trout, which was frozen solid. He further says that he deposited the trout in a cold storage warehouse, where it remained solidly congealed for a period of eleven years, when the building was destroyed by fire. Deponent fur- ther testifies that three years later the cemented cellar of the former warehouse was found to be a veritable trout ‘pond, from which were taken 447 “fair-sized” trout, as well as the prolific mother of them all. Of course there cannot be the slightest doubt of the literal truth of this extraordinary sequence. of circum- stances; and the contemplation of the facts simply ex- cites in the minds of all laymen the most utter contempt for the addle-headed stupidity of modern pisciculturists and their alleged scientific methods. What a solemn lot of humbugs they must all be, with their array of hatching troughs, screens, running waters, artificial food, etc.. to say nothing of their ignorance of parthenogenesis in trout. A bas the scientific pisciculturist—let his name be anathema! Let the name of Seth Green be painted over with blue mud and the United States Fish Commission be forever abolished. ZERO. Fish in Wisconsin Waters. -{La Crosse, Wis., Feb. 18—Editor Forest and Stream: Our beautiful country, one of the finest in the world and keeping apace with if not outstripping many others in its diversified and varied industries, finds problems to meet and solye made so through the mistakes of others. New species of fish which at the time were thought to be valuable additions to our commonwealth have proved to be the greatest source of nuisance which could be em- ployed for the destruction of fish a hundred times their stperior, which nature so plentifully provided homes for in our fine water courses. The German carp is an evil worker in our finest streams, where the bass, pike, perch and many other kinds of fish have made such lucrative and pleasant enjoyment for the angler. They were introduced some twenty years ago. Advance representations were made of the wonderful propetties and wholesome use of this fish. Wisconsin being for improvement, was able to secure fry at this time which came from Washington, D. C. They were planted in some of our finest streams and ponds—tributaries of the Mississippi River. Their woeful destruction of other fish js now becoming apparent, and it is said that their propensities for destroying the spawn of other fish are alarming, while they are found to be of no use, either as ‘an edible fish or a sporting one, so they are left alone to multiply and are fast becoming the preponderating fish in the streams. What will be the outcome? We have no prophets to foretell. In recent years they can be seen be- low the many Government dams (for preserving the channel for steamboats) in innumerable numbers, rolling and tumbling over each other, yet they are seldom caught with a hook, as they are riot a fish that bite, but are more the nature of the sucker. They are more destructive to spawn, being much larger and stronger. They have very coarse flesh. In the spring of 1899, following a severe cold winter, which gave great thickness to’ the ice, a part of the water of the Neshonoc Pond, on the La Crosse River, went out, and this left the ice resting on the muddy bottom. It remained so for some time, until finally thawed out by the spring rains and warm weather. The fish which were catight under the ice and smothered were 9o per cent. carp, as other active fish had been in the channel and had escaped. The wind drifted these dead fish to the shore as they rose and came to the surface, and one could travel for a mile or more and find the shore strewn with them by the wagon load. And yet the streams show no per- ceptible falling off of these fish. 21 Our State made a great mistake in allowing their dis- tribution in its waters. ‘But now we have got them, and no one has a remedy for their disposal, while great fears are entertained that their final destruction of other fish will be the sequel. We have many kinds of fish which are yet found in our streams to entice the angler out for a holiday when con- ditions are favorable. The speckled or brook trout may be said to head the list in choice. These can yet be found in the smaller streams in our county that are kept stocked, but not in the quantities they were nearly fifty years ago, when we first began to take them, with any kind of an alder pole, wrapping-twine fish line, and salt pork for bait, using this in the early season before gtass- _ hoppers hatched out, Grubs and angleworms were not found in these early days, and fly-fishing was unknown. The streams were quite alive with trout, and on favor- able days one could secure a string of two dozen in an hour’s time which would satisfy any family of the pioneers which was not very small (ours was eight). The bass may be said to be the best sporting fish in our streams, and when it is on the table is truly a treat to the most delicate appetite. Last year there was little success in fishing, owing to the continued high water, which kept up all summer, though a few were caught above Winona, where the water cleared up to some extent. Those not previously caught are left for this year, and we hope to be favored with better conditions when La Crosse will be one of the best points on the fiver. Wall-eyed pike and other varieties are also found in our waters, and when one gets a 4 to 10 pounder, as is often done, he has something worthy of notice, not only while landing him, but till the last bone is picked. The meat is delicious. There are also the croppies, sunfish of similar size, pickerel, catfish, and which are taken in considerable quantities. The angler can pick his favorite to fish for. I intended to say something about native game Lefore I closed, but can touch on the subject in a later isstie. O. S. SISSON. Destruction of Spectacle Pond Fish. ProvipENcE, R. I., March 5.—Editor Forest and Streait: Where are the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries of Rhode Island? Fish are being scooped out of holes cut in the ice on Spectacle Pond in the town of Cranston by the barrels full. An ale and lager beer brewery is said to be the cause of all the trouble. It seems that a certain brewing company was restrained from dumping refuse into Tongtte Pond some time ago on account of the’pollu- tion which it occasioned, and so got permission to run theér refuse over a farm. This refuse consists mostly of ammonia, which has been used in the mantfacture of ice, and when the ground is not frozen is absorbed by it; but since the grotind has frozen up so hard it runs over the top of the ground and into the pond, and the pond being covered by an exceptionally heavy crop of ice, the fish are either dying or dead. This pond was stocked with small-mouth black bass in 1897 or 1898, and some had been taken from there last summer of 3 pounds weight. Something should be done te stop such wanton murdering of game fish put there by the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries. Mr. Henry YT. Root, one of the Commissioners, told me Jast summer that Mashapang Pond was stocked at the same time: The close season on bass commenced March 1, but I saw two which came from Kingston, which were caught through the ice Sunday, March 3 and which weighed 9% pounds. There does not seem to be much protection for bass in this State; nobody seems to care whether they are. caught all the year round or not. There are two ponds in this State where there is no close season on bass; these are Moswansicut, in the town of Scituate, and Sneach’s Pond, in the town of Cumber- land. The trout law is lived up to very -well; one seldom sees one out of season, and generally that is, caught by accident. The trout season opens April 1 and closes July 15. SELDOM. Maine Lakes Becoming Adirondackized. Boston, March 11—The matter most discussed at Bemis and the Rangeley lakes at present is what is known as the Decker purchase. This is a strip of shore land on the earterly side of Mooselucmaguntic Lake of about three miles in length. It is situated south of Haines Landing, and is backed by a high mountain. The lots are for sale, and that fact makes them more desirable for sportsmen, or rather summer cottagers, since no other land can be purchased on that lake, or the Upper ot Lower Richardson, for that matter. The heirs of E. S. Coe own all the rest of the land on the shores of these lakes, and under the policy of Mr. Coe, when alive, they still decline to sell an inch of land. The camps on Richardson and Mooselicmaguntic lakes are all on leased land at a yearly rental of $50 for five acres. That the Decker land can be owned will doubtless make it attractive to summer resi- dents, though the seclusion that the sportsman so much loves will all be gone when camps are constructed on lots of only too feet lake frontage and 30 feet back. It is reported that Capt. Fred C. Barker has secured ten lots and will build camps on them similar to those at the Birches. He will also put in a wharf before the ice goes out this spring. John E. Stephens, of Rumford Falls, has bought three lots and will build a cottage this season. Clement R. Hooper, of Philadelphia, has bought two lots, and R: E. Taylor, station agent at Bemis, and A. S. Hinds, of Portland, one lot each. Alas! for the seclusion of Bald Mountain camps and Allerton Lodge! They are in danger of becoming the center of a row of summer cottages. . SPECIAL. Editor Harmsworth Plays with Big Game. Mr. Atrrep HArRMSwortH, the noted editor of the Lon- don Globe and other English newspapers, who is fishing at Boca Grande, is having much sport, taking big and little fish. One day this week a monster porpoise was harpooned, one end of the three-quarter-inch rope at- tached to the harpoon being fastened on the steamer Belle of Myers. For three hours the steamer was hauled around by the porpoise, when it was completely tired down and towed to the shore, where it took six hours to get the fish up on the beach. The porpoise weighed fully 1,000 pounds—Fort Myers Press, 212 * FOREST AND STREAM. | [Masca 16, 1901: © A Cure for Nervous Prostration. Tampa Bay Horer, March 4.—Mr. Marc Klaw, of New York, with an 8-otince rod and a silk braided line, went out into the alligator precincts of the Hillsboro River yesterday afternoon trolling for sea trout. He had been fishing about a half-hour and had laid down his pole for a moment to take a camera snap shot of a grove of pal- mettos, when there was a whizz of his reel and the line began paying out so rapidly that the boatman will make affidavit that it actually smoked. Mr. Klaw, who is a recent convalescent from grip, dropped his camera over- board and went sprawling on his stomach in his effort to _ gét to the pole. His attendant was horror-stricken to . witness the struggle which now ensued between a man recovering from an attack of nervous exhaustion and a hig redfish just contracting that disease. Before Klaw could say Ben Hur the fish had taken out enough of his line to fly a kite, and had done it so rapidly that it-wore a blister on his thumb, which he was using as a brake. After playing him for about twenty minutes the fish made a dart tinder the boat, the line becatne tangled in the rudder, and while the boatman kept the little craft waltzing around in a vain effort to untangle, Mr. Redfish got a taut line and broke it. Mr, Klaw preserves a sphinx- like silence on the subject, but to his attendant he re- marked that he would wager $1oo that any man who, can go through the experience he had in that twenty minutes will either be cured of nervous prostration or die in the effort. The ntirse says his temperature was normal at the end of the adventure, but that his pulse was about 110. The boatman, who is a reliable man, says that the fish didn't weigh less than 15 pounds. H. A. D. Whiteftsh for Lake Ontario. Tx' his monthly report to the Fish Commission for September, 1900, State Fishculturist A. N, Cheney wrote:- _ “IT have inaugurated a new policy in whitefish work, which will result in the saving of at least $600 as com- pared with the work of last year. I believe it should be the policy of the Commission to plant the great bulk of whitefish reared by the State in Lake Ontario. J aim utterly opposed to planting the Great Lake whitefish in Adirondack trout lakes, where they simply consume the food of.irout and serve no good purpose as food fish. as the-law does not permit the taking of whitefish in nets from these lakes, netting being the only means of faking them, Whitefish is a most delicious food fish, and people should be encouraged to. net them in such lakes where they are now found- where licenses can be issued under Section 64.7 ~_ 8 _In February of this year Mr. Cheney wrote us: “I secured from the United States Fish Commission 25,000.- 000 eggs. The fry from these eggs will be planted in Lake Ontario, Ten million of fry hatched from State eggs will also be planted in Lake Ontario. My belief is that, with one or two exceptions, all whitefish eggs taken from State waters should be hatched and planted in a lake where commercial fisheries are authorized. In our case, it would be Lake Ontario that would receive the benefit of whitefish eggs taken in interior waters.” Che Fennel. meant Fixtures. BENCH SHOWS. ' March €¢9.—Pittsburg, Pa.—Duquesne Kennel Ciub’s annual bench show. Stedman, Sec’y. March 13-16,—Chicago.—Mascoutah Kennel Club's eleventh an- incoln, Sec’y. nual show, John L. Training the Hunting Dog. By B. Waters,,Author of “Fetch and Catry: A Treatise on Retrieving.” XIll.—Ranging. (Continued from page 92.) To the novice the manner in which a dog ‘seeks his prey is a matter of but little consideration. So that the dog gallops out in search of birds, or even gallops at all if he will but continue galloping, it would seem that nothing more was necessary or to be required. It, how- ever, is far from being such a simple matter. In practice the novice will sooner or later find that a deg, though he be of great range and speed, may have distinctly inferior finding abilities. Good heels require good brains and noses to direct them. -The best ranger is the dog which. “stays out at his work,” beating out the likely ground in front and on beth sides of the general course of the shooter, and all this with such method and regularity as the nature of the grounds best permits. His judgment should be so good that he forecasts the course of the shooter in a general way, or determines it by wise observation, and keeps it ever as a base of operations from which to work. Let us assume that the dog is seeking quail. Bare or wnpromising country, such as bare ground, closely grazed pasture, etc., he skirts or entirely avoids, He notes such covers to the right and left as are likely to afford a habitat for the birds, and he ranges from one of them to the other, observing due economy in following his course so that he will cover the most ground with the least gallop- ing consistent with the work to be done. He goes through cover when in his wise judgment it is necessary for the best chances of success, or taking the wind to the best advantage he gallops along other stretches of coyer which are likely to be sought by the birds as a place of — refuge. Sometimes he skirts around an entire field to hit off the trail of moving birds, while at other times he goes =through it, accordingly as the wind, scenting conditions, “ete, dictate. From experience he learns the kinds of --ground which the birds most frequent, and the times of ‘day in which they are most likely to. be found in them. When the birds are plentiful he beats out a much “smaller area of ground than he does when they are RGAE GE; a ae’ | : i> a ; . 4 In. the broad prairie, the chicken country where to the untrained eye there is little difference of ground surface apparent, the dog may not need to exercise so much good judgment as in seeking quail, but he needs to exercise good judgment nevertheless. The prairie, from where the beholder stands to the horizon, has its lesser and greater undulations, with their innumerable minia- ture water sheds, forming networks of hollows, in which grow much coarser and ranker grasses than those of the higher ground. They therein afford concealment and shelter to the chickens during the night and the midday hours. In the morning and evening, their favorite ‘time of food seeking, the chickens frequent the grain fields in the season when the grain is fit for their food or the higher ground, where the growth is shorter, and where insect life is more abundant. Of the dogs which range at high speed, a large per- centage tun faster than their noses and judgment war- tant if we consider the best possible results. Indeed, some run so fast and hurriedly that they do not take time to dwell even for a moment in searching out the likely places, although they have the general appearance of eainest and good industry. They simply are high-class pretenders. : A dog may be so ititerit in the use of his eyes to pick out the easiest going that he gives no attention to the practical use of his nose, | In a country known to contain birds he may work over great areas without finding other than the birds which he happens to run directly across, He on the other hand may have the speed and good finding intention which are shown by continuous industry and judgment, and yet, from functional dullness of the nose as an organ of scent, be incapacitated as a finder, Before a dog can range in the best manner he must have had sufficient experience to learn what sections of ground and cover the birds prefer for a habitat and a food supply, what are their general habits of life, and what pecitliar devices they exercise to evade pursuit. In a matiner it is much the same knowledge that the shooter himself should possess. Of two shooters, the one knowing at a glance what section of certain grounds the birds seek for food and shelter, the other ignorant or heedless or tneir habitat, habits, and the manner of working the ground to the best advantage, no explanation is needed as to which of them would be the most successful, : The intelligence and industry which the shooter must exercise in bringing success to the use of gun are not unlike those which the dog must exercise similarly in bringing success to the use of his nose. As to working out the grotind properly there is no arbitrary method. What might be a thorough working of it by one dog might not be so at all when done simi- larly by some other dog. The one might have a very keen nose, which would command a wide scope, and therewith might take every intelligent advantage of wind and grounds; the other, owing to a dull nose and its con- sequent smaller scope, might be unable to work out the ground properly if he followed the same lines set by his keener nosed rival, Local conditions also have their importance. In a close country the range should not be so far that the dog is out of sight for appreciable lengths of time, for then the shooter cannot know what the dog is doing. If he then gets on a point he is difficult to find, and if he flushes and chases, the shooter is ignorant of it. If he points a mile away on the prairie it is more of labor than of pleasure to go so far to him for a shot. The matter of pace is essential to consider in connec- tion with ranging, and with it also the matter of en- durance. As hinted at herein, a very fast dog, extended to his utmost in speed, is rarely a thorough hunter. Being over-extended, he has not the titne to consider or search out the nooks and corners with the care and thorough- ness necessary to the best finding results, nor time to concentrate his mind on anything other than mere run- ning. On the-other hand, a dog may show good speed for a while, then slow down to a trot, working a while and loafing a while. ‘ The best pace is a steady, swinging gallop, which is easily within the dog’s physical compass, and such as he can maintain all day long. If to this he has bird sense and concentrates his powers on his work, remaining out at it constantly, he as a sticcess is in pleasing contrast to the flashy, over-speeded dog, whose mind is concentrated solely on picking out a clear course to run in. Too much speed often denotes an ignorance of hunting rather than a knowledge of it, as it relates to the service of the gun. . ; Aside from the matter of pace, the most common examples of bad ranging are as follows: When a dog takes his casts, be they long or short, straight out in any direction’ in which he firgt starts, generally up or across wind, then turns and comes directly back to his handler on nearly the same line which marked his course in going out. On the return, in most instances, he for- gets that he has a nose while using his eye to watch his handler as he hurries straight to him. In any event, it is not then necessary that he should use his nose on ground which he a moment before ran over. A particularly annoying phase of this style of ranging is the taking of a straight line directly, ahead in the course of the shooter. Thus, most of the time the shooter and the dog are following the same line. More than half of such dog’s time and effort are wasted, for it takes him as long to return as it does to go out. He necessarily is a poor finder. He knows no difference between the best and the worst ground. ._He may point birds when he hap- pens to run across them, as he is sure to do sooner or later in a bird country, for even the shooter will himself walk up a bevy now and then; but so far as any real merit-is concerned, such a dog has none, - ; Another faulty manner of ranging is when the dog turns to the rear at the end of .a cast and swings in be- hind his handler or on to ground which he covered before. in his previous cast, thus repeatedly and uselessly cross- ing his course. auc, 401 el , ; Some dogs acquire the habit of working entirely on one side of the handler’s. course., li forced to cast on the opposite, side, they are intent on returning to their favor- rite position, and soon craitily return to it. Others have the extremely objectionable fault of working behind their handlers, Still others work very close fora while, re- oe — ash “ 2 f a = gardless of the character of the ground, then take an extremely long cast with little judgiment or purpose to it, returning after a time and resuming the pottering range. The wind and its direction are important factors in ranging; all dogs work best when the shooter is walking against it, They can then beat across it to and fro, turn ing up wind at the end of their casts if they turn properly, thus having the best advantages of catching scent of the birds which are within range of their noses, ¥ -If the shooter is going down wind the dog, though he can beat across wind as before, must necessarily turn down wind at the end of his casts if he keeps best in place relatively to the shooter. If the dog turns up wind under these circumstances, he turns on to ground which he has worked, making loops at the énd of his casts, all of which results in inferior effort. In their ability to work out the ground regardless of whether the shooter walks up, down or across wind, dogs vaty greatly in their powers. Some dogs, good rangérs up wind, seem to lose all ideas of intelligent ranging when the shooter walks down wind; others per- form well regardless of the cotirse of the shooter. } When the shooter walks straight across wind he gives the dog the most difficult proposition to range to, since, if he then casts straight across the shooter, he must go straight up and down wind. The wise-dog, of good sense and good experience, works well regardless of his handler’s course, for he casts out and stays out far enough to have a free fling according to the ciretim- stances. It is better to give the dog expetience in working out the ground regardless of the wind, for many times it happens in a day’s shooting that owitig to the nature of the grounds and general course of the hunt, an up wind course cannot be followed. P Quartering denotes that the dog crosses to and fro in front of the shooter on linés as parallel and equidistant as may be. It is an artificial method, and no doubt is of use in a section where the ground is favorable to it and where birds are likely to frequent all parts of the ground indiscriminately, The English authorities emphasize its importance. In America, where the grotinds exhibit all kinds of irregularities as to surface and covers, it is. much better that the dog should beat: out-the ground intelli- gently from one likely point to‘another. The habitats of the birds are so irregularly placed, and there is so much barren ground mixed in with that which is fertile, ‘that a set form of quartering is neither taught nor desired by the majority of shooters. : In quartering, the dog covers as much sround as his nose and speed will permit consistently with the size of the field or ground to be worked, and at the same time with keeping in front of the shooter. It is apparent that if the dog makes his casts too wide he will not be able to cuit out his parallels and at the same time keep in front of the shooter. In sections where on the one hand the intelligent-ranger succeeds in findine birds in abundance, they on the other might appear to be very scarce when sought by a dog which hunted in parallel lines across his handler’s course, A dog which does not range well naturally is capable of but little improvement from the efforts of his handler. If he comes in repeatedly as a habit, a crack or a cut of the whip, as he comes in, will tend to keep him from coming entirely’ in; but instead of going out to work when so unpleasantly received he may sulk. At all events, his imperfect judgment is not to be materially mended by any efforts of his handler. Constant whistling and signaling and directing may help the faulty dog to a limited extent, but the handler then is furnishing all the brains and doing the thinking for the dog which the latter, if of the right grade as a worker, would do for himself, fl To teach the dog quartering, implicit obedience to the whistle and signals of the hand must be taught as a pre- requisite, The course is always up wind. Then when the dog is ranging the handler walks to and fro from left to. right, keeping him on the correct parallels across wind as near as he can, and turning him when at the proper distance at the end of fhem. This is continued day after day till the dog will from mere habit follow the artificial range thus established. Jt requires a world of labor and patience to teach it thoroughly. After it is taught it has certain spectacular features which appeal to the novice, but which to the expert suggest a worth- less redundancy of effort, The theory of brace work when the dogs quarter their ground is that they work on wider parallels in their casts, which alternate so that neither works on the other’s ground except when turning at the end of their casts. They should cross in front of their handler at about the same time, should cast about the same dis- tance to the right and left, and should make their turns at the ends of their casts at about the same moment. To approximate, even remotely, to this degree of refine- ment, the dogs must work independently, must be nearly equal in pace and industry, and in general must have the same ideas of quartering; in short, they must be fairly well matched. : we Dogs develop idiosyncrasies in quartering as they do in freé ranging. One may cast well on one side, turning up wind properly, while at the end of his cast on the other side he turns down wind; or he may cast irregularly wide and close, or wide on one side and short on the other, or come to his handler in the middle of his cast, or cast fo the rear of his handler betimes, etc., or be working outside the boundaries which are most advan- tageous to the shooter’s success. A point made a half mile or more away imposes a great loss of time and extra walking or riding on the shooter, as do also the long searches for the dog when he is lost on point, and the latter is a frequent occurrence when the dog works bevond bounds. The dog which so works is a semi- self-hunter, and is a very laborious dog to handle. “Hello, Bub! Is this - good place to hunt for reed SV e=S00) “Seen any round here?” : “No, Pop’s been beatin’ the marshes for aver a week.” “Did he get any?” : “No; he didn’t get none. That's why it’s a good, place to hunt ’em—but as to finding ‘em, it’s the meanest place. in. Jarsey,:’--Bhiladelphia Call, as 16 = raat cl Marcr 16, 1g01.]) FOREST AND STREAM. 213 — Ganoaging. SS ——-—~ST. Notice. All communications intended for Forest anp Stream _should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., an not to any individual connected with the paper. & L "Mid Reef and Rapid. Fe : : BY F. R. WEBB, © ~~ Ii. We found nothing exciting-or adventurous in our first day’s cruise, however, for the water was so unusually low that we were able to get our canoes down the river after a fashion, and that was all. All day we worked slowly along, most of the time not exceeding a mile an hour; generally out in the water, lifting our canoes over the ledges or off the rocks, and eyen when we had water enough to float us in them it was still and currentless and full of ledges whicl: reached nearly to the surface, or projected above, in long, irregular, parallel lines; and we had to paddle slowly and cautiously along, weaving in and out among the intricacies of the reefs, which fortu- nately could be plainly seen everywhere through the clear water. At all of the fish dams and at the numerous rapids, where the ledges constituted natural falls of several feet in height, we were obliged to portage the canoes by lifting them carefully over and down the obstructions.*. & ; ' ugly, ragged,drift-covered dam; and the mile and a half much as we would ordinarily portage a mill dam, and there were no exciting shoots and jumps such as delight . the heart of the critser. ay North River is a bold, swift stream, abounding in falls and rapids, with high bluff-like banks, and with, here and there, great masses of cliffs overhanging the water, and with frequent curious, shell-like limestone reefs of gigantic size, projecting their thin, knife-like edges from the sides of the bluffs, far out beyond the-line of trees, or towering aloft in fantastic, chimney-like spires, high tip among the ~ tree-tops. The general trend of the river is directly an ample lunch of cold boiled ham, tongue, hard-boiled eggs, cheese, biscuits, butter, jelly, pickles, etc,, we re- paired to a shady bank not far from the mill; and after Lacy had procured a bucket of water from a farmhouse near by we proceeded to satisfy the somewhat clamorous and insistent inner men of the party. After lunch an hour or niore was most comfortably and profitably spent, _ flat on our backs, on our mattresses, our heads and shoulders stipported by our air pillows and camp stovts, ‘with books and smoking materials, the which more than one of us forgot in a deliciotis little siesta. 1 use the word profitably advisedly, for nothing is more tefreshing and betieficial to the cruiser, after a hard morning’s work—partictarly in a hot sun (and our sun to-day was more than hot—it- was broiling)—than a pro- longed rest and—siesta about the middle of the day, or a little after; after which, particularly in very hot weather, the evening run should be short atid an early camp made. After the ‘canoes-were packed, George rigged up his 5x8 Anthony camera and took a view of them and of the river—or, rather, of what river there was to view; after which-each man picked up the sterm of his canoe and shoved her, bow first, down over the rocky bar, into the deeper water below, wading alongside until she was clear of the, bar and_well-afloat, when he carefully disposed himself after the usual manner in his seat with wet, drip- ping feet hung one over each side of the canoe, to let the water drip back into the river where it was needed, in- stead of into the\canoe, where it was certainly not needed. _ We_had good water on down to the Brubeck Dam, a ~mile and a -half below, the one or two little rifts being seqsily rum, and had’ a rather tedious portage over this between here, and the’mouth of Middle River was worked -over with not a little difficulty, as the river spreads out -to-tonsiderable-syidth, and is correspondingly shallow; and it is sdfe-to say that we walked over half the distance, until we reached the broad, deep pool forming the beau- =tiful’ sheet of water at the confluence of the two rivers. A quarter_of a mile below the union of the two streams is a big, rough stone dam, built in accordance with the - curjous. cistom of the natives to form a ford; although just what the dam has to do with the ford we have never across the valley, toward-the Blue Ridge; and although _ yet been able to determine, beyond the fact that since some twelve or fiiteen miles distant, these mountains loomed up before us majestically, pretty much all day, their tree-clothed=buttresses and spurs gleaming brightly _ in the sun, and thrown into relief in contrast with the dark, shadowy gorges between. The scenery along the river,with its wider pastoral and mountain views, is very beautiful; which, taken with its rapids and falls, makes of it an ideal cruising stream; for the falls and rapids, while swift, rough and exciting, are entirely within the ability of the average canoeist. and at an ordinary stage of water this first day’s cruise would have afforded us rare sport; but at the present stage the water trickled through the stones of the fish dams, leaving their entire crests bare, and rippled in a thin, bright, transparent sheet down over the: faces of the reefs, or danced in miniature wavelets down the slopes usually covered by the rapids, with an occasional channel where a canoe, by good management, and not a little rubbing and scraping and bumping, was worked down without its crew being compelled to dis- embark, ' {hte ait It by no means followed, however, that becatise we were deprived of all our hoped-for sport in shooting these rapids and fails we found the cruising dull, or that we didn’t have any fun. On the contrary, the day’s rin, was full of fun and enjoyment; and no party of school- boys out for an afternoon’s holiday could» have had a better time or more sport than we got out of the day’s erilise: for the ludicrous mishaps and misadventures in- cidental to the stage of water—none of themiin the least serious, or of a character to cause particular discomfort or inconvenience—that were continually occurring, caused constant merriment and furnished an endless amount of amusement; and the cheerful jibe, the lightsome chaff and the encouraging badinage dropped harmlessly around and enlivened the cruise; while the luckless George was a score Of times roundly berated for forgetting the kodak, which would have been of inestimable value on this-day’s crise. ©f course we were all the time wet, as to our feet and lower limbs; but as the water was warm and the day was hot, this, so far from’ being a source of discomfort, was a positive luxury, and but added to our pleasure;-and as. our costumes—consisting as they.did of flannel shirts, short woolen knee trousers or —knickerbockers, long woolen stockings and canvas shoes, heavily hobnailed_to insure a firm footing among the rocks and on the slip- pery edges of mill dams, the whole crowned with a light straw helmet—were specially adapted for this work, ne- inconyenience or discomfort arose irom it, beyond the comparatively unimportant one of getting the floor- boards of our canoes wet and more or less muddy from the constant stepping in and out. + It, speaks well for the strength and durability of our canvas canoes that none of them were in the least injured hy the constant bumping and scraping they received; not- ~ withstanding the fact that many of the reefs and detached - masses of rock with which the river bed was profusely studded were so honeycombed that they looked like huge ' petrified sponges, and their sharp edges and innumerable - -_ points and corners were rough, raspy and cutting to the last de&ree, and wounded and scarified the hands and fingers if grasped even lightly. ; We reached the Rockland Dam at 1 o’clock, and a portage was quickly and easily made by sliding the canoes over the crest of the dam, which stood up, baked hard | and dry in the hot sun, a foot of more out of the water. clear across the river. Lacy and I stood on the crest of the dam and slid the boats over, while George and the Colonel stood on the apron below and let them down and slid them into the currentless pool below. Most of the water-—all that did not'find its way through the in- terstices of the dam—went down the mill race; and the short and usually swift and deep rapid below was all but ry. We beached our canoes on the gravel bar at the head of this riffle and waded ashore, pulling the boats up after us, after which the hatches were opened up and, taking out our mattresses, camp stools, pipes and tobacco, or cigars—according to the taste and fancy of the smoker— ns hooks to yead) also the mesg chest, which contained Teele Oe Seco hee ete oS , ! F - particularly -useful—here- _ the road crosses above the dam it deepens the water, to what pttrpose we are unable to discover. At any rate, the dam is~yery=niuch in evidence, with a rough fall of several feet, and some two or three canoe lengths in extent. -.--We-had considerable itm with Lacy at this dam. Lacy, with commendable but mistaken originality, had not” fol- lowed the rest of us down the regular shoot over the dam, but had tackled it in a new place: and he was dis- covered with his*canoe hanging broadside on the verge of the dam, while he was knee deep in the water on the upper side, vainly tugging, pulling, lifting and swearing against the flow of the water that held her theré, his equanimity in nowise enhanced by the advice, good, bad and indifferent, which was liberally bestowed on him by his comrades, rounded to below to see him through. _ He finally got his bow pointed down stream over the dam and succeeded in shoving and bumping his unlucky canoe down into deeper water below, where he soon joined us; and after a little further advice, to the effect that it is always easier to rtin a canoe over a dam where the water was deepest, and that it was not as a tule successfully accomplished over the almost bare rocks, we let him off, “This is the place where I used my sail, on our ’86 cruise,” said I. half a mile below, as we got out of our canoes and took a walk, dragging the canoes after us, over and among the flat-reefs which here extend clear across the river, with so little water over them that 2 barefooted boy might easily have picked his way across from bank to bank without wetting his ankles. “Tt doesn’t look much like sailing water along here,” said the Colonel, stepping out of his canoe again, as she slid gently up ont6 another reef and came to a stop, while the Colonel, with one foot on either side of the canoe, and grasping his gunwales with both hands, man- aged ta_work -her-ever into deeper water below, with a series of ludicrous, ungraceful jerks, bumps and shoves, Lacy called it doing the bullfrog act, and more than once took occasion to assure the Colonel that it was lots more work and trouble than to step clear out of the boat along- side, once for all, and, picking it up by the stern, shove _it, bow first, gently and steadily over the obstruction; while Georgé had frequently, during the day, suffered contumely and. abuse from both Lacy.and myself for not having that kodak just when the Colonel was particularly agile and graceful in his efforts. , “Well, no,” I admitted; “I don’t think a sail would be l In fact, my experiencé leads me to believe that both sails and rudders are superfiuities anywhere on the Shenandoah, and that they are simply in the way: You can easily imagine how long a rudder would hang on a boat in such water as this: and even on good water it would be sure to be knocked off in jump- ing the reefs and fish dams. On the occasion I speak of, however, there was not only good water, but you will remember that the slack water from the Rippetoe Dam— which is now broken out—at that time covered all these reefs, and backed up in a noble, lake-like sheet of water, clear over_that dam back there, below Middle River. where Lacy hung up. It was the first and last time I ever used a sail on the Shenandoah. and. Hi! What's that, Sonny? Cantaloups? Why, centainly!” said I. driving my canoe ashore, in answer to the hail of a little group of small boys, the guardian angels of an adjacent melon patch, who were standing on the bank. -watching us pass, in open-mouthed astonishment and admiration. A dime readily procured halfa dozen. nice -cantaloups, which were distributed around wherever was = most convenient, in my canoe, until we should reach our evening camping place, at the big spring at Rippetoes, which was but a couple of miles below. . [TO BE CONTINUED. ] A flintlock gun containing a load of irregularly cut lead slugs was fished out of a lime water spring in Vir- ginia Jast month in almost perfect preservation. It is supposed to have been in the bottom of the spring for at least fifty years, and to have been preserved by the chemical action of the lime-water, Fo Bachting. Our Boston Letter. Boston, March 9.—Thomas W. Lawson gave out a statement to the press to-night in which he perfectly defines his position with regard to the New York Y. C and his intentions in regard to the future sailing pos- sibilities of Independence. His statement is very clear and is of the straightforward kind that sportsmen like to read. He makes no excuses whatever for building his yacht, and allows that it is the right of any American gentleman to build whatever kind of boat he likes and sail her where he chooses. He starts from the very beginning and tells the reasons why he determined to build the Cup defender. Boston yachtsmen wanted a Boston designed and built boat, owned by Boston parties, and, as he had reason to believe that the boat which Mr. Ctowninshield drew the lines for would be one that every Bostonian would be proud of, he felt no hesitancy in furnishing the necessary cash to make her a reality. He said that he gave it to be under- stood that all responsibility connected with the boat was his alone, with the exception of the construction. In regard to a certain feeling among some people that he would be at a large expense for nothing, Mr. Lawson pertinently quotes the old English proverb, “Never lose sleep about the pepper in your neighbor’s snuff box; it is he who does the sneezing,” Mr. Lawson allows that he is not a member of the New York Y. C., and also allows that there are a number of Americans, of more or less influence, who are not mem- bers of any yacht club. —He infers that the reason for his not being a member is because he has not filed any stich application, a statement which is at variance with com- mon feports that have been circulated. He says that at the time when he ordered Independence built he did not contemplate joining the New York Y. C. In regard to the future possibilities of his boat, Mr. Lawson makes the following statement, the sense of which will appeal to all: ‘When my boat is finished I will cause fo be announced, in as pleasing language as I am capable of using, that I am ready to race under any fair conditions against any boat in American waters; that I prefer to race against Columbia and the new boat which Mr. Herreshoff is building. If one or both of these boats will meet Independence, I will be pleased. I will not quibble as to time, place or conditions—in fact, will agree to any conditions that the New York Y. C, of any club or association composed of American sportsmen de- cide to be fair. If Independence should lose, I will con- gratulate the owners of the boat beating her; if she wins, I will be happy, and I will ask that Independence be al lowed to defend the America Cup, and if it is decided by those who have the right to decide that there is some reason which makes it impossible to defend the Cup, I will cheerfully withdraw such request.” _ All kinds of rumors have been in circulation in regard to certain possible ways in which Mr. Lawson might overthrow the possibility of Independence not competing in the trial races. It has been suggested that he could enter her in the name of some friend who is a member of the New York Y. C., and several statements have been made to the effect that he-would do this thing, Mr. Lawson knocks all these calculations- to the winds in his statement. Touching on this point he shows that he is made of the true kind of American stuff in the follow- ing words: “In regard to the statements printed that, under certain conditions, I would resort to the subterfuge of allowing some one else, who had no ownership in my boat, to be proclaimed her owner for the sake of being allowed to race, I can only say I regret there is any one connected with yachting so unmanly as to think this possible. No one has eyer suggested stich a thing to me, and perhaps it is well no one has made that mistake. Of course I want to have Independence race. If she does not I suppose the tides will come in and go out, and all good Boston sailors will go down to the sea in ships the same as hereto- fore, but rather than resort to the method suggested to obtain a race I would, without regret, sink Independence on her launching day, turning her sternpost into a perma- nent beacon for the guidance of future New England sailor men.” In justice to Mr. Lawson, it must be stated that the issuing of this statement was really forced upon him by the various reports which have been circtilated in regard to the possible methods he would adopt. He has been placed in a very unénviable position by these suggestions and it would have been a very easy matter for many to judge his intentions wrongly. It must be very surprising to those who have put a false light on his motives to find auch a manly, straightforward statement coming. from int. The Executive Committee of the Hull-Massachusetts Y. C. has selected the committee which will conduct and control the races for the 90-footers, 70-footers and other large classes and fishermen for the ctips and prizes offered by Thomas -W. Lawson, to be competed for under. the -rules of the Hull-Massachusetts Y. C. These names were suggested to the Executive Committee by Thomas W. Lawson, and were immediately adopted. It is under- stood that-all of the men have signified their intentions to serve. The following men have been selected; James R. Hooper, Louis M. Clark, Henry Bryant, E. V. R. Thayer, William Otis Gay, George H, Richards, W. E. C. Eustis, C. E. Hodge, Henry S. Grew, 2d, and Francis Gray. These men comprise some of the best known yachtsmen not only in Massachusetts, but in the country. They are all men of wide experience, who are capable of conducting races in the most approved manner. Some of them have been identified with former Cup defenders and all are thorough racing men. The Hull-Massachusetts is fortu- nate in securing such a committee to take charge of the Traces. : Mr. Lawson particularly specified that the proposed races for the prizes which he has offered will not take place until after the close of the regular racing season. By doing this he has taken no chances in interfering with. other clith dates, and leaves every opportunity for the yachts to be present. The dates set will probably be soon. atter the sacing season closes, probably about the second 214 | FOREST AND STREAM. huessan a mee week in September, so that it will not be very late and will be in plenty of season before the hauling out time comes. The matter of courses has not yet been decided upon, and this will undoubtedly be left to the committee. It is very likely, though, that the races will be sailed over the regular Hull-Massachusetts courses off Boston light. These courses are the finest in the country. They are in every sense ocean courses, but the land formation 1s such that the entire course can be seen from points of vantage on the shore. There are a number of large yachts —in fact, nearly all of those that are racing at the present time—which have not had an opportunity of trying these courses, and the Boston yachtsmen are very anxious to have their value thoroughly proved. Ear | At Lawley’s Illinois, the Chicago syndicate defender for the Canada cup, is all completed, and will be launched next week. Part of the planking is on the Sloane 85sit. schooner. An 18-footer designed by C. H. Crane, of Tams. Lemoine & Crane, for Buzzards Bay, is being con- structed. The Lawley 25-footer for Buzzards Bay will be laid down this week. The 120ft. steamer for W. P. Eno is in frame. The Boreland 85ft. steamer is all planked. The plating is being put on the 5oft. steamer Bostonia, which has been lengthened out. The Parsons 46-footer is planked. The Y. R. A. 21-footer for H. W. Wiggin is set up. The schooner Constellation ‘is fitting out at Beverly. She will go to Bermuda, where Mr. Skinner will join her and cruise for a time in Southern waters, returning some time in May. Joun B. KILLEEN. RO a Ne 40- *CONSTRUCTION PLANe cate lin. vd Bert savesly eerie se Pinte bulked fe Femur as Shork Chere Plate = Giseche leap & A 20-Foot Cruising Yawl. Messrs. S. N. anv J. F. Smart, the well-known East- ern yachtsmen and yacht designers, who have already gained a splendid reputation for turning out successful boats, have formed a co-partnership under the name of Small Brothers, and have opened an office in Boston, Mass. It is the intention of the firm to make a specialty of racing yachts and fast cruisers, and the fact that the firm already has several orders on hand is ample evi- dence that the venture will prove a prosperous one. We publish this week one of their designs for a crtising yawl, the plans showing a very handsome and roomy boat, and she will undoubtedly be a fast one. She was designed for Mr. F. B. Rawson, of Sandusky, O., and is being built by the Wyandotte Pleasure Yacht Works. She was designed to conform to the scantling restrictions of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes, and was intended more for afternoon sailing and cruising on Lake | as res ft — 4 Le ers, Erie than for racing, as her accommodations and head- 3 room indicate. Her dimensions are as follows: 5 — Length— 5 Over gall. ei a ic oe ee the eee One Pantene 35it 5 aS Ti AES Ce HP eS oR rw Wah me Aer Botta Sin, 4h Overhang— 3 . SOW iape ts EA eee are ee ee cpa eee Ott. 11in Hi = Sidcites Ane AT ASS eh ee habe 7fit. Ioin. Z Beam— Fs 2 ESCO LTTE Oat ae ne cya aeees icon ee aes Epes Otteegii | a , Tayo” tee Bo ee ee ot, Sit. 6in. ¢ 2 Drait— é. z Mowrabbety ONS) -aterOb dels thet Seas ft. Sin, 3 ‘eS IESCETETIE: flees, Nivel oe Sect tie or edete 2ft. gin. 2? $ WByovbral tolonwial nts see Sa ote oe sft. goin. § < Freeboard— 3 Z TS OW) jee hist Ree a ee 3ft. 2in. 5 Merinatle peek err eee Cee Tae rae re § 1 2it- i6in: 3 iene ae h oN Rete see Sea Ri ahah k Sail Area— : Wieihiee INS te soe ote stp on ho ee es ace 463 sq. ft. i’ = oe a ey INEZ Baty ais etal ee Me sere tees LOSES 148 sq. ft. \ (ii Reon ee mee Neer tose 115 sq. ft. ; a NC SEGA bos 8 Wire eg SOA OSS Ath nono oct a ek ne, Displacetnents Gaye ate .csre nee lace cane hare: 6,550lbs. Ballast— Fi OLutSideleos eos ahah ee ae eee ee OOOLNSs I MSicles tir. .yH asthe Bee ek Hla de coke eae 6oolbs, gS The Yachtsmen’s Club. : Mr. Joun Hystop, the official measurer of the N. Y. * SSS SSS Y. C., lectured before a large number of members of the Yachtsmen’s: Club at 47 West Forty-third street, on Wednesday evening, March 6, the subject being “The Measurement Rule.” Mr. Hyslop has been identified with yachting for many years and is probably more familiar with its history than any other man in this country. In consequence of this he has had ample opportunity to see the effects of rating rules on yacht design and construc- tion, and for this reason Mr. Hyslop was able to put his subject before his audience in a particularly compre- a g hensive manner. After going over the effect of the early : ‘ rating rules and formulas both in England and America, 5 he led up to the new rule recently adopted by the Seawan- = : haka Corinthian Y. C., and illustrated it by drawings, ex- ‘a eg plaining how boats would be measured in actual practice f want under the new rule. The lecture was most interesting, and < ib ae the club members extended a vote of thanks to Mr. ; : PIF? be ous Be Designs Recently Published in Forest and Stream. _25-footer Flirt, Oct. 13-20. 5 21-footer Tattoo, Oct. 27. Minnesota, Nov. 17. he aie . roft. sailboat, Nov. 24 and Dec. 1. = 5) Cutter Isolde, Dec. 8. ] Catboat Lazy Jack, Dec. 15-22. Raceabout Jolly Roger, Dec. 29. Bald Eagle II. and ice boat, Jan. 26. 25-footer Brigand, Jan. 12. Canadian ice boat and r4ft. cutter, Jan. 19. 38ft. cruising launch, Jan. asit. shoal draft sloop,-Feb. 2. 48-footer Bronco, Feb.-9. a2sit. cruising sloop, Feb. 16. 32-it. fast cruiser, Feb. 23. House-boat_ designs, March 2. ’ Schooner Endymion and yawl Ellida, March 9. TWENTY-FOOT CRUISING YAWL—CONSTRUCTION PLAN. NG er te FOREST AND STREAM. - 218 wl 3 A 4a wl. 2A. a Load w LinES OF YAwL ps el ae ae z £ Nn, Zz aie o Fx ae aGo- 2 ant ee © oe =~ 4 et He Obs 5 z ae a w 43 < ww Y) These Lines are oulside of Skin (hs “tf 42 73 4 8 Lond Weter Line a Bese Lin TWENTY-FOOT CRUISING YAWL—Designed by Small Bro thers for F. B. Rawson, The Marine Exhibits at the Show. Irv-is a matter of general regret that the Sportsmen’s Show, now being held at Madison Square Garden, con- tains so few marine exhibits. .No better opportunity to display their products could be offered to the many manu- facturers in all parts of the country, and yet less than a dozen avail themselves of it. These few, however, make up for lack of numbers by their exhibits, and they have no doubt met with success. The Snecker Motor Co. One of the most interesting displays was made by the Sneckner Motor Company, of Greenwich, Conn., who build. one of.the most compact, powerful, economical and absolutely safe gas motors on the market. This firm exhibited a Jaunch that has been specially built for them by Mr. L. D, Huntington, of New Rochelle. The Truscott Boat Manufacturing Co. Perhaps the largest marine exhibit was that of the Truscott Boat Manufacturing Company, of St. Joseph, Mich. Two boats are shown, one an open launch 18ft. long, and the other a cabin boat, 30ft. in length. Both these boats were perfectly appointed in every way, and were sold soon after the exhibition’ was opened. The New York office of this firm is in charge of Mr. J. W. New- bury, 471 West Twenty-second street. The Standard Motor Manufacturing Co. Another splendid exhibit ts that of the Standard Motor Manufacturing Company, of 148 East 120th street, New York city. This 'firm manufactures 4-cycle gasoline en- gines of 2, 3 and 4 cylinders from 10 to 75 horse power, all of which are equipped with automatic governors and vaporizers, speed regulators and spark timing device and reversing gear. The compactness of this engine especially adapts it for auxiliary uses; the propeller revolyes with- out any drag when the boat is under sail. Some of the boats already equipped with this type of motor are: Trochilus, owned by Mr. Mayhew W. Bronson; Meda, owned by Dr. Morton R. Peck; Toma, owned by Mr. Bradley L. Eaton, and Sea Bird, owned by Mr. J. O. L. Wharton. The Wolverine Motor Works. Mr. A. V. Evans, the New York agent of the Wolverine Motor Works, of Grand Rapids, Mich., has on exhibition at space 37 a 6-horse power 2-cycle Wolverine motor. This motor shows the high class work that this firm turn out. Their 3-cylinder motor is self-starting and reversing, and can be handled the same as a steam en- gine; it is made in 1, 2 or 3 cylinder types.and from 2 to 60 horse power. It is an ideal engine for launches, yacht tenders and auxiliaries; can be used with solid propeller or reversing screw; reversing screw can be set so that blade does ‘not drag when the boat is under sail. Mr. Evans will have one of these motors on exhibition at his office, 105 Beekman street, New York city, and will be pleased to explain its merits to prospective purchasers. Over 1,000 Wolverine motors are now in operation, 175 of them being in working boats receiving almost con- stant daily use, and many are in use in the fruit trade in Central and South America. One of their boats «is to be taken on a North Pole expedition by Messrs. Baldwin and Zeigler. It is an interesting fact that there are Wolverine motors in use in every civilized country in the world. The D. M. Tuttle Co. Still another exhibit that attracted much attention is that of the D. M. Tuttle Company, of Canastota, N. Y. This company manufactures gasoline engines, boats and launches, and has already gained an enviable reputation. The launch which is on exhibition is thoroughly con- structed and is well finished; it is 16ft. long 4ft. 2in. beam and 16in. draft; the decks are finished in oak. .-The boat is fully equipped with a 114-horse power Tuttle motor, an interesting feature of which is the self-wiping sparker. A written guarantee is given with each boat and a two weeks’ trial is permitted. It would appear that the price asked for these boats ($200) is very reasonable. The New York agents are H. H. Kiffe Company, 523 Broad- way, who will send catalogues and any desired informa- tion on request. The Carlton Boat & Canoe Co. The Carlton Boat & Canoe Company, of Oldtown, Me., make a creditable showing with their high grade canoes. The International Gas Engine Co. The International Gas Engine Company, of 26 Broad- way, New York, has on exhibition a 22-horse power en- gine. This is a durable motor of simple construction, which occupies a small amount of floor space; it is self- starting and very economical in fuel consumption. Be- side the large number of these engine in use on yachts and launches, many are used on the oyster and fishing boats of Long Island Sound and Great South Bay. ‘The New York Kerosene Engine Co, One of the few exhibitors who had a motor in full operation was the New York Kerosene Engine Company, of 31 Burling Slip, New York city. This concern manu- factures the most successful kerosene oil motor on the market, and those interested can see one of these engines in Operation at the firm’s yard, 131st street and Harlem River. The Craig Gasoline Eagine. Mr. James Craig, Jr., of 556 West Thirty-fourth street, has on exhibition a 3!4-horse power 4-cycle engine. The Craig engine is made with 3 and 4 cylinders, by means of which they are arranged in correct balance and the ex- plosions in the different cylinders occur in regular se- quence. This provides smooth and quiet running and _ permits of high speed with maximum power for minimum weight. Mr. Edward F. Leeds, of Bridgeport, Conn., is the sole agent for Connecticut and Long Island. White Star Motors. w= Mr. W. R. Smith, of 868 Eighth avenue, has two White - Star motors on exhibition, Mr, Smith manufactures @ SAIL, SPAR*"* RIGGING PLAN ¢ MAINMAST = 29°8" ORavy Vee — ~ Dee JIGGERMAST-IT 8 « a ai BOWSPRIT — “4°0° Ovatvono » D\A\N BOOM = a3" 5° Lowes aN MAIN -GAEF + 16° Qt a: tu JIGGER BOOM ~ 10° io” os by ‘JIGGER GAFFE 8° 3" 4 n JIB _ POLE Ves oy —s) a ar INES ose Teas ow _ SAILS. - Cross ew, No ond a6 & tharine and stationary gas engines from 2 to S50 horse power. Circulars and all information sent on request. The Indian Oldtown Canoe Co. Spaces 14 and 15 are occupied by. the Indian Oldtown Canoe Company, of Oldtown, Me. They have a very complete exhibit of canoes, paddles, etc. The Mather Launch and Canoe Co. The Mather Launch & Canoe Company, of Atlantic, Mass., occupying spaces II, 12 and 13, in connection with their New York agents, Shoverling, Daly & Gales, are ex- hibiting canvas canoes and canvas-covered rowboats. Clarette. CLARETTE was designed by Mr. S. N. Small, of Small Brothers, of Boston, and was built by Messrs. Higgins & Gifford, of Gloucester, Mass., for Mr. Walter Burgess. She was planned to conform to the cabin and scantling restrictions of the Massachusetts Y. R. A. Clarette has a large amount of accommodation, there being Oft. of head- room in the cabin. She has a large main cabin with two berths on either side and wide transoms in front. For- ward is the toilet room, galley and a good sized forecastle; there is also ample locker room. Her dimensions are as follows: Length— Owen salle 1. Sie se ce parts ays Sasee state oteesl ses 45it. TG ANVeIS., oe paeey! one ee es ... 28ft. 6in. Overhang—' — — al . : Bow: 8% .s2fei ite tide nee ei eee earch 7it. 6in. Sfetis Aaeatteceteaiee Pid pele keane oft. Freeboard— JENGA clerein ee a tednt 4 rh Serta pitas tat 3it. 6in. AIPA A Treo s cte te ecantar scars ate ona 2ft, 6in. Teeast® piu Oe seh: ete. memos. cueees fee ates aft. 31n. Beam— EXE REMTC Ae see ete ete eee sprue ts sat 12ft. 2in. (OR CARR eh oe cre Ae cis cee tea isbn n nitatae, 11it. 4in. Draft— ESEMEMIG:, acc Mores cetyeeteseuees bates hohe dea 3ft. 2in. Board down ..........-.-+- ete st sees 7it. 6in. Sail area, total ..... eeineye ft peas easy es ee sorty ees 1,450 sq. ft. Ballast _ Sarda dab ahah eth ordre 44.50 £ nett Sona 4,650lbs. Yacht Club Wotes. The Pelham Country Club has organized a yachting department to be known as the Lark Club, its object being to promote boat racing and social intercourse among its members. The club's headquarters during the summer months will be at Pelham Bay. Races will be held every Saturday afternoon in the bay off the club house, and Atak od wna tina ae SVGQEV FOREST a ~ SECTION OF NEGES GAFF - TWENTY;FOOT "CRUISING “YAWL—SAIL PLAN. special open races ail be held during the season. Some twelve one-design'darks are being built, and special at- tention will be: given to this class. Ten of these boats are being constructed at the:yard of C. G, Downer, at College Point, L. 1. ‘Suitable prizes will be awarded to the win- ners in all classesi Ata recent meeting of the club the following officers were-elected: Com., Paul R. Allen; Vice-Com., M! St. G. Davies; Rear-Com., Frank Down- ing; Secretary and Treasurer, Tel St Sayers, 218 West I3Ist street, New York city. A number of large boats have been enrolled on the club’s list, and the membership is increasing: rapidly. RRR At the sata meeting of the Columbia Y. C., held at the Yachtsmen’s Club, the following officers. were elected: Com., Walther Liittgen; Vice-Com., W. C. Trageser; Rear-Com., Alfred Carr; Secretary, TS. Coale; Treas., J. A. Weaver; Fleet Surgeon, .H. Griswold, M. D.; Meas., Mansfield M. “Doty. ‘Trustees fo serve two years—George R. Bidwell, W. M. K. Olcott, W. Dixon Ellis and W. T.- Colbron. Nominating Committee—J. F. Hitchcock, chairman; W. H. Carpenter and T. S$. Coale. em RK At the annual meeting of the Portland Y. C., held Wednesday evening, March 6, the following officers were elected: Com., W. Bray, steam yacht Maitland; Vice- Com., Edward Woodman, knockabout Banshee; Sec'y, a E, Butler ; Treas., C. F. ‘A. Weber; Meas., D. W. Fleet Capt., jgotols Jones; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. W. H, Brad. ford; Regatta Committee, N. Clifford, W. Noyer, F. S. Vaill, C. W. Small; Membership Committee, E. H. Rice, F, S. Macomber, F. S. Bullard. The club has 260 mem- bers, and there are eighty-three yachts enrolled. The Treasurer reports the club free from debt, with a good surplus with which to begin the year. A special smoker will be held at the club house April 26 to celebrate the thirty-second anniversary of the organization of the Slabs Ree The Canarsie Y. C. has announced ss following racing dates for the coming season: _ Thursday, May 30—Opening of the ‘season, parade and review of the yachts in club’s fleet; reception and review at club house, Sands Point, Canarsie, eat Saturday, June 8—Pennant championship Jamaica Bay, over ten miles’ triangular course. Thursday, July 4—Dress parade, review and fireworks. Saturday, July 22—Open regatta off club house on Jamaica Bay. Saturday, Aug. 17—Corinthian fepatta off club house at Sands Point, L. I. Monday, Sept. 2—Ladies’ day anteliie. each boat in contending fleet to be handled by ladies. Saturday, Sept. 2I—Commodore’s cup races off the club house, Sands Point, L. I. race on, AND STREAM. {[Marce 16, 1901. — SECTION OF MAIN GAFFE — eases (Gee -- 2 & = SwincinG SPREADE RS — At the annual meeting of the Greenville Y. C. of New Jersey, at the club house, foot of Linden’ avenue, Green- ville, Upper New York Bay, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Com., A. G. Roemer; Vice- Com., C. N. Pinkney; Rear-Com., O. Greiff; Sec’y, A. L. Bogart; Treas., C. P. Boos; Meas., C. Johnson; Ser- geant-at-Arms, F. Lange. The Trustees elected were A. G. Roemer, C. N. Pinkney, O. Greiff, A.-L. Bogart, C. P. Boos, A, Renshaw, G. Ruffle and F. Je McMullen. The ~ reading of the annual report showed an increase of 50 per cent, in the membership of the club, a total of 100 mem- bers, 40 of whom are boat owners. At the April meeting a schedule of dates will be announced for the yachting - season. YACHTING NEWS NOTES. The auxiliary sloop Massasoit, built at Smtih V. Rogers’ yard, Sayyille, L. I., for Mr. W. M. Blaisdell, of Brook- tyn, was launched a few days ago. She will be the flag- ship of the Canarsie Y. C. The boat is 55ft. over all, 35ft. cn the waterline and I4ft. 6in. beam, and is equipped with a 20-horse power engine. 2RR- Palmer Bros., of Miamus, Conn., are building for Mr. J. S. Johnson, of Baltimore, Md., a 35ft. cruising cabin launch, the power to be furnished by a 12-horse power Palmer gasoline motor. The boat will be used on Chesa- peake Bay. eRe The NEM York ¥. C. realized about $1,500 on the sale of the furniture that was left in the old club house at 67 Madison avenue. RRR Dr. E. M. Culver, of New York, has purchased the steam yacht Cero, which is now in Florida. He will make an extended cruise on her with a party of friends through the West Indies. Ree The yacht Laurea that won the Coupe de France is not a total loss;-as was at first reported. She has been raised by a shipbuilder of Marseilles and will be repaired in time to do some more racing before the Mediterranean season closes. a The foreign-built steam yacht May, owned hs Mr. Alexander Van Rensselaer, has recently been admitted to American registry. A bill was passed by the Senate and the House authorizing the Commissioner of Navigation to classify the yacht as a vessel of the United States. The May rendered the Government valuable services as a relief ship during the Spanish-American war. In a letter to Senator Frye, chairman of the Committee on Com- merce, General Miles speaks most highly of the usefulness Daur oh ‘pore — N®40- “GABIN PLAN 4*° SECTION S« r =OF VAWL- - Fos FB RAWSON £58 = ope Hyeos.— -Geute Mine Mg — “Dejan ees - . Chorhé elnset ane Trenton ——— oe bie fiir oe art | fe Feld y duo tea | | ’ Galley Lid 3% L}reh Bluregi Rew iden Teeneunya bed We BAY op L —pection of N84 Erame —gection Ot NSS Frame— of the yacht in carrying medicine and supplies to the soldiers and sailors in Porto Rico. The May was originaly owned by E. D. Morgan;: she was afterward purchased by’ Mrs, Sarah D. Fell, and later was sold to Mr. Alexander Van Rensselaer. mE ER Work is being rushed on the Cup challenger, Shamrock Il. The Yachting World says: “Fresh gangs of men were started last week on the construction of the new challenger in Denny Bros.’ yard at Dumbarton, and a serious effort is being made to try and have the shell ready for Jaunching on the tides which fall due in the last week of March. All the hands retained for the job have been SS turned on, and the work oes on incessantly by day and - night. he shed and the shaping and fitting of the heavier pieces, which require the assistance of the ordinary machinery, are done at night, when the yard has been cleared of the men on the day shift. Capital progress has been made, During the day the work is done entirely inside | | but although much of the material for building her is ~ 1 ae gr’ theibeny Tren thee on ballon: = ©: 0. wa Lewer gige Bherhine TWENTY-FOOT CRUISING YAWL—CABIN PLAN. already shaped and ready, there seems to be little pros- pect of the vessel being ready for launching at the time originally named. A dredger has now started work in the River Leven, opposite the yard, for the purpose of dredging a launching berth and a channel right to the Fairway of the Clyde.” RRR The Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Company, of Ogdens- burg, N. Y., have received from the Herreshoffs an order for three topsail hollow spruce spars for the new Cup defender being built at Bristol, R. I. These hollow spars, of the special method of construction of the Spalding Company, will be from 50 to 60 per cent. lighter weight than if of solid wood of the same dimensions, and also considerably lighter than steel tubing of sufficient weight for the purpose. Such a saving in weight aloft on the Herreshoff boat will be considerable and of immense ad- vantage. REE The following large steam yachts, among others, will ~ CLARETTE. : ‘ ' —s«sDesigned by S. N. Small for Walter Burgess, Photo by Jackson, Marblehead. Fited with Sheers Side of Gailey showing S20 eye + Rlafeyetelur apa Dink hm Weg 5 fa Se. ¥t Coukins Ayt Midship Seclion ab Nug }rsine Z have new Roberts boilers next season: -Steam»yacht Ad- miral, owned by Mr. Pliny Fish, of: New’ York; new steam yacht (formerly steamer City of Quincy) owned by Mr. H. B. Anderson, of New» Yorks steam yacht “Say When, owned -by Hon. W. J:: White, Cleveland;-Os; new steam yacht now being built on the St. Lawrence*River, owned by Mr. W. H. Nichols, President of the General Chemical Company, of New York; three steam ‘yachts now being built by the George Lawley & Sons Corp., South Boston, Mass.; steam yacht Venice, owned by L, C. Smith, of Syracuse, N.'Y.; steam,yacht Chetolah, owned by Mr. A. J. Wise, of New York; new steam yacht (not yet need) owned by Mr. James Averill, of Champlain, Grapshooting, ote fe cee Notice. All communications intended for Forest AND Srrram should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual connected with the paper. | : ma Bi Leading dealers in sportsmen’s supplies have advertised in our columns continuously for .@ quarter-century. . { If you want your shoot to be announced here send a notice like the following: ari 5 Fixtures. March 21.—Newell, Ia—Newell Gun Club’s target and live-bird shoot. Henry G, Hall, Sec’ ‘ ec’y. April 9-12.—Baltimore, “Md-—Seventh annual spring tournament of the Baltimore Shooting Association; two days targets, $100 per day added; two days live birds, $500 guaranteed. J. M. awkins, Sec’y. neces 10.—St, Louis, Mo.—Contest for Dupont-trophy at Dupont ark, Ns April 12-13.—Newark, N. J.—Forester Gun Club’s tournament, ae Fleming, Sec’y. : : y r pril 16-18.—Leavenworth, Kan.—Annual tournament of the Kansas Bpotismien Association. W. H. Koehler, Sec’y. en pipers Ia.—Newell Gun Ciub’s target shoot. Henry x Hall, Sec’y. April 24-25,—Binghamton, N. Y.—Amateur tournament of the Peters Cartridge Co.; $150 added money. H. W. Brown, Sec’y. John Parker, Mer. April 26-28.—Chicago.—Annual spring tournament of the Crescent Gun Club. John S. Boa, Mer. May 7-9.—Peru, Ind.—Fifth annual amateur tournament of the Peru Gun Club; two days at targets for amateurs; one day at live birds. Chas, Bruck, Sec’y. . j May 7-10.—Tournament of the New Association. C. W. Heigenspan, Sec’y,. ' May 7-10.—Lincoln, Neb.— wenty-fifth annual tournament of the Nebraska State pportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the incoln Gun Club. W. D. Bain, See’y. ; May 14-17.—Allentown, Pa.—State shoot of Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association. C. F. Kamlich, Cor. Sec’y. Elmer E. Shaner, Mer. May 1-3.—Newell, Ia.—Newell Gun Club’s annual tournament; targets and live birds, Henry G. Hall, Sec’y. } Chee, 14-16.—Elwood, Ind.—Tournament of the Zoo Rod and Gun Jersey State Sportsmen’s May 14-17.—Newton, Ia.—Annual tournament of the Towa State Sportsmen’s Association, under auspices of the Newton Gun Club. D. R. Tripp, Sec’y, ; May 21-25.—Springfield, Ill.—Twenty-seyenth annual tournament and convention of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association. Chas. T. Stickle, Sec’y. May 22-23.—Mechanicsburg, O.—Ninth annual tournament of the Mechanicsburg Gun Club. C, W. Phellis, Sec’y. May 28-30.—London, O.—Tournament of the London Gun Club. May 28-30.—Saginaw, Mich.—Tournament of the Michigan Trap- shooters’ Leagué; under auspices of the. East Side Gun Club. John Parker, Mgr. | : = May 30.—Canajoharie, N. Y.—Tournament of the. Canajoharie Gun Club. C. Weeks, See’y, Prete ; May 30.—Auburn, Me.—Annual shoot of the Auburn Gun Club. June 5-7.—Circleville, O.—Under auspices of the Pickaway Rod and Gun Club, annual tournament of the Ohio Trapshooters’ League. G. R. Haswell, Sec’y. # a. . June 11-13.—Sioux. City, Ia.—Seventh annua? amateur tournament of the Soo Gun Ciwb. W. F. Duncan, Sec’y. une _13-14.—Bellefontaine, O.—Fourth annual tournament of the Silyer Lake Gun Club. B: G. Cushman, Sec’y. , — - june 17-20.—Warm Springs, Ga:—Southern Interstate tournament; two days targets, two days live birds. Chas. L. Davis, Mer. June_25-27.—Walla Walla, Wash.—Seventh annual tournament of the Sportsmen’s Association of the Northwest. W. G. Campbell, See’y. : June —.—Columbus, Wis.—Tournament of the Trapshooters’ League of Wisconsin. First week in. June, i 218 FOREST AND STREAM. _ [Marce 16, 190i. ee ee ee eee July 17-18.—St. Marys, W. Va.—Fifth annual tournament of the fest Virginia State Sportsmen’s Association, under auspices of West Virginia Gun Club. Mallory Brothers, Mears, 2 July 23.—Dexter Park, Brooklyn, L. 1.—Atnual clambake and handicap merchandise shoot at targets, Eugene Doenick, Sec’y. Newark, N. J.—South Side Gun Club target shoot every Satur- day afternoon. : Chicago, Ill.—Garfield Gun Club’s live-bird trophy shoots, first and third Saturdays of each month. Grounds, West Monroe street at Fifty-second avenue. Dr, J. W. Meek, Seo'y, CONTESTS AT INTERSTATE PARK. Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—TFwo miles beyond Jamaica, on » i, RK. R. Trains direct to grounds. Completely appointed shooting grounds always ready for matches, club shoots or private Practice. Café and hotel accommodations. April 1-5.—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—The Interstate As- sociation’s ninth annual Grand American Handicap Tournament at_ Live Birds. June —.—Interstate Park Queens, L. I.—Forty-third annual tournament of the New York State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game. Monthly contest for the Dewar trophy till June, 1902; handicap; 25 live birds; $5 entrance. First contest took place June 20, 1900. Interstate Park, eicens, L. I.—Weekly shoot of the New Utrecht Gun Club—Saturdays, : INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION CONTESTS. Elmer E. Shaner, Manager. April 15.—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.—The Interstate Asso- ciation’s ninth annual Grand American Handicap toutnament at live birds. Edward Banks, Sec’y-Treas., 318 Broa way, New York. April 17-18.—Jacksonville, Fla:—The Interstate Association’s tournament, under the auspices of the Jacksonville Gun Club. B. W. Sperry, Sec’y. | , ‘ May 8-10—Memphis, Tenn.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ment, Under the auspices of the Memphis Gun Club. June 19-21.—Cleveland, O.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ment under the auspices of the Cleveland Gun Club: July 1-2.—Sherbrooke, P. U., Can.—The Interstate Association’s tournament under the auspices of the Sherbrooke Gun Club.. C. H, Foss, Sec’y. July 10-11.—Jamestown, N. Y.—The Interstate Asssociation’s tournament, under the auspices of the Jamestown Gun Club: Dr, C. Rawson, Sec’y. July 23-26.—Interstate Park, Queens, L, I.—The Interstate Asso- ciation’ second Grand American andicap target tournament; $1,000 added money. Edward Banks, Sec’y-Treas., 318 Broadway, New York. Aug. 7,-9.—Providence, R. I,—The Interstate Association’s tour- nament under the auspices of the Providence Gun Club. R. C. Root, Sec’y. Aug. 21-22.—Auburn, Me.—The Interstate Association’s tourna- ment, under the auspices of the Auburn Gun Club. L, A. Barker, Sec’y. — | a DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. Club secretaries are inuited to send their scores for publication ix these colymns, also any news notes they may care to have printed. Ties onall events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. Mail all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broad- way, New York, EW. Tinker, of Providence, R. I., famous in the trapshooting annals of a past school, died last week. He defeated both Ira Paine and A. H. Bogardus when thé@y held the center of the stage in their zenith as shooting wonders. His favorite style of shooting was according to the Rhode Island rules, gun below the elbow. His last conspicuous participation in a public contest at the traps was at the Interstate shoot given under the auspices of the Provi- dence Gun Club, July 19,-20, 1899, and although he was then well along in years he broke 21 targets out of 30, Of him, in Forest AND STREAM’S report, Mr, Edward Banks wrote as follows: ‘The Old Guard was represented by Ned Tinker, one of the best-known trap shots of Rhode Island in the days when gun below the elbow and 2lyds. rise were the thing, with live pigeons for targets. Ira Paine and Mr. Tinker were giants in those days, and the latter's scores in the first two events on the first day show that Mr. Tinker’s blue eyes have not forgotten how to look along a gun barrel, although the sight may not be as clear as it was when feathers flew. Mr. Tinker is well thought of by the Providence Gun Club; he is its solitary honorary member,” 4 It seems that the Indians, the new fraternity of the trapshooters, have a solemn ritual, and that all candidates are subjected to it to the end that their worthiness and stanchness are properly tested be1ore they can properly be classed as braves. At Chicago, the famous naval man behind the gun, Admiral A. G. Courtney, was a candidate in search of membership, and was being just put through the form where his socks were turned down over his shees and he was being led, blindfolded, round the tables and through the doors and then seated. A glass of water was handed to him. He was commanded to drink it and name it. first taste he shivered and said in disgust, “I never was good at naming these French drinks,” whereupon he was elected to full membership by popular acclamation. e The tournament programme of the Newell Gun Club, of Newell, Ta., can be obtained of Mr. H. G. Hall, the club’s secretary. It tersely sets forth that the tournament date is March 21; strictly amateur; targets 2 cents; live birds 12% cents; purses divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent.; magautrap rules. Annual shoot May 1, 2 and 3. Eleven events are provided, of which seven are at targets, four at live birds. Two of the latter are at 10 birds, $5; one at 7, $3; one at 15, $7.50 entrance. The target events are one at 10, four at 15, and two at 20, $1, $1.50 and $2 entrance. ¥ Mr, Franklin Stearns, of Richmond, Va., is steadily coming to the front as a skillful and successful trap shot. On Thursday of last week he shot two 50-bird races with Mr, W. Hammond, at Richmond, the first for the championship of Virginia, the second for the championship of Richmond city. In the first contest he won by a score of 45 to 43; losing 3 dead ont. In the second there was a tie on 41, and in the shoot-off both had scored 10 when the supply of pigeons gave out, and further competition was postponed, to Wednesday of this week, Ld In his “Century of Chinese Literature’ H. A, Giles télls this: “A general was hard pressed in battle and on the point of giving way, when suddenly a spirit soldier came to his rescue and en- abled him to win a great victory. Prostrating himself on the ground, he asked the spirit’s name. “‘I am the God of the Target,” Yep.icd the spirit. “And how have I merited your godship’s kind assistance?” inquired the general. “I am grateful to yau,’’ an- swered the spirit, “because in your days of practice you never once _ hit me.” R The New Utrecht Gun Club, of Newark, and the Riverton Gun Club, of Philadelphia, haye arranged a club team match, fifteen men on a side, each man to shoot at 25 live birds from the 29yd. mark. The match will take place at Riverton, March 22, to be followed by a return match at Interstate Park some time in April. The difference between 29yds and 30yds. is so slight that the latter, being a standard of the best performance, would seem to be the more desirable from an outsider’s point of view. The Baltimore Shooting Association will be represented at the Grand American Handicap by twelve or more of its members. There 1s evidence on every hand that this great national event has lost none of its keen interest to the shooting fraternity, In- cidentally, those who are at the G. A. H., who contemplate at- tending the Baltimore shoot and desire information concerning it will have a good opportunity to interview its representatives and meet a fine lot of gentlemen sportsmen. ® The programme of the Baltimore Shooting Association’s annual At the | spring tournament wil] be issued about March 20. The dates, April | 9 to 12, inclusive, follow conveniently after the Grand American Handicap for the shooters who contest therein to attend the Baltimore shoot, of which the first two days are at targets, $100 added «ach day, Also $500 are guaranteed in the Maryland Handi- cap. hor 454, Baltimore, Md, The address of the secretary, Mr. J. M. Hawkins, is P.O. . The recent team shoot between New York and New Jersey has demonstrated that 3 competition which has new features, when properly backed, will have a strong and earnest support. ‘The same men facing the same proposition week after week and month after month do dot need to compete to learn the results. With a new proposition and therewith the element of uncertaintiy new interest and effort are eyoked. There is more trapshooting skill in America to-day than ever before, but, in a majority of instances, they have nothing new offered in the way of competition. At least, instead of offering the same events over and over -agaitl, changes could be made, team shoots one week, sweepstakes the next, trophy events the next, ete., much to the activity of the Sport. & On Saturday of last week, at Interstate Park, in the continuous match, the crackerjack squad being at the score, there was ex- traordinarily quick action, Heikes, Gilbert and Banks missed on the first target; Nanning went cut on his second, and Leroy tarried but a moment longer, retiring on his third. Eight targets were sufficient to put out the entire squad at that time, but the scores will show that such a happening is rare enough to class as an event. ® Mr. E. L. Greenin, of Westwood, N. J., informs us that the Westwood Gun Club, of which he is secretary, has erected a new club house on its grounds, It was decided at a meeting on March 2 to hold its regular club shoot the third Saturday of each month. Mr. VY. Van Buskirk, was elected captain of the club. The organization is in a very promising,condition at present, new members being constantly added to the roll. s 4 Mr. John Watson, Grand Crossing, Chicago, Ill., writes us as follows: “‘To give the shooters from the West on their way to the Grand American Handicap a chance for some practice, I will give a two days’ shoot—March 28 and 29—commencing at 10 A. M, each day. Programme: Ten birds, entrance $5, divided 5i and-45 per cent; 16 birds, entrance $8, divided 40, 2) and 2h per cent. Same both days: Handicaps 28 to 3lyds.” p ® In our advertising columns, Mr. E. D. Fulford, of Utica, N. Y., calls attention to his celebrated live-bird traps, which have been adopted by many of the leading trapshooting Associations of America. esides his celebrated automatic traps, he manufactures portable traps, a set of which can be installed in five minutes, Concerning them, for further particulars address Mr, Fulford. ® The Carlstadt Gun Club, of Carlstadt, N. J., was organized: on March 7. Officers were elected as follows: President, Theo A Gemp; Vice-President, Chris Niederer; Secretary, Henry Krug; Treasurer, George Frank; Captain, Wm. Rasmus. There is a large membership. The club shoot will be held every Saturday. The club holds a meeting on the frst Monday of every month. Ld No. 1 squad in the championship 100-target race on Saturday, at Interstate Park, did a remarkable thing. It broke 124 out of 125 targets when up to shoot at the last 25 of the 100, The squad ecnsisted of Messrs. Crosby, Gilbert, Heikes, Fanning and Par- melee, the latter missing his 19th target. It was very careless, & The following has been communicated to us: “Alexander Stein, of the well-known firm of Conrad Stein Sons, has purchased a battle axe of the firm of Schoverling, Daly & Gales at their ex- hibit at Madison Square Garden, intending to send same to Mrs. Carrie Nation, inviting her to come here and try same.” R In the championship contest at 100 targets, on Monday of this week, at Interstate Park, Messrs. Parmelee, Crosby, Gilbert, Heikes and Fanning each broke his first 25 straight, making 125 for the squad without a miss. Gilbert continued as he began and broke 100 straight, making thereby a perfect score, ® Owing to the objections of residents whose domiciles -were ad- jacent to Madison Square Garden, the Roof Garden tournament was adjourned to Interstate Park on Friday of last week. No shooting, further than a start, was done on Thursday, the shoot- ing being stopped at 11715 A. M. ‘ R® The Union Gun Club, of San Francisco, Cal., whose programme for the year 1901 we publish elsewhere in our trap columns, Te- cently elected officers as follows: President, Fritz Walpert; Vice- President, M. J. Iverson; Secretary-Treasurer, Wm. Janssen; Captain, C, M. Wollam, » Mr. J. L. Head, of Peru, Ind., writes us that the Peru Gun Club's fifth annual amateur tournament will be held at Peru, Ind,, May 7, 8 and 9. Two days at targets for amateurs, and one day at live birds, open to all. Mr. J. L. Mead is the president, Mr. Chas. Bruck, secretary. » On Thursday of last week the return match between Messrs. J. Stubbs, of Frenchtown, and J. Hagey, of Hellertown, took place at Greisemersyille, neat Allentown, Pa. The first match re- sulted in a tie. This match was at 47 birds. The scores were Stubbs 41, Hagey 38. e The California Wing Club recently elected, officers as follows: President, Dr. S. FE. Knowles; Vice-President, Edw. Donohue; Secretary, C. ©. Nauman; Board of Directors, the officers, with C. H, Shaw, ©. Feudner and F, Vernon. % Mr. Ed Bergen, of Grand Rapids, Minn., won the H. C. Hirschy trophy in the last shoot on March 2 at Intercity Park, Minneapolis, Minn., with a score of 24 out of 25, | 1 trophy will take place at Grand Rapids, Minn. ® We are imformed that on March 15 at Bunn’s Hotel, Simgac, N. J., a match will be shot at 100 live birds each for a putse of $200, between A, Doty, of Paterson, N. J., and E. A, Dickson, of Newburgh, N. Y., commencing at 1 P ; Mr. B. G. Cushman, the secretary, informs us that the Silver Lake Gun Club, of Bellefontaine, O., will hold its fourth annual tournament June 18 and 14, rain or shine, and that the preparations are in charge of a hustling management. R « Vi, The fifteen-men team match between the National Gun Club, of . Milwaukee, and the Garden City Gun Club, of Chicago, at Mil- ’ each contestant shooting at 16 birds. The Crescent Gun Club, of Chicago, Ill., announces its annual spring tournament at targets to take place at its grounds,’ Cali- fornia avenue and Forty-seventh street, April 26-28: Mr, John S. Boa is manager. “ ao * On Tuesday of last week Dr. Geo, D. B. Darby defeated Mr. watikee, March 2, was won by the former by a score of 1X) to 171, .C. E. Geikler in a 100-bird race, 28yds., om the grounds of the Keystone Shooting League, at Holmesburg Junetion, Pa., by a score of 90 to 86. = Ti 8 Mr. John S. Wright has postponed his shoot from March 18 to March 20, owing to the Roof Garden tournament haying been transfereed to Interstate Park. Shooting will commence at 10 o'clock. : & Mr. Louis Erhardt, at the shoot of the Metropolitan Gun Club, St. Joseph, Mo., held recently, won high average with 170 out of 180 targets, ani average slightly over .944 per cent. ‘ R The Oceanic Rod and Gun Club will hold its regular club con- test at targets on March 18. Targets $1.50 per 100. Mr, J. H. W-. * Fleming (Johnnie Jones) is secretary. BERNARD WATERS. The next contest for this ON LONG ISLAND. New Utrecht Gun Club. Interstate Park, L. I., March 9.—There was a good attendance of shooters, and excellent shooting was the rule, as the scores will show, Eyent No. 1, 7 birds, club prize. tindicates miss as kill: : *Indicates no bird allowance, Shoot-off. cele rt he PEs ag Phe eth.c. pene been 12222917 * tee Weysints 292. ohne. era BE Eb abe RY, Ppa ., -2111112—7 1212222111 J H_ Jack, 29.... whe HAS Ba DOhbOAL oe 0 2122222—T a* H Kryn*, rATePEEE ST Pee eet paaeagan, 2444 . -2122211—7T 2222211222 GOW Sblagedotn, 28a erquswnl san, rdtbhedets ~1211221—7 111110 ISepACRICAITeL Ut [sees | eee eee ceseeeesenliogbae—br aren ey eet a H Lott, UST iret Semen enne een! ne ope CASE 22211117 ~ 1224121111 Aavent No. 2, 7 birds, for club prize, *Indicates no- bird allow- ace: 77, rat Shoot-ofi. J&B J Brown cpstadettin fire er Pate hd dabal ge 21212297 22120 = LET envi: Wabi Meme, Sea WL APRRREE PERE .1222111—7 12% tro NViseklapedurn tess res revi) et Senne Meee 2111111—7 1212111222 A Ramapo , 222222212* 22211* 221120) 2222 - Mr. G. W. Hagedorn won G. W. H. medal. Ten birds, for club prize. *Indicates no bird allowance. jin- dicates miss as kill: J Brown*, 30......1221w_ we Palys ec ack it 21222111 0w Dr Wynnj, 28..... 212212112110 W F Skest, 29. .222220w J H Jack*, 30...... 221121222210 Wi Hamilton*, 30. .2112112211—10) H Krynf, 28........ 1122000120— 6 Fiye pairs: Dr, Wynn, 25yds,, 6; J. H. Jack, 2lyds., 7; H, Kryn, 2byds., 6; G. W. Hagedorn, 26yds., 8; S.B, Jay, 26yds,, 4: C. A. Ramapo, 25yds., 4; E. H. Lott, 26yds., 7. Crescent -Athletic Club. March 9—The March cup had nine contestants to-day, and ot these G, G. Stephenson, Jr., scored the limit of 50, with the as- sistance of 3 of the 4 targets allowance, therefore actually scoring 47, a 94 per cent. gait, and a most excellent performance, The scores: March cup, 25 targets expert traps, 25 targets magautrap; handi- cap allowances: —Expert— —Magautrap— Grand i Hdep. Total. Hdep. Total. Total, tr G Siephenson, Jr..... 2 2 2 25 50 Ft SBS aMintari yen tin tees $142 25 J 24 4g CPA oy eesu i peeeet ie pene 24 3 2a 48 Dr J J WKeyes......., oh ve 24 3 25 49 D C_Hopkins,...... finse G 24 6 24 48 Jere Dott ....... penienins. (A 2h z 23 48 F B Stephenson.,....... 1 2a ! 20 bs W W_Marshall........-. me th 18 i 25 43 A OC Werleman .......... if 18 ti 20 38 Deft panel, 15 targets, expert traps; handicap allowances: D. C. Hepkins, 4, 15; W, W. Marshall, 4, 15: G, Stephenson, Jr., 1, 14; H. B. Martin, 1, 13; F. B. Stephenson, 0, 18; H. C. Werleman, 5, 18: Dr, J. J, Keyes, 2, 11 Shoot-off, same conditions: ITopkins 18, Marshall 11. > Union Gun Club. On the first Sunday of each month—March 3 to Sept. 1, inclusive —on the San Francisco Trapshooting Association grounds, Ingle- side, the following events will be shot. ‘Take Mission street electric cars: Warm Up—Ten-Bird Matech.—High guns to win. Entrance to be named by captain, Club Shoot, 25 Birds—Not more than one score to be made up during the season of seyen shoots. Club offers $8 money, divided into 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent; 20 breaks and over will constitute first class; 16 to 19, inclusive, second class; 12 to 15, inclusive, third class; below 12, fourth class. Ties to shoot off at 10 birds or sheoter’s option, Club Hanidaep Match.—Twenty-five to thirty birds, entrance 50 cents, Handicap to be governed according to scores made in club match, Winners of medals to wear same each month, Medals to become the property of members winning same the greatest number of times during the season. Gold medal, over 68 per cent.; silver medal, below 68 per cent. Ties to shoot off at 10 birds or shocter’s option. Handicap to be done as follows: Give 11 and under 5 birds; give 12 to 15, inclusive, 2 birds; giye 16 to 19, inelusiye, 1 bird. Ability Handicap Medal.—Entrance 50 cents, 20 to 30 birds. Shooters handicapped according to ability. Possible 20 birds. Medal to become property of shooter winning same the greatest number of times during season of seyen shoots. Ties to shoot off at 10 birds or shooter’s option, Special Medal at 10 Birds.—End of season, for shooters who fail to win prize in club or handicap shoot. Shooters to enter this match must take part in five club events. Outsiders’ and Members’ Match,—Entrance 4) cents. Handicaps 20 to 25 birds, 20 breaks or over being possible. Club will add money at each shoot. Purse to be divided into 50, 30 and 20 per cent. Other matches to be arranged by the captain. All shooters are invited to participate in any club or other eyent for birds at the rate of 2 cents a bird. Practice shooting from 9:30 to 10:30 A. M. Regular Club events at 10:30 A. M. On March 31, June 30 and Sept, 29 this club will have three live- bird handicap shoots at 12 birds, on the San Francisco Trapshoot- ing Association grounds, Ingleside, ; ; Unton Gun Cius, Excellent Nerve. AN exchange presents the following: “A Chicago’ daily contained a paragraph recently that awoke mingled feelings of pity, disgust and sorrow. It was about a ‘live- bird shoot,’ the reward being a certain cup. Two men shot 200 live birds. The loser was a ‘trifle neryous’; his opponent ‘dis- played excellent nerve,” Reverently, we wonder what God thinks when he sees men made for His glory using their wondrous powers thus—slaughtering His birds, wasting time, money and life in ignoble contests and sowing the seeds of death in their souls. RK trifle nervous’! Strange that the delicate nerves, God- strung, do-not quiver and shrink and snap when called on to do such acts of cruelty and debasement. But so fearfully and wonderfully are we made that the murderer’s hand obeys his will and nerves consent to their own eternal undoing. May God strengthen the neryes and hearts and hands of women everywhere to such heroic resolve that they shall leave no task undone that wy ia to the restoration of man to his glory as the ‘image of god’! [When Robert Burns, the poet, tuned his voice lugubriously, not to say whiningly, and sang that ‘‘Man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn,” he, according to the more refined, modern, thinkers, should haye substituted the name of pigeon [or that of man. “Oh, it was pitiful!’ And yet those pigeons no doubt were made into some yery excellent potpie, and people of sad features and somber thoughts have been known to eat pigeon potpié with a reasonable degree of relish, without any overscurious questions as to whether the contents therein were killed with a shotgun or the firm grip and twist of the cook. It might be hinted that in respéct to veal, mutton, beef, chickens, etc., the same apathy is manifested as between the stomach and meat as food, or even as between the meat and the killer. Also it may be suggested as food for thought that the thousands of men wha acquire skill at the traps serye their country in good stead in time of war.] : The West Virginia State Sportsmen’s_ Association. Sistersviter, W. Va., March 9.—At a meeting of the West Vir- ginia State Sportsmen’s Association, held at St. we to-day, it was decided to change the’dates for our fifth annual State tourna- ment from June 11 and 12"and Jiily 17 and 18. The tournament will beheld ‘at St. Marys,-W.-Va., under the auspices of the West Virginia Gun Club, on above dates, and programme telling all about it will be ready for the mail’in due time. Besides a number of yaluable merchandise prizes, there will be $250 in cash added to the purses. : . : ! i E If you will kindly give us the usual notice under coming events we shall be greatly obliged. ; Ep O, Bower, Sec’y, ail Marcr 16, 1901.} National vs. Garden City. MiztwauxeEE, March 6—The long-talked-of match at live birds between the National Gun Club, of Milwaukee, and the Garden City Gun Club, of Chicago, took place at National Park, Milwaukee, on March 2, and was one of the most interesting events in live- bird shooting had in Milwaukee in some time, ; There were fifteen men on each side, and each shot at 15 birds, From the time this match was first talked of, nearly a year ago, the Milwaukee shooters seemed reticent_to undertake any- thing of the kind, knowing that the Garden City Club possessed some of the best marksmen in the country, and that ten or twelve of them were better than 90 per cent. men, so that the Nationals went into the match feeling that the chances were against them. Chicapo was tnfortunate in not being able to send all of her best men. Milwaukee was also unfortunate in not being able to produce all of the men that were expected to shoot on the team, yet the Nationals were on their mettle from start to finish, as will appear from the score, no man on the team falling below 10 birds out of the possible 15, and three men making straight scores—Rogers, Crane and Williamson killing all of the birds. It may seem a hard thing for the Nationals to treat their com- pany in such a manner, but it was birds we were after irom start to finish. Chicago took their defeat good-naturedly, as every man who came here—not alone the shooters, but the visitors—was a gentle- man, and knew how to take defeat, although it is something un- common with them. Tt is understood that a return match will be shot at Chicago very soon, and Chicago has the same privileges to do up the Nationals at that time, Tt is possible that there may be some changes made in the makeup of the respective teams, each endeavoring to strengthen weak points, if there are any, but it will be substantially the same -as the one at Milwaukee. Should the Nationals be defeated at Chicago, then it is proposed that a third match be shot on some neutral grounds—prabably at Racine. The Nationals propose to do their best, so that a third match will not be necessary. Following are the scores: Chicago. UtWins paaceuseeeneess hese esce eoleltsl as hela)ialatpreta ++ -212220222222222—14 Debate re ECU ree eirhare On tobee en be tony , -022222212222202—14 RES = 8 yaa Bee slant neater coos ere 222122202220002—11. BNI DASGIE sudaneedeee na She hens cana a a ate Pekar stib ess 22:2221*22202222—13 FATIOIR@ Mp select ieeisatiececetciocensticceen ies *1*220100022*20— 7 OHGllmeeecniseteer ere deen ee rc kta cnees 2.22222202202022—12 Rice 22. oite tes ARERR OP StR REE ROSUe TRLe beaaeed 000000220202200— 5 VM R Ei Rete res So 8 ee oe ee EC oor, 122112**1211171i—13 CAN ee gua thqy aa eineedenere or eeny hey sne pee ey 2222120000222201—10 VAGUS NTT ep sttreete aed bored dao ao TGs eerie 2222/)2000022120— 9 eAtHberpy fea epi lineeyes nears iaeknientc ass Westie 2221,2111222%222 14 OUBTiGi Shas hmets peered GeO Geen uBesegste 222222221222021—14 [CHSERE tac beep taptied fat > Jono oericeene ion anead 122011211121221—14 TROT secre nyt ert 3493 3) 1a sepooodoosoe 2212122020*2220—11 Wells. scj20serc0068 Abnearecotaoigweaas eee» -220222200202211—11—172 ; Milwaukee, ROBES .occccccccpescscecscensyepseyerrssneses abladaeararoega—15 Deiter .... venga vaew sy y e222222299%9999# 13 Meixner ... eed sopersenserev reseed aaden 2a22022—12 Entlan ner nees : penne Jefiooc Gnas cache gene 2022212"22222*2—12 Blake Wate see reese nse ssssnreas be eetewesussenee ee addd211"12042222 13 SLAP ITB MMe tise a eae arene emia s ee ee Ok ove 06000222112222222—12 weds pietrert sans Sia jon vidtxahghe gts 112222022002210—11. NMepeEE Bis sooeredeee caccre Sontnres pr pbridaerHiise 222222022122222 14 (Grane ose retcaesageseteresabeberescg rss wads 222292222922222- 15 Collins .....-..+5. Soeeooe doc tnr ert seeyrp eves -d00202112211221—14 OLtee | cect tae = Dobed-qene pacveccecsesatoers eee 2120112000122221—11 US 7 SAAB Aas oor euUiuooeL ios wotece roads 22211122202*112—13 SHEE es cere vy eres aece mens eres A Atocsadgan 121020100210211—10 (Ca 3 SMA Renn ooannedilens, poloenl eretane 210111021000111—10 \ONATUNT) net 6) eye cho Ran SacmoLHOUl sue reat 222222222222222—15—190) LinpLey Coutins, Sec’y. ™ NEW JERSEY Cannibal Gun Club. Trenton, N. J., March 6.—The shoot of the Cannibal Gun Club, at Trenton Driving Park to-day, was well attended. The Bechtel medal was won by Lanning. It was a handicap event at 25 targets, in which out of fourteen contestants but three qualified. In the March shoot for the Bold and silver medals, a club event, GC, Allen won the gold and J. R. Taylor won the silver medal. The scores: Bechtel medal shoot: Allen (6) 25, W. Talor (7) 26, Lanning (8) 25, Ruelius (6) 24, Williams (8) 24, Vialcovitch (5) 23, Dirk (10) 23, Fell (7) 22, J. R. Taylor (5): 20, Williams (0) 19, Johnson (0) 18, Enimons (61 17, Fox (6) 16, Garry (8) 12. - Iuigia ri tie, 15 targets: W. Taylor (8) 16, Lanning (4) 15, len A : Second shoot-off, 10 targets: Lanning (2) 10, W. Taylor (2) 9. Lanning won medal and 50 per cent. of net purse. Shoot-off for second money: Ruelius (2) 8, T. Hillman (2) 6. Ruelius won second money, 40 per cent, of net purse. Club event, for gold and silyer club medals. None but club members eligible to compete. Fifteen targets each. Ten or bet- ter qualifies for gold medal. Under 10 jor silver medal: Vialcovitch 15, Allen 12, Ruelius 11, W. Taylor 9, Howell 8, J. R. Taylor 8, T. Hillman 8, Howell 8, Dirk 7, Johnson 6, Emmons 11, Vialcovitch Zi, Allen 11, T. Hillman 10, Ruelius 10, / Shoot-off of tie, 10 targets: Allen 9, Vialcovitch 4, For silver medal: Hi R. Taylor 13, Dirk 10, W. Taylor 10, Howell 6, Johnson 5, J. R. Taylor won silver medal. Trap at Guttenberg. March 6.—At the Guttenberg race track to-day, the contestants all stood at 28yds., and made the following scores, at 14 live birds: HOC West......1111111011111118 Dr Griswold....10109001011010— 6 VW Finck .......00101001101010— 6 Dr Terril.....,-10010001000011— 5 A Walters .....10111111101110—11 L Brenner......01100100001I1— 7 Garth.,...10101011011110— 9 oi Oe A. A. ScHovertine, Scorer, Hudson Gun Club. Jersey City, N. J., March 11.—Scores were made to-day as follows: Eyents: 128456 7 8 91011 1213 Targets: 10 10 15 15 10 15.15 15 15 15 15 15 16 i atitamesreens tiees ete chine ep ide cee Leet ee fee ect) birt ey fas ia ae Cannitz piceccseerpenyecessere Beet Ome GaLE Hi TelLZ Sir. s etn aiale « Bode Vaaneteetes Pe tehicinitaree ee wor orids Solas t0pd2. a) 1 TO Soir Spitzel .....20. Se Si ay tetas Bact chac Pears: eecar ts rugies Back xi eee Socal STEM) Wh Gt erie ab gr) oe Lettie! Basaecsocoose dao ee PAE Gs LO. Siig asiciacsant ates se Mien Sed Sascsaosacuaodeaeeeet rt Jepe Ree t iE lr Pa) Fae ieee re Ei en5 CI VOMTigoe ec Wyateieletetecicte clots a EOP) oan ee LORLOMIAP TSS PS ese aar og A Schoverling ........2..055 wor ee oe D112 6101214120111 8B 8 Te Kets tslcany cieare eee ere t Sit Amaee esceeent ee laer os TelcmeOBtZarscss g Bra Wit! wat ececwenin ramet ceieeie enn am Te oe EPSP RMB hth Pp Pe NSE en cy PEPE MOEA ST aa nde shied See etme gerbe she, een T)lber se et oe TB ilkag ye saad) Un cn edernd eee stneer ace ee as LBVWUUDU Hansman ,...-:..-.. peri EP reh er Net ee tees eaOerotdle 9: eselOntanl() Merten fisigec esses eset es «<-< Gl 45100 4 J. Gilbert ....... 6 14 19 16 2p guiahdid Ceew pee | ime Me (hae oe Heikes ....... 10 22 4 .. ».. Watsom ...... I 22} aire eee Le Roy ...... 6p dBW etd en ne | Association championship: Parmelee ........ 25 22 23 21— 91 “Crosby ...... vo.22, 24 25 19— 90 Crosby Sone boae An 25 24 24 25— 98 *Gilbert .,.,......28 25 24 25— 97 Gilbert Cathet see 25 25 25 25—100 *Heikes ..,....5.. 25 24 24 24— 97 et eesa estas aseein ps 25 21 23 24— 938 *Fanning ........ 25 24 25 22— 96 Fanning o....4...25 24 22 23-94 *Fox .heesess sunsa0 24 22 21— 92 ior Sewkwen ett 21 24 19 21— 85 “Griffith ......... 21 21 20 19— g7 Watson ...0..2.. 25 23 22 24— 94 WV C Lockwood.. 17 16 17 16— 66 Griffith .,....,,,.21 25 22 19— §7 *Le Roy.......... 25 20 24 24— 93 We TRoy yess te 23 22 22 23— 90 “Martin ...... vesoede 20 22 19— 87 Van Allen........ 22 23 19 21— 8 *Martin .-...0.0.. 21 19 w *Parmelee ....... 20 25 21 25— 94 *Re-entry. Monte Carlo. Fripay, Feb. 15.—The contest for the seventh triennial charm- Dionship has occupied the best part of this week, and has brought together more competitors than the Grand Prix du Casino, though this was due to the fact that none of the English competed for the latter, There were only eighty-three competitors for that, as - against ninety-three on the present occasion, and as will be seen, the English had the finish to themselves. The intention was that the contest should be concluded in two days, but this never seemed probable, as at the close of the first afternoon’s shooting only four rounds out of twenty-five had been completed. With a strong wind blowing on the second day, rather more progress was made, but for all that the contest was a long way from being finished. It ig true that only three—Messrs, Beresford, Robinson and M, Faure— had killed all their 8 birds, but seventeen others had accounted for 7 out of 8, while nineteen more had missed only 2. The shooting on the second day was, however, a pretty clear indication as to how it would end, for while Mr. Beresford, after two successive misses, made 12 successive kills, and won first prize with 28 out of 25, Mr. Robinson found himself on a level with Mr. Mackintosh and Mr. Vernon Barker, who, like himself, had accounted for 22 out of 25. Mr. Harold Barker, Mr. Watson, Mr. Chase, Mr, Hannaim, Capt. Fielden, Mr, Hill and the Hon. F. Erskine also did credit to the English division, and it was eminently satisfactory that Messrs, Robinson and Mackintosh, who had behaved so well in regard to shooting, or, rather, not shooting, for the Prix du Casino, should have had their reward by sharing the place money with Mr. Vernon Barker, who also shot in good form. Of the six PYSviGns winners of this important prize, Mr, W. Blake, 1889, and ignor Galetti, 1892, were alone in the field, the former not being able to get beyond the seventh round, as he had made 5 misses to 2 kills, while the Italian, though he made a better score than this, . had to retire in the twelfth round. Another veteran of the Monte Carlo stand, Signor Guidicini, the only man who has won the Grand Prix du Casino three times, was in the field, but he did not kill more than 3 birds, and he has not been shooting in his customary form this season. Scores: Prix du Grand Championship Triennal; £400 and a gold medal added to a sweepstakes of £4 each; second received 35 per cent. of the entries; third, 25 per cent.;-fourth, 15 per cent.; 25 birds at 27 meters; previous winners of the championship to stand back a meter; 5 misses to put out; 93 subs: Hon, R, Beresford, E C, first of £474, 23; Mr. Vernon Barker, E C, divided second, third and fourth of £277, 22; Mr. Robinson, L, C. Smith, Schultze, divided second, third and fourth of £507, 22; Mr. Mackintosh, Greener, Schultze, divided second, third and fourth of £277, 22; M, Léon de Lunden 18, Signor Marconcini 17, Signor Fadini 17, M, Postans 17, Mr, H. Barker 17, Mr. Watson 16, M, Paul Lunden 16, Count O’Brien 16, M. M. Faure 16, M. Riols 16, M, Stephane 15, Signor de_la Torre 14, M. Chase 13, Signor Gallardo 13, Mr.- Hannam 18, Signor Pederzoli 13, Capt, Fielden 13, Mr. Hill 12, Hon, FP. Erskine 12, Signor Queirolo 12, Mr. Hodgson 12, Signor Grégorini_ 11, Signor Carrara 11, M, Marghiloman 11, Mr. W. Eales 11, Mr. Ker 10, Mr. Roberts 10, M. Thomé 10, M. Teissiére 10, Signor de Paratico 10, M. Poizat 10, Count de Robiano 10, Sefior C. del Camino 10, Mr. Asplen 10, Herr Hans Marsch 10, M. Van den Bosch 9, Herr Langhendonck 9, Count Gajoli 8, Sir John Willoughby 8, Signor Catenacci 8, M. Journu 8, Signor J. Grasselli 8, M. Decauville 8, Mr. Green 8, Prince Potenziani 8 Mr. Haydon 7, Capt. Dancourt 7, M. Stephane 7, Signor Galetti 7, Herr von Elsner 6, Mr. Liebert 6, M. del Camino 5, M. Pellerin 5, M. Demonts 5, M. Paceard 5, M. de Maubenge 5, Signor For- tunio 5, M. de Tiele 5, M. R. Gourgaud 5, M. Wilheredit 5, Prince de Croy 5, Signor Sani 5, Signor Radelli 5, M. de Pape 4, Signor Fiachette 4, Mr. Harrison 4, Mr. R. Sievier 4, Baron ae Langen 4, Mr. Roth 4, Signor Faraselli 4, Signor C. Tassara 4, M. Lambert 8, Count Siersorff 3, Signor’ Guidicini 3, Signor Mossa 3, M. le Bertre 3, Mr. W. Blake 2, Signor Benyenuti 2, Mr. Cross 2, the Puke of Braganza 1, M. Luzzani 1, Prince Poniatowski 1, Mr, Walters 1, M. Constantin 1, Tassara 1, Count Trutti 1. Mr. Chet- wnt at Spalding, Signor Sozzi missed their first 6 birds.—Lon- don Field. , Mississippi Valley Notes. East Auron boasts a new trapshooting club, self styled the Novices, the members of which expect to do regular practice work during the ensuing season. The first meet was held on the afternoon of March 3, and while the scores in the main will befit the club name, the degree of enthusiasm manifested is shown, however, in the number of participants, there being just thirty entries. The programme consisted of 60 targets per man, shot in blocks of 5, with the exception that events 9 and 10 consisted of 5 pairs doubles. Summary follows: Events: ames ea peenba + epee Seeeeccesce neon dn wood see e 8 © 8 Riehl (EEE beeen aptione Starkey Deem W Riehl Ferd W Schonerte Earle G Williams eboes Seeseeee esas seo ees ssa sase ee Serre errr errr rr) weer ee eer eee ee ir rl ee ee ee eee re er err) Se ee a rr err ee eae a - DONODI COPIES! RSpOROKICn be eee wl eee ee 8s, ee i a ee rar ceereee| beet ia © PCORIwWOo bol: compete es . . Bercow G Crawford Robinson . Rampenthal J Crawford . Schonerte .. H Williams ... Hendricks ,... Baller sc... Walling Powless Stecteas Rosenherg eeeeccs ee etched NMHONHNSD NWN Pe Himes i) pas ferte phetee < « = 09 ° « LX) owe e 9 £ DIOO OTD COS COO CTH BO DSBS ROOD He OS FLO fe Le ho ee ON © CORO ADO ROP Cre Cobo Oo HE COU HO Ce She Loses Ebi cg 7 PN RADE to OOS N e ROCINOc Oem eg gaaanazs : DOTROTO PS OSES et rae PE RRS OO Do CY DOE RD OV RO He oe Ro et © FR DOCO RRR OSCR EB LD Sores ee Reeth : ROSCOE Roos Om RIOR cooling ons . ROTO OY DOS Ro POPS EL EES po no TO bo OOO OV C9 HE DS OS He 2? © Beebe bee aae bebe eke weee PES hee bd we au oe ve ao FER CO* COCR LOIS DOES WOLD ORES MORON KR RO RODS DIED Ineo! ou DoRD So0m 08 ¢0 599 bm bu ao ws F. Gitte. ES OWN RIB DSP eo Poo Et Coe co mR OO Oee CO “ee “ff =F COIRS! Reopops: : 220 FOREST AND STREAM. [Marcx 16, 190%. WESTERN TRAPS. Cuicaco, Ill, March 5—No one can be found in Chicago who knows anything about the team race of last Saturday at Milwaukee between Garden City Gun Club, of this city, and the National Gun Club, cf Milwaukee. The Cream City boys only beat the Chicago representatives 18 birds. One or two men on the Chicago teem tell down yery hard, and it was an easy thine for Milwaukee all along the line. The team total, fifteen men, each 15 live birds, stood, Garden City 172, National Gun Club 190. There has been so miuich talk about this race, and it has been pulled off after so ay difficulties, that it is to be regretted that the finish was no closer. : Anglo-American Team Race, Subscription books have been opened in Chicago for the fund fo send an American team of trapshooters to England, One such hogk is placed at the booth of Montgomery Ward & Co. at the spertsmen’s show. A few contributions have been received, and it is to be hoped that the outcome of this experiment will be satis- factory. Capt. Ton--Marshall was in town this week and spent censiderable time at the show, He did not care to express himself definitely as to the probability of success in the team arrangements, but was optimistic, as usual. Iilinois State Associaton President Van Cleave, of the State Association, has appointed his committees, including one on pulblicity and promotion, the Jatter including representatives of the sporting press, with Mr. ibs E. Vaughn, of the State Journal, Springfeld, and Mr. M. . Hurley, of the Peoria Star. George Roll Looses the Race, George Roll, the well-known Chicago trapshooter, caught a burglar at his house Tuesday évening, chased him down the porch pillar, and some distance up the street. He likewise fired a few shots at him, but failed to score, and lost the race as well as $210. Grand Rapids Shoot. March 9.—Away up at Grand Rapids, Minn., which is a splendid place to go if one wants a moose or muscallunge, they go in for trapshooting as ardently as they do anywhere, and the local club bears the significant name of the Itasca gun. The Itasca Gun Club will hold a rattling sood shoot at live bitds and targets March 16-17, the second day being devoted to targets altogether, The attractive part of the programme will be the race for the Hirschy trophy, emblematie of the championship of the North- west, at 25 live birds, $10, birds extra. The target programme will consist of ten everits of 15 birds each, $1.50. The club has added $60 for averages in the target programme. Shooters of the Twin Cities who wish to make this trip are referred to W. P. Brown for railroad rates, which will be at a gaod reduction. The committee on arrangements have planned a good time for Aa ROD FEES, and assure the best time ever had at any shoot of this cind. The hotel accommodations are equal to the best in the State. “What more do you want?” asks A. E. Kribs, Sec’y. Peters Amateur at Asheville. The programme of the amateur tournament of the Peters Car- tridge Company, at Asheville, N. C., is one of the prettiest pieces of book making one is apt to see. A beautiful picture of the valley of the French Broad River is shown, along with a bit of the Savannah River, and there is an illustration of the Biltmore palace of George Vanderbilt. This latter, 1 presume, is simply thrown in to show the kind of house that every amateur trapshooter may hope to own some time, if he is industrious enough. The pro- eramme indicates magautrap, Rose system, $800 added, targets 2 cents, and manufacturers’ agents entered for price of targets only. Asheville is a nice place to go to, and it is worth the price of admission to see the kind of house you can have if you are industrious. Calumet Heights Club. Calumet Heights Club held its annual meeting at the Sherman Hcuse, March 6, and elected the following officers: President, George 5. Haskell; Vice-President, James R. Bruner; Secretary and Treasurer, Walter Metcalfe; Directors, E, H. Gold, A. W. Harlan, J. H. Morgan and A. E, Coon. The club will hold weekly target contests during the summer and occasional live-bird events, Hove, HartFrorp Buripine, Chicago, Ill. Garden City Gun Club, Watson’s Park, Burnside Crossing, Ill., March 9.—There were twenty-nine entries in the club event of the Garden City Gun Club, and high scores were the rule, though in some instances the bird allowance in this respect was of material assistance. ‘he figures after the names denote extra birds to shoot at. The scores: TP ATaGl as alah eer ee pl eo ate ny Soon Bb ABA 1121002111210112 —13 TVA UU TSS alae Re ean d Tiles Teg HE Cane Ae 211202211111211 —14 ECE mE Huse bape eh gehen OR SEE ae se 121201022291 202210—14 at GR bac. MORer te hanes NE in eye dae 201111110111121 —13 TEyoralese ha Ada Baier SP ee Roe eee hae 01*222011211221100—12 IMSS Waa be ca H eeie kara ee oteaes) 9*920210* 22220212 —12 VD MEMAVVATIE CAM ee Reds, ten Spare yeti ae of Seek Lae 991919221122191 —15 (Oc r al Rled bde pote tancic tt deta eR Shan newer ae 29991 0%99911999* —Id AWE aSdE Ai barelbinidate aah eenes ieee aac 902220*20012220120—11 REGIE OR, CSACeT PPE ee Rpemer mame, GREY, Senuay ate 1122220*0222211 —12 Lefingwell, 1...... nnd A iteee tape pets ORT Se 012012*002222222 11 GIMP EH Wes teeta laa ght ee ee REET TATE 999992999991 1012 15 OATES ATCT SL NAN as Cn pannnocKy: 991*1921*2299112 —14 Vichatie eee avenge nse incor bok inna deel tee 2221022122112211 —15 Gillige wees 9111111121202212 —15 O’Brien, 1.. 9211 99191%22222) 4 Vivel eee PPh imsts neene's 12911111199"1421 —i4 Amberg, 6 122112229021222 = —14 Tapia order aetna fASAotarae Teens 291#*29201112120121—15 Dr Carson, 1 4124112111122120 —14 | AUST ATT NA con, aso a i PEEL Be 22022000211021201—11 eaters citcaey Been eM nC TELLER omy) Setbereee ite Dey eec ODD DI xeaa eI) FG a isfsery aD Lad Wek Seo heen ocde iter non W12129171111111 = —15 SRAM TOP) CLA Aa eee ee SOARED nono bd tee 1102210*111222201 —i3 Eee ee Ne 3 ct trata SATAN A AT ODO SRR AMM» canes 11,00002120021112w ERTS RR aren LEO av yy VY none te Ene 11011*0*11222*100w PRC Oa it EG tee Lec da lara saashiet ae 2212991290199"1 —14 ATOAWIS LMC RENOSe we pate reels ayiesawsegtoes soy 001012010011001 —7 STH ae See ND te, BCS He 222001%00220221 — 9 *Not members. ren birds, $4, three moneys: ; Sindee ite Mle ; Sn Was Q29*19% 5 Barto ....ecs-sseeeeress 22022226 Leffingwell s.cc-¢s00-0 TEHGiL Pettey ADP ee mbet tube eerertet rie 11100024 Rei, eee hate DODDIOD AT Day, Leh tuner ecicne ‘00122215 WAL gél ndecd tosaoaey, 12221117 Rust ..-----ee--ee---- -2000W Teak Agee sehr 2212212 —7 Sellers en CELL ELLE “12211 —6 THA llen, mh hnes eh PITTI) “Gillis Asuna oer ee ap eee 1102112—6 Tari i cas: EE 029992 6 O’Brien ..:e1cececeeees 0222022—5 Alabaster .s.sceeeeeeeee 21022216 Webber «-..-:.+0+0 ~---0012000—2 Oliphant ...-cssecs.ee+ 12111227 Robinson ..........«: -, 002*222—4 birds pér man: f Balmer oh iy eel 912122999210 Wilson .........+ ., .1220022220— 7 Oliphant ........4- DVN OI=Ss URine! ey. ee os 10002001w March 6.—Match, 50 birds per man, for birds: . — THompsan 4. 4 _ .122220222202200222022010200*2020"10222222202022*22—33 Von Lengerke. 22202200 2222222292222*22929*2020200272202222*22222—37 March 9.—Mr. Mackie, of Peters Cartridge Company ; Mr. Head, of Pert, Ind., and Mr. Zorge, of Sheboygan, Wis., were visitors park to-day. . ate cloudy wind mild, from left to right across the traps. Miss-and-outs, $2 entrance: No. 1. 0. 2. No. i. No.2 S200)! Weise welll —..e,--5c00 Snag DOTA Tee aes sips stale : i) 20 Ratton neces: 34 praeeee, a5 10 Day ates Wy rerlcasie(ese ns er aces 21920 Sellers’ G.. AA o Ab SoH HE _ OAS Orso Jo Io ce OI Bruns see a tet eeneeer er e+e eewreateene LORHRAD ROIS RA TNIR SSM SIS HUD MITA HMHWo Wielrheimer 5. senkhiscei- teh a eemsers Be oe Gd AG? > W100 00} Co OOM EMS -IS aw oo on ay 1° ay Iau eee mtr were ens ewe daeesegsorsyeseene fa AROSE comer S RAO COON ILO MOMMA S A{kinSwonbSrBbSAMSeRANSOO 6 9 8 6 3 4 Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club, San Francisco, March 8.—Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club en- joyed the most beautifnl day of the year. Lots of shooters were on hand and much shooting and good work was done by the younger element. Barley, Hoadley and Mannel each beat their rifle records. Hoffman took first honors, with Mannel close on his heels, The light was too bright for the best work. Young caught 36 an his first score, with pistol, making best group (3t4in.) ever made in clib on clean targets. Hovey was close behind with ‘88, showing that the old shots are yet in the swim. Both Hovey and Young had but-one shot out of the 5 ring, thus - Sine the much-coveted Cosgrove medal, which was in their eee but for one shot. Dorrell has been sick, but put up a good .22 score, and Capt. Kuhnle changed to a .@ rim-fire and =) 4 could not shoot as well as with the Winchester, .29-7-4 i Peters cartridges for that rifle. se Stee cutee ane Bole Among the Iany visitors was Mr. C. C. Ford, of the Denver Rifle Club, who enjoyed the sport keenly. Best scores, 10 shots, Columbia target, re-entry matches: Rifle, 200yds. : W G Hoffman, .38 Winchester...... 241012 43 3 3 5 248 : 113 8 3 615 6 8—53 G Mannel, Winchester ,32-40,,....... 4210 35 6 7 6 2 7—52 838 46 9 713 8 T7771 F © Young, Pope, Winchester 33.. 52 2 4 2 8 9 9 412-57 4 5 6 412 5 7 1 6—57 G W Hoadley, Winchester .32-40.... 4 7 9 4 3 4 7 840 4—60 G M Barley, Bal., Win. .32-40........ 6 29 212 3 9 6 4 760 ~ M Daiss, Winchester .32-40...., 2 12 Sil 6 8 4 3 6 6—62 24410 6 51111 2-6 _ EA Allen, repeater, 145, 149, ° E 5 sts 50yds. : GUTS eee Dene ee ayy 5h 5 3 2 4 7 2 2 2 4 —36 1s Jalontain (SE Anyi o) Deen ae fi Z Fs : : 2 15 4 6-38 , 6 4 4 2-45 GSMeBarlevarss: Wis tess ene eeee i 39675 42 2 4-4 3 5 6 110 4 2 3 g—49 Geo W Hoadley, Stevens,......:.... 8 3 511 7 23 4 8 747 FS Wasliburn, Stevens............. 3 6643 111 8 4 2-48 46447414 5 5—49 Mrs G Mannel, Stevens..... Seton ar. oe eye VW Bee eh VL 5 6 6 611 9 7 1 2 4—56 *Stevens and Peters long rifle cartridges. Dr. J. F. Twist, 53, 55, 55; W. G, Hoffman, 57, 61, 67; mE R. Trego, 67; P. Becker, revolver, 69, 74; Miss Seiler, 89, $1; F. W. Page, revolver, 100, 101. spc ameer Me A. B. Dorrell, 18, 21, 22; Capt. Fred Kuhnle, 21, The fire at ‘Shell Mound range last week only burned the dancing pavilion, which will be replaced. F. O. Younc, Rec. Sec’y.- New York Sportsmen’s Show Revolver Contests. THE revolver contests at the sportsmen’s show are attracting much interest and active participation in the competition, As the contests are of‘a continuous character, no definite results will be reached till the last day of the match, March 16. The scores up to Saturday of last week follow: Match No. 1, 100 consecutive shots; world’s record is 905: Wi EGE ae: ap utr edarsooreaS 45 47 AT 45 43 47 48 44 48 43 i 42 42 43 43 45 44 43 45 42 45—891 URES, pre crtte ifiicttete edad ii 47 45 46 46 42 45 46 48 48 42 42-48 43 45 47 44 42 49 38 88—886 DI BEL Say astass teileet essa see 42 46 43 40 43 40 44 46 44 48 42 43 43 44 45 47 38 41 45 41—860 Match No. 2, revolver, re-entry; 5 best scores to count; standard American; 50 is possible per target: Jt AgDoteta. ie Seo ia.) Aciliies ode hat sas aaaely 49 49 48 48 48—242 peAs Simainlignsecs. B nS. aGupaurk, sabe doo sadoahanl 49 48 48 48 47—240 AL A Himmelyright......... SISO SSD eta 4 49 48 47 47 46—287 Dir RAE ES aivrcee sean canita na adeeus eas aenes anaes 48 47 47 47 4AT—236 re Wa ZAs SS Tithe san eawn set seat pioeagiek tea ne ees «48 46 45 45 45—229 {PPA le bhcoyutaeea at ance) cpinharoseote ime 47-46 44 45 43—295 Weds. (Betty, Phe aia irene 48 45 43 42 42-290 WPS Wihlerate na sesanesiens tra oP SEE care thes 45 44 43 48 43—218 ORE Biter Gyenrnesss- mentale tetra utters mee 45 44 44 40 40-218 HSI PRopesr rere eae eee see yedv asses ole lee 45 44 43 41 39-212 BP Me Wendelstadtsi3 9.5.5. sgsuenanedosedsaiee 43 43 42 40 39—207 SR NSISOT Aa hgn Abt HAAG REEF AE ERR BE EARS PRE ATP ANAR 39 38 38 88 38—191 ZNGAD PST ae or Tabs Are RRA OS AME ii weecerireeteitcrce: 40 39 38 38 Event No; 4, revolver or pistol, re-entry; Columbia target; 5 best scores to count; lowest score is best: TAS Oi th aaugth sman iss eetinsse eee ewe enna 7 $8 8 8 $4 i wAseDietz, Yr Se Ch epee eet ema een 7 8 9 9 9 4 WiSilim Rent yn Rrretiyutatenl Waterers Tetley naa 8 8 8 9 9 42 1Dse Uke URI Se atires #F EE ABBA E EE BABE SEBO OHECEROBEEDA EE sp Ge li— 49 TS rhosgelayacyic Sa RSE APRA AS SARS SSPE SAA dat 9 11 18 14 15— 62 Sy BATS S Be ern hearts tats tan ae he a Net ahh at 12 12 138 138 18— 63 @ Ub Chapunaiit 301 ta it cc cceurtceseeranhepee hess 12 12 18 13 14— 64 Te, SRR eney ee h as aes gee eas teat or eae 13 13 18 18 18— 65 KT McAlpine ss etic DRC aes ecats enna tae 1 16 17 18 19— & 1D Ye Ai! ats Ghd th ee ee oes ORT PE Ch ens Rat Ye Cte eee a Talley eal bara eer! hoe Gases o tte A ADeZt ee ee Rifle at Shell Mound. San Francisco, March 4.—Yesterday was an ideal day, and the rifle ranges were crowded. The chief event at Shell Mound was the annual opening of the park for picnic purposes. About 5,000 people were present. A few days ago the main dancing pavilion was destroyed by fire; yet, notwithstanding, dancing space was accorded the visitors. ‘The riflemen were busy all day, as the North German club held a public shoot. The main event was the man target contest at 200yds, F. P. Schuster won first prize with 77 out of a possible 80 At Schuetzen Park the regular club shoots were held, but no scores of special note were made. The rifleman’s atmosphere is full of buzz and stir, as the approaching Schuetzen Bund festival is not far away. ROEEL, A meeting of the United States Revolver Association was held in Madison Square Garden on Monday of this week. Officers were elected as follows: Dr. R. H, Sayre, New York, President; Dr. W. G. Hudson, Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association, New York, Wice-President; A. L. A. Himmelwright, New York, Secre- tary and Treasurer; E. L. Harpham, Chicago, and J. B. Crabtree, Springfield, Mass, other members of the Executive Committee. It was decided that the annual championship contest for pistol, re- yolver and military revolver shooting would take place at Sea Girt during the international tournament next fall. In the re yolver contest an innovation will be introduced in the shape of disappearing targets, PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT. : Washington. THREH-DAY PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOUR VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, Few short journeys are as interesting as a trip to Washington, the Nation’s Capital; and such a trip-can be made most satis- factorily by participating in the three-day personally conducted tours of the Pennsylvania Railroad.. The next tour of the season leaves Thursday, March 21. Round-trip rate, covering railroad transportation for the round trip, meals en route, transfer of passenger and ordinary baggage to hotel, hotel accommodations and guides, services of experienced touist agent and chaperon, in short every item of mecessary expense, $14.50 from New York, $13 from Trenton, and $11.50 from Philadelphia, with proportionate rates from other points. These rates cover accommodations for twe days at the Arlington, Normandie, Riggs, or Ebbit House. For accammodations at Willard’s, Regent, Metropolitan or National Hotel, $2.50 less. Side trips to Mount Vernon, Richmond, Old Point Comfort, and Norfolk at greatly reduced rates. All tickets good for ten days, with special hoetl rates after ex- piration of hotel coupons, — ; i 7 For itineraries and full information apply to ticket agents; Tourist Agent, 1196 Broadway, New York; 4 Court street, Brook- lyn; or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Bread Street Station, Philadelphia.—Adv. Dr, A. A. Webber won the Dewar trophy five consecutive times, standing at 30 and 3lyds., and making the following fine record: First, open shoot, 80yds., 25 straight; second, open shoot, 80yds,, 24 (1 dead out); third, open shoot, 30yds., 24 (1 dead out); fourth, “challenge shoot, 3lyds., 28 (2 dead out); fifth, challenge shoot, 30yds., 23 (2 dead ont), with his Chas. Daly gun.—Adv. Yachtsmen who have known the discomfort of leaky decks and bulkheads will be interested in a waterproof glue recently put on the market by the Casein Company of America. This glue can also be used to advantage in hollow spars, and in applying canvas to boats’ decks and bottoms. Elsewhere in these columns will be found the announcement of Augustus V. Evans, who offers a full line of launches and motors, descriptive circular of which he will be pleased to on. request.—Ady, ie aa FOREST A A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE Rop anp Gun. CopyricuT, 1901, sy Forrest anp STREAM PUBLISHING Co. TERMs, $iA Year, 10 Crs. a Cory. Stx Montus, $2. t NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1901. VOL. LVI,.—No. 12, 1 No. 346 Broapway, New oe ILLUSTRATION SUPPLEMENTS. Continuing the illustration supplements which have been an acceptable feature of the Forest and Stream, we have prepared a new series of four pictures which will be given with the first number of the month, as follows: April 6—The Trapper’s Camp. Drawn by E. W. Dem- ifig. May 4—Rap Full. a northeaster. June 1—Between Casts. W. P. Davison. July 6—The Home of the Bass. Davison. The schooner yaéht Constellation in From a photo by Stebbitis. On a trout stream. Drawh by Drawn by W. P. Che Forest and Stream’s Platform Plank. “The sale of game should be prohibited at all seasons.” NAILS DRIVEN INDIANA. Act of [March 15. 1901.—-Sec. of Whoever -sells, sale, directly or indirectly, at amy time, any quail, deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. IN i1901.—No. I. or offers for shall be FOREST RESERVES AS GAME PRESERVES. Tue letter from Mr. Wm. Wells, printed this week. is ‘ an dntelligent exposition of the conditions which prevail south of the Yellowstone Park, in and near the two forest reserves there. Mr. Wells is thoroughly familiar with the region and states clearly the existing conditions. One point, however, that he does not mention is that a very large proportion of the elk killed for winter meat are cows and heifers, since, after the month of Septem- ber, no man in the mountains is likely to kill bulls to eat. The country about the Yellowstone Park included in the Teton and the Yellowstone Park Forest Reserves is most of it high land and cannot serve for winter range. If the former reservation were extended southward, as suggested, it would take in a great deal of winter range and would be of great benefit. On the other hand, a con- siderable portion of that winter range having been fed over by domestic stock during the previous summer, will not support as much game now as formerly. The desert to the southwatd, which used to be a great winter range for game, has, we are told, already been destroyed for this purpose by the domestic sheep. Such an extension of the reservation could be made without injury to any interests, it being understood that permanent settlers would retain their rights, and would have the use of timber according to the regulations laid down by the Department of the Interior. The hunting on this and on-other reservations would be governed by State laws, and the forest rangers in the employ of the De- partment of Agriculture should be commissioned as State Game Wardens. On the other hand, the character of these foresters—and game wardens—needs to be carefully looked after. The position offers great opporttnities and tempta- tions for the levying of blackmail, and not a few reports have come to us recently showing that, in certain States, wardens by threatening the arrest of hunters have obliged them to pay stims of money for immunity, or in other cases On receiving from visiting hunters a few dollars, to which they were in no way entitled, have given stich visitors permission to kill all the game they wanted to, promising that they should not be interfered with. Mr. Wells’ letter refers to one district only, and it is not likely that identical conditions prevail near all, or even many, of the other forest reservations. The charac- ter of the country included in these reservations varies greatly, and rules suitable for one may not apply to all. One thing, however, is clear. In each reservation there should be a considerable area, where hunting should be absolutely prohibited, which should be an actual and ab- solute refuge for game, where it could never be disturbed. To the country which surrounds them, such refuges would be, in a less degree, what the Yellowstone Park is to the - forest reserves which adjoin it; they would be game reservoits which would annually pour forth a surplus of wild animals to stock the surrounding territory. These forest reservations, if wisely and reasonably ad- ministered, would ot only be attractive places of resort to people from all parts of the country, but would be for all time sources of considerable and growing revenue to the States within which they lie, and to the communities situated on their borders, and no class of people in the whole country are so much interested in having the re- servations made the most of as those who dwell nearest to them. The difficulty of carrying through such a wholesome change of policy is to make the very people who are to be most benefited comprehend the advantages that they will gain by a proper guardianship of the reservations as to timber and game. For the public at large does not usually take the trouble to think for itself. No better example of this has recently been seen than the hysterical talk and writ- ing indulged in when the great forest reservations were established by President Cleveland, For a time the newspapers—and among them Forest AND STREAM—were full of moanings, howlings and denunciations from peo- ple who feared something—they knew not what. But the reseryations were established, their purposes patiently explained and the fears of the timid set at rest; and now practically everybody in the whole country believes in forest preservation and the setting aside of forest reserves as large as practicable. Within comparatively few years we expect to see the forest reserves set aside as game refuges on some stch plan as Forrest AND STREAM has already outlined. Only by such action can our North American big game be pre- served from extinction. MASSACHUSETTS WOLVES AND PARTRIDGES. In his “New England Prospects,’ written in 1634, William Wood relates of the wolves in Massachusetts, “They be the greatest inconveniency the Countrey hath, both for miatter of dammage to private men in particular, and the whole Countrey in generall” ; and he thought that though the wolves were “killed dayly in some place or other, either by the English, or the Indian, who have a certaine rate for’ every head, yet is there little hope of their utter destruction, the Countrey being so spacious, aud they so numerous, traveling in the swamps by Ken- nels, sometimes ten or twelve are of a company.” Those were the days when ‘the wild pigeons darkened the New England sky; and when the wild turkey was found, “forty, threescore, and a hundred of a flocke, sometimes more and sometimes lesse,”’ so that after a fall of snow “some have killed ten or.a dozen in halfe a day.” Then, too, heathcocks and partridges were so common that “‘he that is'a husband, and will be stirring betime, may kill halfe a dozen in a morning.”’ And so of all the other kinds of game of the uplands and the waters, he relates the wonderful abundance—of the geese, of which some have killed a hundred in a week, fifty ducks at a shot and forty teal at another; of the shore birds “which one may drive into a heape like so many sheepe, and seeing a fit time shoote them—I my selfe have killed twelve score at two shootes,” he tells us. Taking it all together, it was an enticing picture of a well stocked game country, and the description is one which we may well believe appealed very strongly to the Englishmen whose thoughts were turning to America. As for any one who might be disposed to question whether the abundant game supply would continue, Wood gives the reassuring testimony, “I have seene more living. and dead the last yeare than I have done in former yeares.” In his simplicity he believed that there was little hope of the titter destruction of the wolves, and he had as little fear of the disappearance of the game. He thought it would last forever. This may readily enough be forgiven the New Englander of 1634; he would have had prevision beyond his day and generation who should have dreamed otherwise. But the pity of it is that from that mid-century to the last the people of New England went along with the same simple confiding faith in the inex- haustibleness of the game supply. The wolves they banished long ago and no mourning attended the depar- ture; but the wild pigeon, the wild turkey and the heathcock were killed off a8 well, and they should not have been. The partridge was fast following the others to extinction, when the sportsmen of Massachusetts ral- lied to its protection with the enactment of the law to keep it out of the market stalls. From the day of William Wood to the present the peo- ple of New England and of the rest of the country appear to have acted upon the belief that they had only to take as much game as they would—“to drive it in a heape like so many~sheepe and seeing fit time shoote then1’—and that with all the destruction, and in spite of it all, they would, as did our ancient author. see more living than dead the last year than. ever before. -And such, if we may judge from the common every- -day attitude and conduct of the community at large, is the simple faith held to-day. It was the sportsman who was first to realize the truth and to perceive that the reckless and unthinking killing should not go on un- checked, and could not so go on without annihilation as the result. It is to the sportsman with his intelligent recognition of the need of protection that we are in- debted for the game which remains to ts to-day. There is. profit in going back to the old chronicles of things as they were in the primitive days, for in the review we learn of the advantages we have lost and are led to: value more highly those which have been preserved to us. We should be prompted also to a wiser use of our own resources of field and stream, and to hand them down unimpaired to those who shall follow us. | NON-GAME BIRD PROTECTION. GOVERNOR ODELL of New York signed last week the non-game bird protective bill (Senate 222) which had been introduced by Senator W. McKinney, of Suffolk. This bill amends the game laws of New York in these respects: In Sections 20 and 21 of Article II. the words web-footed wildfowl are struck out, and for them are substituted the words ducks, geese, brant and swan. This amendment is merely carrying out the spirit of the law, which was to protect what are universally understood as wildiowl. A decision by the chief protector of this State has been that as grebes and terns were wild and web- footed, they had the same protection as the true wild- fowl, and no more. Section 30 is amended by striking out the words grebe and bittern. These are in no sense game birds,. and should never have been included with plover, snipe, rails, etc. This change relegates grebe and bittern to Section 33, certain wild birds protected, and includes them in the list of protected species. The sections relating to wild- fowl on Long Island are amended in like manner, the changes being made in Sections 103 and 104, while from.Section 105 the word grebe is stricken out, and from Section 108 the word bittern, The effect of these amendments therefore is to protect gulls, terns, grebes and bitterns, a most desirable restilt to have attained. In New Jersey, Senate Bill No. 7, which is really: the old bill of the American Ornithologist Union, defining what'are game birds, and fixing seasons for them and pro- tecting all other birds, has passed the Senate, but is hung up in the Assembly. Pa In the State of Delaware the old A. QO. U. bill was passed at 10:30 on the last night of the session. In Michigan, a modification of the A. O. U. law ‘has been attached as amendment to the new bill before thie Legislature, and there is hope that it will be favorably acted on. ’ - In New Hampshire the A. O. U. law has just passed the Legislature. In all these cases it will be seen that the effort has fie made to have the law-making body define the terms “same birds” and “water fowl,” and then to throw, all the other birds into the protected-class. Legislation for game birds and for water fowl is leit to the sportsman, while the ornithologists and the Audubon Society mem- bers are caring for the other species. The Audubon Society movement, which was the first definite and concerted effort to protect oir non-game birds, was set on foot by Forest AND STREAM in 1886, and much time, effort and money were expended ‘in educating the public—-and especially the children—as to the usefulness of birds. Within the last few years these efforts have begun to bring forth an abundant fruit, and the future looks bright. The proposal to forbid carrying firearms into the Maine woods in close time has not met with favor in the Maine Legislature. The measure is considered to be tco radical and its enforcement would be difficult. ' 222 FOREST AND STREAM. [Marcu 23, root. Che Sportsman Canvist. ———— Some Boyhood Memories. I.—In Close Quarters, It had been my first day’s experience at one end of a crosscut saw in the woods. The day had been a long one. We were cutting beech timber. The party I was working with “had been there before’ and had allowed me to “push” as well as “draw” the saw all day, while he was fairly “riding” and laughing inwardly. By nightfall this would tire out almost any one, and as for me, a sixteen-year-old boy—well, I was done up. To make matters worse, I had poisoned myself with poison ivy (Khus toxicodendron) during the day and was suffer-' ing severely. We were stopping at a log house, the owner of which, an old bachelor, was away, leaving us two boys to do our own cooking and run the place ourselves. Boy-like, we lived on fried eggs, fried bacon and bread which the bachelor had left. Since my early childhood it had been my unfortunate luck, whenever greatly overheated or exhausted, to break out with nettle rash or Urticaria, as we doctors call it. The day’s work in the woods, the food we had eaten, the poison ivy and all brought on me during the night the worst attack I had ever had. Face, hands and entire body were swollen and puffed up frightfully. Getting out of bed in the middle of the night. I lighted our home- made candle and awakened my friend, Saxon, by my grunting and scratching. He advised me to go down stairs and rub myself with flour, and, as I was ready for suggestions, I went at once, dressed in nothing but an undershirt. The house we were in consisted of but two rooms down stairs—a sitting toom and a kitchen; the stairs came down between the two; to the right there was a door into the sitting room, while to the left the stairway opened directly into the kitchen. As I came down the stairs, candle in hand, rather a spooky looking, long-legged and _ half- naked boy, I glanced into the sitting room and saw. the bachelor’s bulldog lying on the floor. This dog was a large white bulldog, covered with scars, one eye gone, no ears, no tail and was the only dog I have ever met that I did not make friends with. We had taken a dislike to each other from the first. he growling and snapping, and I kicking and abusing him at every opportunity. As I saw him through the open door, however, having no use for him in my then negligee attire I quietly reached in and closed the door. All would have been well had this door been secure, As it happened, however, some one had kicked a lower panel out of the door, and later had nailed a thin piece of board, such as cloth comes wrapped around, vertically over the opening, leav-' ing a crack 2 inches wide on either side. The kitchen was one of those old-fashioned affairs with big fireplace, barred door, overhead rafters and every- thing imaginable hanging on the walls and ceiling. The flour was kept in a large bin about 8 or 10 feet long by 2% wide and 3 deep, with a good lid, this lid being on hinges and raising back against the wall. I placed my candle on the floor. opened the bin, secured some flour, removed my shirt and had barely commenced to rub the flour on my itching skin when I heard the dog at the door. Having no idea he could get in, boy- like, T commenced to “sic” him on, The mote he growled and bit at the edges of the crack, the more I angered him, until finally, after he had worked himself into a fury, I noticed that the board over the hole was not securely fastened. I quickly decided to give a final rub and make for upstairs. Grabbing up the candle, I saw the board give way at the lower end, his ugly head already through the opening, his one red eye gleaming hatred at me, his tongue out, mouth frothing and already bleeding from rough contact with the door, Knowing that I must go right by his door to get up- stairs, I realized instantly that I could never make it. One swift glance around the room and I likewise realized that I could not get out. the door and window being barred. There was nothing in the room that I could get on to except where he could easily reach me, I might hang from the ceiling from some of ihe plunder there, but the ceiling was low. and it was a poor place at best. All this and more went through my brain in a flash. There I was stark naked, unable to get away and with nothing with which to defend myself. __ He was coming rapidly through the hole now, madder than ever, and I saw in a moment he would be on me. What was I to do? There was only one thing to do— I jumped into the flour bin, and as he bounded across the room [ closed the lid down above me. Mad! Well, wasn’t he mad! He evidently thought he had me in fine shape, too. He fairly roared in his anger. He jumped on top of the bin, and then, horrors of horrors, he began raising up the lid by standing on the floor and pushing upward against the overhanging edge. Several times he raised it up an ‘inch or two. I felt his hot breath on my face, and say, didn't I get hot and cold by turns, until the perspira- tion stood out all over me. As I floundered in the flour T came across an iron hook about 18 inches long, which had evidently been used for stirring up the flour. With this I struck at him every time he raised up the lid. being powerless to hold the lid down. as I had noth‘ng to hold on to, Every time I struck at him his fury increased, and as his fury increased my terror became greater. I gouged him in the tongue, tore his lins, prodded his eye, and all I accomplished was to make him worse. He was crazyv—he was a devil incarnate! I called londly for help. but how could Saxon hear when I was buried in a flour bin? The racket. however, fina'lv awakened him. and when I heard him coming and calling to the dog. mv terror was greater than ever. JT was afraid he would onen the hin, Again J. called as londily as T could and when he realized that I was in the flowr hin he fairly rolled on thé Aner and velled hissing the doe on. lanohing and -Javrhing, a= though it was somethine to launch at, My condition by this time had hecome desperate. ‘What with the close quarters, poor ventilation, perspira- tion and flour, I was covered with dough and could scarcely see or hear, and breathing was becoming almost impossible. Saxon finally drove the dog out of the house and helped me out. I was covered with dough. Eyes, ears, nose and mouth were all plugged, while a layer half an inch thicls was all over my body. Saxon scraped me with a shingle and later used the broom on me as I lay under the pump, There was dough in my hair for days. I have never had nettle rash since! Sasi. eats ASHEYILLE, N. C. ‘ ——— Ii,—Old Sanget’s Boat. Editor Forest and Stream: In taking a retrospect of one’s life and calling to mind some of the good times had in boyhood days, one cannot help but observe what a deal of pleasure he derived from sports then, even with very crude materials; and it some- times seems to me that none of the modern appliances used by sportsmen, which he may now use, will produce near as much downright, first-class enjoyment for him as did that old-fashioned rifle or shotgun, or that rough, home-made boat which he used away back in the lorig ago. And in looking over my own life I often think of the good times had with three companions, all of us neighbors and schoolmates then, in a boat owned by a man named Sanger, and called by us as well as by many others, Old Sanger, who lived near a pond nestled among the big hills up in northeastern Connecticut. He was the owner of a scow about half as wide as it was long, built of rough inch pine boards, unpainted, and the thwarts, or seats, as we called them, nailed on the top of the sides, and pro- pelled by paddles worked out of chestnut planks- and having very thick blades. That craft was the only one on the pond, conseqtiently it was in great demand. The whole ‘boating affair was about as ungainly as any one could imagine. 4 The price for the use of the whole business—scow, paddles and rope with stone attached for anchor—was 12 cents per day; for half a day or less, 6 cents, and if either of the paddles were lost or broken, which some- times happened, 10 cents extra. Not much of a sum, but it seemed b'g to us then, but by dividing up the expense it made it quite light for each. The pond, or lake, as it is now called,is a beautiful sheet of water, having sandy or gravelly shores, then mostly surrounded with forests of both hardwood and pine. Along its western shore has been laid out an extensive park, where, during summers past at popular gather- ings, many noted men of the country did each his share of the customary speech making and hand shaking. Among the many notables that I have seen there dur- ing my vacations were two of the Presidents; the present incumbent; then a United States Senator, was also there. On the opposite or east shore of the lake, where there used to be an almost unbroken wildwood, are now many handsome and costly summer residences, with grounds to match, and now on the lake, instead of Sanger’s lone scow, are to be seen many craft—yachts, rowboats and canoes, the greater portion of them of the latest design; also boathouses and bathing houses are there, thus ma- king the place a well-known summer resort. ‘ Although in recent years I have on several occasions got good catches of bass from the lake with rod and reel, as it was: stocked with them several years ago and now affords good bass fishing, somehow the sport, although of a much higher order, didn’t seem to bring such really wnalloyed enjoyment as that I had when, in company with my three companions, without ceremony: I yanked pouts, kivers and perch out from among the lilypads and into the scow with a worm-baited hook and a coarse line at- tached to an alder pole. Of our gang who nearly fifty years ago patronized that boat and pond, one, George, is now a noted stock raiser, an M. D., and is also surgeon-general in one of the East- ern States; another, Jim, is an eminent divine in Paw- tucket, R. I.; another, Little John, is a capitalist in the city of Providence, and the writer—well. he is down in Jersey. But no doubt each of the others, as well as myself, when taking a retrospect of life, will occasionally call to mind the jolly good times we had together on the pond away back in our bovhood days, while paddling in or fishing from or diving off the seats of Old Sanger’s boat. ish [by lk; Mitiuurst, N, J. Ill.—Another First Trout. Editor Forest and Stream: I ran across a pile of back numbers of Forest AND STREAM a short time ago, and noticed several articles en- titled “My First Trout.” They reminded me of a youth- ful experience of my own, which I think was extraordi- nary. The first trout I killed was literally killed, and in a way that I believe never was duplicated. He did not die for want of water. I have not told a fish story for many years. It is paintul for me to listen to the thrilling fancies that are usually served up under this head, “The Grand Rush,” “The Music of the Reel,” “Giving Him the Butt,” etc. Nevertheless the spirit moves me to drop you a line. _ At this harsh and inclement period of the year, which in our northern climate is a close season. without any law to make it so, we will sometimes indulge in what Ne‘ghbor Cheney calls “winter fishing.” Our thoughts turn longingly to the time when “The green grass grows all around,” and nature with lavish hand spreads before us a thousand charms. Then we can be happy and grow strong in mind and body, whether the fish will bite or not, But T started to tell you of “my first trout,” and you are probably ready to call me to order for not talking to the question. More than fifty years ago I was a small boy in New England, and before it took two figures to indicate my age I acquired the habit of following the brook and sitting on the grassy bank wa‘ting for a bite. I guess I was born so and con'dn’t help it. My earniest recollect*ons are that I went to school and went fishing. You can imagine which T enigyed moet. I remernber one occasion when I was instructed to come right home as soon as school was ont, but sonfe of the - * boys were going fishing that afternoon and asked me to go along. My.moral sense being very slightly developed, I yielded to the temptation. Untortunately I fell into the brook, and if the water had been a little deeper perhaps my brief career would have ended then and a modest fisherman been lost to the world. About dusk I sneaked home, went in the back way, told mother I didn’t want any supper, wasn't hungry, guess’d I’d go to bed. At this moment my father laid down his pipe and took a hand in the game. Can you imagine a more wretched spectacle than I presented as I stood there with head down, wet and dirty, before my stern parent? My cross examination began. I made a yery poor witness at that time (and always have since). I had not heard of the statute that protects a man from criminating himself, I was convicted and sentenced in short order and the penalty applied at once. Father took me by the hand, we went upstairs over the woodshed, where I took my first lesson as to respect for law, and it was a good one. I used to think there were tyrants in those days, I might relate many other incidents of my early days of equal interest and importance if it were not for the fact that I am fully determined to tell you about “my first - trout.” Shortly after I gave up wearing of girls’ clothes and the dignity of pantaloons was on my mind, I was allowed to fish in the shallow stream that ran through the meadow a few rods back of our house, I did not commence with a bent pin, a piece of sheep twine and an alder branch, as most all distinguished Waltonians have done. I got a nice, straight birch pole in the woods (there were no rods in our section then), trimmed it carefully and peeled the bark half-way up from the butt. I secured a good linen line, a real fish hook and a bit of tea lead for sinker. My worms were not carried in a tomato can, as is the tni- versal custom now. Tomatoes, as well as the cans, were unknown so long ago. I had a flat tin box with a hinged cover (old style tobacco box), that would slip in my pocket, and to complete the outht my mother presented me with a small covered basket with a handle over the ee My rig was rather neat for a boy in those ancient ays. The denizens or aborigines of the little stream where I began to learn the gentle art were dace, redfins, shiners and occasionally a small rock bass. Twice a week during the open season I carried home an assortment of brain food for the family. I had seem trout that were caught by the big boys who went away up in the mountains for them, but my nerves had never danced with excitement oyer the tug of a trout. Ambition, however, kept my blood warm, and at last opportunity knocked at my door. We usually had school every day in the week, but one memorable Saturday there was no session, so I had the whole day to myself. I started early and planned to fish tip the brook half the day and then turn and work to- ward home. About noon I was at least a mile and a half above where IJ had ever fished before. My basket was two-thirds full of the usual small fry, but no trout. I had hoped to get one, but was disapopinted. I sat down and ate my lunch and then resolved to try once more a little further up. JI soon came to a considerable pool that looked promising, It had a sandy bottom, which shelved off gradually into a deep, swift current toward the other bank. I was about to cast into the deep water when I noticed a small boulder about 2 feet from the shore and a fish lying on the opposite side of it, head up stream, of course. I could only see his head and tail where they projected above and below the stone. I felt sttre that that was a trout. I put on a fresh worm, dropped in above him and let it oat slowly down. It almost touched his head, when he made a rush for deep water. I fished for him a long time, but it was no use—he would not bite. I went up stream a few steps and then turned to- ward home. When I came to the pool again there was my fish at his old place. I said to myself if you won’t bite I will try another way. I wound my line around the pole, put the butt over the stone about the middle, and when [ had it just right gave a grand shove. My fish turned on his side and floated down stream, wiggling his tail feebly. I dropped my pole, rushed into the water and grabbed my prize, It was a half-pound trout. I sat down on the bank and studied him, The supreme satisfaction of that moment I think has never been equaled during my life. Mr. Kipling, in the story of his “first salmon,” in- dulges in a fine frenzy. ‘‘His three feet of living silver quivering in the air,” and “The remorseless teel, gather- - ing in the thread of life, inch by inch,” are in his choicest vein, but the emotions of a young enthusiast with his first trolit are indescribable and cannot be communicated. No more fishing for me that day. I made tracks for home by the shortest cut. When I dressed the fish I found his backbone broken about two inches below the head. Ss. D. R. IV.—A Hunt in the Backwoods of Tennessee, Ir was a night in autumn; after the colored leaves had fallen, all the trees were freshly bare, save the pines, which stood in verdant splendor amidst the wreck of summer’s foliage. The moon shone brightly, outlining even the frost on the long worm fence, and on the huge dead chest- nut in the east. The dogs were in trim for a raid, and the great wild- cat of the laurel swamp was known to be stitting, for his weird cry had been heard, just after nightfall, far away on the pine-lined ridge which leads into the south from the yalley. . In our party of three, one carried an axe, one the old oxhorn, and I the long rifle, freshly primed. We soon left the valley and began to climb the ridge at the upper end of the swamp. Then the dogswere urged to go. With much excited waving of tails they took to the scrub oak which covered the point. After a few moments’ suspense, with, wild and thrilling bay, the trail of the great cat was found. It was warm, and soon the lonely- pine-clad hills were reverberating the thunderous notes from the throats - of nine of the best cat hounds in all that region. With the old hunting yell we drove them on. For the first two miles they swept forward with the speed and roar of an avalanche, then in a basin formed by surrounding hills, the trail turned backward, the hounds came round like nine men-of-war at sea, and we cried frantically and joyfully, “He's cizchng,” Soon the barbaric music © _ NEAwEIE 23, Toor. ] sounded through the laurel, where the wildcat made his home, telling us that the giant had sought the windmeg paths and darkness where it would be easier to elude the agile dogs, but they were trained, and as pups had chased the wily swamp rabbit, where now they followed fast the monster cat. The run was to be a long one, and we waited near the border of the laurel for the unraveling of the many tor- tous stretches of the frail through the windings ol the stream and thorn-bordered paths. After a time the whining notes of perplexity broke again into the blood- thrilling battle cry of the hound, in close pursuit of the game. While we-listened to this renewing of the chase there was a rustling in the laurel, and almost instantly the great grim whiskered head of our forest monarch peered from the bank of green where the moonlight fell, not fifty yards away. The four-foot barrel of the long rifle swept up to the range as if by instinct; the very bullet in its grooved bed seemed trembling with eager- ness, as with muscles tense as steel I “darkened” on the gray brow between the eyes of fire. Just as I touched the trigger, the huge furred thing stepped out, with head held high, into the brightness. The flash and sharp report came too late. I had missed, and I was glad, for no man could rejoice at the death of such a thing of forest glory In every line of his lithe body could be seen a wilder- ness of strength and a world of pride. In truth he was the king of the valley. The curved rifle breech struck the log by my side, and with nose in air and long swinging trot the cat was gone on his old trail, over the hills to the south. Then came the hounds with frantic leap and cry, following the quarry, with their brute hearts aflame. A few moments gone and their voices mellowed by the distance took on that strange, wild note known as the “tree bay,” telling us that the yellow-eyed king had sought refuge amid the great limestone caves on the river, miles away. ‘Ilhus we listened, while the oxhorn’s braying broke the intervals of silence, echoing sadly thnough the lonely gorges and the tall pine trees. The hunt was over; yet, though it happened years ago, my blood speeds faster from the memory ut it. M. S. Frank Forester. Editor Forest and Streaau: The first copy of his “Field Sports” which I ever owned was given to me-thirty-one years ago, It was the 1868 edition. This has not, like many works on sport, been laid aside, because I thought it old fashioned and not up to date, for I own no sporting work in which I take more solid comfort and satisfaction in reading over and over again than these writings of Henry Wm. Herbert. This does not only apply to the ‘‘Field Sports,’’ but to his “Sporting Scenes and Characters,” ‘American Game in Its Seasons.” “Fish and Fishing” and “Fugitive Sporting Sketchings,” so ably edited by Fred E. Pond (Will Wild- wood), I haye recently been investigating as to the like- nesses which we know of Forester and find that yery few exist. There may be others which some of your readers know of, and if so I hope they will communicate through your columns. I have seen no works of Forester’s which contain any likeness except in the “Field Sports,” but there was none in the first edition of 1848. The 1858 edition contains the profile wood cut, which also appears in later editions. There seems to be a difference of opinion as to the accu- racy of this likeness. Fred. E. Pond in his “Fugitive Sport- ing Sketches of Frank Forester,” published in 1870, says: “The portrait of H. W. Herbert in the first column of his ‘Field Sports of the United States and British Provinces’ is little better than a caricature. It has been pronounced by his acquaintances a base libel upon his manly features, and the gifted “Acorn’ asserts: ‘It is no more like Herbert than is a horse to horse chestnut. The most accurate likeness of “our Frank’ is the photograph by Zimmerman Bros., St, Paul, Minn—reproduced from a portrait by Meade, the last for which Mr. Herbert ever sat. This is a faithful and finely executed likeness of Frank Forester, a ‘counterfeit presentment’ which it is a delight to gaze upon.” The likeness which Mr, Pond styles as a caricature ap- peared in an illustrated article in the “International Mag- azine,’ June 1, 1851, Vol. 3, No. 3, and referring to the cut, says: “We doubt whether the wood engravers of this country have ever produced a finer portrait than the above of the author of ‘The Brothers,’ ‘Cromwell,’ etc. It is from one of the most successful daguerreotypes of Brady.” I haye recently secured this same likeness, an etching on vellum, signed by S. Hollyer. For the Zim- merman photograph from the Meade portrait I am in- debted to Mr. Charles Hallock, who generously presented me with his only copy, and it was from this one that the likeness appeared in his famous article on “Pioneer Amer- ican Sportsman” in “Outing” for January, 1901. This ar- ticle has been most enthusiastically received and made all the more interesting and valuable by the twenty-one il- lustrations of the old-time lovers of the. rod and gun, most of whom have now passed on. Mr, Henry Thorpe of Brooklyn, N. Y., to whom I am indebted for informa- tion regarding Forester’s likeness, writes me that there are two portraits taken from oil paintings and that one of the originals is in his possession. It was painted by an artist named Roberts, who lived in Newark, N. J., and was probably done during Forester’s lifetime. It repre- sents Herbert seated in his library, in shooting costume, with shooting implements on the walls. Size of canvas 15 by 18 inches. A woodcut of this same portrait was given in the New York Herald, Nov. 26, 1893, in con- nection with an illustrated article on Herbert. John H. Blackford gives his recollection of Herbert in “Game Land.” November, 1893, in these words: ‘His appearance was temarkable. He stooped slightly; was prematurely aged; clothed in fustian or corduroy hunting coat and breeches, with leather leggings buttoned up above his knees; a heavy dark-gray shawl about his waist, crossed behind and passing over his shoulders and under the part in front, similar to the old Scotch fashion; an odd cap (probably Scotch) on his head; eyes downcast, oblivious to passers-by; followed closely by a couple of hounds. That is the picture of him in my mind as I saw him often, over forty years ago.” hs ’ Some months ago a very interesting letter of Forester’s, of early date, appeared in your paper, and under date of FOREST -AND »STREAM. Jan. 19, 1901, the Sportsmen’s Review published another in possession of Mr. Henry Thorpe, written in 1845 from “The Cedars.” If any of your readers are fortunate in possessing autograph letters of the “mentor and coach of the Rising Sportsmen of America,” I hope they will pub- lish them. Any sportsman would read such literature with a keen relish. J recently picked up in New York a short autograph letter which reads as follows: My Dear Colonel: Lt am sick—neuralgia in the head. Get along with “The Sachem” this week. I will bring you twa columns on Saturday for next week, and we will then start fair. Eyer yours, Henry Wm. Herbert. The Cedars, Jan. 27, 1853, Referring to the “Field Sports,” edition of 1868, page 28 of the Memoirs, you will see: ‘In 1850 he gave much time to a paper called The Sunday Era, and in 1851 to another called The Sachem, both published in New York.” I have recently: received from the family of the late Jacob Pentz the following note of Forester’s, addressed to Col. Isaac Andrus, Jr., but not dated: My Dear Colonel: 1 cannot say how much I am distressed about this cursed mat- ter. I was confident of getting it yesterday morning, but in vain. I can only add that I have an article finished to send to the Democratic Reyiew on Monday morning, which always pays me ready money, and that item I can certainly repay you. Iver yours, Jenry Wm, Herbert. Some twenty editions of the “Field Sports” have been published, but the early issues are now scarce. I secured from the family of the late Jacob Pentz his copy, which was the first edition presented to him by his father, Dec. 25, 1848. Also the “Fish and Fishing” first edition with the supplement bound separately, presented to him by his brother, Dee. 25, 1850. “American Game in Its Seasons” published in 1853, is written in his usual attractive style, nineteen chapters on different game, most of which originally appeared in “Graham’s Magazine.” Each article is prefaced by an illustration, and what gives it peculiar interest is the fact that all of these, with the exception of two, were designed and drawn on wood from nature by Herbert himself, Fred. E. Pond says in his Memoirs that the most com- plete record of Frank Forester’s literary career is that published under the title of “Foresterian Bibliography,” by the late W, I. Faddis, who wrote under the nom de plume of “Toxophilus.” This serial appeared in fourteen numbers of yolumes 6 and 7 of the “Chicago Field.” Many of us who have not the early files of this paper would like to see this matter collected and reprinted in pamphlet form. RutHVEN DEANE. dlatiyal History. ——+ fp ‘ A Peculiar Incident. A PECULIAR incident happened to me while hunting red deer in the county of Beauce, about forty-five miles from the city of Quebec. It was on a fine day toward the end of December, at about 5 in the afternoon, and the’ sun had just disappeared in the west, leaving a peculiar red- dish twilight known only to the Canadian woods in win- ter. We were very tired, as it was after a day of hard tramping—the snow being very deep we were, of course, obliged to wear snowshoes. We were homeward bound, feeling rather blue, as our luck with the deer had not been very good. We suddently came upon a large clearing sloping toward the center, where ran a small stream, now covered with 6 feet of snow, above which appeared, like a tangled fisherman’s net, a thick elder bush. At about 100 yards off I noticed something which appeared to be either ioxes or hares scuffling in the snow, when suddenly a large bird rose in the air, carrying with it a struggling animal. The bird rose, only to fall again, and the scuffling was renewed. I ran up to within a few yards of the combatants, and then I saw that the bird was a large owl, which had evidently captured a hare, which was so heavy that the bird was only able to fly a few yards with it, and the owl had its talous so firmly gripped in the hare’s skin that it was unable to re- lease its hold. At first I thought that I would end the fight by putting a bullet into one of the combatants, but upon second thought I said, “No, I may be able to capture the owl alive.” I accordingly inspected them as closely as the owl would permit, ior he was looking at me with very wicked eyes, and hissing like a tomcat when a fox terrier tuns up to bid him good morning. The hare shoved his head deep into the snow, as if he thought I could not harm him so long as he could not see me, which I have often noticed is a very common behavior among our Northern hares. I borrowed my companion’s mits and put them on over mine, grabbed the owl by the wings and the hare between my knees, and was obliged to cut the hare’s skin to re- lease the owl’s talons. As the poor hare could not live, his injuries being too severe, I put an end to his suffer- ings, and the next morning for breakfast we enjoyed some very good fried hare with onions. I tied up the owl’s wings and got him safely to camp and eventually to Quebec. One of the leading furriers in the city, Messrs. Holt, Renfrew & Co., requested me to lean them the bird to exhibit in their window, which I did. He sat very stately in the window, eyeing the crowd of spectators in the street, looking yery wise, and now and again giving a wink to a pretty girl who might happen to be looking at him, and she would go away quite flattered at such a compliment from the king of the midnight forest. He created quite a sensation in the window, as he was probably the largest Western horned owl seen in this part of the country for a long time. He had still his fall suit on, but had adopted a white collar and white buttons to his waistcoat and also small dots of white on the tips of his wings. Notwithstanding that he was surrounded by some of the finest furs in the dominion, I think he had quite a right to believe that he awas the central attraction, I brought him home, where I kept him for a week, but as he would eat nothing and had a fancy for settling on the back of Jack, my Irish set- ter, and was very fond of trying to break into the parrot’s cage, which scared poor Polly nearly to death, I thought better to let him go; so one night I released him. He 228 rose very high in the air and shot south, apparently in the direction of his residence, and with one long, cat-like shriek disappeared from sight. Marx O’MEARA. QuesBeEc, Feb, 19, J Experience with Wild Animals. Yuma, Ariz.—Editor Parest and Stream: My observa- tions of “dangerous wild animals and others matters” are to the end that no two men see such things alike, The temper and-disposition of animals are m nowise different from those of men, I have seen some of the grandest specimens of “dangerous wild animals’ scamper like frightened sheep, and again some mangy looking brute of the samé breed stand his ground and tear the Hfe out of everything getatable. Based on an experience scat- tered over a wide range of country, I have long believed that dangerous wild animals are like Indians—bad till their good character is proven, a something that occa- sionally is a little slow in showing up. Although the most ferocious brute on earth is liable to bolt on sight, there is no beforehand assurance that it is going to do so. Salvation comes more surely through steady nerves and good guns than it does through the bolting qualities of dangerous animals. It can never be foretold what the individual animal is going to do, nor is it what the ma- jority will do that concerns the average man, but it is‘ what the minority does do. So far as my observations go, the common black bear is the most harmless of all dangerous animals, but at the sane time the aphorism “a good Indian is a dead Indian” is applicable to him and his kind. A partner of mine in the long ago, by the name of Leroy, while prospecting in British Columbia, saw a black bear drop to the ground and deliberately lie in wait for him. He was following,a trail through timber and at some distance ahead he saw a black bear standing. at right angles with it, but looking along it in the opposite direction. He walked on, expecting it to scamper: the moment it caught sight of him, but it did no such thing. Apparently thinking itself unobserved, it dropped flat and lay with its nose against the lower edge of the trail, evi- dently intending to jump on him as he went by. The would-be biter was bit with a pistol bullet in its head. Now, I did not see this thing actually occur, but there has never been a shadow of doubt in my mind as to the absolute truth of this statement. Again, I knew a prospector to be badly bitten and scratched by a younger bear of the black kind. -It was lying behind a log and as the man stepped over it rose up and tried to hug him. Of course there can be a doubt as to this attack being premeditated, but that need not be argued here. _ In the spring of 1872, in a logging camp on the Truckee River, California, a couple of grizzly cubs afforded much amusement, They were little fellows and could be held at arm’s length like kittens, if taken by the back of the neck, but they were ever ready to get in a bite when the opportunity offered, and this was given by nearly every stranget that struck camp. They would cunningly stand near the post to which they were fastened and pretend to be looking elsewhere, but the moment a leg stood within limit of their chain it was not quick enotigh to get away without being nipped. This trick was deliberately planned and carried out. For some time it formed the standard amusement for both bystanders and bears. In my own mind, Lam fully convinced that bears will not only not run at all times, but that they will deliberately lie in wait for the unwary and unsuspecting. I once saw an adult brown bear, or a young cinna- mon, I could not then tell which, deliberately stalk -a man, but the moment it believed itself discovered it-stood still, and bolted the instant the man again turned his head from it. “alltel at I know that many animal mothers will abandon their young at the first scent of danger, but there is still that uncertain minority to be considered. With a companion I once chanced on an old grizzly with one cub. We were on horseback and she saw us quite-a distance away. She made not the slightest attempt to escape, but sat up and swung her head from tide to side, uttering “Whuf! Whuf!” as she did so. It is possible that we could have ridden off without interference had we wished, but it was plainly evident that she held the right of way in her direction and proposed to keep it. In the mixup that followed, the cub would get between her legs for protection, but she would knock it end over end without the least com- punction. She was thin in flesh, but she was the longest bodied brute of her kind I ever saw. . When employed at the Plumas Eureka Mine, in the Sierra Nevadas, I knew of two miners finding a prize of young cubs as they were crossing the country from one mining camp to another. The mother shortly afterward found them and mauled one of them so badly that for a long time he was expected to die. Later another cub was brought to camp, and the man who brought it in told me that he had seen nothing of the mother, although he had been expecting her with fear and trembling. Early in the eighties two soldiers from Fort Huachuca were hunting in the range south of the post. They found two cubs of a brown bear and were returning with them when they were overtaken and attacked by the mother. The one nearest to her dropped ctitb and gun and headed for a neighboring tree. As he was unable to climb he spuing around it with the old bear a close second. While 2 engaged, his companion got in a lucky shot and killed er. Hon. A. F. Banta, well known throughout Arizona, was, in days agone, in the employ of the Government as an Indian scout. One day he chanced on an old cinna- mon bear and cubs. Without a moment’s hesitation she rushed him and he killed her by discharging his gun down her open mouth. He stated to the writer that the attack was wholly unprovoked and his call for a mauling exceedingly close. About ten years ago a Mexican returning to Tucson from a placer camp in the Santa Ritas met a bear-on the trail, and was instantly attacked. When the trouble was over the bear was dead and the man nearly so. The former had twenty-nine knife wounds on its body and the latter was minus one eye, had a broken arm and shoulder and was otherwise badly used tp. When found the next day. he was more dead than alive, but he eventually recovered. FOREST AND STREAM. es . [Marcx 24, 19ot. Now one little story of a bear that did run and then I am done with Mr. Bear. Probably, if I did not have to write of myself I could tell a better story, In 1877 I was one of a party of prospectors in the mountains of northern Mexico. At the time in question we were camped neat the mouth of a rather narrow and deep cation, through a portion of which ran a beautiful little stream of water. It was during the rainy season, and the country thereabouts was as pretty as a picture. Turkey and deer were plentiful, and of bear sign there was no end. Eyery foot of the cafion was wild and grand. The intersecting caflons, of which there were many, were nothing more than great cracks in the earth, through which the stars could be seen in mid- day, and in which the shadows hung heavy and dark at all times. Once, when exploring it alone, I was overtaken by night while still several miles from camp, So long as I held to the cafion I could not go astray, and_by keeping to the stream I was sure to strike camp. The darkness of a deep cafion on a stormy night can be felt but not seen. It had been raining pretty much all after- noon, and with the exception of short intervals it fell steadily through the night. Considering the intense dark- ness, I experienced but little difficulty till I reached a belt of cottonwood timber, every tree of which had been tp- rooted by a furious storm of apparently the year before. Shortly after entering this I was obliged to leave the water, and was slowly feeling my way over and between the prostrate trees, when I was brought to a standstill by the breaking of some sticks, apparently 15 or 20 feet in front of me. I rightly surmised that I was facing a bear, and, although I could not see it, I imagined the spot in front of me to be a little darker than the sur- rounding blackness. Just how long we stood and faced each other I cannot say, but on a hasty sizing up of the situation I decided to try the straight goods and go ahead. I held the muzzle of my rifle (Sharps) well in front of me, with the intention of discharging it the moment it came in contact with the bear’s body, and then trust to my knife. I had, however, not taken more than a half- dozen steps when with a frightened snort it broke and ran. It was absolutely panic stricken, and in its frantic efforts to get away it crashed through a dead tree top with as much noise as a runaway team. Here, then, was clearly a case of scare, but had I done differently it 1s impossible to tell what the result would have been, but it could not stand the pressure of being bumped into by a stranger on a dark night. I have already been too long winded on the one subject, but I wanted to show that while the great majority of brutes will perhaps run at the first sign of alarm, there are others. ; ? Of wolves I know but little. Although quite plenti- fully scattered about the country, I never had the pleas- ure of killing one. The theory of their pacific intentions finds no favor with Hon. M. F. Shaw, ex-sheriff of Pima county. Some years since. when driving in a buckboard between Pantano, on the Southern Pacific, and the Em- pire ranch, he was attacked by a big timber wolf. It ran alongside of the wagon, snapping and snarling, and but for the fact that he was driving a spirited pair of animals it would, he thinks, have been in the wagon with him. Some three years ago I saw a fine litter of six wolf whelps. They were about a month or six weeks old, and had been brought in by a scalp hunter. He told me that although the mother was a large animal, she made no attempt to défend her young, but got away. ) Last summer a statement was published in the Phoenix papers to the end that a young man of that place had been badly bitten by a mountain lion. With a brother, he was prospecting in the Superstition Mountains. One evening, while they were sitting outside their tent, they saw several large animals prowling about, and as they came uncomfortably near, a stick was thrown in their direction. Instantly one turned, sprang on the younger brother and inflicted several ugly and dangerous wounds before it could be driven off. ; About four months since a Mexican rancher near this place reported that he had been attacked by a mountain lion, but that he had’ killed it. The animal had, however, been previously shot, the bullet having entered the left eye, ranged downward and out under the lower jaw on the opposite side of the head. By whom this bullet was fired is not known, but the animal was probably more dead than alive when met with in the Gila bottom. Dr. H. W. Cotter, a well-known physician and a prominent citizen of this place, stated to the writer that he had once been followed by a mountain lion. In com- pany with another gentleman, he had been visiting a piece of mining property a few miles up the Colorado, and was returning in the dusk of the evening at the time the attack was made. I do not now remember how he said the affair started, but he told me that it bounded along- side of the buggy, making one great leap after an- other, but made no attempt to spring in. It finally fell behind. ; Once, when in the hills, I was conscious of being fol- lowed by something, and prtesently saw the head of a mountain lion rise from behind a rock. I walked to- ward the place and it ran back, but when I stopped-it stopped, and when I turned from it it stood for a time and then came sneaking back. Not caring to be followed by even so cowardly a brute. I chased it with rocks, and it made no further attempt to follow me. It carried its tail low to the ground, with something like a half-curl in the end. On another occasion, when camped in a sandy bottom, one of these same individuals walked repeatedly around us, but without daring to come in. The nearest approach, as shown by the footprints in the sand, was to within about 30 feet. ] ; A shepherd dog we once had with us ran a lion up a mesquite tree. When I first saw it it was lying on a limb not more than to feet from the ground, contentedly watching the dog and slowly waving its tail from side to side. When shot it ran directly along the limb and then sprang to the ground, In the Santa Catalina Mountains I saw a man shoot at a red lion as it stood with its head exposed irom behind a thicket of brush. The bullet cut too low and knocked dirt in its face. It sprang forward and disappeared like a flash among the rocks. ; When a boy in West Virginia, we had for a neighbor a very old lady by the name of Northumberland. Her people had been among the early settlers of that sec- tion of the country, and she spoke frequently of the dangers that surrounded her early life. It appears that then, as now, the natives thereabouts gathered ginseng for the market, This ginseng, as many of your readers well know, is indigenous to the woods of that State. It 1s, or rather.used to be, gathered by women and girls, and the act of going to collect it was known as “sanging.” For the purpose they used a small light hoe with a narrow blade on one side and a sort of fork on the other. An unplement similar to this appears to have been long used. for Mrs. Northumberland often told of going “sanging” with such hoe when a girl, and of being once overtaken by darkness and of getting lost in the woods. As a pro- tection against wild animals, she climbed a tree and took her “sang” hoe with her. In the night a panther came and repeatedly climbed to where she was, and every time it did so she struck it on the head with her hoe and knocked it down. In the morning it lay dead at the foot of the tree, with the skin of its head and face hacked into ribbons. It may have had pacific intentions when it climbed the tree, but if it did she failed to appreciate them. I remember also her telling of a mare and colt that he- longed to her father being driven from the woods, where they were feeding, by a panther. The colt had been badly torn by the animal. Her father and two brothers fol- lowed the trail of blood and presently met the panther, en- gaged in a like occupation and licking the blood from the leaves as it came along. It was supposed that when it sprang on the colt the mother attacked it and drove it away. This class of animals have always had a weakness for colts, and I merely mention the aboye because it is a tale of the long ago. Among the mountains of West Virginia these “varmints’’ were known by the name of “painters.” Now for a cotiple of deer notes and then adios. Deer are dangerous at both ends, I once received a kick in the pit of the stomach from one, and “subsequent proceedings interested me no more,” so far as that deer was con- cerned. : Two acquaintances of the writer—John Dowdle and Jeff—were hunting deer near old Camp Cameron. They were in a cafion, and according to arrangements Jeff had entered the canon lower down and was to drive the deer in the direction of John, who stood behind a bush and was to do the killing. The latter allowed two does to pass unmolested, but the third deer, a handsome young buck, he decided to kill. and stepped out for that purpose, but was instantly knocked down by it. His gun went one way, he another and the deer with him. He caught it by the horns, but was unable to protect himself from the horns and hoots of the infuriated animal. Fortunately his shouting apparatus was in good condition, and it brought Jeff to his assistance, otherwise he would most surely have been killed. One morning a Mexican vaguero was gathering cattle almost in the neighborhood of the above occurrence. He was attracted by the barking of his dog a short distance away, and rode to see what the trouble was. The dog had a white-tailed buck at bay, or rather the deer had the dog in that predicament. Urging the dog on, he rode up with the intention of roping the deer, but was charged on sight. He saved himself by slipninge from his horse on the opposite side, and then to a iree a short distance away, The deer struck the horse just back of the left fore leg and dropped him dead. Although the skirt of the saddle did much to protect the horse, it failed to save him, as one prong struck it squarely on the heart. The horse was subsequently opened, and although the heart it- self had not been broken, the point of the horn had been pressed deep into it. I was told by one of the parties who examined it that the hole in the heatt was more than a half-inch deep. Kindly bear in mind that this is no cock-and-bull story, but that of an actual occurrence. PAPAGO. Ducks Breeding in Maine. Editor Forest and Stream: On page 161 of Forest AND StreAm for March 2 you ask for information about ducks breeding in the United States. I will say that they regularly breed in many of the ponds in the settled portion of Maine. Lake Pennes- seewassee, here at Norway, is in latitude 44° 13’ to 44° 15, and in pleasant summer morning or evenings cot- tagers and boating parties are frequently entertained by the sight of wood ducks and their young disporting themselves in the water. ; The lake is six miles long, has good shores partially wooded. About half a hundred cottages or camps. one small village and several farmhouses are close to the water. The islands are inhabited during warm weather. At the foot of the lake are two villages containing 3,500 in- habitants. A healthy public sentiment protects the birds till the young are fully grown and they have learned to come out in sight of folks fearlessly. This is only one instance, and there are plenty of others. Quoting from Knight’s “Birds of Maine,’ I find that of the Order Anseres family Anatide, that species of this class of birds are known to breed in Maine. (The numbers are those of the American Ornithological Union.) 1290.—American merganser. Breeds in the lakes of the great Northern forest. 130.—Red-breasted merganser. Breeds commonly along the Eastern coast and some in the interior. 131.—Hooded merganser. Breeds in the lakes of the great woods. The three preceding species are called geese. three are river ducks. 133.—Black duck. Known to breed in fifteert of Maine’s sixteen counties. 140.—Blue-winged teal. Breeds in limited numbers in eastern and northern Maine. 144.—Wood duck. Common summer resident in four- teen counties and occasionally seen in the other two. The next few are called sea ducks. 146.—Redhead. Breeds rarely, 15r.—American golden-eye. Breeds in some of the Northern lakes. 153.—Buffle-head. Breeds in the forests. y60.—American eider. Breeds in a few places on the coast. 167—Ruddy_ duck. northeastern Maine. The next Breeds: in limited mumbers in Of these birds, No. 144:and several species ought to breed quite commonly in New York State, especially in the Adirondacks, . Mr. Ora W. Knight of Orono, Me., is the recognized authority on Maine ornithology, and could doubtless give you exhaustive information on the subject at issue. _ Wishiig you success in the campaign for bird protec- tion. D. C. CLARK. Ducks Bieedane in Illinois. - _ Invranapoiis, Ill,, March 16.—Just a thought—that my information regarding the breeding of wild ducks might be appreciated by you and your many readers, I will con- tribute my limited experience. From the spring of 1865 to the summer of 1870 I spent on the prairies of central Illinois. During these years ducks were very plentiful, especially in the spring season. But with the prairies becoming more thickly settled, and the draining and tiling of the lands, they are few now compared with a third of a century ago. In the early summer of 1865 I knew of three pair of ducks that hatched on these prairies near a few small ponds, and these ponds were not particularly isolated ones either. I knew the location of two of these nests while hatching. ° Again, in the spring of 1870 I had occasion to pass a pond daily, just at the edge where prairie and timber met, and my passing often disturbed a male mallard. Occa- sionally a female was with him and rising from the pond. They together would fly away out on the prairie. To my surprise one day there were not only one or two ducks on this pond, but there were eleven. Nine of them I thought the prettiest, downiest and sprightliest little ducks I ever met. After seeing the young, I had no doubt but that they were hatched in close proximity to this pond, but I could not find the yacated nest. I saw these ducks al- most daily for a period of three or four weeks, when all suddenly disappeared. Ducks have bred in this latitude, and if undisturbed would do so again. Cok Birds and Lighthouses. A FEW yearts ago an official order was promulgated by the Lighthouse Board calling for the assistance of light- house keepers in the work of bird protection, and recently an order to similar effect was sent out by the General eee of the U. S. Life Saving Service as fol- OWws? i CONCERNING THE UNLAWFUL KILLING OF BIRDS. _Dreasury Department.—Office of the General Superintendent U. S. Life Saving Service, Washington, D. C,, Feb. 26—To (}fhcers and Crews of the United States Life Saying Service: The attention of all officers and crews of this service is called to Section 3 af an Act of Congress, approved May 25, 1900, as follows: Sec, 3. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to deliver to any common carrier, or for any common carrier to trans- port from _one State or Territory to another State or Territoy, or rom the District of Columbia or Alaska to any State or Territory, or from any State or Territory to the District of Columbia or Alaska, any foreign animals or birds the importation of which 1s prohibited, or the dead bodies or parts thereof of any wild animals or birds, where such animals or birds have been killed in violation of the laws of the State, Territory or District in which the same were killed: Provided, That nothing herein shall prevent the transportation of any dead birds or animals killed during the season when the same may be lawfully captured, and the export of which is not prohibited by law in the State, Territory or District in which the same are killed. It has been brought to the attention of this Department that a great mumber of sea and shore birds that breed or live in the vicinity of the several life saving stations of the United States are being killed for various purposes, in many cases contrary to State laws tor the protection of birds. The attention of keepers and crews of such stations is, there- fore, called to the matter, and they are hereby cautioned against killing birds in violation of the game laws and the laws pro- tecting birds which have been enacted by the States having juris- diction, and are still in force; also against aiding or abetting in any way the killing of birds in violation of law. The keeper will report to the General Superintendent of the life saying service any member of a live saving crew whom he may know to be guilty of killing birds thus protected, and all members of life- Saying crews, as far as they consistently can without interfering with their other duties, will give information and aid to the local authorities who are endeavoring to suppress such unlawful killing. District officers will give their aid to the enforcement of the fcregoing instructions and promptly report to the General Su- perintendent any neglect to comply therewith, S. I. Krmpart, General Superintendent, Approved: I.. J. Gages, Secretary of the Treasury, Wolves Attacking Human Beings. THE remarks about wolves in your Natural History column of Feb. 9 reminded me of an incident related by a professional hunter in the bush of western Canada, with whom I lived for nearly two months about 1865. There were many Indians in the neighborhood, and the hunter told me that one of them, when traveling alone in winter, and armed only with a tomahawk, was at- tacked by a pack of wolves. (I think he said nine in number.) The Indian placed his back against a tree and killed several, but one, in whose body the head of the tomahawk was buried, made’a spring, which snatched the handle from the man’s grasp. The other wolves then killed and devoured him. All this was plainly dis- cernible from the marks in the snow and the remains of the carcasses lying about. I cannot, of course, youch for the truth of this narra- tive, but the hunter always appeared to me to be very truthful and without the slightest tendency to exaggera- tion. J. J. Meyrick. DEVONSHIRE, England. St. Augustine Mockingbirds. THE trees are alive to-day with mockingbirds, and the air is filled with their happy caroling. Since the en- ‘forcement of the law for the protection of song birds, our welcome little visitors are returning from the woods, whither they were driven. The law cannot be too rigidly enforced in this particular. We want the birds. and they should be as sacred as the buzzards, if we ex- pect to prevent their extermination St. Augustine Rec- ord, March 9. The hunting dagger which belonged to Col. James Bowie, and which has served as the patterm of all subse-_ quent bowie knives, is a formidable double-edged weapon, with a horn handle and a curved blade 15 inches ong and 114 inches wide at the hilt. Like Dr. Guillotin, Col. Bowie unwittingly gave his name to an invention that has earned for itself a rather unfortunate reputation. * Marcx 24, 1901.) a -FOREST AND STREAM. 298 Game Bag and Gan. —— ee Proprietors of shooting resorts will find it profitable to advertise them in Forest AND STREAM. j Notice. All cormmunications intended for Forest AND STREAM should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Ca,, and not to any individual connected with the paper. — Forest Reserves as Game Preserves. Editor Forest and Stream: is I have been asked to give my opinion on the question of using the forest reserves as game preserves. This question has already been brought out by Forest AND- STREAM, : It is very plain to all who are familiar with big-game conditions in the Rocky Mountains that if something is not done to provide refuges for the elk, deer and ante- lope still left, the greater part of these animals will soon ~ cease to exist. Passing protective laws by the States does not protect the game. I have already in a previous letter to Forest AND STREAM shown why this is so. I will in this letter take up the situation here in northwest Wyoming, which section now contains the last of the great elk herds of the West, and also large numbers of antelope, deer and mountain sheep. + In the Yellowstone Park, which takes up a tract of about fifty miles wide by seventy miles long, in the morthwest corner of the State, the game finds a haven where it is absolutely protected at all times. The Park wWrovides both summer and winter range for the deer, antelope and sheep within its boundary, and of them nothing more need be said. With the elk it is different. I suppose that at least 10,000 elk stay in the Park summer and winter. But there are at least 60,000 elk in northwestern Wyoming, including the Park, and of these about half summer in ithe Park, the rest outside, on the headwaters of the ‘Snake, Green and Wind rivers, and all that cannot find winter range in the Park come south to winter, prob- ably 50,000 in all. ; The great problem is to find winter range for these elk without interfering with the live stock interests of the State. The increase of these herds must be at least 10,000 each year. The settlers who kill elk from the herds for meat number less than 1,000 all told, and only about 150 non-resident sportsmen hunt each year in the State. Thus, if each settler—man, woman or child— used three elk a year, which is a fair average, and the sportsmen killed their full allowance, the herds would increase, As a matter of fact, the herds are fully holding their own, and J think are slowly increasing. I esti- mate that fully as many elk are killed by wild animals and die of starvation as are shot. The deer outside of the Park are just about holding their own. They are so wild and shy that they are not much hunted for meat by the settlers, and sportsmen only kill the bucks. Their main enemy is the cougar, which kills great numbers. The same is true of the mountain sheep. The antelope are slowly decreasing, more through the killing of the young by coyotes than any- thing else. The settlers kill very few and the sports- men. kill only bucks. Thus, if present conditions could be maintained, game would hold its own here forever. What is going to close out the game is the settlement of the game ranges and -the destruction will be from two causes—starvation dur- jing the winter from lack of food, and shooting hy settlers and sportsmen. By a proper system of forest qreserves, it is possible to preserve the greater part of ithe elk herds, and to keep the deer and sheep at their jpresent numbers. The chance for the antelope is practically hopeless. ‘Their range is in the open country, and nothing can prevent their being counted out of existence by the herds and flocks of cattle and sheep. ON few of the antelope even now take to the timber durmg the summer, but an antelope is perfectly helpless im show that does not bother an elk or deer in the least. and for this reason cannot winter in the mountains. And what game cannot winter in the high mountain valleys must perish. . Now as regards using the forest reseryes as game pre- serves. in the first place, the present Teton Forest Re- serve, which lies south of and adjoining the Yellowstone Park Timber Reserve, should be extended eighteen miles east and forty-eight miles south, thus taking in the great bodies of timber on the Wind River, Gros Ventre and Hoback mountains. All the agricultural land of any value that would be inside of this reserve 1s already settled upon, and it should be provided that no vested rights held by settlers should be invaded. If this should he done. the enlarged reserve properly patrolled and the forest rangers, as at present, instructed to enforce the State game laws, the future of the game in northwestern Wyoming would be assured. Suitable regulations should govern the grazing of stock on the reserve, and only actual residents on the reserve should be allowed to graze stock thereon. ~ It must be remembered that the altitude of north- western Wyoming is such that hay is the only crop that can be raised with certainty. The ranchmen are de- pendent upon stock growing, and without the use of the outside range the ranches are valueless, as enough stock cannot be kept on 320 acres the year round to support a -family. The wild game can winter in much deeper snow than can cattle, and the proposed reserve contains win- ter range enough for all the game at present upon it, with- .out encroaching on the range needed for what stock would belong to the ranchman upon the reserve. It is -the tramp herds of stock belonging to men who own not a ‘dollar's worth of real estate that are destroying the pub- ilic range. The free range -is.no longer large enough to support all the stock upon it, and a distinction should ibe made in favor of the men who are improving ranches ‘and building up the country. ~ It would not be necessary to absolutely protect the game upon the reserve. The Yellowstone Park is a case in point. Neither in the Parl nor in the Yellowstone and Teton reserves can the elk which summer in the Park find winter food. Three-fourths of the elk in Wyoming are now south of the Teton Reserve, on the tract which I propose should be added to the reserve. On the Big Gros Ventre and on Green Riyer for miles the foothills are black with them, thousands being in sight at once. At Lloyd’s cattle ranch, on the Big Gros Ventre, which is in the center of the winter range, it has been impossible to keep the elk out of the hay corrals this winter, and a large quan- tity of hay has been destroyed by them, Northwestern Wyoming now contains as many head of game as can possibly find food during the winter, and to protect at all times the game, or to prohibit shooting on the present forest reserves, or on any which may he created hereafter, would only extend the conditions now prevailing in the Yellowstone Park—viz., not enough win- ter food within the reserve for the game. If the east, west and south boundaries of the Park were fenced and the elk prevented from coming out to winter, three-fourths of the elk that summer in the Park would starve the first winter. The present Teton Forest Reserye contains very little winter range, and the bulk of the elk winter on the tract which I suggest be added to it. A few elk go onto the desert between Green River and Big Sandy to win- ter, but less and less go every year, as the domestic sheep are cleaning out the grass, and many of the elk starve. The proposed reserve consists mainly of high, rough eountry and heayy bodies of timber, though there is much park land and the valleys of the streams are more or less open. The farining land lies, with a few excep- tions, in three compact bodies. The largest is in Jack- son's Hole, the next largest along the Green River, and the smallest in the Hoback Basin. There would be a dozen large lakes and numberless small ones within the reserve; the waters all swarm with trout, and as a camp- ing and pleasure ground the entire tract, including the Teton Reserve, is fully equal to the Park. The main sources of the Green River and the headwaters of some important tributaries of the Snake and Wind rivers, and the great forests which supply these streams, would be within its boundary, and if it is to be the policy of the Government to protect the forests at the heads of the streams, this reserve should be established without delay. The Teton Reserve covers comparatively little of the forests of northwestern Wyoming, and the protection of the game would be only a part of the benefit to be derived from the establishment of this reserve. To sum up, the forest reserves, aS game preserves, should not be absolutely protected, as is the Yellowstone Park, but only reasonable restrictions, such as the State laws on shooting, should be enforced. When possible, the reserves should he enlarged to take in all mountain coun- try and bodies of timber lying on the headwaters of streams. No restrictions should be placed on the reason- able use of the range, or on cutting timber for ranch use by settlers. Any agricultural land within the re- serve should be left open to settlement. By so doing the object for which the reserves were established, the protection of the timber and the streams. would be fulfilled. And what is important, though in a lesser degree, the protection of the game and fish would also be accomplished, without interfering with the proper development of the stock growing interests of the West. Wan. WELLS. We Lts, Wyo. Mr. Tilden’s Deer. ScHENEcTApY, N. Y., March 13.—In your issue of March 2 you were appealed to by Mr. S. W. Tilden to concede him the privilege of a statement so that you might have both sides of a question in which he was in- terested. Inasmuch as the other side has not been given you, and inasmuch as Mr. Tilden’s statement so far is entirely ex parte, would it not be well to publish the other side as viewed from Mr. Tilden’s own statement published with the very praiseworthy motiye of “contra- dicting and correcting the garbled reports that have ap- peared in various newspapers’ ? This porticn of the statement refers, of course, to an event which is known far and wide owing to the importance of the matter and of the persoits interested. Statement. Two gentlemen have a sticcessiul expedition to Maine. They bring home to Schenectady four deer obtained in four days’ hunting, shipping the same by American Ex- press to Schenectady, where the deer arrived alter Nov. 15, It not being clear that it is lawful to possess venison after Nov. 15, the gentlemen consult two of the “best lawyers” in the city, who, with that intimate knowledge of the law which two of the best lawyers oi any city of the size of Schenectady are supposed to possess, told them that such possession aiter Noy. 15 was not unlawful. Of course, such adyice ought to be an excuse for all viola- tions of the law committed by the gentlemen in haying the venison in their possession. They then generously distributed their game among their friends. Suddenly. without warning, they are called upon by the Chief Ganie Protector to explain, which they say they did, but the benighted Protector evidently failed to un- derstand that two of the “best lawyers” in this city ought to know the law better than himself. As a result, he says that they were each fined $100 by the Protector, which afterward was changed to $59, but fails to state by whom— due, one would gather, from the statement, to their threats to contest the case, which, of course, would have jeopardized the existence of the commission and the se- curity of the State, It is not often that one meets with such enthusiastic advocates of stringent game laws, with “stich various and sundry ideas” in regard to the phrase- ology and enforcement thereof, so that the promise of an explanation of their yiews awakens our curiosity and in- terest and males us anxious to have these views more fully ventilated and set forth. Under the new and economic administration of this State, it seems that the retention in office of Protector Scott with his avaricious and grasping methods could easily be prevented, with the facts as published by you in Mr. Tilden’s communication presented to the Goyernor. One is led to inquire however, why a penalty which could have been $100 per deer was reduced to $25 or $50 from each gentleman, and ask whether or not some kind iriend of the gentlemen did not make some representa- tion to the Protector as to the circumstances, whether or not some influence was not used before the judge who imposed the fine by which extreme leniency was shown to the gentlemen and not objected to by Protector Scott, the author of and villain in the “legal holdup.” Of course, being a public servant, if S, W. Tilden is to be believed the game protector cannot be honest and his action in this case was prompted by spite and envy, it not falling often to his lot to deal with such successful sportsmen. Let us all join in an attempt to secure the passage of a law based on Mr. Tilden’s ideas, abolishing the office of game protector, taking away from all officials the discre- tion to be lenient and rid this State of this disgraceful system, which follows tp and punishes those who have in their possession game after the time prohibited by law. And, yet, Mr. Editor, the members of the game pro- tective associations here approve Protector Scott’s posi- tien in the matter, and that of the police justice who im- posed the fine, while those who aided Mr. S. W. Tilden in getting off so easily regret that they were induced to help him, for his statement misleads as to the law and its application and puts the State Game Commission in a false light as well as others here to whom he appealed for assistance, Wise Ot Smooth Bore and Rifle. Editor Forest and Stream: Your correspondent Sydney G. Fisher, whose letter ad- vocating the use of smooth bores for large game shoot- ing appeared in your paper of Jan. 26, is not quite cor- rect in thinking that Sir Samuel Baker was the first to introduce rifles for African shooting. That great hunter stated that when he first went to Ceylon in 1845 he found smooth bores invariably used, and he believed himself to have been the first to introduce rifles into that island. In India they were used by some British sportsmen as early, certainly, as 1836, and prob- ably before then. Gordon Cumming took rifles to South Africa in 1843, and when starting on his first expedition to the interior he had one single and three double barrels, besides three double smooth bores which he stated were for rough work on horseback when quick loading was required. He seems to have rarely or never used these except for shooting feathered game. Sir Samuel Baker did not begin shoot- ing in Africa till about 186r. An Englishman named G. Nicholson (whose opinions as to the best weapons I mentioned in a letter to Forest AND STREAM last April) was personally acquainted with Gordon Cumming, and attributed his want of success in killing elephants with a few shots to the fact of his not using smooth bores, because the rifles of that period had such sharp twists in the grooves that charges of powder giving sufficient penetration for efficiency against the pachydermata could not be employed without causing the bullets to strip. It is remarkable that, although smooth bores of ordi- nary caliber were habitually and very successfully loaded with heayy charges for that special purpose, no one ap- pears to have adopted rifles for such loads by the Amer- ican plan of having a slower turn in the grooves, until the late Captain Forsythe, conservator of forests in central India, had a double muzzleloader made on that principle about 1860. It carried round balls fifteen to the pound, Was accurate with five drams of powder and as easy to load as a smooth bore. The grooves had one turn in 8 feet 8 inches. Some years before this Sir Samuel Baker had partially solyed the problem of combining accuracy with great muzzle velocity. One of his rifles for Ceylon shooting was made to order, carrying a round belted ball of 3 ounces weight with 16 drams of powder. It had two grooves, in which the belt fitted mechanically, and thus prevented stripping, although they had the absurd rate of twist of once in 3 feet, Two grooved rifles were invented, I think, in Germany, and, according to my experience, were equal in accuracy to the very best of those which catried round balls. Their only disadvantage was that loading was rather slow, owing to the necessity of pushing the belt carefully quite straight into the grooves. The proper charge for the old-fashioned rifles was con- sidered to be the bullet mould full of powder. This gave only 1% drams for a 16-bore, 2 drams for a 12 and 2% drams for a 10-bore. They shot with great accuracy, but had a very high trajectory and poor penetration in pro- portion to the weight of lead. When of very large bore, they acted well upon thin-skinned animals. For in- stance, General Shakespear, in his book on Indian wild sports, mentions that one of his rifles cartying ten balls to the pound with 2% drams of powder, penetrated com- pletely through a bear at 250 yards. Qn the other hand, Colonel Campbell, in his “Old Forest Ranger,” and also in his “Indian Journal.” states that a bullet from his 12-bore rifle fattened against the forehead of a charging bison, only knocking down the ani- mal for a moment. Since then it has been proved that a ball of sixteen to the pound, if driven by 3 drams of powder, will certainly penetrate a bison’s brain when striking the forehead at any distance up to 40 yards. One reason why the majority of African hunters, in the first half of the nineteenth century, used smooth bores is that they were far easier to load on horseback than rifles before breechloading was adopted; but it is also evi- dent that individual weapons, specially made for ball shooting, had a much longer accurate range than ordi- nary shotguns. An old African hunter writing some years ago to. the leading English sporting paper, after mentioning a large number of rifles which he had used (including some by the best London, Birmingham and Dublin makers, to- gether with some by the Winchester and Remington com- panies), added this remarkable statement: ‘For my own part, | have followed the example of many of the first- rate game shots I have seen at work, and have killed most of my game with specially built smooth bore guns, varying from 6 to 16 bore, and among these I cannot re- member one which shot badly. I found I could account 226 FOREST AND STREAM. = oe. [MARCH 23, 190i. very well for the biggest game with a ro-bore double, weighing 10% pounds, or even with a 12-bore weighing 8% pounds. “The late Mr. Oswell was certainly one of the best big-game shots who ever pulled a trigger in Africa, and he always used a heavy smooth bore Purdey of ro bore; and several of the very best Boer hunters, whose: per- formances I have witnessed, more than held their own with smooth bores at all sorts and sizes of game against their comrades armed with rifles. One of these used an dld Manton duck gun cut down to corivenient length. Another, named Knootze, who was the best game shot I ever saw, never carried any other weapon than one com- posed of a Brown Bess musket barrel of the 1845 issue, fitted with a rough but well-bent home-made stock, and a hair trigger. The accuracy of good smooth bores’ seems to depend very much on the fit and perfect rotundity of the hardest possible bullet, seated on a thicl, soft wad. With a soft lead, good shooting is unobtainable. “Most sportsmen who have tried bustard stalking know the difficulty of getting within 80 or 100 yards of them. I have, however, killed a goodly number with my favorite weapon, and in one month, some years ago, fifty-four fell to bullets of my smooth bore, with much other and bigger game to boot, When a miss occurred I believe I was personally responsible, and not the gun.’’ I imagine that few, if any, of the specially built smooth bores above alluded to would quite equal, in long range accuracy, the guns built on what is generally called the “Paradox” principle. Some of these are rifled for about 3 inches from the muzzle, and others have “invisible” rifling the whole length of the barrel. In the Badminton Library work on “Shooting,” a diagram is given of targets made by one of these guns in 1886. Six shots from a rest at 50 yards made a group 1% inches wide by 2% inches deep} atid six at 100 yards a group 1% inches deep by 4% inches wide, all in the center of the bullseyes, The patterns with small shot were eyenly distributed and equal to those of a modified choke bore. Several makers in this country advertise guns on this principle as equal to express fifles in accuracy at toa yards, and the reports of trials, made in presence of the editors of our sporting papers, prove this to be cor- rect. The only drawback they have is that when of ordi- nary weight and 12 bore the trajectory is rather high, ow- ing to the impossibility of using a sufficient quantity of powder without violent recoil. This defect could be remedied by increasing the weight of a 12-bore to 8% or a 16-bore to 8 pounds. The latter would, I think, be a detente weapon for all-round sport in the American ush. One gunmaker in this country states that his rifled shotguns perform as well with spherical as with conical bullets. This would allow of an increased powder charge and consequent flatter trajectory without extra recoil. J. J. Meryricx. DeEvonsuire, England, CHICAGO AND THE WEST. The Indiana Game Law. Curcaco, Ill,, March 14——There are dozens of Chicago shaoters anxiously inquiring to-day whether or not Gov. Mount of Indiana has signed the game bill known as Sen- ate Bill No. 73, which was printed in Forrsr anp STREAM last week with the qualifying telegram sent late last Tues- day, that the Governor had vetoed the bill, The confusion is Owing to diverse information sent out from the office of the authorities of Indianapolis. I am in receipt of a telegram from Secretary of State Hunt saying that the game bill became law by Goyernor’s signature March 11. As it has an emergency clause, it is a law which takes iunme- mediate effect. Hence if you are going shooting in In- diana this spring go prepared to pay $25 license or to run up against the stiffest penalties which have ever been at- tached to any Western game law. The ffect of this Indiana measure has been instanta- neous so far as the Chicago shooters are concerned. number of members of shooting clubs with grounds in Indiana to-day expressed their intention of forfeiting their membership. Another evidence of the effect of the law is in the drift of the spring shooting travel. The time-honored trails to the Kankankee are to-day practically abandoned, and every one is going to the Illinois River or to Fox Lake. . There is especially heavy travel this spring to the Illinois River. The Flight. The spring shooters have something to induce them to go afield this week. For the past four days there has been a-tremendous flight all over this latitude, The Kankankee marshes have been full of ducks and the flight yesterday- was in on Fox Lake and Grass Lake, following up the Fox River Valley. The heaviest shooting has been on the Illinois River matshes, especially near Chillicothe. A railway conductor who catne through there this morning says he has never in his life seen more ducks than he did on the cornfields near the latter point. These birds were principally mal- lards and pintails. One gun yesterday bagged thirty- seven mallards near Chillicothe, and I have heard from another bag of thirty-six ducks at that point. Yet an- other man to meet good shooting there is Mr. W. G, Mc- Carthy, who reports good sport, and says that on Tuesday last a local gunner killed thirty-four big ducks. There reports are sending numbers of shooters down into the lucky country. One party to start to-night will be a band of hardy newspaper men including Mr, W, L. Wells of the ‘Tribune, Mr. William Schmergten of the Record, Mr. H. Billman of the News, and Mr. H. Field of the Tribune. These gentlemen expect to wreak great havoc upon the wastrel wildfowl of the Illinois marshes. They have advices that a considerable body of birds are in to-day on that country. Some numbers of shooters will take the night train for Fox Lake to the north of here. The burning down of the Swan Lake Club house on Lake Senachwine last week came at an inopportune time for those of the club who wished spring shooting, and who will have no accommodations at the old quarters for a while. It is the intention to rebuild the club house at an early date. The insurance only partially covered the loss, 4). = aA Ate Cause of the Stir. One inimediate cause of this stir in the Indiana Legisla- lure this spring was the activity shown by non-resident shooters in acquiring leases on shooting properties. The widely heralded action of the Tonti Club in attempting to get hold of the John Brown tract on the Kankakee marsh near Shelby was perhaps the most immediate cause of the Indiana revolt against shooting preserves. What the ac- tion of the members of the proposed club may be, now that there has been established a $25 shooting license, is something which remains to be seen. The Tonti Club option on this tract does not expire until July 1, after which date the club may or may not go on. The general opinion seems to be that $25 is too much to pay for the sort of shooting a city man can get in Indiana, It is not a bad prophecy to predict that this gun license will be cut down to $ro at the next session of the Legislature. The non-resident license has come to stay, but $25 seems to be considered too much for a bird license, when Wisconsin asks only $10 for such license. Minnesota Law, Minnesota is also taking a heavy fall out of the game laws this spring. A oe] SEE Rea= _——— Jp anus —— ougiuii 2 M— sec 24xn Sys : wowg WI AAW ES ~Ss Zo — , otk —S> a — Siz at —=| =e a pe a OO ere ae — |) $< Sea —— | FUISHE 81% 2/ % HI Your a SZ DIMI SaZlwtd NIGH Soe | SES Cee Pelipesy pee i a ie F*eME XM XI Hom a | s LHONOUM Tw) - ONINNY Ad <== | to - 8 zea et a | 5 JO Adisut SALUTE WIWHD ee A S/H 8 oe Boome as wt aS: Ue ——— a b NOub WO LA 8X YX L . | ie : DUISNE BlwId UIVHD VINNAY ah Peeve TULL UO OLN: ‘ LAY Heeroma noe stausno.ex,% evinivans t A BNI M0773, 8/1 N | SiN “e: mI oy ar | 00b! bf Jae INIATIA ft Wey WOKE dwwrI9 fe ; yen, 4, OavaTWL ok I) Hee TE wOd ONTeZAO i . I ' xwo, Hf ena 2n0N-/ i = { { = Nig NMOW - J € t 82¥I109 BbANYD — AVO NMWE TWU3E ISNOH ~ ( ANta LUM EX : i = \ { 1 a} tt ITOH NL WO oR Lie tpi vers a6 oF 33709 aha Mp Marc# 23, 1901. ] bo (gu) O NET AIL OF SPREANERS ScALe %4:/’ —— ee SHROUDS, TRUSS STAY AND: HEAR? STAY 1% GAL STEEL WIREROPE. \ Ji ‘ ’ ay “= - {Marce 23, 1601. = Saute jPLAD [= Cruising YAwt For W:C: HAND .JA. DESIGNE RERT ™:b. possible portion of the’ reventie ott of the manufacttr- ing and shipping industries of the Eastern coast. These bills are placidly allowed to pass by the Eastern repre- sentatives when, as in the Payne case, they contain no penalty or means of enforcement. That is the whole secret—the Payne law is hayseed. Another coming hay- seed law will enact that every auxiliary, a canoe yacht even, shall have a certificated engineer to drive her. There is no’ objection to this, because there will be no penalty for infringement. It is a very simple way of managing affairs. 2 2 ® There is now bitilding at Messrs. T. A. Crane’s Sons’ yard, Erie Basin, Brooklyn, a small steam yacht for Mr. Edward M. Brawn, formerly Commodore of the New York Y. C. She will be 6o0ft. 7in: over all, 60ft. on the waterline, oft. 9in. beam, and 2ft. 4in, draft. The yacht was designed by Mr. H. J. Gielow. The plans show a- comfortable cabin, toilet room, galley, ete., and a large open cockpit aft. The power will be steam, consisting of a triple-expansion engine, with cylinders 4%, 644 and Ilin. in diameter, with a common stroke of piston of 7¥%in. with a Roberts water-tube boiler. Being intended for shoal water in the Great South Bay, the bottom of the hull is concaved over the screw. a em ® Capt. A. M. Sheppard, U. S. N., stationed at Staten Island, has assured Mr. David Barrie, who is looking after the interests of Shamrock II. over here, that all the courtesies extended to Sir. Thomas Lipton two years ago will be willingly accorded him during his coming visit. A number of buoys have have been placed at his disposal, and the Shamrock, the steam yacht Erin and attending craft will anchor off the Government dock at Sandy Hook. ; RR eR John Harvard Biles, professor of naval architecture at the University of Glasgow, in the course of a lecture, said: “Great Britain has always been several years behind America in yacht construction. The problem is to redtce weight without reducing strength. The plea that British yachts have to cross the Atlantic has done duty as an excuse too long. Development has been steadily in the direction of lighter hulls and more sail, but we are yet behind the Americans. The veil of secrecy surrounding the conception and construction of British TWENTY-THREE-FOOT CRUISING YAWL—SAIL PLAN, challengers is perhaps necessary to prevent the abstrac- tion of secrets, but they are secrets which, if another knew them, he would only regard as things to avoid.” RRR Mr. R. H. McCormick has bought from Mr, Frederick Conde, of Oswego, N. Y., the yacht Catherine C., which was formerly owned by Mr. M. Cudahy, of Chicago. The boat, which is now at Oswego, will be taken at once to Toronto to be put in shape for salt water uses. Then she will sail for Bar Harbor, Me. Re eR The schooner yacht Nokomis is being altered at the foot of Twenty-third street, South Brooklyn. A 4o horse- power engine is being put into her and a new wheel house is being placed forward. The interior is also being over- hauled, and when finished she will cruise in the West Indies. RRR Mr, Frank Tilford’s steam yacht Norman, which has been lying at the docks of the W. & A. Fletcher Co., of Hoboken, N. J., since January last, is having new en- gines put in which are expected to give her a speed of eighteen knots an hour. She will return to Manning’s Basin next week for a general overhauling preparatory to going into commission. Re Com. Frederick T. Adams’ flagship of the Larchmont Y. C., which has been in winter quarters at Port Jefferson, L. I., is now in the hands of Messrs. Gardner & Cox for minor changes in her cabins and deck fittings. RRR The steam yacht Cosette, recently bought by Mr. W. S. Compton, of New London, Conn., has begun overhauling preparatory to going into commission at the Jacob yard, City Island. The yacht will cruise in Southern waters in the early spring. RzeReER Mr. Frederick G. Bourne’s steam yacht Colonia is at Tebo’s Basin, South Brooklyn, being overhauled and refitted for the coming season. Mr. Bourne is a member of the syndicate that owns the Cup yacht building at Bristol, R. I. : RRR Dr. E. M. Culver, New York, who now flies the Vice- schooner yacht Sachem, .n I : ~ “satisfactory, is composed and applied as follows: Commodore flag of the Biscayne Bay Y. C., the most southerly yacht club in the United States, has just ordered a still larger yacht from the Cero designer and builder, Mr. Ralph M. Munroe, formerly of Staten Island, N. Y., now of Biscayne Bay, Fla. The new boat will be larger than the Cero, but like her in every other way. eRe “The steam yacht Lady Beatrice, formerly owned by Lord Rendell,” says the Field, Feb. 23, “has been sold to an American yachtsman. She has been docked by Messrs. Hamilton & Co., Port Glasgow. and will have an overhaul.” ‘ i RR ER The Southampton correspondent of the Field says: “Ailsa, yawl, has been dry docked by Fay & Co., and is now fitting out in the doeks for her voyage across the Atlantic.” Ailsa is the property of Mr. Henry S. Red- gmvopaal, AN, AE ee tC a RR Ee The question of mildew in sails is at present agitating British yachtsmen to the full extent which this subject should have aroused among yachtsmen in this country. For some months the Yachtsman has given up its col- umns to discussions and suggestions of yachtsmen who have experimented with various compounds and patent preparations intended to: overcome this destructive nuisancé:=. The latest suggestion, said to have proved Dis- solve 2lbs. acetate of lead and 6lbs. powdered alum in 10 or I2gake. of warm water. An old-fashioned washtub is sufficiently large to hold this amount of water and the immersed mainsail of a small yacht (say up to 5 tons). Do not, however, put the sail in until the water has cooled. Keep it there for two or three hours, frequently stirring the water. Afterward dry the sail in the open air. The wind will soon blow the superfluous powdery stuff off. The correspondent states that despite the fact that it is claimed that the preparation will discolor sail,. his experience has been that the claim is groundless. The experience is based on a suit of sails that were treated’ three years ago, and are still white and free from the mildew and sound in texture. : é eR If the cutter Iverna, owned by Mr. J. Jameson, is not.- put afloat this season, the Field, Feb. 23, says, “C._ ahs | 7 Marc 23, Toor.) - Biffin, who has been her mate for years, will go as second hand in Sir Thomas Lipton’s Cup challenger Shamrock.” Designs Recently Published in Forest and Stream, 25-iooter Flirt, Oct. 13-20. 21-footer Tattoo, Oct, 27. 4 Minnesota, Nov. 17. 1oit, sailboat, Nov. 24 and Dec. tf. Cutter Isolde, Dec. 8. Catboat Lazy Jack, Dec. 15-22. Raceabout Jolly Roger, Dec. 20, Bald Eagle IJ. and ice boat, Jan. 5. 25-footer Brigand, Jan. 12. Canadian ice boat and raft. cutter, Jan, 19. 38it. cruising launch, Jan. 26. 25ft. shoal draft sloop, Feh, 2. 18-footer Broncho, Feb, 9. 25it. cruising sloop, Feb. 16. 32-ft. fast critiser, Feb. 23. House-boat designs, March 2. Schooner Endymion and yawl Ellida, March g. 2oft, cruising yawl, March 16. Canoeing. iD Notice. All communications intended for Forest AND StreAm_ should always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and not to any individual connected with the paper. American’ Canoe Association, 1900-1901. © Commodore, C. E. Britton, Gananoque, Can. F Secretary-Treasurer, Herb Begg, 24 King street, West Toronto, Canada. ; Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Thirty-second street and Avenue A, Bayonne, N. J. Division Officers. > ATLANTIC DIVISION, Vice-Com., Henry M. Dater, Brooklyn, N. Y. Rear-Com., H. D. Hewitt, Burlington, N. J. Purser, Joseph F. Eastmond, 199 Madison street, Brooklyn, N. Y. ~ CENTRAL DIVISION. Vice-Com., C. P. Forbush, Buffalo, N. Y, Rear-Com., Dr. C._R, plenty, Perry, N. Y. - Purser, Lyman P. Hubbell, Buffalo, N. Y. EASTERN DIVISION, Vice-Com., Louis A. Hall, Newton, Mass, Rear-Com., C, M, Lamprey, Lawrence, Mass. Purser, +..2101221002— 7 Anderson +-..esces. 2*22022022— 7 Schenck ..,,.,.+++;0012021202— 6 Hobbs csiserverss«-0202022220— 6 Russell .,.,,.2.0.1.012120202*— 6 ianisoneeesatieeses 1101010*0J— 5 Orth ...,,....0.....1212021292— 9 ic deen aie kee 100*222222— 7 Wan Loon .....-..- 1021202200— 6 Santord.-.) 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Du Bray, of New York, and Dargan, of Dallas, There were seyeral interesting events, the restilts being as follows: First eyent, 17 live birds: Oe eben PCOPReM a tinaddaddacd areas. 4 12201212211102223—15 Tse ARAN a5 bd Sd donannhs Sean ren P22 D702 2222 17 Stale Tos sscseeer es pastas eee aces inlata A ane 01102012102222239 13 BE NGK i Horror aaa edo SOT 6 opt 101*2213110*022 —10 McDowell Ein tae nah enneen non. 22*1122100012222213 Backsaddle. ose ARG Seth AOA BEA 22202201021100122—13 ik eta ayes Low 4 44 AAA 4 AP RAS ABM ARS teeth ns 58 ers tean et 22022222201 2*2012—13 NODC... saree gantinaatercnrasereee cee mer Lager 20111*111211**12113 Second event, 17 live birds: Bibiot el eer rey Mae ppeey een nnn eee te , 220222222012*2012 13 aN cYor rte AA KL ee a 20111*111211**121—13 Bluerock shoot, 20 targets: VY, C. 17, Starling 11, Moore 11, McDowell 11. The International Tragpshootiog Metch. CLEVELAND, O., March 16.—Edtior Forest aiid Stream: T haye — received word from the committee handling the London end of the team match that they will not be able to make the match for $5,000 a side, but can make it at $2,500, and we are willing to accept the match for the smaller sum in_order to have a chance to com- pare our shooters with theirs. They also write that the pigeon shooters are all very anxious to have ihe American team come over, and will arrange some individual and team matches at live English bluerocks, © _ ; Eyery shooter in America is anxious to know how our best shots will compare with the best in England on the famous English bluerock pigeons, and while I did not haye much opportunity to see live pigeon shooting while in England, I saw enough of their pigeons and of their best shots to feel that our best shots can render the best possible account of themselyes in a match at anything that flies. . The shooting of live pigeons as well as targets on this trip will make it all the more interesting, and all that now remains is to finance the American team as far as expenses are concerned. There is no doubt but that the shooting public will come to the rescue and make the popular subscription now being made up fully large enough to cover the expenses of the team. : Paut NortH. Marc 23, 100%.] ‘ FOREST AND STREAM = sty) © Se Wie ontaG@euden, ‘Toumament, Wattt the change to Interstate Park from Madison Square Garden stripped the title of its significance as a shoot on the roof of Madison Square Garden, it nevertheless is its correct technical designation. Un the hith day, March 7, at 11:16, the shootng on the root was stopped, and resumed at Interstate Park the next day, Maren 6. ‘the competition was under the management of Mr, Elmer E, Shaner, the emcient manager of the interstate Association, and. it is hardiy necessary to add that it was conducted with the ease and smoothness which ate cliaracteristic of his management. ne start ot assistants were pre-emumently skiltul and emerent. Mr. J. | Starr, of Philadelphia, was cashier, and managed his olfice with periect efficiency, ur. b. CG, snyder made a most painstaking and efticient rereree, and Mr, J. H, W. Fleming kept lis eye and mind on the scoring, and therefore was accurate and trustworthy. he other members of the statt were: Biackboard man, John Wright, of Hittsburg; trap puller, Harry A. Kerr; trappers, rank Keauig and Max Uugas; sheii man, Aiphonse La Vigne, Mr. Wrights writing was as ulear and reguiar as print, ana therefore easuy read, in fact, a5 Mr. Shaner remarked, the stait was ex- Celient in every respect. : ‘Lue feubwiie ate fist of the shooters who qualified for the finais: bred Gilbert lu, bY 5, Parmeiee 100, Eaward tanks by, W. i, Crosby 99) Jj. S. banning 99, EH. C. Grimth ys, K. UO. Heikes $8, H.C, Watson 98, H. Mw. iwartin vi, J, A. K. Burelt vb, A. Hi. box 96, B. Le Roy yb, BL 5. Weues Yo, J. KR, Hull v4, J. Hi. Lori wall $4, B. brimiun oz, &. Dudey 54, J. J, Hailowen v4, L. 4, Smuu sz, H. jy. bain ds, b. W. Gerbuet: 55, J. Ik. Maione 55, ©, Von Lengerke bs, 5. M. Van Alien ou, 1. b. Stepnensun o4. ‘Lhe touowsng is a Mst Of the loads, Eums, etc, taken by the Management aud used by the Competitors Wwhu Slut in rhe hnals Guns and Loads. Gilbert, Parker, 38 Dupont, 14 74, Leader. Heikes, Parker, dy b ©, bya W742, SinuKkeiess. Fux, winenuester, d Wuputi, isa i42, Leader. (Lruspy, Simin, 22 b &, iv iy, Leader. Fanning, Smin, 4¥ L, & ts., iva 42, Acme and Leader. Parme.ce, Farner, dd 5, , In., 144 tye, Acme. Eiaiiott, Wainehester, 46 Mazaid, ly iy, Leader. Giitiin, tarker, 40 L. & h., 4 i42, Leadet. Banks, Waucnesver, 4 & © iNo. 2, 143 42, Smokeless. Martin, Way, 44 Lroisdort, 144 144, Leacer, Le kuy, Kenngton, 3 Uupont, 14 (42, smokeless. Watsou, Scou, o4 Uupont, 4 i, Smukeless, b. H. orinten, Parker, 344 Seriulize, 144 7, Smokeless. C, Dudiey, Varker, Kitieile, 14 i42, Leader. rm) J. J). Haoweill, Smuin b C, L. & K, and Dupont, 1% Tz, Smokeless and Acme. ; FE, B. Stephenson, Daly, #4 Dupont, 1% 742, Smokeless. H. S. Welies, Winchester, 24 Ballistite, 14g 72, Leader and Acme. - Hull, Parker. , \ The general averages, date and scores, out of a possible 1,100 ot the Continuous match follow: 12 18 14 15 16 arch: 4 5 6 8 9 I FS Parmelee.....- .. 87 83 82 90 91 91 91100 98 94 93—1000 F Gilbert .ss.0s-z--se 92 94 98 93 97 10) 88 100 100 98 98—1053 W_R: Crosby.....---- 94 86 91 91 99 98 82 96 99 99 96—1041 R O Heikes...... nese O2 88 91 91 97 9B SS 98 96 93 90-1017 S Fanning........-6 96 $1 77 938 99 94 90 98 98 96 97—1019 Le Roy.sssseeensee 89 83 88 89.95 90 86 96 96 93 92— 997 March 12, Ninth Day. Continuous Match—The weather was windy, the wind being about 12 o’clock. In this match no large runs were made: i BE totetelote sO scene enna rey ae ees TNlt OO sche tee (eee Ote to Parsing Te st epee ola sa re eS: a mie ee meee 2 (GYOSDY pevsancereestweersresecvsgecesneces mS Bh RE TB ll ee HR) AD cehsilqsce 1s SR eden hecemene taser rere L 4 Bove ne oe os Parmele pesresseveeeccsces Nace adene ee wee & oF 12 IS? 19 ior It Le Roy .. eases shim as nciace BER rd He aS ore ara Banks ... ee pyreisa 843 fs rvatde ruses she tie RE aU SB ee ar Grifith . sodas SF Shas (oul eae: So sh SS Watson. so.c-sc--seanscoase “st9 4353 SR Be ers i ae, OS iati h ionship: Petia Se eeoe 25 3132-91 J Delaney....- «22-15 23 22 16—I6 Crosby .<256 we eares 22 23 24 28-92 Slade ...... sessecel? 15 16 13—61 Gilbert <...s.+..+-2 23:20 24-88 *Wox ....-.-...-. ..22 21 20 21—84 Hleikes -...0c20-s- 22 2419 23-88 *Heikes ........... 25 23 24 23—95 Fanning -..o.--+.- 23 23 22 22-90 *Gilbert ..... AaAABA 24 24 25 24—97 Watson ..-.....-« 20 20 21 22—83 *Crosby «....-- e++222 25 24 25—96 Griffith -..... voces23 22 21 23—89 *Fanning ..-....-. 22 25°23 25—95 TEtiack) aaa 5 20 22 24 23—89 “Watson ....... «+-21 23 22 23—89 Ee Roy yoreseye--- 22 20 21 2886 *Griffith ........ wed 21 24 22—87 Fox cccssccecnoess 24 23 20 20-87 *Banks............ 28 21 21 22-—87 G G Stephenson. .20 18 19 18—75 *Le Roy........--- 21 23 23 24—81 F B Stephenson..19 22 23 20—84 *Re-entries. March 13, Tenth Day. The day was calm and perfect for good scores. The sensation of the day was Crosby’s run of 345: Continuous match: Be esse SOMO LE ote Ree (ney So. AS. Boe 5 5A foe Le teey per Gore OEE St) 22 4 2 25 02th Parmelee ... a : ; Ame cae cg Bp et! Moher Sirs: 40 44 2 68 12 5. . ‘ Gilbert ..-...+4' 7 Boris: ee an Ae oS Fanning <.-s....+-- AB db BRR TAT Sos op nos oe WatSOn .cicnccescescscaseases 3 4p. Sb Gt Ho of Grifith ...... Tess a een CT ati, Maser eese bye laiel Lae Le Roy ...-: peshs seapicnwtdoneton te, ei Ti ee PHB ok BS: 2a: “REECE Association Championship.—Parmelee and Gilbert made the pos- sible to-day, thus doing perfect shooting: Parmelee ...-+-+-29 25 25 25-100 Martin .........- 23 22 24 25— 94 Crosby .-....s--.-28 25 24 24— 96 Bain -.-.......... 23 20 22 23— 88 Gilbert .-...--...-20 25 25 25—100 Brinton .......-.- 24 23 28 22— 92 Heikes ... ... 24 25 24 25— 98 *Martin ..... ouveeet 25 23 28— 95 Fanning . 25 24 25 24— 98 T W Morfey..... 17 21 w Watson ...- .24 24 25 23— 96 *Martin .......... 25 23 24 22— 94 TET riers ,.21 24 22 20— 87 *Fox ....... ieacka 25 25 23 23— 96 Griffith ... ..23 23 25 19— 90 L B Smull....... 22 24 23 28— 92 Le Roy .. 1.23 23 25 25— 96 J HH Carey....... 16 20 19 238— 78 Pax iias cscs ees 23 25 24 2i— 93 _ *Re-entries. March 14, Eleventh Day. Continuous Match.—Fox was high man with a run of 125. The weather was calm, with bright sunshine: i Sees ena RebubED eee tert iac: Coc saree e GO) Mit Soe Me ceueeetrae es roe a Ree Pere Pereen - § b 6 43 ge 12 em Create pareere am SAO peice y ae ae ee pak aia aldpata Celaleeltitae th Mem adiatre # ay 4 52102 .. .. Grashy acttecetsnenc-es ealcieeiey nesta tetera Selite PMS ce ke RYSelie re kee be) eee ae, 5 Die Se en rs Le Roy . ey es Anse encese Fe 0s. 20 emus Meee Mc eieS Hallowell Fernie ab Se ar saneetceceoe. a a ciation Championship.—Gilbert again the possible witie Crosby and Banks were but 1 less, 99: : Parmelee ...+-+..25 25 25 23-98 Everett ...1..2... 17 18 17 17— 69 Crosby ssss++s ...25 25 24 25— 99 Keller, Jr........18 16 17 22— 13 Gilbert losce02s-25 25 25 25-100 Wanda “20.211... 21 18 15 19— 73 Heikes .....-..-.24 23 25 24-96 H S Welles.,..., 25 24 24 23— 96 H W Blair..,....21 20 20 23— 84 Q i tisbesnesen 24 24 -25— 98 Wateon” i F W Getchel....23 22 23 20— 88 Watson ...++-..s228 25°20 25— 98 Banke co r25 25 24 25— 99 Martin .,..,..155-23 24 25.25— 97 Grifffth py pesisiees 25 25 23 25— 98 B Waters......... 18 21 22 20— g1 Le Roy ...,.---: 24.24 25 23— 96 *Banks .......... 24 24 24 24— 96 Fox sissveseeye seed 25 24 22— 95 *Hallowell ....... 22 23 21 22— 88 Hallowell ......-28 24 22 28— 92 *Dorp .......... --20 21 19° 20— 8&0 VV. Dorp......-13 14 18 19— bE *Sheeler ....... +21 18 21 21— 81 G MoKaraher..21 20 22 19— 82 ueelere tutvcwess yl 19°23 20—-79 *Re-entries, March 15, Twelth Day, Continuous Match.—Fanning made the extraordinary run of 225. The weather was cold and raw, with spits of snow: iris eves. SCDIcoObes ee ieee OE INGTE Saeetecenn 40 modidGone ces eb ge 107 tee Parmelee saaneee 12 d4 6 Bu. Fetes ee ot cb Sashes cy eT, be eueh 2.l4. Griffith 37 66 2. MN. 19 46 2724 8 7 A ys a9 qe Crosby wapacasbss OR ayseeedoiy sob Association Championship,—Crosby was high for the day with 99: Parmelee ......... 24-24 21 2594 Brinton ....-...-. 19 23 21 22—85 Crosby ...-.« seno.-24 25 25 2h—99 G G Stephenson. .23 20 22 16—81 Gilbert ..-.......0. 24 24 25 25—98 1 EL Garéy.......- 20 21 18 20—79 Heikes ...--.-,---- 24 22 24 28-938 J Wf Gornell....... 23 2% 20: 28—-89 (Bia ith ax LO ce gra creregs 23 25 24 2496 TL B Smull...... vee20 23 22 25—O0 Watson ......ss00s 22°22 21 28—S8S *Rox ..--.-see esses at 22 23 w Blliotth .. cine cae ees 23 25 24 2495 Hendrickson ....- 20 10 18 16—54 Krai bigmes er eiereyelaleiesste 24 22 22 25-98 *G G Stephenson.14 22 22 24—82 EGET Noh Arrecer ben 24 2% 22 24-98 *Smull .ssee2.--eee 28 22 23 24—92 [ieee 45 #9 fore sti ., 18 w MCGTEY sssecarssss 10 23 21 21—&4 Shox Sel ee eee see 19 23 w #Cornwall ....,. ,.24 92 23° 25—94 Root) waviness 15 20°21 15—7) *Re-entries, March 16, Thirteenth Day. There was a large erowd present to witness the finals in the Association championship, and there was exceeding close_com- petition up to the last, as the appended scores will show, Gilbert drew ahead at the finish and won. The scores: Patmelee tesesre i122) 24°24 DF —99 Wor fissserreesnese 23 21 25 22—91. Groshy ciciiicides 24°23 25 24-—-G Elliott :. 21 23 24 22—90 alberiz saqnajngene 25 21°25 24-55 Martin ..... haa 22 19 19 17—T7 Heike= ...........81 94.23 22-90 Tf TB Stephenson.,20 19 21 18—75 Banting .-epeey ey 25 24 24 24 DT HA S Welles....... 21 17 18 w WiatSon cs aneessss 17 28 16 vy P Brinton,-.-..-.- 22 16 18 19—75 Griffth ...s.....,.20 21 24 24—90 Plallowell ....,.,.. 20 21. 22, 22—85 Sart cere eee cOned pent com toe oe EL er eine sewer .. 17 20 24 18—79 We Roya sees 23.222 28-92 Dudley .......04 20) 20 19 17—76 The Cleveland Gun Club Co. CLEVELAND, ©., March 7—Some of our members who go Hast to fimd hot company will find it warm ehough to take care of the beys in their own town. Mr, Ralph Worthington, a man of 59 years of age, who always shoots under the name of Red Wing, is the best pigeon and target shot in Cleveland. Any one thinking to the contrary can prove same by competing against Red Wing in the regular club shoot where he can always be found. We will bet that nobody will find time to beat Red Wing, if you listen to their tale of woe, He is a little man, He is an old man, but he ean give you all cards and spades. He is the daddy of them all in this city. You can’t beat him nohow,. , Red Wing won first prize. Hopkins won second prize. teele, 31....-. 022000022222222—10 Red Wing, 81. .111122222122211—15 Johns, 30.......122110121222012—13 Drake, 28......202210010210101— 9 Latham, 30..... 22)202212221120-12 Johns, 320...... 122212202120222—13 Hopkins, 27....10021202211210213 Hopkins, 27, .12220202222202222—14 North, 29;..... 1121001211 20212—12 Dale, Sli vereenssnccrnsss- 22022— 4 Franklin, 28.,,122111000110020— 9 Red Wing, 81........... 11222— 6 Dale, 31.0. ne s..222222222202212—15 Hopkins allawed 2, Drake allowed 1. March 14,—Regular semi-monthly club shoot of the Cleveland Gun Club Company resulted as follows: Brown oa bdn ges asset et eee 000011111.0110110000011001111110101100010—21 Hires TIRG}IT1) w\dyere\e ss Vane ape Tae eee 6 -419110111011110019.111 0111011111001 0111—3 1 WAN PETS “Jaen bUR epee tres cs = 1011000111000001010010010101111000110111—20 Red Wing. ......2....:-...5 4109011111111111011111110101011111111111— 35 I oP E RASA SRSA Sas sad 0001000000110001001000000000001000010011— 9 SHlopkinstery rere spss eur 111111110111111001110111011. 1110111111013 TU earns ararstoys tala a Draining. 1011100101010000101100010101110011111011—22 UP 30 (Seon ech agcric Seee een « «1101111 000110111111110111100111101001111—29 Bong oe ae ttacnmenede ne + » 410111109 1100011100001101011011001011111—25- IGEN ys deodansdoncocereoponn 111109101111111111110110110111100111111—33 TOPE sesatene ssn nabnne cris 01100111111 11010001111110101011100111100—26 Mist 2.1.2... sats asahaods vee e eee 4101110011101110011010011011101100010111—25 ARC RS sey 3 5 penta ++» ».1001001111100011100101000010100001110111—20 *W, Laniblyn! is ieecccccss => ¥00010111111111111011011111111011101011 35 ipisbeabiiey ootICL GOUL Ay eich VUDVATVT 1971000... 1139 *Indicates point winners. The weather was not pleasant, and the targets were thrown very hard, but our friend smith put up a score of 39 out of a possible 40, and the one he missed was dusted very hard. SECRETARY, ‘Trap at St. Louis, St. Lours, Mo., March 11.—Dupont Park medal shoot, March 10, 24 entries; weather disagreeable, rain and snow and high wind blowing from traps. W. D. Kenyon, who won at the last shoot, was again victor, killing 9 in the shoot-off, White Rock, 27... .2222022*20— 7 C € Crossman, 28. .20*2022012— 6 C Turner, 28......2210701010— 5 Chas Bugh, 30....2011211120— 8 Jess Lee; 28......:: 0211212020— 7 Dute Cabanne, '29, .2222*21222— 9 A E Koch, 28 ....1211120020— 7 J M Selzer, 29...... 0*02112212— 7 F E Arvis, 28.....- 222222**22— 8 W Bageerman, 29.22*2*01121— 7 W Bowman, 28 .\:2222222202— 9 Fred Fink, 28...... 0111121221— 9 + Gaines, 31.,....2**22*2120— 6 W E Barker, 27..,.12*0021011— 6 W E Nason, 29....22010*0202— 5 Johnson, 28........ 0122220122— § W D Kenyon, 28..2111011122— 9 John Cabanne, 30..*122212222— 9 Chas Spencer, 31..2022202222— 8 P O Pfiel, 28....... 001*102*00— 3 pee Walker, 28....1111100211— 8 Frank White, 28...22*202*120— 6 aul Davis, 27..... 012*112222— 8 Match for Mermod medal, March 10: stood 28 yards; Bugh at 31. 5.3 4Be QBEBeE PPL OD boas weeesecean cae n QQ 2212221221*22102122121—35 REE ORS palate reatetgictee seecoep esse ens doodeen 022222010021 20012—18 Team race, 10 birds, gun below elbow; 28 yards rise. Jute M. Selzer, who was not on either team shot with them, under same conditions, and killed 10 straight. Dute Cabanne,. .2002220222— 7 Dr Gaines...... 2012222110— 8 Joe Walker.....1122221121I—10—17 John Cabanne. .*022220112— 7—15 Team race, Mareh 3, for price of birds. The Cabanne family won. - Bowman, challenger, vee (Galbeminee) aecepsaneeeon cieiaighe + 202222202*220022220211110—18 ute Cabanne .. ie -221121221111227121*220212—99—40) Dic Sith: ane tcngestineks See see » «122222220222*)22220022202—19 Dr Gaines ......0008 eects beth 4 12222 0*022020.0102222222—17—36 Ten-bird sweep, $5 entrance, March 3, high man take all, John Cabanne......12021*01**— 5 Dute Cabanne..,.. 22211222*2— g IDse tsi ehon ender 2222202U*0— 6 Dair Elliott.........1111111112—10 Dr Gaines......<.« 2220211222— 9 Ten birds, practice, March 3, Joe Walker........ TIT1121102— 9 9=Nason ..sscesceees, 22122210*2— 8 Oise see tees seen 11121**1*2— 7 Barker ,, peosa001222020201— 7 Bowman ....... seen 2222220202— 8 Davis sssancnee »..,-0021100*01— 4 Leggett ......:2.055 2212*2*202— 7 Pfiel oii ..0c seep peee 1002012212— 7 Hamilton ...,...+- 0121222220— 8 Aquidneck Gun Club. Newrort, R. J.. March 11.—The Aquidneck Gun Club held its initial shoot at its new club house in Middletown yesterday afternoon. A cold rain and fog did not deter ten members from coming out to try their hands, or, rather. their guns, showing that we make up in enthitsiasm what we lack in experience. No regular programime of events was shot, simply a practice shoot at 60 targets. The scores: LeiGvelten eee need 11.00101.00010100117,00119000010001010111000010000111—21 W Champion ....00110101000000000000000100100110110011000001000000—12 G Champion ,...0011010000011101100100010001000001000110111011100—20 Mery washes 110101003311100w =a PURI | rea aS S 5 11011010110719100191111001011011110000000001011111—30 Caritfery fw. s..-ye 00000101101001001101111111011011100100101010011111—38 Coggeshall ...... 110141110011.0010010001111 0010100101100000000011000—20 Hughes .,..--...10100000110010110301101000101000111100010010100001—19 Gosling Sitiesess 11000110019100010101111010111:000001111000000001011—24 Tawi yin sist «lela sls 0010000000w J. S. CocersHAL. 2p, Ossining Gun Club. Sing Sine, March 16.—The following scores were made at the Ossining Gun Club’s regular club shoot to-day: : Events: 1 2 aw Se eh oT Bo Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 bp 5 & Macheth..<.,,...::-..... rn hy ei oe: ert SS ae Sm Al Bedell’ iets iitininsetirtete Se I woe wy) dla get 4 ks George ....>- eda Aap ieee Wee Ge or oe athe Re Fey ee ee ey FP NVGRRGS Ge iret tt dee eae ree MS te oe. ud cet GeBiintiord: ionic i et es IT IR tom (5 E Gannsey .....sanvenres tena nen aac. q & 6 5 5 3 ae 6 rat I Washburn potsa sb soee dase sodeodo 6 3 Gi 6 26 9 ss W 2 Mullen Waeesemen peer shaw eeean bbe be me 35 as oe ay ca wa 2 : Cc G. Ea Capt, oO. G, Club. IN NEW JERSEY. Forester Gun Club, March 9.—Regular monthly shoot at bluerocks was held to-day. Drizzling rain and a heayy fog; small attendance; 10-bird events; sweeps could hardly see the targets, as in the edge of the meadows the foe is like a veil. The club has arranged to give every one a good time April 12 and 138, with a warm club house; no delay in shooting and a good lunch at noon. Programmes can be had by March 25 by addressing J. J. Fleming, secretary, 21 Waverly avenue, Newark, WN, J- Wea Je erlinie gs 8 9 9 48 4% 99) 26 AT 2h oe TERE IFO eaaribes pea ood aued eran o Be OS iA reo 20 Re Gre HHiooker Wareetseeses ee as 4 eee SORES ea ee saelG! 61S 0. ce Kelley ..-.-. A nibs itt ates BIC Ian 95 9 10 8 8 20 16 .. 18 (Benn Wasa eettde asset cistern (@ Oe) coal Sees ce